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John Lennon & Yoko Ono: A Rare Promotional Pressing For Their Japanese Interview Signed and Inscribed by John and Yoko, Apple Records, 1971, image 1

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Lot 137^*

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: A Rare Promotional Pressing For Their Japanese Interview Signed and Inscribed by John and Yoko,
Apple Records, 1971,

Rock, Pop & Film

24 May 2023, 12:00 BST

London, Knightsbridge

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono: A Rare Promotional Pressing For Their Japanese Interview Signed and Inscribed by John and Yoko,

Apple Records, 1971,
7inch vinyl, featuring an interview recorded at the Teikoku Hotel, Tokyo, on 25th January 1971, signed and inscribed by John in blue ink; the front of the sleeve annotated with 'happy birthday' messages and remember Majorca Cesar; the inside gatefold annotated in various speech bubbles across, one reading happy birthday Cesar, I hope you had a wonderful birthday with us locked in the Hotel for two days. Now you know what fame is! thank you for everything, with love from John Lennon, 22 April 1971, two more saying 'happy birthday Cesar, another reading 'ello Cesar, and another with additional hand-drawn faces for John Lennon and Yoko Ono, dated 22.4.71; the back of the sleeve annotated with more 'happy birthday's' and welcome to our rooms Cesar in John's hand, the back has also been signed by Yoko, vinyl present

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Provenance:
Offered by a family member of Cesar Lozano Aldea who was the lawyer who assisted John and Yoko in their custody hearing over Yoko's daughter Kyoko. Gifted directly from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to Cesar.

According to Keith Badman's book 'The Beatles: After The Break-Up 1970-2000, (Omnibus Press, 1999); "On Thursday 22nd April, John and Yoko flew from Madrid into Palma airport, Spain..." The following day, "John and Yoko were taken into police custody and questioned regarding their alleged abduction of Yoko's seven-year-old daughter Kyoko, from a playground in Madrid. Kyoko's father, Anthony Cox had, somewhat ironically for John, been attending a meditation session by guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, at the Cala Murada, the Majorca home of the Maharishi for the last eighteen months. John and Yoko had taken the child and looked after her at their hotel, the Melia in Madrid. In court, Yoko claimed that she was awarded custody in the US when she and Cox were divorced. Following the hearing, the judge listens to evidence behind closed doors and rules that Kyoko should return to Cox... On Saturday 24 April John and Yoko left Palma en route to the Virgin Islands to obtain a custody order to fight this ruling."

Just two days later, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr accepted Paul McCartney's decision to leave The Beatles and confirmed via their lawyer that they would not appeal against it.

This rare single was limited to just 1,000 copies and was only available from Toshiba-EMI by returning a postcard included with the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band [AP-80174] or Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band [AP-80175] albums.

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