*BEATLES "ABBEY ROAD" UK APPLE 1ST PRESS ***MISPRESS***
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BEATLES "ABBEY ROAD"
ORIGINAL 1969 UK APPLE 1ST DOUBLE MISPRESS RELEASE.
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 1969 "ABBEY ROAD" WAS THE LAST OF THE STUDIO RECORDINGS BY THE BEATLES, NAMED AFTER THE RECORDING STUDIO, THE BAND IGNORED CONVENTION AND RELEASED THE ALBUM IN STEREO ONLY. IT HAD TO BE HEARD IN THIS STATE TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE FULL SOUND OF THIS DELIGHTFUL SET.... THE WORLD WOULD SOON FOLLOW THIS STEREO ONLY EXAMPLE.
OFFERED FOR SALE AND FEATURING STUNNING LABELS AND BARELY PLAYED VINYL IS A 1ST ISSUE COPY OF THIS MISPRESSED APPLE RELEASE.
PCS 7088
YEX 749/50-1-2
NO TAX CODE.
THE VERY DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN STUNNING AND NEAR MINT CONDITION. SHOWING JUST MINIMAL VERY LIGHT AND TINY SPINDLE MARK TO EITHER SIDE , THE LABELS HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR DEEP LUSTRE AND VIVD APPEARENCE. BOTH LABELS ARE CLEAN AND UNMARKED.... LABELS DO NOT CARRY "HER MAJESTY" CREDIT.
THE GLOSSY, HEAVIER WEIGHT VINYL IS ALSO STUNNING , CLEALRY HAVING RECEIVED POSSIBLY JUST A MINIMUM VERY CAREFUL PLAYS, CLOSE AND INDEPTH INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS JUST THE EXPECTED LIGHT WISPY SURFACE MARKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VINYL BEING REMOVED FROM ITS SLEEVE. THIS STUNNING VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND DOES DISPLAY A GENUINE AS PRESSED APPEARANCE.
AUDIO IS FLAWLESS.... DELIVERING A FAULTLESS PERFORMANCE THROUGHTOUT, AUDIO IS CLEAR, CRISP AND UNINTERRUPTED WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT..... QUITE SUPERB.
THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT BLACK INNER IS SUPERB WITH JUST LIGHT BUT EXPECTED CREASES AND SIGNS OF HANDLING.
THE OUTER LAMINATED, MISPRINTED SLEEVE WHICH FEATURES THE MISALIGNEDAPPLE LOGO IS A SIMPLY STUNNING EXAMPLE. WHEN ANGLED IN A CERTAIN LIGHT THE FRONT DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND A SMALL "THUMBNAIL" CREASE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE FRONT RETAINS ITS DEEP GLOSS AND SHEEN. THERE IS JUST THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF WEAR EVIDENT TO OPENING EDGE BUT THIS IS NOT SEVERE AND THE EDGE IS STRAIGHT. THERE IS NO EDGE WEAR PRESENT. THE REAR IS VIRTUALLY CREASE FREE AND LIKE THE FRONT RETAINS ITS DEEP GLOSS. THE SPINE IS FIRM AND RIGID WITH NO CREASES OR WEAR AND ALL WORDING IS READBALE. THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS DEEP AND VIBRANT COLOURING WITH STRONG AND BOLD LETTERING.
OVERALL A SUPERB AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL UK APPLE DOUBLE MISPRESS WHICH HAS THE ADDED APPEAL OF FEATURING STUNNING BARELY PLAYED VINYL WHICH DELIVERS A FLAWLESS AUDIO AND IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE ALL OF WHICH IS HOUSED IN A STUNNING OUTER SLEEVE.
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