BEATLES BALLAD OF JOHN 7" 1ST UK UnPlAyEd MiNt ViNyL

	£		52
	$		69

THE BEATLES ''THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO'' and ''OLD BROWN SHOE'' ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESSING CAT NO. R 5786 APPLE LABELS 1969 PRESSING!!! RAREST AND HARDEST TO EVER FIND LIKE THIS DARK APPLE LABEL  SOLID CENTERED LABELS!!! NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO! NEAR MINT PLAYING SURFACES BOTH SIDES!!! LOOKS AND SOUNDS BARELY PLAYED!!!! ORIGINAL COMPANY APPLE RECORD SLEEVE!!!

Another from my personal collection of Beatles records accumoilated over a period of more than 35 years! I have accumilated hundreds of Beatles records over the years. This 7" single on offer is the 1st issue an original 40 year old vinyl that looks and sounds barely played! Very rarely ever seen with solid centered labels in this near mint condition! Features ''Sold in the UK.. text (only 1st press) Complete with the original shinny company Apple sleeve very very hard to find like this ! Highly collectable and sought after indeed!!!! 

Side a.

"The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969. Primarily written by John Lennon, the song was attributed, as was the custom, to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team!!. It chronicled the events surrounding Lennon's marriage to Yoko Ono and their subsequent activities together, including their famous first Bed-In, and demonstration of bagism. It was released while the couple was in the middle of their second Bed-In. It was recorded just before the main sessions commenced for the Abbey Road album!!

"The Ballad of John and Yoko" was performed by Lennon and Paul McCartney; George Harrison was on holiday, and Ringo Starr was filming The Magic Christian. Lennon had a sudden inspiration for the song and called on McCartney, suggesting the two of them record it immediately without waiting for the other Beatles to return!!.

Lennon was on lead vocal, and played two lead guitars, acoustic guitar and percussion (beating on the back of an acoustic guitar). McCartney sang harmony vocals and played bass, drums, piano, and maracas. The outro guitar riff was inspired by the Dorsey and Johnny Burnette song, "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes", notably covered by The Beatles in their early years and released on the album Live at the BBC!.

The session recordings reveal this exchange between band members:

The song's working title was "The Ballad of John and Yoko (They're Going to Crucify Me)".It is sometimes listed as "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and sometimes with the shorter title "Ballad of John and Yoko". For example, the picture sleeve single released in the UK on 30 May, 1969 shows the latter wording on the A-side and the former wording on the B-side of the disc!.

Both the song and the circumstances surrounding its rushed recording and release were unusual for the Beatles, and reflect the unhappy status of the band in its final months. Lennon had been unhappy that A-sides for the band's singles over the previous two years had been McCartney compositions, with his songs relegated to B-sides. He had also been angry that the other band members had been cool to the presence and influence of Yoko Ono in the recording studio. The release of this song as a single seems to have been a gesture to temporarily appease Lennon, and indeed he did remain with the Beatles long enough to complete the Abbey Road album, before quitting the band in October 1969!!!.

The vinyl

Visually stunning lays perfectly flat on the turntable and reveals no marks I can barely even see a blemish at all!! Any marks that could possibly be seen in strong light would be sleeve removal only, but to be honest i can't see any! Unbeleivable for a 40 year old Beatles single!! visualy the plasying surface looks near mint!!!

The Audio Quality

This was played at very loud volume on a top system at very loud volume! The audio is as good as it gets in my opinion. This played throught near perfect \Near mint on all frequencies!!!

The labels

Very rare to find solid centered apple labels! Very very collectable indeed! Feature ''Sold in the uk....'' across the middle (only 1st press) ''Mfd in the UK'' is featured only  UK press! Barely a handful of spidering can possibly be seen angled to the light! This has barely ever been played! 

Side b.

"Old Brown Shoe" is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as the  B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko" single!

The Beatles' recording of this song features lead vocals from Harrison, and backing vocals from John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The unusual bass sound was achieved by tracking McCartney's bass with Harrison's lead guitar. Although Lennon did play guitar on the track, this was removed and replaced by the organ sound!!.

The song was recorded during the sessions for the Abbey Road album. The group had previously performed it a number of times over three days during the Let It Be sessions at Apple Studios, which have been widely bootlegged!!

The vinyl side b.

Visually stunning lays perfectly flat on the turntable and reveals no marks I can barely even see a blemish at all!! Any marks that could possibly be seen in strong light would be sleeve removal only, but to be honest i can't see any! Unbeleivable for a 40 year old Beatles single!! visualy the plasying surface looks near mint!!!

The Audio Quality

This was played at very loud volume on a top system at very loud volume! The audio is as good as it gets in my opinion. This played throught near perfect \Near mint on all frequencies!!!

The labels

Very rare to find solid centered apple labels! Very very collectable indeed! Feature ''Sold in the uk....'' across the middle (only 1st press) ''Mfd in the UK'' is featured only  UK press! Barely a handful of spidering can possibly be seen angled to the light! This has barely ever been played! 

The Matrix

Side 1 ''7XCE 21306-1U'' (ONLY 1ST UK PRESS)

Side 2 ''7XCE 21307-1U'' (ONLY 1ST UK PRESS)

The Mothwer Stampers

Side 1 ''4'' ''HD''

Side 2 ''4'' HR''

The K.T. tax code is stamped on the run off grooves on both sides (only 1st uk press)

The Record Sleeve

This is the original Apple record sleeve! Very very hard to find this original like this! Please note! This is the original Shinny flipback type very very hard to find in good condition! There is slight creasing ware with age but no edge splits! This is now alwaysd stored seperately from the vinyl this must be at least excellent!!!

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HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

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