Media Condition:  Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    US  
Released:  1974-09-26
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Folk Rock, Pop Rock

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Notes:

Early Jacksonville pressing, green Apple with "Mfd. By Apple Records, Inc." at bottom perimeter on Side 1 only.
Side 1/Side 2 text is in upper and lower case font at the left, "Stereo" is not stated on labels.

Issued with a custom gate-fold cover with two, 2-sided 4" x 12" flaps that reveal Johns childhood drawing, and can be used to flip over and create different images of John's face on the back. 

Also comes with custom posterboard inner sleeve with more images, and an 8-page lyrics/photo booklet.

Pressed at Capitol's Jacksonville factory, as idenitifed by 0 stamped in the run-outs.

Label variants (compare to [r1430800, Winchester pressing [r4389417 and Los Angeles [r6316067 )

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Also thanks to: Pappa Dennis Ferrante, Rod, Corky, Howie, Dave, Bruce, Frankie and Uncle Tom Cobbley and all, y'all.
Special thanks to Howard Johnson for his hornspiration and Steve Madaio and Bobby "Did I play that?" Keys for extra-curricular.

A1. Going Down On Love 3:53
A2. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night 3:24
A3. Old Dirt Road 4:10
A4. What You Got 3:06
A5. Bless You 4:39
A6. Scared 4:37
B1. #9 Dream 4:44
B2. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) 2:33
B3. Steel And Glass 4:35
B4. Beef Jerky 3:25
B5. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out) 5:07
B6. Ya Ya 1:06

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout SW-1-3416-Z8 MCR
Matrix / Runout SW-2-3416-Z7 MCR
Matrix / Runout 0
Matrix / Runout SW-1-3416-Z1⃫2 #3 MCR
Matrix / Runout SW-2-3416- Z - 1² #1 MCR
Matrix / Runout SW1-3416-Z-1-4 MCR [0]
Matrix / Runout SW 2-3416- Z 2² #2 MCR O
Matrix / Runout SW1-3416-Z-1-2 MCR [0]
Matrix / Runout SW-2-3416- Z - 1² MCR [0]
Rights Society BMI

Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By Apple Records, Inc.
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Mastered At Master Cutting Room
Mastered At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Lacquer Cut At Master Cutting Room
Pressed By Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Published By Lennon Music
Published By ATV Music Corp.
Published By Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By Frost Music Corp.
Published By Jonware Music Corp.