According to Plastic Ono Band founder John Lennon the group is less a band than
a concept. Nonetheless, various albums have been put out under the name since it
was first coined for the ad-hoc collection of musicians playing on Lennon's
single 'Give Peace a Chance', recorded while he and his Yoko Ono were taking
part in their 'Bed for Peace' protest shortly after their marriage. The song was
recorded on a portable rig and Lennon chose the name Plastic Ono Band after
taking inspiration from some plastic music stands he was using.
The name Plastic Ono Band has subsequently been ...