Q Prints Double Covers For Lennon’s Birthday
Emap’s Q magazine will publish with two special edition covers next month, commemorating John Lennon’s 65th birthday with the special issue and free 14 track CD of Lennon covers.
The collector’s edition will hit newsstands on 1 October, with covers featuring either a young John Lennon or one the Beatle later in life.
The Lennon Covered CDs features tracks such as ‘Imagine’ covered by Madonna, ‘I Am The Walrus’ covered by Oasis, ‘Instant Karma’ by Paul Weller, ‘Working Class Hero’ by Elbow and ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’ by Badly Drawn Boy.
In addition, the magazine has been put together with the help of Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono. Commenting on the one-off promotioh, Q editor, Paul Rees, said: “The unique access to Yoko Ono is something only Q can get and I’d like to thank Yoko for her input and involvement in helping us celebrate John Lennon’s 65th properly.
“We wanted to give our readers something very special and we think that this collector’s edition with the Lennon Covered CDs is the perfect way to do it.”
Q currently commands a circulation of 160,310, up 6.3% year on year and reflecting the title’s recent redesign and positioning as the “essential guide to music” (see ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Rock On Top In Music Sector ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Rock On Top In Music Sector ).
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