John Lennon ?– Roots : Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits LP still in plastic wrap
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Roots: John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits is a rare mail-order album issued by Adam VIII consisting of rough mixes of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album. It was available through television sale for three days in January 1975 before Lennon and Apple/EMI pulled it off the market. According to court documents, exactly 1,270 copies of Roots were sold.
According to Goldmine Magazine an authentic copy is a true collector’s item worth hundreds of dollars so Roots has been counterfeited. To prove that it is original there are three good ways:
1. Check the spine. All original copies have the word “Great” as part of the title. Many of the counterfeits have the word “Greatest” instead of “Great” on the spine. This one has Great.
2. Check the inner sleeve because all authentic copies came with a printed inner sleeve. None of the fake copies have this; they have generic white sleeves. I purchased this LP in Harvard Sq, Cambridge, MA and it has never been opened so I can’t prove this.
3. Check the ad for the “Soul Train” album on the back cover. The counterfeits tend to have blurry, almost unreadable print on that ad, whereas on the original, it is crisp and clear. Please check the photo, it is clear and crisp.
Also please NOTE there is a small dent to the bottom right corner of the cover as shown in one of the photos. I am not a retailer, just a guy who has collected a lot of stuff and now needs to sell it.
Photos are of actual LP.
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