▁of ▁the ▁Live ▁Jam ▁songs ▁while ▁adding ▁other ▁non - album ▁singles , ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁CD ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁double ▁album ▁format . ▁ ▁Background ▁John ▁L enn on ▁and ▁Y oko ▁O no ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁continued ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁political , ▁peace ▁and ▁social ▁justice ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁counter c ulture ▁era . ▁When ▁they ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village , ▁in ▁October , ▁they ▁were ▁quickly ▁contact ed ▁by ▁activ ists ▁Jerry ▁Rub in ▁and ▁Abb ie ▁Hoff man ▁who ▁persu aded ▁them ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁an ▁up coming ▁r ally ▁for ▁left - wing ▁writer ▁John ▁S inc la ir , ▁who ▁was ▁ja iled ▁for ▁possession ▁of ▁two ▁mar iju ana ▁joint s . ▁The ▁L enn ons ▁also ▁spoke ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁Att ica ▁Pr ison ▁ri ots , ▁j ail ing ▁of ▁Ang ela ▁Davis ▁and ▁opp ression ▁of ▁women . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November , ▁L enn on ▁and ▁O no ▁t aped ▁numerous ▁dem os ▁of ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ", ▁which ▁were ▁fil med ▁by ▁director ▁John ▁Re illy ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 7 - min ute ▁document ary ▁short ▁titled ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁– ▁A ▁V ide ot ape ▁by ▁John ▁Re illy . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁December , ▁L enn on ▁and ▁O no ▁fle w ▁to ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁Michigan , ▁for ▁the ▁John