BEATLES-Japan Orig RED VINYL Apple 45 RPM "GET BACK / DON'T LET ME DOWN" AR-2279

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39

RARE!! EARLY JAPANESE COPY

ORIGINAL APPLE RECORDS

RUBY RED VINYL!!

7" With Lyrics On Inside Cover Slick!

BEATLES

"GET BACK" /

"DON'T LET ME DOWN"

 APPLE RECORDS - AR-2279

(EARLY RELEASE = 400 YEN)

Lyrics On Inside Cover!

Low Starting Bid!!

ABOUT ORIGINAL JAPANESE RED VINYL RECORDS:
In 1958 in Japan, Toshiba Musical Industries, one of the two or three large manufacturers of records in Japan, began pressing colored vinyl records, with the introduction of their red, “Everclean” vinyl. This vinyl compound was created in order to be more resistant to static electricity, and was intended to help prevent records from accumulating dust. Toshiba pressed red colored vinyl records from 1958 through early 1974, though they often coexisted on the shelves with black vinyl pressings. Labels that were pressed by Toshiba included Capitol Records (and all of their subsidiaries), Odeon Records, Liberty Records, and World Pacific Records.

While the red Everclean vinyl was intended to prevent the buildup of static electricity, the label was inconsistent in its use, as only a small percentage of the albums and singles pressed during that sixteen year period were made using that vinyl compound. Furthermore, there seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to which albums would be issued on red vinyl and which only on black, and sometimes that was the case even with a particular title. In some cases, promotional copies of a particular album might have been pressed with red (or black) vinyl while the copies available for sale in the stores might be the opposite color.

Though these Everclean pressings were not manufactured with the specific intention that they be collectors’ items, they have become so over time, and a red vinyl copy of a given album will always sell for a higher price than its black vinyl counterpart, even if the red vinyl version is more common than the black one.

I always believed the story that these ruby red Japanese releases were the first “purest” pressings. When records are pressed, the manufacturers usually recycle any trimmings from previous pressings and add black color to camouflage any appearance flaws in the records. These red pressings were the purest form of vinyl—before anything was added to the mix.

Record =EX / Cover-Lyrics =EX

(some slight "browning" on Lyrics Sheet)

Sold "AS IS"

I've had this record in my collection since 1984 and never played it

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I AM SELLING MY RECORD COLLECTION AFTER HOLDING ON TO IT FOR ALMOST 45 YEARS. I WILL BE POSTING MANY MORE ITEMS (MOSTLY SCARCE BEATLE/SOLO BEATLES) RECORDS THAT I COLLECTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD. RARE STUFF YOU DO NOT NORMALLY SEE. IN ALMOST ALL CASES I PLAYED THE RECORD POSSIBLY ONCE, IF EVER (TRUE COLLECTOR!!)--IT'S IN THE SAME CONDITION I GOT IT IN. ALL GRADINGS ARE VISUAL GRADINGS. ALMOST EVERYTHING IS MINT OR VG+ AND I WILL TRY MY BEST TO PUT A CONSERVATIVE GRADE ON ALL.

 Sold "As is"

Buyers outside the United States pay $24 postage and handling ($44 for 3+ Records),   and all payment for foreign orders must be by PayPal services only.

***BUYERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPMENTS ONCE THEY ARE SHIPPED--UNLESS YOU REQUEST AND PAY FOR TRACKING (WHEN AVAILABLE). I CAN NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PACKAGES ONCE THEY LEAVE THE UNITED STATES. I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM NUMBER BUT THAT USUALLY IS NOT TRACKABLE***I WILL NOT SHIP TO CROATIA--SORRY***.

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