AUTHENTIC
JOHN LENNON AUTOGRAPHS


ITEM#: SOA011
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  DESCRIPTION
JOHN LENNON'S SECOND SOLO ALBUM, "IMAGINE", WAS RELEASED IN AMERICA ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 AND TOPPED THE CHART FOR ONE WEEK ON OCTOBER 30TH AND SPENT 45 WEEKS ON THE CHARTS, INCLUDING 12 IN THE TOP TEN. THE ALBUM WAS CERTIFIED GOLD BY THE RIAA ON OCTOBER 10, 1971. "IMAGINE" SOUNDS VERY DIFFERENT THAN JOHN'S PREVIOUS ALBUM "JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND". THE TITLE TRACK'S SONGS' LYRICS WERE ALSO DIFFERENT. THE THEME OF PAIN CAUSED BY DEATH AND ABANDONMENT THAT OPENED AND CLOSED THE PREVIOUS ALBUM WERE GONE.
THE TOUGHNESS WAS STILL THERE IN SOME OF THE SONGS, BUT THERE WERE ALSO THEMES OF OPTIMISM AND THE EXUBERANT JOY OF LOVE. THESE CHANGES MADE THE ALBUM EASIER TO LISTEN TO. THEY ALSO GENERATED MORE RADIO AIRPLAY AND SALES. JOHN'S DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE "IMAGINE" LP WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE RECORD MORE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT SELLING OUT. "IMAGINE" HAS BECOME ONE OF JOHN'S MOST BELOVED
SONGS. ON "GOD", JOHN DECLARED "THE DREAM IS OVER". BUT UPON FURTHER REFLECTION, JOHN DECIDED THAT THE DREAM MUST LIVE ON. "YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER, BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU'LL JOIN US AND THE WORLD WILL BE AS ONE".

HERE WE PRESENT AN ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING OF JOHN LENNON'S LANDMARK LP "IMAGINE" BEAUTIFULLY AUTOGRAPHED IN BLUE BALLPOINT ON THE BACK COVER. THE COVER WAS AUTOGRAPHED IN MAY 1975 DURING HIS PARTICIPATION AS SPECIAL GUEST HOST FOR THE WFIL TELEVISION "HELPING HANDS MARATHON" IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. TURNING THE LP COVER UPSIDE DOWN, JOHN SIGNED IN SWEEPING STYLE BENEATH HIS PROLIFIC IMAGE.

THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE COVER IS A VG++, WITH SOME HANDLING WEAR EVIDENT, NONE OF WHICH INTERFERING WITH THE SIGNATURES. THERE ARE NO SPLITS OR RINGWEAR EVIDENT. THE ORIGINAL RECORD (VG++) ACCOMPANIES THE COVER ALONG WITH ITS PHOTO-LYRIC INNER SLEEVE. THE PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES THE POSTCARD THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE LP THAT SHOWS JOHN HOLDING THE PIG, WHICH WAS HIS ANSWER TO PAUL HANDLING A RAM BY THE HORNS ON HIS OWN ALBUM COVER.

AUTHENTIC "IMAGINE" LP COVERS SIGNED BY JOHN LENNON ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, WITH LESS THAN TEN SURFACING TO DATE.

ACCOMPANIED BY LIFETIME LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO & FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES.
 

 

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