A newly restored video of John Lennon performing a dynamic version of his 1970 song “Well Well Well” at the 1972 One to One concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City has premiered at Lennon’s YouTube channel.
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The clip serves to promote multiple Lennon-related projects, including the upcoming, limited-edition Power to the People: Live at the One to One Concert, New York City, 1972 vinyl EP, which will be released Friday, April 12, as part of the 2025 Record Store Day event.
The EP features recordings of four songs Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, performed at the One to One concerts, two charity shows that the couple headlined during the afternoon and evening of August 30, 1972.
The concerts were the only full-length shows Lennon ever played after the breakup of The Beatles. The events featured John and Yoko accompanied by members of their backing group the Plastic Ono Band, the New York City rock act Elephant’s Memory, and other special guests.
The version of “Well Well Well” featured in the video and on the EP was recorded during the evening show. The disc also features performances of Lennon’s solo tunes “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” and “Cold Turkey.” Rounding out the EP is a version of Ono’s 1969 song “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow).” The three latter songs were recorded during the afternoon One to One concert.
The performances of “Well Well Well,” “Cold Turkey,” and “Don’t Worry Kyoko” are previously unreleased. The live version of “Instant Karma!” boasts a brand-new mix. John and Yoko’s son, Sean Lennon, remixed all of the tracks from the original tapes.
More About the Power to the People EP, and Related Releases
Power to the People: Live at the One to One Concert EP is pressed on 180-gram yellow vinyl. Only 3,000 copies of the 12-inch disc will be released in the U.S., with 5,000 copies available worldwide.
The EP serves as a preview of a planned full-length box set featuring recordings of the One to One concerts. The Power to the People box set, which will be released later in 2025, will be available on CD, vinyl, and via streaming. In addition, newly re-edited films of the concerts also are being readied for release.
About the One to One: John & Yoko Documentary
The One to One concerts serve as a launching point for the new documentary One to One: John & Yoko. As previously reported, the film focuses on the 18-month period Lennon and Ono spent living in New York City’s Greenwich Village in 1971 and ’72. The movie was directed by Kevin Macdonald, who won a 2000 Oscar for best documentary for One Day in September.
One to One: John & Yoko opens exclusively in IMAX theaters in the U.S. on Friday, April 11. The doc also will get a wider U.S. theatrical release on April 18.
The film includes fully restored footage from the One to One shows, with newly remixed audio produced by Sean Lennon. The film also boasts previously unseen video and unheard audio from John Lennon’s archives. The material includes phone calls and home movies recorded by Lennon and Ono themselves.
A replica of John and Yoko’s Greenwich Village apartment was created for use in the documentary. Visit OnetoOneFilm.com to purchase tickets to screenings and more info about the movie.
More About the One to One Concerts
Lennon and Ono were inspired to play the One to One concerts after watching a TV exposé focused on the awful conditions and questionable medical care endured by mentally handicapped children housed at the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, a state-supported institution.
The shows raised more than $1.5 million to support children with special needs, including those at the Willowbrook State School. A total of about 40,000 people attended the concerts.
In an interview around that time, Lennon explained that he hoped the concerts would help inspire young people to get involved in making the world a better place.
“To change the apathy that all the youth have, we must get them excited about what we can do again,” he said. “Speak to them, sing to them, and do anything to get them alive again.”
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