(BEATLES) LENNON "HOW I WON THE WAR" 67 UK
  £   411
  $   545

 


£ 411 Sold For
Mar 9, 2008 Sold Date
Feb 28, 2008 Start Date
£   10 Start price
25   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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                   LENNON/MUSKETEER GRIPWEED and THE THIRD TROOP "HOW I WON THE WAR"   

                                                                         THE HOLY GRAIL OF LENNON VINYL 

 

ORIGINAL, ULTRA RARE AND QUITE SIMPLY NEVER SEEN 1967 UK STOCK COPY RELEASE. 

THE SOUNDTRACK SINGLE FROM THE FILM "HOW I WON THE WAR" IN WHICH LENNON PORTRAYS PRIVATE GRIPWEED, A MISDIRECTED ORDERLY IN HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY. 

THE SINGLE FAILED TO CHART IN THE UK AND ONLY SOLD A HANDFUL OF COPIES WHICH HAS NOW MADE THESE ORIGINAL STOCK COPIES (COPIES ISSUED TO THE SHOPS FOR SALE) VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN, DEMO'S, PROMO'S AND BOOTLEGS OF THIS SINGLE DO APPEAR FOR SALE BUT THESE ORIGINAL STOCK COPIES JUST DO NOT SURFACE. THIS UK ISSUE CAN CERTAINLY BE CONSIDERED RARER THAN ANY BLACK AND GOLD ALBUM, ANY EXPORT ISSUE AND IS CERTAINLY AS RARE AS MCCARTNEY'S "BACK TO THE EGG" PICTURE DISC..... IN OTHER WORDS THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER COPY OF THIS SINGLE APPEARING FOR SALE IS ALMOST NIL !!!!!  

OFFERED FOR SALE IS A PRISTINE, MINT AND UNPLAYED EXAMPLE. THIS WOULD DEFINITLEY BE A ONE OFF PURCHASE WHICH WILL NEVER EVER NEED UPGRADING. NOT ONLY WOULD THIS ENHANCE EVEN THE MOST DISCERNING COLLECTION THIS EXAMPLE IS CLEALRY AN INVESTMENT PIECE AND SHOULD BE VIEWED AS SUCH. 

UNITED ARTISTS 45 - UP 1196

A/B-1-1

STAMPERS   G1    R1

KT TAX CODE (THIS FEATURES  TO BOTH RUN OUT GROOVES AND IS EMBOSSED TO A-SIDE LABEL)

THE SOLID CENTRE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN ABSOLUTE PRISTINE CONDITION. WHEN CLOSELY INPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT. LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN AND ALL THE SILVER LETTERING IS PERFECT WITH NO RUBBING OR FADING. THESE LABELS EXPRESS A LIKE NEW AND JUST PRESSED APPEARENCE .... THEY COULD HVE BEEN PRINTED YESTERDAY!!!!!

THE GLOSSY VINYL, WHICH HAS A SHARP MIRROR LIKE FINISH IS SIMPLY STUNNING. AGAIN WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST VERY LIGHT AND WISPY SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS... IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THIS VINYL HAS A MINT APPEARENCE..... THIS CLEARLY HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED. THIS SUPERIOR VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.

HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT "MADE IN GT BRITAIN", WAVY TOPPED EMI ADVERTISING SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS A GENUINE NEAR MINT EXAMPLE. IT IS INTACT, SPOTLESSY CLEAN AND VERY CRISP!!!

ALL THIS COMES COMPLETE WITH  A RARE AND ORIGINAL KODAK GLOSSY PHOTO OF JOHN TAKEN DURING THE MAKING OF THE FILM. THE 7" X 5" PHOTO IS IN MINT CONDITION.

OVERALL THIS HAS TO BE CONSIDERED A ONE OFF OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE  LENNON'S RAREST EVER UK RELEASE WHICH IS OFFERED IN SUCH TRULY UNBELIEVABLE, UNPLAYED CONDITION.

ANY BEATLES AND CERTAINLY ANY LENNON COMPLETIST WILL SURELY HAVE THIS AT THE TOP OF THEIR WISH LIST AND WONT CONSIDER THEIR COLLECTION COMPLETE WITHOUT IT....... DONT MISS THIS CHANCE  TO OBTAIN THIS ELUSIVE UK ISSUE... WHO KNOWS WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN!!!     




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