BEATLES "FROM THEN TO YOU" RARE UK FANCLUB APPLE ISSUE

	£		355
	$		470

                                                  BEATLES "FROM THEN TO YOU"

VERY RARE AND ORIGINAL UK APPLE FAN CLUB ONLY RELEASE.

EACH YEAR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1969 THE BEATLES ISSUED A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS FELXI DISC TO THEIR FANCLUB MEMBERS. FROM THE EARLY AMATEURISH THANK YOU'S TO THE FANS AND IN-JOKES THE BEATLES GRADUATED TO PANTOMIMES (1966), PEPPER STYLE EXPERIMENTATION (1967) AND SHEER MAYHEM (1968,1969).

HOWEVER BY CHRISTMAS 1970 THE BEATLES HAS SPLIT SO THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF THEM ISSUING A NEW RECORD. INSTEAD, AS ONE FINAL PARTING GESTURE TO THE OFFICIAL UK BEATLES FAN CLUD A VINYL ALBUM COMPRISING OF THE PREVIOUS SEVEN FLEXI'S WAS ISSUED TO FREE TO ALL REMAINING FAN CLUB MEMBERS. FAN CLUB MEMBERSHIP HAD DWINDLED DRAMATICALLY IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS THEREFORE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF THIS VINYL ALBUM WAS PRODUCED.

ALTHOUGH THE ALBUM CARRIES A LYNTONE CATALOGUE NUMBER (AS DID ALL THE PREVIOUS FLEXI'S) IT WAS ACTUALLY PRESSED BY EMI (HENCE THE APPLE LABEL)BEACAUSE LYNTONE WAS ALREADY FULLY BOOKED AT THAT TIME PRODUCING OTHER RECORDS FOR THE CHRISTMAS MARKET.

OFFERED FOR IS AN ORIGINAL EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE UK FANCLUB ONLY ISSUE, FEATURING STUNNING AND NEAR MINT, BARELY PLAYED VINYL, FLAWLESS AUDIO AND HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL OUTER SLEEVE.  

LYN 2153/4

STAMPERS 1  1

THE VERY DARK GREEN, SLIGHTLY TEXTURED APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED CLOSELY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST ONE VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARK PRESENT TO SIDE TWO ONLY!. LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND VERY VIVID. BOTH SIDES ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR OTHER BLEMISHES AND ALL LETTERING IS BOLD AND PERFECT....THEY ARE LIKE NEW!

THE GLOSSY HEAVIER WEIGHT VINYL IS ALSO NEAR MINT. HAVING CLEALRY RECEIVED JUST NO MORE A FEW CAREFUL PLAYS THE VINYL APPEARS MINT IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT, ONLY WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT IS IT POSSIBLE TO DETECT JUST THE LIGHTEST AND SMALLEST OF HANDLING SURAFCE MARKS,THESE REALLY ARE MINIMAL, THERE ARE ABSOLUTLEY NO NEEDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE AND NO SIGNS OF PLAY . THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.

THE ORIGINAL INNER IS PRESENT AND IS EXCELLENT, IT IS STILL ITS BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR AND IS STILL QUITE CRISP. THE INNER SHOWS LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING BUT IS INTACT AND FREE FROM ANY WRITING. 

THE ORIGINAL AN CORRECT FRONT ONLY LAMINATED  SLEEVE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE GIVEN ITS AGE. THE FRONT WHICH IS STILL VERY BRIGHT AND GLOSSY DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT CREASES AND A DEEPER CREASE TOWARDS THE RIGHT CORNER. THERE IS ALSO SOME MINOR LAMINATE LIFT TOWARDS THE SPINE EDGE BUT IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT THE LAMINATE IS NOT SPLIT OR CRACKED IN ANYWAY.THERE IS ALSO A LIGHT AN IMPRESSION WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE. THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE SHOWS SIMILAR LIGHT CREASES AND HANDLING/AGE MARKS BUT IS STILL VERY CLEAN AND BRIGHT AND HAS NOT SUFFERED FROM ANY AGE BROWNING OR YELLOWING.. THE SPINE IS RIGID WITH A FEW CREASES AND ALL PICTURES AND WORDING ARE STILL PERFECT AND COMPLETELY UNSPOILT

OVERALL A BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF "FROM THEN TO YOU".

 THIS FINAL OFFICIAL BEATLES ALBUM IS NOW VERY VERY SCARCE AND VERY COLLECTABLE.OBTAINING ALL THE BEATLES OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS RELEASES REMAINS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR COLLECTORS OLD AND NEW.  THIS PARTICULAR RELEASE IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST TO OBTAIN, THEY SELDOM SURFACE FOR SALE IN ANY CONDITION AND MOST COLLECTORS WILL CONSIDER THIS A MUST HAVE AND ONE NOT TO BE MISSED, THIS IS A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE A BARELY PLAYED COPY WHICH OFFERS NEAR MINT LABELS AND VINYL!