Beatles ABBEY ROAD 1969 Export UK LP 1st PRESS *DECCA* *RARELY SEEN A-3U 1 BOX*
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The incredibly RARE *Decca* Ridge Export A-3U 1-Box pressing of The Beatles' classic album Abbey Road (THIS IS RARELY EVER SEEN)!
if you're already aware of what you're looking at then you know how much of an insane grail this is that rarely ever pops up. The last time this exact press was up for sale that I was able to find online was almost a decade ago! If you're not aware, this Abbey Road 1969 UK Export copy was most likely pressed in the Carribean based off of the "A-3U" matrix where they were supplied with UK EMI labels. These were pressed with a ridge characteristic of the Decca contract presses.The 1 Box A-3U's are easily rarer than the Yellow and Black labels that pop up a lot more often. And rarer than the 1-Box versions without the A-3U!
See below for details.
COUNTRY: UK
YEAR: 1969
LABEL: Parlophone / EMI
CATALOGUE NUMBER:
PPCS 7088
MATRIX:
YEX 749 A - 3U / YEX 750 - 1
MOTHERS:
1 / 1
GRADING
SLEEVE: VG+
Clean misaligned apple sleeve, laminate has creases.
LABELS: VG+
Labels are clean overall but show spindle use and light spots of fading from aging
RECORD: VG
Record plays great despite numerous hairlines and a few scratches. On side 1 I noticed a small jump on Come Together, and a skip towards the very end of She's So Heavy. Side 2 has no jumps or skips. Both sides play with crackle but the pressing plays so beautifully loud that the vast majority of the time it is overpowered and not distracting.
Inner: Standard Inner included
Postage Information
This will be shipped special delivery to make sure it reaches the lucky buyer safe and securely.
Cleaning: All vinyl sold by me is carefully cared for and cleaned with one of the most effective processes in the field. Manually cleaned with a Disco Stat + Loricraft combination with a formulated distilled water and alcohol mixture, and a tergikleen + glycol surfactant. The process is then finished off with an Ultrasonic Degritter cleaning to blast out and rinse any other impurities that may still remain. This is one of the key factors into why the vinyl I sell on sounds so clean and lacks the surface noise you may get from a seller who doesn't go to the same lengths as this vinyl obssessed guy over here :)!
Postage Information
This will be shipped special delivery to make sure it reaches the lucky buyer safe and securely.
Good luck!
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