Sold Date: December 10, 2020
Start Date: December 5, 2020
Final Price: $15.00 (USD)
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John Lennon's February 1970, 45 rpm recording "Instant Karma". Records are Sealed factory Mint, never played. The records are dealer "Over Stock Item" that has been in storage since 1970. The record vinyl and record label are in mint condition as released from the manufacture to the distributor and then to the record store owner for sale to the public. The Black Apple Company sleeve is in VG+ to NM- condition and shows little wrinkling and shelf wear from years of storage. The sleeve has a price sticker over the top entrance of the record sleeve put there by the record store owner to prevent handling by prospective buyers. 
This is the exact record you would have bought in 1970 at your favorite record store dealer and in the same condition you would have received it at that time. The only difference is that the sleeve is not in minty fresh condition as then but instead it shows a little wear and storage of time, but hey, that was 50 years ago!
I will send your records to you in a special 45 rpm cardboard record mailer so it should arrive safely to your door. Please remember that this is the holiday seasons and postal efficiency will be at its slowest so allow some extra time for arrival. I will also add tracking so you can see where your package is and when it might arrive, OK.
Here is some additional information concerning John Lennon's 45 rpm recording "Instant Karma".
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"Instant Karma!" (also titled "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)") is a song by English rock musician , released as a single on  in February 1970. The lyric focuses on a concept in which the  of one's actions is immediate rather than borne out over a lifetime. The single was credited to "Lennon/ with the ", apart from in the US, where the credit was "John Ono Lennon". The song reached the top five in the British and American singles charts, competing with ' "" in the US, where it became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell a million copies.

"Instant Karma!" was conceived, written, recorded and released within a period of ten days, making it one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. The recording was produced by , marking a comeback for the American producer after his self-imposed retirement in 1966, and leading to him being offered the producer's role on the Beatles'  album. Recorded at London's , "Instant Karma!" employs Spector's signature  technique and features contributions from , ,  and . The  was "Who Has Seen the Wind?", a song composed and performed by Yoko Ono. When released in the US, the single was given a minor  by Spector.

Recently shorn of the long hair synonymous with their  for , Lennon and Ono promoted the single with an appearance on Britain's  five days after its release. The song received positive reviews and is considered by some music critics to be among the finest recordings from Lennon's solo career. A live performance recorded at his and Ono's "One to One" concerts in August 1972 was included on the posthumously released  (1986).