John Lennon – Rock 'N' Roll (1975 LP Original US Apple Pressing) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (SK-3419)

Catalog an iconic 1975 rock-and-roll standards studio album for your archival inventory: Rock 'N' Roll by John Lennon. Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. (New York, NY) on green Granny Smith full-apple (Side 1) and sliced-apple (Side 2) Apple Records labels (SK 3419 / SK-3419; Side 1 / Side 2), this 12-inch vinyl LP was produced and arranged by Phil Spector and John Lennon (October 1973–December 1973) and John Lennon (October 21–25, 1974), recorded at Record Plant East, Record Plant West, and A&M Studios (engineers Roy Cicala, Lee Keifer, Shelly Yakus; assistant engineer Jim Iovine), and mastered by Gregg Calbi at The Cutting Room, Record Plant, New York. Featuring classic 1950s rock-and-roll interpretations, the 13-track sequence spans Side 1 ("Be-Bop-A-Lula", "Stand By Me", "Medley: Ready Teddy / Rip It Up", "You Can't Catch Me", "Ain't That A Shame", "Do You Want To Dance", "Sweet Little Sixteen") and Side 2 ("Slippin' And Slidin'", "Peggy Sue", "Medley: Bring It On Home To Me / Send Me Some Lovin'", "Bony Moronie", "Ya Ya", "Just Because"). Housed in its original outer sleeve (SK-3419) featuring Jurgen Vollmer's famous 1961 Hamburg doorway photograph on the front and John Uomoto's neon lettering on the back (art direction and design by Roy Kohara), the vinyl disc is preserved in 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. Both Side 1 (full green apple) and Side 2 (sliced apple) Apple Records labels (SK 3419) remain bright, vibrant, and clean with sharp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): Original outer sleeve exhibits crisp monochrome Hamburg doorway photography with neon title box on the front and bold green-and-red neon typography and full credits on the back, showing light edge/corner rubbing, mild ring wear along the dark back border, a vintage handwritten name/stamp ("Hermann Schneider") on the left front brick wall, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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