Editing Plastic Ono Band (section)

===Move to New York: Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory (1971–1973)===
[[File:Yoko Ono and John Lennon at John Sinclair Freedom Rally.jpg|thumb|left|Ono and Lennon performing at a rally in December 1971]]
Lennon and Ono left the UK to settle in New York City during the fall of 1971. In Greenwich Village, the couple became more politically active and began writing protest songs. These songs became the basis for their next album, ''[[Some Time in New York City]]''. As backing, they enlisted the help of New York band [[Elephant's Memory]], consisting of guitarist Wayne 'Tex' Gabriel, bassist Gary Van Scyoc,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://garyvanscyoc.com |title=Gary van Scyoc |publisher=Garyvanscyoc.com |access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> saxophonist Stan Bronstein, keyboardist Adam Ippolito, keyboardist John La Boosca, and drummer Richard Frank Jr.<ref name="New York City 1972"/> Phil Spector co-produced, and Jim Keltner also played on the album. The album was released on 12 June 1972, credited to "John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory plus Invisible Strings". ''Some Time in New York City'' included a second disc, titled ''Live Jam'', consisting of the recordings from the 1969 Peace for Christmas concert and, with bass overdubs by Klaus Voormann, the 1971 performance with Frank Zappa.

Ono and Lennon continued to work with Elephant's Memory throughout 1972. On 30 August, as the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band (which also included Jim Keltner), they performed two "One to One" benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Madinger|first1=Chip|last2=Easter|first2=Mark|title=Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium|publisher=44.1 Productions|location=Chesterfield, MO|year=2000|isbn=0-615-11724-4|pages=79–80}}</ref> The event was organised by [[Geraldo Rivera]] to raise money for children with mental challenges. By this time, La Boosca had left Elephant's Memory, and the concerts saw the addition of John Ward on bass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-new-york-city-mw0000650407/credits |title=Live in New York City – John Lennon &#124; Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2015-08-24}}</ref> The shows were filmed and recorded, and released in February 1986 as the album ''[[Live in New York City (John Lennon album)|Live in New York City]]''. They also performed at the ''[[MDA Show of Strength|Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon]]''.<ref>{{cite book
| first= John
| last= Tobler
| year= 1992
| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd 
| location= London
| page= 234
| id= CN 5585}}</ref>

The last collaboration between the Plastic Ono Band and Elephant's Memory was Ono's double album ''[[Approximately Infinite Universe]]''. It was recorded throughout the fall of 1972, and was released in January 1973.<ref>{{cite web|first=James |last=Chrispell |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r67637 |title=Approximately Infinite Universe – Yoko Ono &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2015-08-24}}</ref>