Lennon 1971 and looking for the rasp

I got tagged in pesbuk on a post showing Ozzy Osbourne's cover of John Lennon's "How".  It's from Lennon's 1971 "Imagine" album, and I got reminded of how awesome that album is. It's a slow burner, seemingly simple songs that cut through after two or three spins of the vinyl. "Gimme Some Truth", "How", "How Do You Sleep", and that unassuming anthem since massacred by a thousand unworthy covers, "Imagine"

I'll steer away from "Imagine" and just do the B-side, "Oh My Love", which some critics say is the finest vocal performance of Lennon. Here's my take :

Oh My Love (Lennon cover)

Hello Goodbye

In honor of Sirs John and Paul, here's Hello Goodbye, recorded on 4 track cassette
There's some degradation towards the end, both in tape quality and performance(!). Still, isn't this a great drinking song?

The bass and guitars used are the Beatles staples, the Hofner violin bass and the Epiphone Casino

Meant to be together

This is the 2nd track where I didn't use any sequencing or drum machines (the first was this), all tracks played straight into the recorder. The rhythm machine is still the egg shaker.