John Lennon – Imagine
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Apple Records – 1E 064 ◦ 04914 |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album, Stereo
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Pop Rock |
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.
- Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Copyright © – Bag Productions Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Apple Records
- Published By – Northern Songs
- Published By – Ono Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Ascot Sound Studios
- Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Credits
- Arranged By – Ono* (tracks: B2)
- Artwork [Whip And Mirror], Cover [Cloud Piece On Cover], Design – Yoko Ono
- Engineer [Ascot Sound Studos] – Philip McDonald*
- Engineer [Record Plant] – Shelly Yukus*
- Featuring [Overdubbed At Record Plant, New York] – The Flux Fiddlers
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5) (tracks: A1 to A5)
- Orchestrated By [Flux Fiddlers] – Torrie Zito
- Other [Food] – Val & Diana
- Other [John & Yoko's P. A.] – Dan Richter
- Other [This & That At Record Plant] – Tom & Alene, Al Steckler
- Other [This & That] – Mal Evans & Peter Bendry
- Photography By – Yoko Ono
- Producer – Phil Spector
- Typography – George Maciunas
- Vocals – John Lennon
- Written-By – Lennon*
Notes
Issued on custom Apple labels in a laminated sleeve with printed inner, poster and postcard.
Inner sleeve has credits in a spiral, with artist photos; flipside has lyrics in a 'starburst' style, printed black on non-punched, unlined white paper. "Patent No.1,125,555 Made In Great Britain".
1st Press with Pinched Spine Cover. Pinched covers have bigger letters on spine than other covers. Artist name "john lennon" measures 17 mm on the pinched ones and about 13,5 mm on the others.
The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers*)"
*Most likely the ensemble of strings arranged by Torrie Zito
All songs published by Northern Songs. NCB
B2* t copyright claimed by Ono Music Ltd. (* written 1968)
Inner sleeve credits "the j & p duo" on track B5.
A5 is titled "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Want To Die" on wallet.
B1 is titled "Gimme Some Truth" on wallet.
Alan White appears courtesy of Wizard Records Ltd.
Ascot Studios was Lennon's studio at his UK home, Tittenhurst Park.
Printer's name printed inside cover. Not readable because cover is glued.
Runouts are stamped, except for the parts "PORKY" and "PECKO" which are etched. Most runouts have a stamper at 3 o'clock and a mother at 9 o'clock.
Inner sleeve has credits in a spiral, with artist photos; flipside has lyrics in a 'starburst' style, printed black on non-punched, unlined white paper. "Patent No.1,125,555 Made In Great Britain".
1st Press with Pinched Spine Cover. Pinched covers have bigger letters on spine than other covers. Artist name "john lennon" measures 17 mm on the pinched ones and about 13,5 mm on the others.
The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers*)"
*Most likely the ensemble of strings arranged by Torrie Zito
All songs published by Northern Songs. NCB
B2* t copyright claimed by Ono Music Ltd. (* written 1968)
Inner sleeve credits "the j & p duo" on track B5.
A5 is titled "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Want To Die" on wallet.
B1 is titled "Gimme Some Truth" on wallet.
Alan White appears courtesy of Wizard Records Ltd.
Ascot Studios was Lennon's studio at his UK home, Tittenhurst Park.
Printer's name printed inside cover. Not readable because cover is glued.
Runouts are stamped, except for the parts "PORKY" and "PECKO" which are etched. Most runouts have a stamper at 3 o'clock and a mother at 9 o'clock.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: NCB
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): YEX.865
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): YEX.866
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): YEX 865-1U PORKY GO 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): YEX 866-1U PECKO ML 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): YEX 865-1U PORKY 11 D 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): YEX 866-1U PECKO TR 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): YEX 865-1U PORKY RDT 7
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): YEX 866-1U PECKO RAP 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): YEX 865-1U PORKY CD L ■5
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): YEX 866-1U PECKO CD ll 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): YEX 865-1U PORKY RHH
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): YEX 866-1U PECKO RHD
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): YEX 865-1U PORKY OP 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): YEX 866-1U PECKO CRA 6
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): YEX 865-1U PORKY PT 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): YEX 866-1U PECKO LL 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): YEX 865-1U PORKY RR 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): YEX 866-1U PECKO RD 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): YEX 865-1U PORKY LR
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): YEX 866-1U PECKO TA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): YEX 865-1U PORKY
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): YEX 866-1U PECKO
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| Imagine (LP, Album, Stereo, Los Angeles Pressing) | Apple Records | SW 3379 | US | 1971 | |||
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Imagine (LP, Album, Stereo) | Apple Records | 5C 062 -04914 | Netherlands | 1971 | ||
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Imagine (Cassette, Album) | Apple Records | TC-PAS 10004 | UK | 1971 | ||
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Imagine (LP, Album) | Apple Records | SW 3379 | Canada | 1971 | ||
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Imagine (LP, Album) | Apple Records | 7C 052 04914, PAS 10004 | Scandinavia | 1971 |
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Reviews
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Have two, trying to ensure not mixed up and keep best pressing as trying to downsize.
Both vinyl look identical (PAS 10004, side 1 PORKY, YEX 865-1U. Side 2 Pecko YEX 866-1U).
One has original inner and poster and one doesn’t.
But both outers are different, both laminated but different colours.
One Lennon looking up on reverse and smaller writing on spine.
The other looks more blue, has bigger writing on spine and on the reverse Lennon is looking at the spine and not up! -
It's not listed above but I have an Irish pressing reissue on the Parlophone label (2 box EMI) not sure of its year.
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Can anyone help. I have 2 albums. Both appear to fit this first release. One has a red lettered P on the record label on side 1. The other doesn't have this. One cover has slightly bigger writing on the spine. Could anyone help identify which is the first pressing and what the"P" stands for.
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Could anyone willing to sell just an inner sleeve please shoot me a PM? I already have the poster and postcard I just need this one thing.
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What kind of poster was included in the original UK Vinyl Release ?
Thanks
Oh, by the way STILL A GREAT ALBUM
GOD BLESS YOU JOHNNY -
A record worth 5/5 stars just for George Harrison playing slide guitar on John's sonic blue Fender Stratocaster on "How Do You Sleep?" -
I have a copy but the inner is a transparent poly sleeve with "Important Notice" EMI text - does this mean the printer inner is missing or that its release just never had one? I think the latter as the postcard and poster are mint condition and it would surprise me that the inner had been lost. (I inheriteed this from someone irably careful with their records). -
Got one, Made in Sweden on label. Matrix 7C 062 04914A. Plain white inner, no poster or postcard.Not on discogs. -
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I had SEALED UK issue with matt cover. I opened to check the press and I found matrix from 1st press:
Matrix / Runout (Variation 1: B-side run-out, stamped): YEX 866-1U
Matrix / Runout (Variation 2: A-side run-out, stamped): YEX 865-2U
Wow! So if you have matt cover it maybe 1st press and not re-press of 80th.
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