Lennon/Ono Two Virgins UK 1968 Stereo LP in MONO Cover

	£		170
	$		225

JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO - 'TWO VIRGINS'

1968 UK 1st *STEREO* PRESSING* LP

Only 5,000 copies of this album which was released on November 28th 1968. Due to the nature of the cover EMI agreed only to press the discs but refused to handle distribution or print the covers. The distribution was subsequently taken up by Track Records and a small independent printing firm 'Technink' was contracted to print the infamous covers.The 'music' itself was the result of an all-night session of musical experimentation in Lennon's home studio at Kenwood with Yoko Ono and features 'avant-garde' pieces featuring tape loops from John's Mellotron, piano, organ, drums played by John together with sound effects and ad-lib comments and noises with Yoko.

This barely played copy comes from that initial UK batch of 5,000 and is on the dark green Apple label with the Track logo & catalogue number: 613012

Both labels include the 'Sold in UK..' text with the 'KT' purchase tax code visible inthe center of the side 2 label.

The disc is housed within Technink Limited' printed 'mono' cover with the printed wording on the front panel.

Complete with its original die-cut, matt-black inner-sleeve.

Matrix numbers: SAPCOR 2A-1 & SAPCOR 2B-1

Stamper numbers: 1/L & 1/H

Disc weight: 166g

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT +

Both labels are clean & unworn, displaying just a small number of light spindle marks to the side 2 centre hole only.

Visual: VERY GOOD +

Both playing surfaces retain their original 'as new' deep-gloss shines but do display several light surface marks and an occasional light scratch in strong daylight, but nothing which is deep or 'feelable'. Close inspection directly beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals some harmless wispy paper hairlines and faint inner-sleeve storage blemishes but a sparkling rainbow gloss is still present. This heavy copy lies 100% flat on the turntable with no signs of any dishing or warping.

Play: EXCELLENT

This copy has not recieved very much play at all and the sound throughout is clean and unworn with no traces of any groove/playwear. Aside from an occasional light tick and a touch of light background during some of the quieter moments, there is little else to fault audibly.

Cover

VERY GOOD

A respectable example of this rare & infamous cover with clean, bright & unyellowed panels. As is normal for this delicate cover, there is a little lifting and cracking to the laminate towards the spine area on the front & rear, but all corners and both opening edges are undamaged. Both seams and the unworded spine are all smooth, unstressed & unsplit.

Inner-sleeve

VERY GOOD

Clean & flat with no damage or wear to the centre hole window. There is a 9cm split to one seam but all the others are fully intact.

**PLEASE NOTE: This item is located and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. 1st class international postage to UK addresses will be 6.00 GBP**

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