Walls and Bridges - Quiz
Walls and Bridges
  • 1. What was the last album to feature original songs by Lennon until 1980's Double Fantasy?
A) The Millennium Vinyl Collection
B) John Lennon Signature Box
C) Between the Lines
D) Walls and Bridges
  • 2. What was the planned title for the follow-up album to Walls and Bridges?
A) Double Fantasy
B) The Millennium Vinyl Collection
C) Between the Lines
D) Old Dirt Road
  • 3. Who was the Apple vice-president that confirmed the planned follow-up album?
A) Bob Gruen
B) Ken Ascher
C) Carlos Alomar
D) Tony King
  • 4. Who was to hire a group of black musicians for the planned follow-up album?
A) Roy Cicala
B) Tony King
C) Carlos Alomar
D) Jim Keltner
  • 5. What was the title of the song Lennon had written for the planned follow-up album?
A) Tennessee
B) Scared
C) Old Dirt Road
D) Bless You
  • 6. In which TV show did Lennon indicate in a 1975 interview that he was planning a new album and a TV special?
A) Double Fantasy
B) Top of the Pops
C) The Millennium Vinyl Collection
D) Old Grey Whistle Test
  • 7. On which record label was Walls and Bridges first re-released on vinyl in the US in 1978?
A) EMI
B) Apple
C) Parlophone
D) Capitol
  • 8. In what year was Walls and Bridges first released on CD in the UK?
A) 1981
B) 1987
C) 1988
D) 1978
  • 9. On what date was Walls and Bridges first released on CD in the UK?
A) 20 July 1987
B) 15 June 1981
C) 4 October 2010
D) 19 April 1988
  • 10. On what date was Walls and Bridges first released on CD in the US?
A) 4 October 2010
B) 15 June 1981
C) 20 July 1987
D) 19 April 1988
  • 11. As part of which limited edition series was Walls and Bridges released on vinyl in 1999?
A) John Lennon Signature Box
B) The Millennium Vinyl Collection
C) Old Grey Whistle Test
D) Double Fantasy
  • 12. In what month and year was Walls and Bridges released in a remixed and remastered form?
A) October 2010
B) November 2005
C) July 1987
D) June 1981
  • 13. How many original tracks were not remixed for the November 2005 release?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 14. Which of the following original tracks was NOT remixed for the November 2005 version?
A) Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
B) Whatever Gets You thru The Night
C) Old Dirt Road
D) #9 Dream
  • 15. Whose portraits were used for the alternative cover of the 2005 remastered version?
A) May Pang
B) Bob Gruen
C) Roy Kohara
D) Tony King
  • 16. What artwork was replaced on the 2005 remastered cover?
A) Bob Gruen's portraits
B) Lennon's childhood drawings
C) Lennon's handwritten title
D) Lennon's signature
  • 17. What elements were retained on the alternative cover of the 2005 remastered version?
A) Bob Gruen's childhood photos
B) Roy Kohara's art direction
C) Lennon's childhood drawings
D) Lennon's signature and hand-written title
  • 18. Who performed live with Lennon on the bonus track 'Whatever Gets You thru The Night' for the reissue?
A) Ken Ascher
B) Harry Nilsson
C) Elton John
D) Carlos Alomar
  • 19. What was the previously unreleased acoustic version included as a bonus track on the reissue?
A) Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
B) Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
C) Old Dirt Road
D) Whatever Gets You thru The Night
  • 20. On what date did Capitol reissue the album in 2010 as a remaster of the original mixes?
A) 4 October 2010
B) 19 April 1988
C) 20 July 1987
D) 15 June 1981
  • 21. What box set was the 2010 Capitol reissue available as part of?
A) EMI box set
B) John Lennon Signature Box
C) The Millennium Vinyl Collection
D) Double Fantasy box set
  • 22. Who played piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, and mellotron on the album?
A) Ken Ascher
B) Elton John
C) John Lennon
D) Nicky Hopkins
  • 23. Who played drums on the album?
A) Jim Keltner
B) Ken Ascher
C) John Lennon
D) Julian Lennon
  • 24. Who played percussion alongside Arthur Jenkins?
A) John Lennon
B) Klaus Voormann
C) Ken Ascher
D) Jim Keltner
  • 25. Who played piano on the album alongside Ken Ascher?
A) Elton John
B) Nicky Hopkins
C) Harry Nilsson
D) John Lennon
  • 26. Who played bass guitar on the album?
A) Ken Ascher
B) Klaus Voormann
C) Eddie Mottau
D) Jesse Ed Davis
  • 27. Who played tenor saxophone as a member of Little Big Horns and also credited individually?
A) Howard Johnson
B) Ron Aprea
C) Bobby Keys
D) Frank Vicari
  • 28. Who played lead and acoustic guitar along with John Lennon and Eddie Mottau?
A) Jesse Ed Davis
B) Ken Ascher
C) Klaus Voormann
D) Carlos Alomar
  • 29. Who played acoustic guitar along with John Lennon and Jesse Ed Davis?
A) Arthur Jenkins
B) Nicky Hopkins
C) Eddie Mottau
D) Ken Ascher
  • 30. Who played alto saxophone in the Little Big Horns?
A) Ron Aprea
B) Howard Johnson
C) Bobby Keys
D) Frank Vicari
  • 31. Who played tenor saxophone in the Little Big Horns alongside Bobby Keys and Frank Vicari?
A) Howard Johnson
B) Frank Vicari
C) Steve Madaio
D) Ron Aprea
  • 32. Who played baritone saxophone in the Little Big Horns?
A) Frank Vicari
B) Howard Johnson
C) Ron Aprea
D) Bobby Keys
  • 33. Who played trumpet in the Little Big Horns?
A) Frank Vicari
B) Howard Johnson
C) Steve Madaio
D) Ron Aprea
  • 34. Who played drums on the track 'Ya Ya'?
A) Ken Ascher
B) John Lennon
C) Julian Lennon
D) Jim Keltner
  • 35. Who provided backing vocals on 'Old Dirt Road'?
A) Lori Burton
B) Harry Nilsson
C) Elton John
D) May Pang
  • 36. Who were the members of the group known as The 44th Street Fairies?
A) Joey Dambra, Lori Burton and May Pang
B) Ron Aprea, Bobby Keys and Steve Madaio
C) Shelly Yakus, Jimmy Iovine and Roy Cicala
D) John Lennon, May Pang and Elton John
  • 37. On which track did The 44th Street Fairies provide background vocals?
A) Old Dirt Road
B) Bless You
C) #9 Dream
D) Ya Ya
  • 38. Who served as the engineer for the album?
A) Shelly Yakus
B) Jimmy Iovine
C) May Pang
D) Roy Cicala
  • 39. Who served as the overdub engineer for the album?
A) Shelly Yakus
B) Roy Cicala
C) Jimmy Iovine
D) Roy Kohara
  • 40. Who served as the remix engineer for the album?
A) Jimmy Iovine
B) Shelly Yakus
C) Bob Gruen
D) Roy Cicala
  • 41. Who served as the production coordinator for the album?
A) Roy Kohara
B) Tony King
C) Bob Gruen
D) May Pang
  • 42. Who was responsible for the art direction of the album?
A) May Pang
B) Roy Kohara
C) Tony King
D) Bob Gruen
  • 43. In what year was Walls and Bridges re-released on vinyl in the US for the second time mentioned in the text?
A) 1982
B) 1985
C) 1978
D) 1989
  • 44. In what year was Walls and Bridges re-released on vinyl in the US for the third time mentioned in the text?
A) 1985
B) 1989
C) 1978
D) 1982
  • 45. Which label re-released Walls and Bridges on vinyl in the UK in 1985?
A) Capitol
B) Parlophone
C) EMI
D) Apple
  • 46. Who reissued the album along with seven other Lennon albums as part of a box set released in the UK on 15 June 1981?
A) Capitol
B) EMI
C) Parlophone
D) Apple
  • 47. What type of musicians were arranged and conducted by Ken Ascher from The Philharmonic Orchestrange?
A) Strings and brass musicians
B) Saxophone and trumpet musicians
C) Percussion and drum musicians
D) Guitar and piano musicians
  • 48. What number solo studio album by John Lennon is Walls and Bridges?
A) Third
B) Fourth
C) Second
D) First
  • 49. Which record label issued Walls and Bridges?
A) Capitol Records
B) Columbia Records
C) Parlophone
D) Apple Records
  • 50. On what date was Walls and Bridges released in the United States?
A) 4 October 1974
B) 4 November 1974
C) 26 June 1974
D) 26 September 1974
  • 51. During his separation from Yoko Ono, Lennon's period was commonly referred to as what?
A) The Long Journey
B) California Dream
C) Lost Weekend
D) Wild Holiday
  • 52. How long was John Lennon's separation from Yoko Ono?
A) 6 months
B) 12 months
C) 24 months
D) 18 months
  • 53. What certification did Walls and Bridges receive in the UK?
A) Diamond
B) Platinum
C) Silver
D) Gold
  • 54. What certification did Walls and Bridges receive in the US?
A) Platinum
B) Diamond
C) Gold
D) Silver
  • 55. When did Ono suggest that she and Lennon separate?
A) June 1974
B) September 1974
C) June 1973
D) December 2005
  • 56. How many years had it been since Lennon had last seen his son Julian before reconnecting in Los Angeles?
A) Five years
B) One year
C) Two years
D) Three years
  • 57. Which producer was Lennon originally planning to begin recording Rock 'n' Roll with?
A) George Martin
B) Jimmy Iovine
C) Elton John
D) Phil Spector
  • 58. Where did Lennon stay when he wrote several new songs around the time of the recording demos?
A) Abbey Road Studios
B) The Plaza
C) Record Plant East
D) The Pierre
  • 59. Where did Lennon begin rehearsing his new material with studio musicians in June 1974?
A) Los Angeles Studio B
B) Apple Studios in London
C) The Pierre in New York
D) Record Plant East in New York City
  • 60. Who played percussion in the core group of studio musicians?
A) May Pang
B) Arthur Jenkins
C) Harry Nilsson
D) Jimmy Iovine
  • 61. What was the billed name of the core players on the album?
A) The Lost Weekend Band
B) Plastic Ono Band
C) Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
D) The Little Big Horns
  • 62. Over what period of time was the brass section recorded?
A) Two-week period
B) A single weekend
C) Six-month period
D) Eighteen months
  • 63. What does the album's opening track, "Going Down on Love", incorporate?
A) A sexual pun
B) An instrumental jazz solo
C) A direct quote from Reverend Ike
D) A spoken-word introduction
  • 64. Where did the inspiration for the lyrics of "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" come from?
A) A book of poetry
B) A conversation with Yoko Ono
C) A dream Lennon had
D) Late-night television
  • 65. Who was the black evangelist Lennon watched on TV who inspired "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"?
A) Reverend Ike
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Father John Misty
D) Billy Graham
  • 66. What music inspired the musical style of "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"?
A) "Let Me Roll It" by Paul McCartney
B) "Ya Ya" by Lee Dorsey
C) "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae
D) "How Do You Sleep?" by John Lennon
  • 67. What musical style is "Bless You" described as having?
A) Heavy rock
B) Country and western
C) Funky R&B
D) Jazzy
  • 68. Which track closes side one of Walls and Bridges?
A) "Scared"
B) "Old Dirt Road"
C) "Bless You"
D) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"
  • 69. What gibberish phrase appears in the lyrics of "#9 Dream" that Lennon thought sounded beautiful?
A) "Beef Jerky"
B) "Ah, Bowakawa pousse"
C) "Rock Your Baby"
D) "Let Me Roll It"
  • 70. Which song on the album was written specifically for May Pang?
A) "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)"
B) "Going Down on Love"
C) "Bless You"
D) "#9 Dream"
  • 71. From which album is the song "How Do You Sleep?" originally taken?
A) Imagine
B) Rock 'n' Roll
C) Mind Games
D) Walls and Bridges
  • 72. Who were the digs in "Steel and Glass" thought to be directed at?
A) Phil Spector
B) Yoko Ono
C) Paul McCartney
D) Allen Klein
  • 73. What role did Allen Klein previously hold regarding The Beatles?
A) Manager
B) Drummer
C) Producer
D) Engineer
  • 74. Which Paul McCartney song does "Beef Jerky" contain a riff replicating?
A) "Hey Jude"
B) "Yesterday"
C) "Band on the Run"
D) "Let Me Roll It"
  • 75. When was the penultimate track, "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)", written?
A) 1974
B) 1971
C) 1973
D) 1969
  • 76. Who is the artist of the original version of the final track, "Ya Ya"?
A) Lee Dorsey
B) George McCrae
C) Frank Sinatra
D) Reverend Ike
  • 77. Under what pseudonym is John Lennon billed on the track "Ya Ya"?
A) "The Lost Weekend"
B) "Plastic Ono"
C) "Dr. Winston O'Boogie"
D) "Dad"
  • 78. What instrument does John Lennon play on the track "Ya Ya"?
A) Bass
B) Piano
C) Drums
D) Guitar
  • 79. What was Julian Lennon's reaction to finding out "Ya Ya" was included on the album?
A) "If I'd known it was going on the album, I would have played better!"
B) "I wish I had played the drums with Phil Spector instead."
C) "Why wasn't I credited under my own name?"
D) "It is the best track on the album!"
  • 80. Who interviewed John Lennon for Rolling Stone in the year following the album's release?
A) Allen Klein
B) Pete Hamill
C) Ron Aprea
D) Jimmy Iovine
  • 81. What humorous options did Lennon jokingly wonder about adding to the song before Elton John arrived?
A) A choir or a sitar
B) A saxophone or a bass drum
C) An elephant or a trombone
D) A camel or a xylophone
  • 82. Which pseudonym used by Lennon in the album credits is a pun on Mel Tormé?
A) Rev. Thumbs Ghurkin
B) Kaptain Kundalini
C) Dr. Dream
D) Mel Torment
  • 83. Whose books provided the genealogical treatise on the surname Lennon included in the booklet?
A) Al Coury's
B) Bob Gruen's
C) Roy Kohara's
D) Edward MacLysaght's
  • 84. Who was the vice-president of marketing for Capitol Records who helped choose the lead single?
A) Al Coury
B) Roy Kohara
C) Bob Gruen
D) Bob Mercer
  • 85. Who provided the voiceover for the television commercials and radio segments promoting Walls and Bridges?
A) Paul McCartney
B) Ringo Starr
C) Elton John
D) George Harrison
  • 86. How many total weeks did Walls and Bridges spend on Billboard's Top LPs & Tape chart?
A) 50 weeks
B) 5 weeks
C) 27 weeks
D) 12 weeks
  • 87. During the press conference for his 1974 North American tour, how did George Harrison describe Walls and Bridges?
A) More adventurous
B) Great
C) Lovely
D) The finest album in the last five years
  • 88. On which format was Lennon's quadraphonic version of Walls and Bridges exclusively issued in the US?
A) Vinyl LP
B) Interview single
C) Cassette tape
D) 8-track tape
  • 89. At which venue did Lennon appear on 28 November 1974 to perform live with Elton John?
A) WNEW-FM studio
B) Capitol Records headquarters
C) FA Cup Final stadium
D) Madison Square Garden
  • 90. What type of response did Walls and Bridges receive from contemporary music critics?
A) No response
B) A mixed response
C) A universally positive response
D) A universally negative response
  • 91. Which reviewer felt that songs on side two made the album diverse and spirited?
A) Ben Gerson
B) Greil Marcus
C) Ray Coleman
D) Robert Christgau
  • 92. Who wrote the review for The Village Voice?
A) Robert Christgau
B) Ben Gerson
C) Pete Hamill
D) Nicholas Schaffner
  • 93. Who described Lennon as 'the most interesting ex-Beatle' in Melody Maker?
A) Wayne Robins
B) Roy Carr
C) Charles Shaar Murray
D) Ray Coleman
  • 94. What publication did Ray Coleman write his review for?
A) Melody Maker
B) Creem
C) Rolling Stone
D) The Village Voice
  • 95. How did Billboard describe the album's production?
A) Rough
B) Pedestrian
C) Lacklustre
D) Superb
  • 96. Who wrote the review for the NME?
A) Tony Tyler
B) Ben Gerson
C) Greil Marcus
D) Charles Shaar Murray
  • 97. Who reviewed Walls and Bridges for the magazine Creem?
A) Wayne Robins
B) Ray Coleman
C) Pete Hamill
D) Robert Christgau
  • 98. What alias did Wayne Robins mention John Lennon using?
A) Melanie
B) The Plastic Ono Band
C) Dr. Winston O'Boogie
D) The Fireman
  • 99. How did Roy Carr and Tony Tyler characterise the album?
A) Deeply moving and innovative
B) Wildly experimental
C) Generally lacklustre
D) Completely flawless
  • 100. Who wrote the 1977 book The Beatles Forever?
A) Roy Carr
B) Nicholas Schaffner
C) Tony Tyler
D) Ben Gerson
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