November 17, 1980 –
John Lennon’s seventh studio album, Double Fantasy,(the final album released during his lifetime) was issued on this date.
Double Fantasy was released on David Geffen’s record label, DGC. Many labels were competing for the album, but Geffen impressed Lennon when he wrote directly to Yoko and agreed to release it without hearing it first. All of Lennon’s previous albums were released on The Beatles’ label, Apple.
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