Beatles / ABBEY ROAD / 1969 UK First Pressing / -2 -1

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" ABBEY ROAD "

1969 - UK - APPLE RECORDS

 PCS 7088

Very First Dark Green Apple Label

Side two "Her Majesty" label omission

** FIRST PRESSING **

SIDE 1 : YEX.749-2 / 5 / RDA

SIDE 2 : YEX.750-1 / 3 / GPO

VINYL CONDITION

Visual:

SIDE ONE - VG+ / Full luster and shine! Very close and careful inspection directly under bright light reveals wispy sleeve removal traces and two very light surface hairlines

SIDE TWO - VG+ /  Side two looks as beautiful as side one!! When held beneath a bright light source, wispy sleeve removal traces and very light surface hairlines are visible

Audio:

SIDE ONE  - EX / Despite a split second of crackle during the silent band before "I Want You" and the odd soft static pop during the silent band between songs and this sides most exposed moments, there are no significant or major audible faults.

SIDE TWO - VG /  frequent soft static pops. These are most apparent during this sides most exposed moments and quite passages of Here Comes The Sun, Because, Sun King, Golden Slumbers and the transitions between these tracks.  However, each track plays with the same level of exceptional clarity...no groove wear or loud repeat clicks...just an over all surface presence is discernible during this sides most open segments

Despite its faults, this UK first pressing sounds extraordinary!! It has an amazing live "you are there" warmth and transparency that no other pressing comes close to capturing!!

Labels:

SIDE ONE - EX / No apparent spindle traces. Minor handling wear, light rubbing

SIDE TWO - EX / No apparent spindle traces. Minor handling and hole wear. Light rubbing

Sleeve: VG / Beautiful front and rear laminated Garrod and Lofthouse sleeve. Minor handling/shelfwear, lower right corner bend/laminant crease. Small crease at sleeve opening. Only major fault is a laminant lift at spine under and next to title print "The Beatles", see photo above.

Inner Sleeve:  Original "Made In England" sleeve is in poor condition. Major handling wear, corner folds, small side seam splits, soiled/discolored. VINYL HAS BEEN STORED IN AN MFSL PROTECTIVE INNER SLEEVE.

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