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Beatles: Lennon and Ono

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Beatles: Lennon and Ono

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Auction Date:2014 Aug 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:236 Commercial St., Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS signed “Yoko Ono” with a postscript signed “John Lennon,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Capitol Records letterhead, March 9, 1973. Letter to KOL-FM radio disc jockey Paul Gregg. In full: “I’ve been wanting to write to thank you for giving me the airtime to talk about my new album, and to thank you for the attention you’ve paid ‘Approximately Infinite Universe’ since its release. I am very pleased with the positive attitude and remarks that have been the essence of reaction to the album in the U.S. and abroad.” Signed at the conclusion by Ono, with a short typed postscript which reads, “I agree,” signed by John Lennon. In fine condition, with a couple vertical creases and small area of soiling to right side.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Gregg, which reads, in part: “In 1973, I was working as the mid-day DJ on a Seattle radio station, KOL-FM. This was the heyday of FM progressive radio…It was common for us to interview recording artists either live in the studio or by phone when new albums were being released. This was the situation when the representative from Capitol Records arranged for Yoko and John to phone in during my radio show. They were promoting her new release, ‘Approximately Infinite Universe.’…As I recall we chatted for about 15 minutes, I played a couple of cuts, and that was that. About a week or so later I received this thank you letter.” Also accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. On top of producing his wife’s album, Lennon had also played guitar and sang backing vocals under the pseudonym of Joel Nohnn, an anagram of John Lennon. Around the same time, he was busy meeting with George Harrison and Ringo Starr to block the release of a Beatles bootleg album Alpha Omega, which the band countered by releasing their red and blue double albums.