John Lennon – Walls and Bridges (1974 LP Original Apple Pressing w/ Die-Cut Cover, Booklet & Printed Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (SW-3416)

Catalog an acclaimed 1974 solo studio album complete with all original interactive artwork inserts for your archival inventory: Walls and Bridges by John Lennon. Issued on custom green Apple Records labels (SW-3416), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced and arranged by John Lennon and features performances by John Lennon, Jesse Ed Davis, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Jim Keltner, Ken Ascher, Arthur Jenkins, Bobby Keys, and Elton John (on "#9 Dream" / "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night"). The tracklist spans Side One ("Going Down On Love", "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", "Old Dirt Road", "What You Got", "Bless You", "Scared") and Side Two ("#9 Dream", "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)", "Steel And Glass", "Beef Jerky", "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)", "Ya Ya"). Housed in its original multi-flap die-cut outer sleeve featuring John Lennon's childhood June 1952 "Football" watercolor illustration on the front and the interactive flip-panel glasses portrait on the back, this complete package includes the original 8-page lyric/illustration booklet (featuring childhood watercolor drawings including "Mr. Bolo" and full track-by-track credits), the original custom printed inner sleeve featuring the Irish surname history extract for "O'Lennon" on one side and a portrait of John Lennon on the reverse (SW-3416), and an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Custom green Apple Records labels (SW-3416) remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Die-Cut Jacket, Booklet & Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original outer sleeve exhibits clean childhood illustration colors on the front, intact interactive die-cut flip flaps on the back, and crisp tracklist typography, showing light edge/corner rubbing and a solid spine with no seam splits. Includes the complete original lyric/artwork booklet, the original custom printed portrait/genealogy inner sleeve, and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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