John Lennon - Imagine 1st UK Press 1U/1U 1971 c/w Poster, Postcard & Inner VG
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Description
Lizie's Records
Quality Vinyl for Music Lovers
1st Issue day of release copy of
John Lennon
Imagine
1st Issue 8th October 1971
The Original Day of Release copy John Lennon’s Imagine comes complete with the Poster, Postcard and Spiral Printed Inner
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): YEX865-1U PORKY
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): YEX866-1U PECKO
Issued on custom Apple labels in a laminated sleeve with printed inner, poster and postcard. Inner sleeve has credits in a spiral, with artist photos; flipside has lyrics in a 'starburst' style, printed black on non-punched, unlined white paper. "Patent No.1,125,555 Made In Great Britain".
This 1st Press with Pinched Spine Cover.
The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers*)" * Most likely the ensemble of strings arranged by Torrie Zito
All songs published by Northern Songs. NCB B2* joint copyright claimed by Ono Music Ltd. (* written 1968)
Inner sleeve credits "the j & p duo" on track B5.
A5 is titled "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier I Don't Want To Die" on wallet. B1 is titled "Gimme Some Truth" on wallet.
Alan White appears courtesy of Wizard Records Ltd.
Track Listing
A1 Imagine
A2 Crippled Inside
A3 Jealous Guy
A4 It’s So Hard
A5 I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier
B1 Give Me Some Truth
B2 Oh My Love
B3 How Do You Sleep
B4 How?
B5 Oh Yoko!
Please Note: This Record has been thoroughly cleaned and placed in an anti-static, anti-scratch vinyl record sleeve made of a transparent HDPE film with a rounded bottom for a better fit.
Grading
Vinyl – VG Condition - very clean with a good gloss and plays through without skips or jumps. Some surface noise in the intros, fades and soft passages, although once it gets going I can only hear the music
Labels – VG++ Condition – very little spindle wear
Sleeve – VG Condition – this original sleeve has no rips, tears, splits or writing, it does have some creases
Poster – VG Condition – this original Poster has never been used.
Postcard – VG Condition – this original Postcard has never been used
Sent in a Record Mailer with Stiffener – will combine postage
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