John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band is John Lennon’s first solo album and is a snapshot of his mental and emotional state after the breakup of The Beatles. Though it is not formally a double record with his wife and collaborator, Yoko Ono’s album Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band, the two albums were released coincidentally and share similar artwork.
The album is often referred to as Lennon’s primal scream album as he was influenced by the primal scream therapy of Arthur Janov at the time.