JOHN LENNON BEATLES "ROOTS" ORIG. US PRESS *ADAM VIII* INSANELY RARE WITHDRAWN

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JOHN LENNON "SINGS THE GREAT ROCK & ROLL HITS (ROOTS)" MONSTER RARE ORIGINAL US PRESSING FROM 1975 ON THE ADAM VIII RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. A VIII 8018!!! I´M MORE THAN PROUD TO OFFER YOU THIS MINDBLOWING LENNON GEM!!! ROOTS IS THE PRE-RELEASE OF JOHN LENNON´S SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM "ROCK ´N´ ROLL" AND IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE VIA MAIL ORDER FOR THREE DAYS IN JANUARY 1975, AFTER THAT TIME THE LP WAS WITHDRAWN!!! ALL TRACKS ON THIS ALBUM ARE RAW MIXES AND UNRELEASED/ALTERNATE VERSIONS, RECORDED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1973 & OCTOBER 1974 AT THE A&M STUDIOS AND THE RECORD PLANT STUDIOS/NEW YORK!!! WITH TRACKS LIKE "AIN´T THAT A SHAME" "STAND BY ME" "RIP IT UP" "ANGEL BABY" "YOU CAN´T CATCH ME" "BONY MARONIE" "BE MY BABY" "JUST BECAUSE" A ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE FOR ALL LENNON/BEATLES FANS OUT THERE!!! WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE INSANELY RARE ORIG. US PRESSING ON THE ADAM VIII LABEL!!! BEAUTIFUL COPY, ALWAYS CAREFULLY PLAYED VINYL & VERY NICE COVER!!! THE FIRST THING THAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE ALBUM FOR SALE IS THAT THE VINYL IS A 100% ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING FROM 1975 & NOT A CHEAP BOOTLEG FROM THE 80s!!! BOTH LABELS HAVE THE SO CALLED "DEEP GROOVE", THE LETTERS ARE RAZOR SHARP/CLEARLY READABLE & NOT UNSHARP AS ON ALL COUNTERFEIT COPIES!!! THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT *BELL SOUND* IS MACHINE STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES & THE MASTER PRESSER SIGNATURE *JOE* IS CLEARLY VISLBLE - ADDITIONALLY THE Cat. No. "A 8018 A" AND "A 8018 B" IS ALSO HAND ETCHED ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES (MOST FAKE COPIES OMIT THE ETCHED Cat. No. COMPLETLY & SOME HAVE THE NUMBER "B 8018 B" ON THE SECOND SIDE)!!! AND NOW A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE COVER, BUT PLEASE DON´T SHOOT ME DOWN FOR MY FOLLOWING STATEMENT!!! NEARLY ALL COLLECTORS SAY THAT COVERS WITH THE SPINE TEXT "SINGS THE GREATEST" INSTEAD OF "SINGS THE GREAT" ARE COUNTERFEIT/BOOTLEG PRESSINGS - I DON´T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CORRECT & NOW I´LL TELL YOU WHY: SOME YEARS AGO I MET A VERY INTERESTING PERSON WHO WORKED FOR APPLE RECORDS BACK IN THE DAYS AND HE HAD TWO COPIES OF LENNON´S ROOTS ALBUM IN HIS COLLECTION (HE OWNED BOTH COPIES SINCE 1975!), ONE COVER HAD THE WORD "GREAT" & THE OTHER "GREATEST" AT THE SPINE - I THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO VARIANTS & NONE IS A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING!!! AS A LAST RESORT: THIS IS MY OWN OPINION ABOUT THIS COVER & YOU CAN DECIDE IF YOU BELIEVE ME OR NOT!!! UNLAMINATED THICK CARDBOARD COVER PRINTED IN THE USA!!! EARLIEST EVER *A 8018A*/*A 8018 B* MATRIX & MACHINE STAMPED *BELL SOUND* - ALSO THE MASTER PRESSER SIGNATURE *JOE* IS HAND ETCHED ON THE RUN OFF GROOVE SIDE ONE AND TWO!!! PLEASE NOTE: ALL I CAN SAY IS: TRY TO GET THIS WORLD RARITY FOR YOUR COLLECTION, IT´S AS RARE AS A BUTCHER COVER & IT COMES IN GREAT SHAPE TOO - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!! VERY NICE COVER & BEAUTIFUL - ALWAYS CAREFULLY PLAYED VINYL!!!

COVER: VERY GOOD+ (THE UPPER SEAM IS SPLIT BUT IT´S EASY TO REPAIR THIS, OTHERWISE A GREAT COVER - IT GETS A VG+ GRADE!!!)

ATTENTION: I´VE NOTICED THAT THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE EXCLUDED: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Latvia, Thailand, Romania, Russian Federation, Vietnam, South Africa, China. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I´VE NOT EXCLUDE ANY COUNTRY BECAUSE I SHIP WORLDWIDE!!! IF YOU´RE FROM ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES & CAN´T BID ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I´LL TRY EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN BID ON IT!!!

I´M A VINYL LOVER & ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICTLY AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED!!!

ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE - I USE NO STOCK PHOTOS ETC.!!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND I´LL SHIP WORLDWIDE, THE POSTAGE COST INSIDE GERMANY IS 5€ - IF YOU´RE FROM EUROPE OR ANOTHER COUNTRY I´LL SHIP EACH ALBUM FOR $14 VIA 1st CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL!!!

EACH RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY & 100% SECURELY PACKED - BE SURE THAT I ALWAYS REMOVE THE DISC FROM THE COVER!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS, I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH - IT´S GREAT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY "REAL" PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET - THANK YOU!!!