New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) David Peel, who is name checked in "New York City," recorded a companion piece, "The Ballad of New York City (John Lennon–Yoko Ono)" on his 1972 album "The Pope Smokes Dope", produced by Lennon and Ono. Elephant's Memory, who provided the backing music for "New York City," also recorded a companion song "Local Plastic Ono Band" on their 1972 album "Elephant's Memory", also produced by Lennon and Ono. Bielen and Urish claim that two other songs on the "Elephant's Memory" album, "Power Boogie" and "Liberation Special," are powerful rockers reminiscent of "New York City." Personal on the "Some Time in
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the debut solo album by English musician John Lennon. It was released in 1970, after Lennon had issued three experimental albums with Yoko Ono and "Live Peace in Toronto 1969", a live performance in Toronto credited to the Plastic Ono Band. The album was recorded simultaneously with Ono's debut avant-garde solo album, "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band", at Ascot Sound Studios and Abbey Road Studios using the same musicians and production team and nearly identical cover artwork. "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" is generally considered one of Lennon's finest solo albums, documenting with