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John Lennon Imagine
1971 Vinyl
Pop Rock

Main image
Apple Records, Apple Records
arranged by John Lennon
tracks b2 arranged by Yoko Ono
artwork [whip and mirror], cover [cloud piece on cover], design Yoko Ono
engineer [ascot sound studos] Eddie Beer
engineer [ascot sound studos] Eddie Klein
engineer [ascot sound studos] Eddy Offord
engineer [ascot sound studos] Phil McDonald
engineer [record plant] Jack Douglas
engineer [record plant] Roy Cicala
engineer [record plant] Shelly Yakus
featuring [overdubbed at record plant, new york] The Flux Fiddlers
tracks b1 to b5 lacquer cut by George Peckham
tracks a1 to a5 lacquer cut by Porky
orchestrated by [flux fiddlers] Torrie Zito
photography by Yoko Ono
producer John Lennon & Yoko Ono
producer Phil Spector
typography George Maciunas
vocals John Lennon
written-by John Lennon
Record Company The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Copyright (c) Bag Productions Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) 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.
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* joint 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.
Rights Society: NCB
Matrix / Runout: YEX.865 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: YEX.866 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY GO 1 (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO ML 3 (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY 11 D 1 (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO TR 1 (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY RDT 7 (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO RAP 2 (Side B runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY CD L ■5 (Side A runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO CD ll 3 (Side B runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY RHH (Side A runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO RHD (Side B runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY OP 3 (Side A runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO CRA 6 (Side B runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY PT 2 (Side A runout, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO LL 3 (Side B runout, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY RR 3 (Side A runout, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO RD 2 (Side B runout, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY LR (Side A runout, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO TA (Side B runout, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 865-1U PORKY (Side A runout, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: YEX 866-1U PECKO (Side B runout, variant 10)



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