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I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years

I am now planning to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 30-50 lps per week

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WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED

ALL VINYLS POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS

BEST EVER EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN OF THIS RARE FIRST EVER 8TH OCTOBER 1971 STEREO PRESS IN FINAL UPGRADE, SHOP FRESH CONDITION !!!!

SIMPLY STUNNING  EXAMPLE AND 47 YEARS OLD !!!

£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!!!

JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE

FIRST EVER PRESS 1U-1U PORKY PECKO 

"PORKY" & "PECKO" etched in dead wax indicating record was cut/mastered by the legendary George Peckham.

RELEASED 8TH OCTOBER 1971 

PAS 10004

MATRIX  

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): YEX 865-1U (stamped) PORKY (etched)
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): YEX 866-1U (stamped) PECKO (etched)

MOTHERS /STAMPERS..... SIDE ONE) 3 AL "PORKY"    SIDE 2) 1 LO "PECKO"

COMPLETE WITH MINT POSTER (But Postcard Missing)

 RARE PRESS ESPECIALLY IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION !!!!!!

Notes

Issued on custom Apple labels in a laminated sleeve with printed inner, poster 

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".

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.

Ascot Studios was Lennon's studio at his UK home, Tittenhurst Park.

 CONDITION

The Vinyl grades as  MINT !!!

ABSOLUTELY ZERO sleeve removal marks OR Hairlines  SIDE 1 or SIDE 2

MINT UNPLAYED LOOKING

Superb glossy rainbow finish obviously only been played ONCE OR TWICE AT MOST !!!!

 STUNNING SHOP FRESH CONDITION AMAZING !!! SUPERB AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN TEST PLAYED ON MY REGA SYSTEM,

STUNNING FOR 47 YEARS OLD, IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS !!!

FINAL UPGRADE !!

The Labels are  MINT 

ONLY one FEINT TINY spindle line visible at the centre hole, again tilted in strong light and confirming the one or two plays in 47 years AMAZING !!!!

The Audio Quality NEAR MINT

I have played this through track for track at very loud volume on my top REGA system,  the audio is awesome !!!! 

Crystal clear and vibrant through out,with NO distortion or any signs of groove wear at all 

Certainly NO clicks pops or jumps !!  This is as good as it gets in my opinion !! 

THIS AUDIO IS RATED AT THE VERY TOP ON ALL FREQUENCIES !!

GRADED AS NEAR MINT!! 

UNBELIEVABLE FOR A VINYL THAT IS 47 YEARS OLD!!!!! 

IN MY OPINION THESE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSINGS PRODUCE THE BEST AUDIO QUALITY CAN NOT BE SURPASSED BY LATER PRESSINGS!!!

SLEEVE GRADES AS VERY NEAR MINT !!!!!

LOVELY & CLEAN FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE  SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION OVERALL,IF BEING ULTRA CRITICAL THERE IS THE VERY TINIEST RUB FOR 1" ALONG THE REAR TOP EDGE, BUT YOU WILL NEED YOUR GLASSES TO SEE IT !!!

THIS SLEEVE IS GLOSSY, CLEAN, VIBRANT (FRONT AND BACK) NO DAMAGE WRITING OR TEARS AT ALL, ETC !!!!! FULLY LEGIBLE PINCHED VERSION SPINE WITH NO RUB AT ALL ( see pictures) LOVELY

EXTREMELY CLEAN CONDITION OF THIS ICONIC LENNON SLEEVE !!! SUPERB EXAMPLE, IT DOES NOT GET BETTER THAN THIS !!!

Original FIRST PRESS PATENTED LYRIC SPIRAL Inner NEAR MINT

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".

Clean and white and bright,no splits tears or age spotting etc, LOVELY !!!

POSTER HAS NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE SO OBVIOUSLY MINT

IN CONCLUSION, , I DOUBT YOU WILL FIND A BETTER ALL ROUND COPY, AND YOU DEFINITELY WILL NOT FIND A BETTER VINYL, ITS SIMPLY STUNNING !!!!!

PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES and USE ZOOM FUNCTION TO FULLY ADMIRE THIS BEAUTIFUL FIRST EVER PRESS OF THIS ICONIC 47 YEAR OLD VINYL

YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK FROM 100,s of HAPPY CUSTOMERS

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John Lennon ?– Imagine

Label: Apple Records ?– PAS 10004, Apple Records ?– 1E 064 ? 04914 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: UK Released: 08 Oct 1971 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Imagine 2:59 A2 Crippled Inside 3:43 A3 Jealous Guy 4:10 A4 It's So Hard 2:22 A5 I Don't Want To Be A Soldier 6:01 B1 Give Me Some Truth 3:11 B2 Oh My Love 2:40 B3 How Do You Sleep? 5:29 B4 How? 3:37 B5 Oh Yoko! 4:18

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Bag Productions Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Apple Records
• Published By – Northern Songs
• Published By – Ono Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Ascot Sound Studios
• Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By – Lennon*, Ono* (tracks: B2)
• Artwork [Whip And Mirror], Cover [Cloud Piece On Cover], Design – Yoko Ono
• Engineer [Ascot Sound Studos] – Eddie Beer, Eddie Klein, Eddie Offor*, Philip McDonald*
• Engineer [Record Plant] – Jack Douglas, Roy Sicala*, Shelly Yukus*
• Featuring [Overdubbed At Record Plant, New York] – The Flux Fiddlers
• Lacquer Cut By – Pecko* (tracks: B1 to B5), Porky (5) (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Orchestrated By [Flux Fiddlers] – Torrie Zito
• Other [Food] – Val & Diana
• Other [John & Yoko's P. A.] – Dan Richter
• Other [This & That At Record Plant] – Tom & Alene, Al Steckler
• Other [This & That] – Mal Evans & Peter Bendry
• Photography By – Yoko Ono
• Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
• Typography – George Maciunas
• Vocals – John Lennon
• Written-By – Lennon*

Notes

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".

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.

Ascot Studios was Lennon's studio at his UK home, Tittenhurst Park.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, label): YEX.865
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, label): YEX.866
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): YEX 865-1U (stamped) PORKY (etched)
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): YEX 866-1U (stamped) PECKO (etched)