John Lennon's Box of Vision

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Aug 17th 2010 at 12:01AM

A new music and art collection is being launched in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth. The John Lennon Box of Vision is a limited edition individually numbered collection available for pre-order at www.BoxOfVision.com for early October delivery.

The package is officially licensed by Yoko Ono Lennon and includes a 166-page hard bound book containing all of John Lennon's, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono's, LP artwork, restored in new LP-size art prints. This book is full of front covers, back covers, gatefolds and inserts arranged to create the feeling of holding and enjoying the entire LP collection in your lap. The "Catalography," is a brand new, full color discography of John's, and John and Yoko's, album catalog, with an exclusive essay and textual guide; newly restored reproductions of classic Lennon album advertisements; John's handwritten "sound" notes to Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey and more. The BoxOfVision CD storage system is built to store all of John Lennon's official CD releases and can hold up to 32 different CD albums, in an expandable and adaptable format to accommodate any fan's collection (CDs not included). The collection also has two art-adorned recordable DVDs, and two different art-adorned recordable CDs, intended for fans to record and store audiovisual and audio content they choose. Boxofvision has received permission from Yoko Ono to create these unique recordable discs using classic John, and John and Yoko, art elements.

The whole thing is housed in an "artist's canvas" oversized Box (measuring over 15 inches by 13 inches, and 4 inches deep), the set is wrapped in a stunning, silver-inked portrait of John Lennon, with a precise reproduction of John's original line drawing "Baby Grand" on the back. The limited edition set will number a total of 7500 numbered copies available worldwide. The retail list price is $124.99. Check out a video about the project after the jump.