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John Lennon Shaved Fish 50th anniversary

John Lennon ‘Shaved Fish’ Turns 50: The Definitive Collection Of Lennon’s Post-Beatles Era

John Lennon’s Shaved Fish turns 50, marking his defining solo compilation and sparking new discussion over the controversial Woman Is The Nigger Of The World and its omission from his latest box set.

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Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Turns 50: A Timeless Tribute to Absence and Artistry

by Paul Cashmere

Fifty years ago, on September 12, 1975, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here, their ninth studio album and the follow-up to the phenomenon that was The Dark Side of the Moon. Few bands in rock history have faced the challenge Pink Floyd did in the mid-1970s: how do you follow up one of the most successful, best-selling and artistically defining albums of all time? Against that backdrop, Wish You Were Here emerged not only as a worthy successor but as one of the group’s most enduring works.

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John Lennon ‘Shaved Fish’ Turns 50: The Definitive Collection Of Lennon’s Post-Beatles Era

When John Lennon released Shaved Fish on 24 October 1975 in the UK, it marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. The album arrived just as Lennon withdrew from the public eye to focus on family life, following the birth of his son Sean Lennon earlier that same month. It was also the final record he would release on Apple Records before the label shut down, making Shaved Fish not just a greatest-hits compilation, but a symbolic farewell to a turbulent chapter in his solo journey.

October 20, 2025