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WE CURRENTLY HAVE  MORE  THAN 300 LISTED ITEMS

 

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·       JOHN LENNON (WITH THE BEATLES, PLASTIC ONO BAND, YOKO ONO, PHIL SPECTOR, KING CURTIS, NICKY HOPKINS, KLAUS VOORMAN, JIM KELTNER AND OTHERS) - IMAGINE (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) - ORIGINAL 1988 APPLE RECORDS STEREO DOUBLE ALBUM (2-LP SET) C1-90803

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

 

·       PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY YOKO ONO – PLEASE SEE THE MAGNIFIED DETAIL OF HER SIGNATURE, SHOWN BELOW

 

 

THIS ITEM COMES FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF BARBARA MOORE, THE WIFE OF THE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER PETER MOORE, WHO DOCUMENTED EXTENSIVELY THE LAST DECADE OF JOHN LENNON'S AND YOKO ONO'S LIFE (BOTH PETER AND BARBARA WERE GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LENNONS). THE ALBUM WAS OBVIOUSLY A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM YOKO ONO TO BARBARA MOORE, AND COMES WITH YOKO ONO'S AUTOGRAPH AND DEDICATION ON THE FRONT PANEL OF THE COVER ("LOVE, YOKO '88"), THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAPPER (ALMOST PERFECTLY INTACT) AND COMPLETE AND UNDAMAGED POSTAL MAILER WITH LENONO (THE LENNON/ONO PUBLUSHING COMPANY LOCATED IN THE DAKOTA BUILDING) RETURN LABEL STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT SIDE. THE PROVENANCE OF THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BEYOND ANY DOUBT.

 

·       BELIEVED TO BE THE PROMOTIONAL PRESSING (BASED ON THE CUTOUT PROMO HOLE); NAMELY, ON CAPITOL AND AFFILIATED LABELS, A NEAT CUTOUT HOLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER SIGNIFIES PROMO PRESSINGS, NOT, REPEAT, NOT A CUTOUT ITEM.

 

·       ORIGINAL PURPLE CAPITOL LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT (USED FOR SELECT POP AND ROCK TITLES IN THE MID-TO-LATE 70’s)

 

·       SPECIALTY RECORDS, OLYPHANT, PA   PRESSING

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

 

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

 

 

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In 1988, the John Lennon estate released the documentary Imagine: John Lennon. A loving, airbrushed look at his life, the film offset the negative press generated by Albert Goldman's vicious unofficial bio The Lives of John Lennon, providing an unabashedly biased and entertaining chronicle of one of rock's greatest icons. Fanatics cherished the rare footage scattered throughout the documentary, and they also were thrilled by the first official release of "Real Love," a demo Lennon recorded at his Dakota apartment during the late '70s. (It would later be overdubbed and released as a Beatles' track on Anthology 2.) Despite the inclusion of this and a rehearsal take of "Imagine," the soundtrack is geared toward casual fans. There's a brief roundup of nine major Beatles songs (including "Help!," "In My Life," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "A Day in the Life," and "The Ballad of John & Yoko"), then a summary of his solo works. Imagine may be a double album, but as it turns out, 21 tracks barely scratches the surface of a catalog as deep as Lennon's, especially if it attempts to cover both band and solo recordings. That means, of course, that many great songs -- particularly early singles like "Cold Turkey" and "Instant Karma" -- are missing. The featured songs emphasize Lennon's sensitive ballad side -- it's all the idealistic dreamer, with Lennon the rocker or the social activist pushed to the side. Such an approach is bound to frustrate some fans, but the end result is an entirely listenable compilation and one that says a great deal about how Lennon was perceived at the conclusion of the '80s.

 

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

 

TO SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER LISTED ITEMS BY JOHN LENNON ► 

 

TO SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER LISTED ITEMS BY THE BEATLES ► 

 

TO SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER LISTED ITEMS BY YOKO ONO ► 

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               THE RECORDS:

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The album includes original Christmas gift wrapper (unwrapped and torn but 99% complete) and original postal cardboard mailer with Lenono (the Lennons' publishing and recording label) return address label still affixed

 

(c)           The records come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this album.

 

(d)            The records are  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

 

 

·                               THE COVER

 

COVER IS NEAR MINT

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has a neat, round PROMO cutout hole in one of the corners

-        Cover has a minor wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the front panel

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine (nothing significant)

-         Cover has one corner slightly dinged (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the spine (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

 

We offer THREE postage rates for both Domestic and International Mail: Media Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail for domestic, and First Class, Priority International Mail, and Express International Mail for international orders. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: WE RECOMMEND (BUT DO NOT INSIST) that you select USPS International Priority Mail OR International Express mail when making a payment.

 

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FINE (BUT IMPORTANT!) PRINT

 

(1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar, subtitle bar or item specifics box alone; instead, please read the entire description and grading before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to cancel bids in the final 12 hours of the auction; if you need to do so, please contact eBay for help (5) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. If you require this information, please contact us well before the final day of the auction. (6) Yes, we DO combine shipments. Please click on "Shipping and Payment" tab on top of the auction page for additional details. (7)  All Paypal payments must be made from confirmed Paypal shipping addresses. NO third party shipping addresses will be honored (8) Absolutely NO partial refunds: if you are unhappy with the merchandise you received, please return it for a full refund, postage included (9). Civilized people can disagree without accusing each other of being indecent or dishonest; if you need proof of this seller's personal integrity, please check our eBay feedback, which speaks for itself  (10) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner;  please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (attempted humor is fine and usually appreciated, although overused-to-death sarcasms can be really, really tedious. (11) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and is generally a flexible and agreeable person (12) Our love & appreciation for your trust, loyalty and business, always and forever; Thank You & Good Night!

 

 

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On Jul-20-21 at 15:24:55 PDT, seller added the following information: