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New Lennon-Ono Collection Celebrates Raw Counterculture Activism

10/15/2025

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Power to the People is a nine-CD, three-Blu-ray produced by Sean Ono Lennon about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1971–1972 shift into New York City's counterculture.
The release documents nearly all songs from this era, including the One to One concerts.
It omits Woman is the N***** of the World.
The release emphasizes raw, under-produced sound.
Despite criticism, the collection frames Lennon and Ono as hippie activists.

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Story summary

Power to the People is a nine-CD, three-Blu-ray produced by Sean Ono Lennon about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1971–1972 shift into New York City's counterculture.
The release documents nearly all songs from this era, including the One to One concerts.
It omits Woman is the N***** of the World.
The release emphasizes raw, under-produced sound.
Despite criticism, the collection frames Lennon and Ono as hippie activists.