In this auction:

• HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) b/w LISTEN, THE SNOW IS FALLING by John Lennon & Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band

• This is a 12-inch single with a 3:25 play time on the A-side.

• This is Capitol Records SPRO 9929, and it was issued in December of 1986.

• This 12-inch single is pressed on WHITE VINYL!

• It comes in a clear mylar plastic outer sleeve with a gray 9-inch X 4 ½-inch sticker attached to the front of the plastic sleeve.

• “HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)” was originally released December 1, 1971 as Apple Records 1842 on green vinyl.

• THIS RECORD IS A VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION PROMOTIONAL PRESSING OF JUST 2500 COPIES!

• It has custom silver “faces” label.

• Both labels have white print that reads:

  Promotional Copy/Not For Sale

• The gray sticker on the front of the plastic sleeve has this printing at the bottom:

  CAPITOL RECORDS PROMOTION

• It is definitely a LIMITED EDITION! ONLY 2500 COPIES OF THE RECORD WERE PRODUCED!!!

• The gray sticker on the front of the plastic sleeve also has this printing:

  SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION OF 2500

  Christmas 1986

• This record was NOT sold in stores. My guess is that you had to be in a select group of people (perhaps individuals in the recording industry, Capitol Records executives, high-ups at select radio stations, etc.) to receive a copy.

• The WHITE VINYL is NEAR MINT. There are no signs of vinyl surface reaction to the plastic cover that sometimes occurs. I assume it’s because the vinyl was put into an inner sleeve early in its life. It is now in a Discwasher V.R.P. sleeve.

• The CLEAR PLASTIC MYLAR OUTER SLEEVE & STICKER is in NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) CONDITION with just some slight normal bends and ripples that come with a plastic cover. There is some light wear on the top and bottom of the right side of the gray sticker that was caused by disc impression.

Now, think about this question: How cool would it be to be the owner of a John Lennon Record where ONLY 2500 were produced worldwide??

The answer: VERY COOL, For Sure!!!

Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records,6th Ed. by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for some information about this record.

FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records, 6^th Ed. These grades are Poor (P), Fair (F), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY GRADE this record, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for more Beatles vinyl you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish the same day. (NOTE: If more than 1 item is won by the same bidder, please do NOT make payment until I send an invoice with combined shipping cost.) Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close. Add $5.85 for shipping via USPS Media Mail with tracking.