Feeling The Space - Original 1973 US Apple label 12-track LP - Jacksonville Press

Scarce original 1973 US Apple 12-track LP -  Yoko Ono's fourth solo album - feminist themed "... dedicated to the sisters who died in pain and sorrow and those who are now in prisons and in mental hospitals for being unable to survive in the male society." The album was her last on Apple... featuring John Lennon on guitar on Woman Power and She Hits Back and backing vocals on Men, Men, Men.

Vinyl has the generic full and cut apple logo labels on their respective sides - housed in a lyric inner sleeve - ultimately in a sturdy, matt finish picture cover.

For those into the machine stamped (ms) and hend etched (he) trail off matrix information:
Side 1: SW1 3412 F1#2 (he) MASTERED BY CAPITOL (ms) Wly (he) 0 (ms)
Side B: SW2 3412 F1#2 (he) MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 (ms) Wly (he)
suggesting a mastering done by Capitol Masterings Wallace Edward Traugott - subsequently pressed by Capitols Jacksonville pressing planrt.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+ (Inner Sleeve)/(VG+ (Cover):
Vinyl is bright and shiny - has hardly any signs of play or handling -mint labels - easily graded near mint.
Inner sleeve has a couple of inevitable and usual milder bends outside of viny perimeter - no splits and otherwise mint.
Cover has a little wrinkling from edges - lighter lower and opening corner dents, solid and straight seams and fine unfaded colours... very little rubbing/denting to opening edges... a very decent VG+ cover.

Tracklisting:

Side 1.
1. Growing Pain   3:50
2. Yellow Girl (Stand By For Life)   3:13
3. Coffin Car   3:29
4. Woman Of Salem   3:09
5. Run, Run, Run   5:07
6. If Only   3:40

Side 2.
1. A Thousand Times Yes   3:00
2. Straight Talk   2:50
3. Angry Young Woman   3:51
4. She Hits Back   3:48
5. Women Power   4:50
6. Men, Men, Men   4:01

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

Recorded at Record Plant Studios, 321 West 44th Street, New York, N.Y. 10036

Mastered at Capitol Mastering, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood CA 90028
Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, 1 Capitol Way, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650, USA

Credits:

Yoko Ono - Vocals, Backing Vocals

David Spinozza, John O'Cean (John Lennon) - Guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel Guitar
Bob Babbitt, Gordon Edwards - Bass
Andrew Smith, Jim Keltner, Rick Marotta - Drums
Jeremy Steig - Flute
Don Brooks - Harmonica
Arthur Jenkins - Percussion
Ken Ascher - Piano
Michael Brecker - Saxophone
David Friedman - Vibraphone

Technical Credits:
Yoko Ono - Production
May Pang - Assistant Producer

Jack Douglas - Engineer
Ed Sprigg - Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi - Assistant Engineer
Tom Rabstenek - Mastering

Artwork:
Yoko Ono - Design
Bob Gruen - Photograph

John Hoernle - Art Direction