Friday, March 21, 2008

April 1 DVD Release: The Tomorrow Show w/Tom Snyder (featuring John Lennon's last televised interview)

On April 1 Shout! Factory will release "The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: John, Paul, Tom And Ringo" on DVD. You should have received a final copy in the last week.

John Lennon gave what was to be his last televised interview on “The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder” on On April 25, 1975. No one knew then that Lennon would be taking an extended hiatus from public life, and no one could have predicted that Tom would rebroadcast that interview five years later—in memoriam—the day after John’s tragic death. Speaking openly on the subjects of drug use, the breakup of the Beatles, and his immigration problems while seeking permanent residency in the U.S., the interview Lennon gave Tom Snyder in 1975 revealed he had tremendous humility and an affecting sense of humor. This DVD contains the complete interview with Lennon as rebroadcast on December 9, 1980, along with interviews from that day with journalist Lisa Robinson and Lennon friend and producer Jack Douglas.

The DVD also includes a 1981 interview with Ringo Starr, who discusses his film and music career as well as remembrances of his band mate and friend John Lennon, and a 1979 interview with Paul and Linda McCartney (who rarely gave on-camera interviews), and Denny Laine & Laurence Juber, from a stage in London, who were then enjoying huge success with Wings.

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