Approximately Infinite Universe
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Studio album by Yoko Ono
Released 8 January 1973 (US)
16 February 1973 (UK)
Recorded Autumn 1972
Genre Protopunk, avant-garde, experimental, rock
Length 93:09
Label Apple (Reissued on Rykodisc)
Producer John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono chronology
Some Time in New York City
(1972)
(with John Lennon)		 Approximately Infinite Universe
(1973)		 Feeling the Space
(1973)

Approximately Infinite Universe is a double album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973. It represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, while also dabbling in feminist rock. It peaked at #193 in the United States. The 1997 CD re-issue on Rykodisc added two acoustic demos of songs from this era,[1] that were later released on 1981's Season of Glass. It was released again, in 2007 by Rykodisc.[2]

Mick Jagger dropped into the studio for some sessions. He said he was playing the guitar very loudly with John Lennon. Mick went on to say that Yoko "was really trying to sing properly. She's not screaming, she's really trying to sing."[3]

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Allmusic 2/5 stars link
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Contents

Track listing [link]

Side one

  1. "Yang Yang" – 3:50
  2. "Death of Samantha" – 6:22
  3. "I Want My Love to Rest Tonight" – 5:11
  4. "What Did I Do!" – 4:12
  5. "Have You Seen a Horizon Lately" – 1:57

Side two

  1. "Approximately Infinite Universe" – 3:21
  2. "Peter the Dealer" – 4:46
  3. "Song for John" – 2:06
  4. "Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)" – 5:34
  5. "What a Bastard the World Is" – 4:35
  6. "Waiting for the Sunrise" – 2:33

Side three

  1. "I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window" – 4:09
  2. "Winter Song" – 3:39
  3. "Kite Song" – 3:18
  4. "What a Mess" – 2:41
  5. "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)" – 3:11
  6. "Air Talk" – 3:22

Side four

  1. "I Have a Woman Inside My Soul" – 5:33
  2. "Move on Fast" – 3:43
  3. "Now or Never" – 5:49
  4. "Is Winter Here to Stay?" – 4:22
  5. "Looking Over from My Hotel Window" – 3:36

CD bonus tracks

  1. "Dogtown" (acoustic demo) (Bonus track) – 2:51
  2. "She Gets Down on Her Knees" (acoustic demo) (Bonus track) – 2:45

Personnel [link]

  • Yoko Ono: vocals, piano on "Looking Over from My Hotel Window" and "She Gets Down on Her Knees"
  • Joel Nohnn (anagram of John Lennon): guitar, backing vocals
  • Daria Prince: castanets

Elephant's Memory:

  • Stan Bronstein: saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Richard Frank, Jr.: drums, percussion
  • Daria Prince: castanets
  • Gary Van Scyoc: bass guitar, trumpet
  • Adam Ippolito: piano, organ, harmonuim, trumpet
  • Wayne Gabriel: guitar
  • All songs composed by Yoko Ono
  • Produced by Yoko Ono and John Lennon
  • Arrangement: Yoko Ono
  • String orchestration: Ron Frangipane
  • Chief engineer: Jack Douglas
  • Assistant engineer: Dennis Turbeville
  • Butterfly Studio engineer: Kurt Munkacsi
  • All songs recorded at The Record Plant, New York City (except basic tracks of "Catman" and "Winter Song" at Butterfly Studios)
  • Rerelease produced by Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens
  • Remastered by George Marino and Rob Stevens, Sterling Sound, New York City

Singles [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ Yoko Ono With Plastic Ono Band* - Approximately Infinite Universe (CD) at Discogs
  2. ^ Yoko Ono With Plastic Ono Band* - Approximately Infinite Universe (CD) at Discogs
  3. ^ The Rolling Stones - Off The Record by Mark Paytress, Omnibus Press, 2005, pp 218-9. ISBN 1-84449-641-4
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What-a-Mess

What-a-Mess is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright. The title character is a disheveled (hence his nickname), accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan.

It was later made into three animated series, all narrated by Frank Muir.

Character list

  • What-a-Mess - A scruffy Afghan puppy in which is the main character of the entire franchise. His Breed name is Prince Amir of Kinjan, and has a yellow duck sitting on top of his head. In the US animated version, the duck was coloured blue, as if his character was merged with the blue bird in the UK animated version and books, and was also given the name Baldwin by What-A-Mess. In the US animated version, What-A-Mess is voiced by Ryan O'Donohue.
  • What-a-Mess's Mother - Also known as The Duchess of Kinjan is a beautiful pedigree Afghan Hound mother to What-a-Mess, and is voiced by Charity James in the US version.
  • Family - The owners of What-a-Mess and his mother. They consist of the father, the mother, the son, and daughter. Like most humans, they are mostly seen from the neck down, with their faces slightly upscured. They are voiced by Michael Bell (as the father), Miriam Flynn (as the mother), Adam Hendershott (as the son), and Debi Derryberry (as the daughter), in the US version.
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    What a Mess

    by: Xzibit

    Yeah, keep that
    Huh.. what a mess
    Yeah.. I see you (PRIMO!!)
    Yeah.. I was blessed with some clarity right?
    Uh-huh, hah.. I'ma sit back
    Tell you niggaz what I been lookin at, huh
    Y'all niggaz is killin me
    You got Bloods and Crips in New York City, is anybody feelin me?
    I ain't concerned with who gon' shoot who
    I'm only concerned with music, and who break through
    FUCK YOU, for thinkin platinum is the ultimate goal
    These faggot niggaz gettin they money, but losin they soul
    I don't wanna hear shit from you niggaz with no background
    No backbones, you get no chance to back down
    Deal how we deal witcha, peons, no chips
    Changin whips out so they can look richer
    I see the big picture, startin in the kitchen
    with bricks and Pyrex pots, the widescreen edition
    Listen, I seen niggaz hit with so much time loc
    They have to die and come back three times to see them white folks
    Take notes, cause you will be tested
    Vested up, drunk as fuck, large caliber weapons
    I feel you.. rap niggaz, fuckin it up
    Monkey-mouthed muh'fuckers, spoilin the cut
    For real niggaz in the street, really hustlin weight
    See they networks and blueprints on hip-hop tapes
    Johnny Law catchin on, soakin up the game
    How you think they find the stash spots and follow the slang? STUPID
    Grown men playin cops and robbers
    Death for dollars, I'm too laid back to holla
    What a mess..
    "And Ruff up, the motherfuckin House" - GZA
    "Hope y'all niggaz hearin this right"
    "We.. we gon'.. we gon' gon' win"
    Look at what we leavin behind
    We back at square one, ridin, with nuttin to ride fo'
    Dyin for nuttin worth dyin fo'
    The blind lead the blind with a blindfold, with "Eyes Wide Shut"
    Save mine up, cause nothin ever last forever
    Never nothin out of my reach, we blast whoever
    I can split a muh'fucker from his ass to his last thought
    Shit talk, then stomp through the asphault
    It's yo' fault we tow-truck for your outline
    In due time, you'll find, the world is mine
    So I listen to the rhetorhic, jealousy and the ignorance
    Can't stop me nigga, my mind too militant
    God blessed me with a chin
    And a heavy right-left combination that'll cave your face in
    So don't make me hurt you, patience is virtue
    They only got a few of us let, huh
    Primo.. turn me up..
    Now it's two-thousand-and-two; where kids do
    whatever the fuck they wanna do, huh, sad but true
    Wanna take another life like it's the thing to do
    Shit, we the biggest gang, flaggin red white and blue baby
    Designer drugs, pimps and thugs
    Can't shoot, innocent folks, hit with slugs
    One day it's gon' all make sense, 'til then
    use your brains and your strength it's your best defense, c'mon




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