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Sought-after 7˝ UK Apple Records one-sided acetate pressing of John Lennon's classic anti-war anthem "Give Peace a Chance" in stereo. Released as a single in July 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, it was the first solo single issued by Lennon, released while he was still a member of the Beatles.
Written and recorded during Lennon’s famous 'Bed-In for Peace' in room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, the session was attended by dozens of journalists and various celebrities, including Timothy Leary, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Joseph Schwartz, Rosemary Woodruff Leary, Petula Clark, Dick Gregory, Allen Ginsberg, Roger Scott, Murray the K, and Derek Taylor, many of whom are mentioned in the lyrics. Lennon played acoustic guitar and was joined by Tommy Smothers (of Smothers Brothers fame), also on acoustic. 'Give Peace A Chance' was captured in a single take and became an enduring anthem of the anti-war movement, symbolizing the power of music to unite.
The acetate disc bears a green-and-white Apple Corps Ltd. label with handwritten notations by pioneering cutting engineer George Peckham: "Give Peace a Chance, Plastic Ono Band." Peckham became an engineer at Apple Studios in November 1968 as a trainee cutting engineer and subsequently moved to the position of chief Apple cutter.
Condition: VG++.
From the Mark Erbach Collection.
