"The Lennon/Ono collaborative albums were a critical part of their take on celebrity coupledom. Their first two LPs carried the series title "Unfinished Music," a conceptual gambit with deeper roots in the aesthetic of the Fluxus art movement than in that of the British Invasion. The first set to be issued, subtitled Two Virgins, was a sound-collage set reportedly produced during their first night together. The album's name, and the full-frontal nudity of its cover, referenced the couple's sense of innocence in approaching a new beginning-as well as the fact that the recording took place just prior to the consummation of their relationship.As the product of a first date, Two Virgins is fascinating. As a sound artifact from the initial decade of Fluxus-inspired activity, it has plenty of competition. Casual clips of the couple's conversations-mixed in alongside Lennon's tape loops-blur the distinction between the private and the public-facing. This approach recalls efforts bysomeof Ono's contemporaries, like Charlotte Moorman and Benjamin Patterson. But what makes Two Virgins distinct is the range of Ono's voice"