(BEATLES) RAVI SHANKAR "IN CONCERT" RARE UK APPLE IST
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RAVI SHANKAR "IN CONCERT 1972"
ORIGINAL 1973 RARE UK APPLE IST PRESSING.
RELEASED APRIL 1973 "IIN CONCERT 1972" WAS RECORDED DURING A CONCERT THAT TOOK PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1972. GEORGE HARRISON ASSISTED WITH THE EDITING AN MIXING.
THE ALBUM FAILED TO CHART IN THE UK AND THIS HAS NOW BECOME ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE APPLE ALBUMS TO AQUIRE.
OFFERED IN UNPLAYED CONDITION AND FEATURING EARLY STAMPERS THIS STUNNING COPY IS SURE TO ENHANCE ANY APPLE COLLECTION.
APPLE SAP 103 (SAPDO 1002)
A/B-1-1
STAMPERS A 1 A 1
THE APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN MINT AND UNMARKED CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED CLOSELY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT LABELS DISPLAY NO SPINDLE MARK TO EITHER SIDE. BOTH LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN AND VIVID AND FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING....BOTH SIDES DISPLAY THEIR ORIGIANL LIKE NEW APPEARENCE.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS NEAR MINT. CLOSE AND CAREFUL INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS JUST VERY LIGHT AND TINY, WISPY SURFACE MARKS WHICH WILL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VINYL BEING REMOVED FROM ITS SLEEVE, IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THE VINYL APPEARS MINT. BOTH DISCS RETAIN THEIR LIKE NEW GLOSS WITH NO DULLING PRESENT AND BOTH LIE PREFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.CLEALRY HAVING RECEIVED NO MORE THAN TWO VERY CAREFUL PLAYS THIS VINYL IS IN TRULY STUNNING CONDITION.
BOTH WHITE INNERS ARE PRESENT AND ARE IN NEAR MIMT CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.
THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE. RETAINING IT ORIGINAL DEEP LUSTRE THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND ONE OR TWO VERY VERY LIGHT "THUMBNAIL" CREASES (THESE ARE ONLY VISIBLE WHEN SLEEVE IS ANGLED IN LIGHT). THE SLEEVE IS STILL CLEAN AND BRIGHT . THE GLOSSY REAR IS AS PER THE FRONT AND SUPERB. THE SPINE IS STILL RIGID AND ALL WORDING IS READABLE. THE SLEEVE IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS AND IS AGAIN FREE FROM WRITING. THE INNER IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN WITH NO HANDLING MARKS. ALL WORDING IS PERFECT AND ALL COLOURING IS DEEP AND VIBRANT.
OVERALL A STUNNING AND UNPLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS NOW VERY RARE UK APPLE RELEASE.
COPIES OF THIS ALBUM VERY RARELY SURFACE FOR SALE, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST UK APPLE RELEASES .... THIS IS A RARE AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE AN ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS ALBUM WHICH IS OFFERED IN SUCH STUNNING CONDITION....APPLE COLLECTIONS ARE NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT THIS RARE ISSUE.. THIS IS ONE NOT TO BE MISSED.
