JOHN LENNON Imagine LP 1971 1st 100% COMPLETE+BOOKLET

	£		103
	$		136

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by John Lennon called "Imagine" and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press Apple label!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING (WITH ALL THE MEGA RARE 1ST PRESS DETAILS GIVEN BELOW), AND COMES WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'EXTRA' BOOKLET!!!!  THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THIS LP ON THE DAY IT CAME OUT, AND AT THE SAME TIME ALSO BOUGHT THIS MEGA RARE BOOKLET OF 'SHEET MUSIC' SO HE COULD LEARN TO PLAY 'IMAGINE' HIMSELF!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH THIS MEGA RARE BOOKLET!!!!    IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS VERY SHORT LIVED ULTRA RARE 1971 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - AND ALL LATER PRESSINGS.  THIS 'EARLIEST' 1971 1ST PRESSING DIDNT LAST LONG AT ALL - AND VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY OF THIS LP THAT TURNS UP IS A LATER PRESSING.  HOWEVER THIS IS THE VERY 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - WITH A MEGA RARE 1ST PRESS COVER (& RECORD)!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER IS VERY DIFFERENT TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE SPINE & COVER CONTRUCTION!!!!  THE SPINE ON THIS  'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING HAS 'PLEATED ENDS' TO EITHER END (SEE PICTURE) - WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE STRAIGHT SPINES!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT - BUT THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER IS MADE DIFFERENTLY TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER IS 'FOLDED OVER' FROM 'FRONT TO BACK' - WHERE THE COVER FRONT IS FOLDED UNDER THE COVER BACK ON THE TOP/BOTTOM EDGES!!!!  ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS THIS IS COMPLETELY REVERSED - WITH THE COVER BACK BEING FOLDED UNDER THE COVER FRONT!!!!  THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS COVER!!!!  THE RECORD IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS RECORD - WITH 1U/1U MATRIX ENDINGS AND 'PECKO' & 'PORKY' ETCHED IN THE RUN ON GROOVES!!!!  THE VINYL IS ALSO FAR FAR HEAVIER THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!   THIS LP ALSO COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS 'FULL SIZE' POSTER, 1ST PRESS 'POSTCARD' AND ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC/PICTURE' INNER SLEEVE (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THIS)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!   THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS APPLE LABEL, MEGA THICK QUALITY VINYL, 1U/1U 1ST PRESS MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC/PICTURE' INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS POSTCARD,  1ST PRESS 'FULL SIZE' POSTER, 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC/PICTURE' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED COVER (WITH 'PLEATED' ENDS TO THE SPINE)!!!!!   THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK Apple 1st Pressing from 1971, and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The Cat. No is PAS 10004 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Apple label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!  All the tracks are Pure quality John Lennon at his best!!!! Any fan of John Lennon, The Beatles, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, and only some EXTREMELY low level touches of background crackle in a VERY few places (though mostly NONE)!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Lyric/Picture' sleeve which is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Full Size' Poster and Postcard are in AWESOME condition - and I have pictured the front AND back of the poster to show exactly how AWESOME it really is!!!!  The MEGA RARE 'Sheet Music' Booklet is in STUNNING condition - with NO damage to the pages, NO writing, only very VERY light spinal wear (NO splits and INCREDIBLY light!), NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, barely ANY corner wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is flat looking), and only some very VERY minor 'ruffling'!!!!  A STUNNING BOOKLET!!!!  The 1st Press FULLY LAMINATED 'Pleated' Spine 'Earliest' 1st Press Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! The cover is VERY flat looking, with STUNNING shiny laminate, NO edge wear,  NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the laminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, only 1 barely noticeable indentation, and NO writing!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "IMAGINE" BY JOHN LENNON, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: