John Lennon - Mother - US 45 & Picture Sleeve - Beatles
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John Lennon
“Mother”
U.S. 45 with Picture Sleeve
Apple 1827 - 1970
"Mother" was first released on John’s 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. An edited version of the song was issued as a single in the U.S. on Apple Records about three weeks after the album. The single runs about fifteen seconds shorter than the album version, eliminating the tolling bells intro and a quicker fadeout. The b-side features "Why" by Yoko.
"Mother" is actually a cry to both of his parents, who abandoned him in his childhood. His father, Alfred Lennon, left the family when John was an infant; his mother Julia, who didn't live with her son although they had a good relationship, was hit and killed by a car driven by a drunk off-duty policeman when John was 17. John relives the loss of his parents with lyrics such as "Mother, you had me/but I never had you"; "Father, you left me/but I never left you".
John was inspired to write the song after undergoing primal therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, originally at John and Yoko’s home at Tittenhurst Park and then at the Primal Institute, California, where they remained for four months. John, who eventually derided Janov, initially described the therapy as "something more important to me than The Beatles."
This auction is for the Apple 45 “Mother,” backed with Yoko’s “Why”. The record, with the “Star” on the A-Side, is in Very Good+ condition. The sleeve is also in Very Good+ condition, with a little wrinkling at the top.
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