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From '' Oollamixy ''
Label: Pumf Records And Tapes ‎– PUMF 147
Format: Cassette, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1989
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Tracklist
A1 Catholic Ghetto 23
A2 AEAEA 2
A3 Shwakimaseli
A4 Under The Moon, In The Dream
A5 Dance Dance Dance Until The 3rd World War 14
A6 A Stone 25
A7 Too-Doo-Bong
A8 Offer Incense Sticks On The Altar 1
A9 AEAEA 9
A10 Cold Turkey
A11 The Moon Lady Acrosses The Orbit
A12 Kudalumping 2 - Back In The USSR
B1 Khaki Man 5
B2 AEAEAUAE 11
B3 Papa Pencak Silat
B4 A Star
B5 Strange Charm 5
B6 Saimin
B7 Voice From The 99
B8 A Stone 27
B9 Low Clouds
B10 Siren-t Night
B11 Throbbing Heart (Excerpt)
B12 AEAEAUAE 12
B13 I Hate Music 17
B14 A Stone 23
B15 Day Of Garuda

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"Cold Turkey" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States.
It is the second solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song's first appearance on an album was the 1975 compilation Shaved Fish.

Writing and recording

According to Peter Brown in his book The Love You Make, the song was written in a "creative outburst" following Lennon and Ono going "cold turkey" from their brief heroin addictions.
Brown also states that Lennon presented the song to Paul McCartney as a potential single by The Beatles, as they were finishing recording for their Abbey Road album, but was refused and released it as a Plastic Ono Band single with sole writing credits to him.

"Cold Turkey" was the first song Lennon wrote for which he took sole credit; his previous compositions, including his first single release, "Give Peace a Chance", were attributed to the Lennon--McCartney partnership, although the credit for "Give Peace a Chance" was later changed to Lennon alone.
It was recorded in Abbey Road Studio 2, and features Eric Clapton.
There are other versions, a couple acoustic, and one that features Yoko Ono adding her unique vocalisations (as they did the song live), but none of these served as the single.
Release and reception

The single was released with a standard green Apple label, with the words "Play Loud" printed on the spindle plug of the UK pressing and above and beneath the spindle hole of the US pressing.
This instruction would also appear on the labels of Lennon's next solo single, "Instant Karma!".

"Cold Turkey" rose to number 14 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 November 1969.
On 22 November, "Cold Turkey" dropped to number 15, and on 25 November Lennon returned his MBE to Buckingham Palace saying "I am returning this MBE in protest against Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts.
With love, John Lennon of Bag."

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Cold Turkey" at number 74 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

Live performance

Its first public performance was recorded and released on the Live Peace in Toronto 1969 album by Plastic Ono Band which included Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, and Alan White.
Yoko introduced it as the newest song written by John; John added that the band had never played the song together as a group before.
He also performed this song, along with "Don't Worry Kyoko", at the Lyceum Ballroom with George Harrison, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, and others.
This would be Lennon's last live performance with any of the other Beatles, and this version would be available on his Some Time in New York City album.

Cover versions

Freddie Hubbard recorded an instrumental version in 1970, as an outtake from his CTI Records album, Red Clay. Hubbard's version, featuring Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Lenny White, is influenced by funk and free jazz.

A live recording of the song appears on the 1979 LP A Can of Bees by the Soft Boys.

The Godfathers recorded a version of the song in 1986 with producer Vic Maile; the song was first released on a 1986 compilation album called Hit by Hit that included their three early 12" singles.

Cheap Trick recorded two versions of the song in 1994. One went on the album Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon, and the other was released on one of the Bun E.'s Basement Bootleg albums.

Lenny Kravitz recorded a version for the benefit album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.

The track was also covered by PiL originator/guitarist Keith Levene.

Billy Talent did a cover for it on the B-side for their single "Rusted From the Rain".

Uncle Joe's Big Ol' Driver released a cover as the B-side to their single "Don't Go" in 1994.

Beki Bondage of Vice Squad released a version on her solo covers album which was also called 'Cold Turkey'.