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