There was a time in the mid-60s when I would have bought an album of the Beatles belching and farting just because it was by the Beatles. If only this solo outing by Lennon with new wife Yoko Ono were that good. This is the album the CIA should have used to get Manuel Noriega to surrender to authorities! (After listening to this release a couple times, you'll be begging your local radio programmer to play "You Light Up My Life"!)

I should have learned my lesson when I first bought Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (best track: "Two Minute's Silence"), but John was still my favorite Beatle and I gave him another chance. Big mistake. Is this album experimental? Yes. Is it avant garde? Yes. Is it music? Hey, I'd rather listen to the collected love songs of William Shatner. I'm amazed Rykodisk went to the trouble of rereleasing an album that sold so poorly the first time around in 1969. The only Lennon/Ono collaboration that worked was Double Fantasy. Stick with that one; this is for completists only.

This cd made me the laughing stock of my family. I bought it because I love the Beatles and John Lennon's solo albums, and have a number of them. So when I saw this, and remastered too...I bought it. I was innocent, as innocent as a lamb, because I was expecting music. And what did I get? John and Yoko yelling each others names for over 22 minutes with what sounds like a deranged didgeridoo in the background, and a 25 minute interview which starts off with Yoko attempting to sing...*gag*. With John yelling, whispering "peace" in the background. How will I live this down? Whenever people come over, my kids have to put it on to show people what their mother bought. Oh well, at least it's good for a laugh if nothing else. But really, did this have to be remastered? I really hate to say this, I really do, but I think I would rather listen to Kenny G than this album. No I wouldn't...yes, I would...wait...it's a toss-up. God, what a choice! And as for the 3 songs by Yoko (bonus tracks...yippeeeee) well, if I could stop laughing long enough, I could tell you...........

The "Wedding Album" is the third and final installment of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's avant-garde albums. Originally released in late 1969, this album is an audio souvenir of John and Yoko's much publicised marriage and subsiquent 'bed-in's for peace'. The original LP came in a box which included a booklet of press clippings, a photo of a piece of wedding cake, two posters of John and Yoko's photos and artwork and a reproduction of their marriage certificate. Some of the above items are reproduced in the artwork for the CD.
As for the album itself, many would dismiss the so-called music as pure self-indulgence. The original album included just two long tracks. The first was "John and Yoko". During this track's 22 and 1/2 minute duration, John and Yoko take turns calling out each other's name in every possible inflection. Additionally, the sound's of John and Yoko's heartbeats add an awkward hynotic 'rhythm' to the piece.
The second track is the 25-minute "Amsterdam". This track is an audio collage of John and Yoko's honeymoon in Amsterdam, Holland. It begins with Yoko wailing the word "Peace" while John whispers and shouts in the background. This is followed by an interesting interview between John, Yoko and the Dutch press. Other highlights include the sounds of John and Yoko departing from a jet airplane and John ordering room service from his hotel room. "Amsterdam" is like listening to a movie without the picture.
Like their other two avant-garde works, "Wedding Album" is more of a collectors piece than it is an essential title. The original LP box set is well worth searching out but can be very expensive depending on its condition. The CD is a well worthy substitute and is a must if your a Beatle collector.
The Rykodisc Remastered CD includes two rare B-sides "Who Has Seen The Wind" and "Listen, The Snow Is Falling" as well as an early version of "Don't Worry Kyoko" recorded at Queen Charlotte Hospital at the same time as the second half of John and Yoko's second album "Life With The Lions".

This collection of avante garde muSICK is nothing more than John and Yoko calling to each other. Once again, John and Yoko take their fans on a ride to "Rip Off" city. Unfortunately, there are far too many fans lining up to board the bus for the trip. Don't you be one of them!

Like "Two Virgins" and "Life With the Lions," this is yet another example of avante garde baloney being falsely advertised and offered to the public as music. Don't get me wrong, some avante garde stuff, like "Revolution #9" on the "White Album" really works. However, the material contained on John and Yoko's three "avante garde" recordings are nothing more than mindless dribble. As a matter of fact, the stories and controversy connected with these recordings are more entertaining than the actual recordings themselves.

I recommend that EVERYONE avoid the "Wedding Album," "Two Virgins," and "life With the Lions." Save your money! These CDs stink! They have absolutely no musical value whatsoever.

I wish amazon allowed giving "zero" stars to an album.

I bought my first John & Yoko album in 1969 ("Life with the Lions.") I got "ripped off," although I should have know better.. I was smart enough not to buy "Two Virgins" because of the bad reviews. I bought "Life with the Lions" without reading any reviews, but I was young, naive, and a big Lennon fan. Oh well!

The John & Yoko albums released before the breakup of the Beatles were all pretty much the same. The chief instigator of these albums seems to be Yoko. Her background in the "avant garde" and "conceptual art" is apparent in these albums. The basic premise is: take a "concept" and run with it. Keep running with it for as long as possible. Let's hear John & Yoko call each other by their first names for a half-hour. Let's produce feedback and screaming longer than one can normally tolerate. After all, the big joke is that John Lennon's name is on this album... so even if the "concepts" are questionable and/or idiotic- lots of people will BUY this piece of vinyl because a Beatle has his name on the cover!!!

"The Wedding Album" was the BIGGEST rip-off I ever experienced as a Beatles fan and purchaser of all things Beatle. When this album came out in 1969 it was priced HIGHER than a regular album because it was a big box! The graphics for this product HAD to cost more than the recording costs. The recording part of this project was interminable and amateurish. Feel like hearing John & Yoko calling each other by their first names for a half hour? Feel like hearing "home audio" of every inane bit of their "bed-in for peace?" I sometimes think the most "conceptual" thing John & Yoko could've done with this project would have been giving the customer an EMPTY box! It probably would've sounded better.

Buying the CD version of "The Wedding Album" seems bizarre. The product was designed for vinyl and you lose so much graphic presentation in the CD format. The only blessing in the CD version is the inclusion of three actual SONGS. However, the three actual songs are Yoko's. So maybe it's not that big a blessing after all. All three tunes were B-sides to Plastic Ono Band singles.

I don't recommend buying ANY of John & Yoko's "conceptual" albums. Do yourself a favor and make one of your own!!!