* * BEATLES JOHN LENNON MEGA-RARE PRESENTATION "IMAGINE" 45: ONLY 1000 RELEASED
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JOHN LENNON:
RAREST OF THE RARE!
IMAGINE/IT'S SO HARD (Capitol 57849 presentation-only limited edition of 1000, 1996): UNPLAYED MINT w/tiny scuff.
Capitol ran a very limited pressing of John's signature hit in 1996 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original release of Imagine (the song and the album). Most of the copies of this purple-label issue were gold-plated and framed in a special (and expensive) commemorative presentation collectible (the first one was given to Yoko Ono).
Apparently, more copies of this 45 were pressed than were required for plating and framing, and Capitol sold the remainder to a distributor. Exact numbers for the leftovers are hard to come by, but it's at most a thousand examples. This, of course, makes the single one of the rarest John Lennon commercial 45s ever issued anywhere. Now, 20 years later, this record is becoming very difficult to find.
There's a tiny scuff on the vinyl of this example; this is typical of this release. Apparently, the goons at the Capitol pressing plant didn't take much care with these singles, figuring "what the hell...they're going to be gold-plated anyway". Most of the existing copies of this scarce 45 have little imperfections, even on unplayed copies. So we'll discount accordingly. The label is the same design used for the CEMA Special Markets series (which included the colored vinyl Beatles singles issued in '94 and '96), with one notable difference: there's no "FOR JUKEBOXES ONLY!" print at the left side of the label. Truly a unique release, certain to escalate in value...
ONE ONLY...don't miss it!
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