John Lennon - Imagine (iTunes)

“John Lennon is one of the greatest artists of our time,” says Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re thrilled to have his solo catalogue available on the iTunes Store for the first time.” And Yoko Ono is equally enthusiastic. “John would have loved the fact that his music will now be available in a format suited to a new generation of listeners,” she said of the launch. (Although someone should let her know that her credit has gone missing from Double Fantasy.) What constitutes a Lennon solo masterpiece is a matter of opinion and debate, but what has happened in the transfer to MP3 for the LP most regard as ‘definitive’, Imagine? In short, not a lot. There are no bonus tracks available and only one video to download (you can guess which), despite the fact that John and Yoko made an accompanying film for every single song on the set, back in the 70s... There is now some tremendous Lennon material on iTunes but you certainly have to be choosy. There are some treats in the packages they’ve put together, but there are some disappoints – and a surprising amount of sloppiness – too.