Walls And Bridges

“Walls And Bridges” is the fifth studio album by John Lennon and was written, recorded and released during his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono. It was an American Billboard number-one album and includes two hit singles, “Whatever Gets You thru the Night” and “#9 Dream”. The first of these was Lennon’s first number-one hit in the United States as a solo artist, and his only chart-topping single in either the US or Britain during his lifetime.

Originally, Lennon planned to use some of his childhood drawings for the cover of an oldies album he had begun in 1973, but when he put that on hold to record “Walls And Bridges”, he decided to use the artwork already in production. The album’s elaborate outer jacket features some of his drawings, including one portraying a game of football and a series of photos of his face with different expressions. The front cover contains two flaps which, when folded, create several interchangeable faces of John Lennon. The booklet inside the LP includes a front photo of Lennon with no glasses and a back photo of Lennon with five pairs of glasses piled on top of one another, both by the American photographer Bob Gruen. The inner sleeve contains another portrait as well as a horizontal melange of the other photos.

For sale is an original Dutch pressing with the complete artwork package. The outer sleeve has some creases and an old price tag, the booklet and the vinyl are in excellent shape. Check out the photos!