John Lennon, and Paul McCartney’s songwriting partnership became the most successful in history, including 18 Number 1 singles and 16 Number 1 albums ... Starting Over, Imagine and Woman ...

The current issue of Uncut – in shops now or available to order online here – features an exclusive extract from Imagine John Yoko, a new book about the making of the Imagine album.

First released in 1971, and already John Lennon’s most famous post-Beatle song, ‘Imagine’ took on a whole new life of its own following John’s murder in December 1980. The Beatles’ break ...