JOHN LENNON Imagine 1971 1st Press COMPLETE AWESOME

	£		232
	$		307

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by John Lennon called "Imagine" and is an INCREDIBLY rare 1971 UK Stereo 1st pressing!!! THIS LP IS EXTREMELY RARE AS A GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1971 1ST PRESSING!!!!  AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS ASTOUNDING CONDITION!!!!  THIS RECORD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN IN A 'TIME CAPSULE' SINCE THE DAY IT WAS BOUGHT!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE BEST CONDITIONED GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS LP ONLY PLAYED THIS LP JUST ONCE  AND PUT IT ONTO TAPE.   HE ALSO FROM DAY 1 - PUT THE RECORD INTO A PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE - AND PUT THE 'LYRIC' INNER INSIDE THE COVER TO PROTECT IT FULLY!!!!  THE COVER, INNER, POSTER, POSTCARD & RECORD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE NEW!!!!  AS A RESULT - THE RECORD, COVER, POSTER, POSTCARD, AND INNER ARE IN ASTOUNDING CONDITION - AND THIS IS EASILY THE BEST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!    IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS VERY SHORT LIVED FIRST PRESSING - AND ALL LATER PRESSINGS.  THE 1971 1ST PRESS DIDNT LAST LONG AT ALL - AND MOST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE LATER PRESSINGS.  HOWEVER THIS IS THE VERY 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - WITH A MEGA RARE 1ST PRESS COVER (& RECORD)!!!!  THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS COVERS ARE VERY DIFFERENT TO LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  THIS 1ST PRESS COVER HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE SPINE!!!!  THE SPINE ON THIS  'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING HAS 'PLEATED ENDS' TO EITHER END (SEE PICTURE) - WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE STRAIGHT SPINES!!!!   VERY OCCASSIONALLY THESE 1ST PRESSINGS DO TURN UP - BUT THEY ARE VIRTUALLY NEVER IN THIS ASTOUNDING CONDITION!!!!  THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING DIDNT LAST LONG AT ALL AND MOST WERE PLAYED VERY HEAVILY!!!!  IT IS INCREDIBLY RARE TO FIND THIS EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING IN THIS ASTOUNDING CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE 1971 VERY EARLIEST  1ST PRESSING WITH THICK QUALITY VINYL, 1ST PRESS LABELS, 1U/1U 1ST PRESS MATRIX ENDINGS, A 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE, A 1ST PRESS POSTCARD,  A 1ST PRESS POSTER, A 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC INNER SLEEVE, AND DISTINCTIVE 1ST PRESS COVER - WITH 'PLEATED' ENDS TO THE SPINE!!!!!  IT IS IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND AN 'EARLIEST'  1971 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL 1971 Apple Stereo 1st Pressing, and is in AWESOME condition!!!! The Cat. No is PAS 10004 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Apple label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality John Lennon at his best!!!! Any fan of John Lennon, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and AMAZINGLY NO spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME 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 NO marks!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!! 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, NO hiss, and NO crackle!!!!  Even the most important quiet intro to 'Imagine' is 100% CRACKLE FREE!!!! The record must grade MINT (Minus) if not better!!!! AWESOME 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' sleeve which is AMAZING 'Just left the factory' condition!!!! This inner sleeve is SO hard to find in this condition!!!!  It is 100% WHITE, with NO creases, NO splits, NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, NO splits, and AMAZINGLY NO record impression!!!!  In fact it is 100% flat!!!!  The inner must grade MINT (Minus) if not better!!!!  AWESOME!!!!  The 1st Press Poster and Postcard are again in MINT 'Never left the cover' condition!!!!  The 1st Press FULLY LAMINATED 'Pleated' Spine 1st Press Cover is in AWESOME condition!!!! The cover is AMAZINGLY flat looking, with AWESOME shiny laminate, NO edge wear,  NO spinal wear (spine is 100% flat - MEGA rare on this cover), virtually ZERO corner wear (PERFECT shape), barely ANY creases AT ALL, 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, and NO writing!!!! The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!! THIS MUST SURELY BE THE ULTIMATE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LEGENDARY LP - AND YOU SURELY WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A VERY VERY LONG TIME TO FIND ANOTHER GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN THIS AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  THIS LP IS SO RARE IN THIS CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLY 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 STEREO 1971 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "IMAGINE" BY JOHN LENNON, IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!! Have a look at all my other auctions, and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!

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