Yes is a Signature Box Set collection celebrating Lennon's 70th birthday. His widow, Yoko Ono was part of the team that brought the collection of 11 CDs together. Yes has eight original studio albums, which were digitally re-mastered by the same people who re-mastered The Beatles stereo and mono box sets in 2009.

There is also a hardcover 60 page book, with photos and text, and an essay pamphlet by Yoko, and Lennon's two sons, Julian and Sean.

Lennon fans you will be happy to know, that is not the only new release featuring the talents of Lennon.  There are eleven other re-mastered albums and new collections which have been compiled in commemoration of his 70th birthday.

Gimme Some Truth was released Oct. 5, 2010, Double Fantasy Stripped Down new mix plus original recording re-mastered, Power to the People The Hits 15 original hits re-mastered to the originals, Imagine original recording re-mastered, Plastic Ono Band, Walls and Bridges, Mind Games, Rock and Roll, Sometime in New York City, and Milk and Honey are the digitally re-mastered releases—most of which were done from Lennon's original recordings.

Some say this collection is fabulous, some say it smacks of Yoko Ono's inability to let Lennon have his day without her having to elbow in to his success, and others are totally thrilled with hearing Lennon's original recordings.  If you click on the blue titles you can hear samples of the re-mastered recordings, read the reviews, and decide for yourself.

Nowhere Boy is a film that was released in England Dec. 2009 with a United States release Oct. 8, 2010. The film is based the book, The Private John Lennon: The Untold Story from His Sister written by Julia Baird, Lennon's sister. She shares the story of Lennon's life growing up in England.  The book has rave reivews and shows a side of Lennon most have never known.  The book and the movie also show when Lennon met Paul McCartney and George Harrison.  If you are looking for this to focus on The Beatles, you will be disappointed, if you would like insight into the icon and his early experiences in life, you will be rewarded with a new side of Lennon previously that wasn't common knowledge (see the HD Video Trailer below).

Rain: The Beatles Experience is playing on Broadway and traveling to cities across the United States: Miami, Fla., on Broadway in New York, San Jose, Calif., New Orleans, La., Wilmington, Del., Toledo, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pa., Akron, Ohio, Muncie, Ind., Cincinnati, Ohio, Boston, Mass., Birmingham, Ala., Hershey, Pa., Savannah, Ga., Los Angeles, Calif., Tampa, Fla., and West Palm Beach, Fla., now through April 2011.

The reviews on the play are great, the music is fabulous, and many say this is the best Beatles band around.  This group of men have been playing together for quite a long time and even have similar features to The Beatles.  The costumes are replicated to the period beautifully, and most importantly they pay homage to The Beatles with their careful renditions of the enduring music.  Below is a video montage of Rain: The Beatles Experience.

There are plenty of new books coming out on Lennon's life with different views and aspects and if you haven't read  The Private John Lennon: The Untold Story from His Sister by Lennon's sister Julia Baird, be sure to grab it as it is a poignant story of his youth and a good read and warmly spoken of by Lennon purists.  For those of you who read everything you can get your hands on about Lennon, you will rejoice when you see the new titles: You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup by Peter Doggett released June 8, 2010, Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy by Ken Sharp released Oct. 19, 2010, and December 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died by Keith Elliot Greenberg released Nov. 1, 2010.  You can pre-order the last two titles.