John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Mother US Orig'70 Apple 1827 EP 7" Single 45 RPM
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Description
ONE OF THE RAREST AND COLLECTIBLE BEATLES SOLO PICTURE SLEEVES
JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND ~ MOTHER / WHY
UNPLAYED MINT CONDITION VINYL CAPITOL RECORDS SCRANTON, PA PRESSING PLANT
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John Lennon's "Mother" was released on his 1970 "John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band" album with the edited version of the song being released as a single on Apple Records on December 28, 1970. The single is shorter than the album's version by 1:41 minutes due to the removal of tolling bells in the beginning of the song and quicker fade-out. The Side B of this copy contains Yoko Ono's "Why" and is recorded in Stereo, unlike "Mother" on Side A which is recorded in Mono. Apple Records prepared a straight cut picture sleeve, printed by Queens Litho, and was produced in a very limited quantity, which makes it one of the rarest solo Beatles picture sleeves. The front picture sleeve's image is identical to the one used on the "John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band" album and contains the text in the lower left-hand corner reading "John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Mother Apple 1827" along with the Apple Records logo. The back of the picture sleeve contains a different photo from the same photo session with the text reading "Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band Why Apple 1827", credits "Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. 1700 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 Printed in U.S.A." and the Apple Records logo. Original 1st print Apple Records bright green "Recorded in England" labels with the "Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K.) " credits. Unlike Side B, the "Stereo" banner is absent on Side A. This is an incredible unplayed copy pressed at the Capitol Records Scranton, PA pressing plant and contains the machine stamped "IAM in Triangle" identifier on both sides. The mastering of this copy was performed by BellSound Studios, whose identifiers in cursive handwriting are also located in the runout groove on both sides. The full matrix number are as follows: Side 1 - 45-X-47426 Z1#2 BellSound sf IAM in Triangle / Side 2 - S-45-X-47427 Z2#2 BellSound sf IAM in Triangle.
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I grade the cover as Near Mint Minus. It's super clean and is in great condition, only having a barely noticeable pair of staple holes in the upper left-hand corner. The vinyl and labels are in outstanding unplayed Mint condition.
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