Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins

album by Lennon and Ono

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Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins is an experimental album released in 1968 by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The album is known for its avant-garde and musique concrète style, featuring improvisational sounds and experimental recordings.1

The cover of the album controversially displayed a photograph of Lennon and Ono naked, which generated significant attention at the time of its release. This album was one of their early collaborations, preceding their marriage in 1969. Ono was already an established artist in the avant-garde scene before her partnership with Lennon, known for her conceptual and performance art.12

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…cover of their musique-concrète-based album Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968) controversially featured a photograph of them naked—and they wed the following year.
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…cover of their musique-concrète-based album Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968) controversially featured a photograph of them naked—and they wed the following year.
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