Recorded at Ascot Sound Studios, Sunninghill, Berkshire and Abbey Road Studios, London in Early October 1970 (except "AOS" from rehearsal tape for a show at Albert Hall with Ornette Coleman Quartet, February 29th, 1968)
Released by Apple Records SAPCOR 17, December 11th, 1970
All songs written by Yoko Ono.
(Side A)
A1. Why - 5:37
* An edited version became the B-side to Lennon's single "Mother"
A2. Why Not - 9:55
* Excerpted in a 1980 RKO Radio tribute, featuring Lennon's last recorded interview
A3. Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City - 5:38
* The title and lyrics come from Ono's book Grapefruit
(Side B)
B1. AOS - 7:06
* Featuring Ornette Coleman, recorded on 29 February 1968, predating the rest of the material
B2. Touch Me - 4:37
* Also selected as a B-side, to "Power to the People", replacing Ono's "Open Your Box" for the US market
B3. Paper Shoes - 7:26
* Referenced by Lennon during the 1980 RKO interview
[ Plastic Ono Band ]
Yoko Ono - vocals
John Lennon - guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Klaus Voormann - bass
< Additional musicians (on "AOS") >
[ Ornette Coleman Quartet ]
Ornette Coleman - trumpet
Edward Blackwell - drums
Charles Haden - bass
David Izenzon - bass
(Original Apple Records "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band" LP Liner Cover & Side A/B Label)
(Original Apple Records "John Lenon / Plastic Ono Band" LP Front/Liner Cover & Side A/B Label)