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John and Yoko: A New York Love Story

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John and Yoko: A New York Love Story contains a collection of photographs by photographer Allan Tannenbaum of the long lasting romance between John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Many of the photos may have been seen by the public, and several have not been published before. Tannenbaum shows John and Yoko in their most intimate moments, which were shot at New York's Sperone Westwater Gallery and Central Park; the concluding photographs do not need too much description and show fans paying tribute to John as well Yoko posing in the same spot where John and she had walked days before. And by looking at the photographs, one can see it was yet another end to an era.

The most interesting part about the book is its beautiful layout. With the turn of the first page one can see what they are in store for. The pages are comprised of a variety of size photos from proofs to blown-up portraits of John and Yoko in glorious b/w and color, which capture their candidness as a couple and individually; Tannenbaum and book designer Barbara Genetin do a great job displaying the images.

Overall, this is a highly recommended book for John and Yoko fans or photography aficionados. With its over-sized coffee table book format, this may make a nice addition to anyone's book collection.

Allen Tannenbaum's book "John And Yoko: A New York Love Story" is a candid photo album of John and Yoko at work and play in and around New York City. Tannenbaum is granted amazing access to the couples lives. The photos are beautiful and give one a sense of intimacy of John and Yoko's life together. The overall effect of the book is to remind us of the tragic lost of John Lennon for Yoko, Sean, and the rest of us.

In the middle of a dream,
In the middle of dream,
I call your name.
Oh, Yoko.
Oh, Yoko.
My love will turn you on.
My love will turn you on.

Hard to believe that these photos were taken nearly 30 years ago! The book begins with photos of John's last public performance with his band "Etc" for Sir Lew Grade in 1975. Then we have John and Yoko of 1980, with John looking refreshed and wearing new shaped glasses: a mature looking Lennon! He does look pretty cool with the black jacket with Yoko by his side on the park bench. In one year John & Yoko was photographed by so many photographers - Annie Liebovitz, Paul Goresh, Allan Tannenbaum, Jack Mitchell and Bob Gruen (all appearing + others in Yoko's "Summer Of 1980" photo book). These photos in this book show a more natural side and loving side of the couple. It contradicts the events in coming months.

This book is simply wonderful. It has some of the most intimate and beautiful pictures of John and Yoko ever published. A must have for any Lennon fan!

It's a superb book, very nice photos, most of them i have never seen before. The thing that i notice in the pictures, is that John never smiled in this book (apart from the cover and other two pictures, i think), he look's old, small, sad or maybe depresed. I have the Instamatic Karma too, and it's other John that appears on this book, he looks alive, happy and reflexive. In the end, it's a must buy for any Lennon fans.

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