JOHN LENNON PLASTIC ONO BAND & IMAGINE APPLE 1970 PCS 7124 PAS 10004 EARLY PRESS

	£		50
	$		66

Two very nice copies of John Lennon's debut and sophomore albums, The Plastic Ono Band and Imagine.
These are both relatively early represses. 
Neither have the original lyric inner sleeve.
Imagine has the large fold out poster. Please see photos for all that is included.
Both are in fully laminated sleeves, both with the folded section to the rear. 
"John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the debut solo record by English musician John Lennon. Backed by the Plastic Ono Band, it was originally released by Apple Records on 11 December 1970 in tandem with the similarly titled album by his wife, Yoko Ono. At the time of its issue, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band received mixed reviews overall, but later came to be widely regarded as Lennon's best solo album"
"Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, originally released on 9 September 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's lush sound contrasts the basic, small-group arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), while the opening title track is widely considered to be his signature song."
Info from discogs:-
John Lennon – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Label: Apple Records – PCS 7124 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress Country: UK Released: Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
Tracklist
A1 Mother 5:36 A2 Hold On 1:53 A3 I Found Out 3:37 A4 Working Class Hero 3:50 A5 Isolation 2:53
B1 Remember 4:36 B2 Love Piano – Phil Spector 3:24 B3 Well Well Well 5:59 B4 Look At Me 2:54 B5 God Piano – Billy Preston 4:10 B6 My Mummy's Dead 0:49
Companies, etc. Published By – Northern Songs
Credits Bass – Klaus Voormann Design, Sleeve – John & Yoko* Drums – Ringo Starr Engineer – Andy Stevens, Eddie*, John Lickie*, Phil MacDonald*, Richard Lush Guitar, Piano, Vocals – John Lennon Other [Tea And Sympathy] – Mal Evans Other [Wind] – Yoko Ono Photography By, Cover – Dan Richter Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector Written-By – John Lennon
Notes This sub = later pressing (unknown date, likely mid 70s), no longer has the custom lyric inner-sleeve: all credits here which do not appear on the labels are retained from previous version. Label is basically identical except this pressing is missing the "Copyright also claimed by MACLEN (Music) Ltd" line on both labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label A): YEX 827 Matrix / Runout (Label B): YEX 828 Matrix / Runout ((Side 1, stamped)): YEX 827-3 Matrix / Runout ((Side 2, stamped)): YEX 828-3 Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1 (variation 2) - Stamped): 1 YEX 827-1U P P Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2 (variation 2) - Stamped): 3 YEX 828-1U T Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1 (variation 3) - Stamped): YEX 827-2 113 I Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1 (variation 3) - Etched): HΓM Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2 (variation 3) - Stamped): YEX 828-3 14 I Rights Society: NCB
2. John Lennon – Imagine Label: Apple Records – PAS 10004, Apple Records – 1E 064 ◦ 04914 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: UK Released: 1981 Genre: Rock, Pop Style:
Tracklist
A1 Imagine 2:59 A2 Crippled Inside 3:43 A3 Jealous Guy 4:10 A4 It's So Hard 2:22 A5 I Don't Want To Be A Soldier 6:01
B1 Give Me Some Truth 3:11 B2 Oh My Love 2:40 B3 How Do You Sleep? 5:29 B4 How? 3:37 B5 Oh Yoko! 4:18
Companies, etc. Published By – Northern Songs Record Company – EMI Records
Credits Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5) Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector Written-By – John Lennon, John Lennon & Yoko Ono (tracks: B2) Written-By [Uncredited] – Yoko Ono (tracks: A1)
Notes ℗ 1971 No cover notes + plain white inner sleeve Same custom Apple labels as on 1st UK release The label titles states "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers)" Came with poster of John at white piano and postcard of John standing with a pig (missing)
Barcode and Other Identifiers Rights Society (On Label): NCB Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped - variant 1): YEX 865-2U Other (Side A runout, mother 9 O'Clock - variant 1): 3 Other (Side A runout, stamper 3 O'Clock - variant 1): 53 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped - variant 1): YEX 866-1U Other (Side B runout, mother 9 O'Clock - variant 1): 380 Other (Side B runout ,stamper 3 O'Clock - variant 1): C (inverted) Other (Side B runout, hand-etched - variant 1): PECKO Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 2): YEX 865-2U Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 2): YEX 866-2 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 3): YEX 865-2U 137 C Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 3): YEX 866-1U 435 12 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 4): YEX 865-2U G L 2 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 4): YEX 866-1U- O V V PECKO