Oh Yoko, annotated draft lyric sheet for 'Imagine', 1971 (pen & ink on photocopy)

A rare set of John Lennon's early photocopied and annotated lyric sheets for his groundbreaking album Imagine, 1971 the early copies of typed drafts showing variations to the released tracks and a few of Lennon's handwritten annotations, were given to journalist Ray Connolly when he visited John and Yoko at Tittenhurst Park in July, 1971; ten lyric sheets, each a photocopy of a typed page Oh Yoko nineteen lines in six verses, the lines originally partially typed and partially transcribed in a secretary's hand on blank paper, this version showing numerous variations to the released lyrics: the first verse of the released song In the middle of the night is shown as the fourth verse here and this version begins: In the middle of a bath [i.e. with the second verse of the final version]; the fourth verse here In the middle of the sea In the middle of the sea I call your name O'Yoko does not feature in the released song; in the fifth verse here: In the middle of a wind.. the word wind is crossed out both times and replaced by an amendment in Lennon's hand cloud; in this version the sixth and final verse is written as: In the middle of a dream. however Lennon has marked the fifth and sixth verses with arrows indicating that their order should be transposed, as they did in fact become in the released song