John Lennon - I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier © 1971

Written by: Lennon Recorded: February, 24 May, 4 July 1971 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector Released: 8 October 1971 (UK), 9 September 1971 (US) John Lennon: vocals, electric guitar George Harrison: slide guitar Nicky Hopkins: piano Joey Molland: acoustic guitar Tom Evans: acoustic guitar Klaus Voormann: bass guitar Jim Keltner: drums Alan White: vibraphone Mike Pinder: tambourine Steve Brendell: maracas The Flux Fiddlers: strings Available on: Imagine John Lennon Anthology The raucous closer to the first half of John Lennon’s Imagine was one of the earliest songs to be recorded for the album.