John Lennon: Walls and Bridges LP Vinyl BBC Gramophone 1974 VG+/VG
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Record Overview

• Title: Walls and Bridges

• Artist: John Lennon

• Label: Apple Records / EMI Records Ltd.

• Catalog Number: PCTC 253

• Country of Pressing: United Kingdom

• Release Year: 1974

• Matrix Numbers:

• Side 1: YEX 937

• Side 2: YEX 938

• Format: Stereo, 33⅓ RPM, black vinyl

• Recording Credit: “An E.M.I. Recording”

• Producer: John Lennon


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Special Features

• Provenance:

This is an official BBC Gramophone Library copy, as evidenced by:

• BBC catalog barcode sticker (#1062500)

• “PLEASE RETURN PROMPTLY” BBC check-out label

• Red “Look After This Record” BBC Recording Services sticker

• Rubber library stamps on both labels and rear sleeve

• Sleeve Artwork:

• Front: Artwork by a young John Lennon (signed “June 1952. Age 11”)

• Back: Iconic photograph of Lennon with stacked sunglasses


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Condition (Based on Images)

• Vinyl Condition: VG+ – Some visible light handling marks but nothing deep; labels clean aside from BBC stamps

• Sleeve Condition: VG to VG+ – Expected signs of wear; all BBC stickers intact and highly collectible

• Library Markings: Adds provenance and collector value


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Historical Notes

• This LP was released during Lennon’s so-called “Lost Weekend” period and features the #1 single “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” (with Elton John).

• BBC archival copies are limited in number and never sold commercially. They are increasingly collectible due to their restricted institutional use and historic value.


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Estimated Value (as of 2024–2025)


Given its BBC provenance and overall VG+ condition:

• GBP: £60–£90

• USD: $75–$115


Please understand that these are official UK archival records from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the sleeve(s) may contain archival stickers from the BBC. Some of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve. Where sleeves are laminated stickers can be removed with the use of appropriate sticker removal fluids however it is unlikely that stickers can be removed from any sleeves that are not laminated. The sleeves as such in this collection are generally graded as VG with the records often VG+ to Ex+.


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