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LOT 312

Lot 312

ROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits LP Album, Adam VIII Ltd., February, 1975

ROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits LP Album, Adam VIII Ltd., February, 1975
Lot 312 Details
ROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits LP Album, Adam VIII Ltd., February, 1975

recording sessions produced by Phil Spector, released by Morris Levy's Adam VIII Ltd., catalogue number A8018, including publisher's original advertising sleeve, with titled spine reading 'Great Hits'
12.4 x 12.4 in — 31.5 x 31.5 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

The release of this album in 1975 was shortly followed by a breach of contract legal battle between Levy and Lennon - EMI/Capitol Records. The album was subsequently pulled from stores and most copies were destroyed. The lot is an original pressing and bears all the identifiers absent on later counterfeit issues.

CONDITION DETAILS

Cover soiled, worn, with bumped corners, and tape repair to spine; pressing not played but apparently in very good condition; on the sleeve: front cover shows the pink of John’s left shoulder, bottom right front cover the A8018 STEREO print kid crystal clear and does not run together; spine prints “Great” not “Greatest”, back cover song titles in the boxes for 20 Solid Gold Hits are legible (fakes can’t be read); on the record: matrix number A8018A is lightly etched on the Side 1 label, original advertisement printed inner sleeve

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