“If you’re given the choice between boxing kangaroos and John Lennon you choose John Lennon”: The strange, brief existence of the John Lennon-fronted supergroup hidden for decades

John Lennon the Dirty Mac.

Who’d be in your ultimate rock and roll supergroup? If you’re anything like us, there’d be at least one Beatle in the mix. But for John Lennon himself, when similarly tasked with putting together a collection of players to back him up for his appearance in the Rolling Stones’ ill-fated 1968 television special, Lennon looked toward some of the era’s most proficient players

Conceived as a vibrant musical celebration, the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus awkwardly dabbled in the aesthetics of the current psychedelia-meets-Victoriana trend, yet was brimming over with a sublime array of talent.