Beatles - Abbey Road UK 1st Press MINT Rare Misaligned Apple FINAL UPGRADE
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Hello there, come on in and welcome to the auction!
As you can see from my 100% feedback, I sell with complete honesty and reliability. Above all things I am a record collector and music lover. I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late. That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence.
I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!
I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to ebay they go!
(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk to swap or sell, please get in touch!)
Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand….
Beatles
Abbey Road
First pressing, September 26, 1969
PCS 7088
Stereo
Here we have a lovely example of an original 1st pressing, from 1969 on the iconic split apple label!
This is the very very earliest press with the misaligned apple on the rear of the sleeve! This was quickly corrected for all previous pressings.
Of the early misaligned pressings, this is of the earliest having the greenish tint to the photography!
The 1st press Apple labels also omit the Her Majesty credits to “The End”; again this was quickly withdrawn and corrected.
All this makes for one of the rarest copies of Abbey Road available, being fully complete with 1st press withdrawn sleeve, 1st press withdrawn labels and 1st press black inner!
But…what makes this even rarer is the fact that it has barely been played! It’s a mint audio in a mint sleeve, simple as!
Matrix Numbers
Side 1: YEX 749-2; Side 2: YEX 750-1
Stampers.
Side 1: 3 RD
Side 2: 3 MGG
Sleeve Condition.
The 1st print fully laminated G&L outer sleeve is in really stunning condition! There are no rips or damage to mention! The wording on the spine is perfectly readable and is lovely and straight. All the edges are straight and crisp. The colours are as vibrant as they were on the day of release. There is some VERY light storage wear and very mild ring wear to the rear only!! It’s a really really nice example that won’t disappoint!
Nr Mint
Inner Condition.
The 1st press black die-cut inner is in great condition with no rips, tears, seam splits or writing! Superb!
Nr Mint
Label Condition.
The 1st press split Apple labels are in fantastic condition. There are no rips, writing or stains to mention. Under a strong light only 1 or 2 invisible spindles can be seen! Stunning and barely played!
Nr Mint
Vinyl Visual Condition.
The record looks great! It still retains its wonderful shine and lustre after all these years. There are no deep scratches, warping or dulling at all. Under a strong light, only a few wispy nearly invisible removals can be seen! It’s that good! This record has clearly only seen a needle once or twice!
Excellent +
Vinyl Audio Condition.
The record sounds superb on all frequencies! It’s a nice punchy and clear audio throughout! There was some slight static on the run in and that’s it! It’s a mint play through on all frequencies. Just astounding! You won’t find better!
Nr MINT
So there we have it. One of the rarest and earliest presses of Abbey Road and in final upgrade condition!
A Stunning Beatles Rarity!!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Happy Bidding
All my records will be sent first class, signed for and insured to their value!
I will package the records with extreme care, with hard stiffeners and the vinyl separate to the sleeve and inner, all housed in a Defenda lock tab record box envelope.
I try to be as honest as I can in my descriptions, taking as many pictures as possible, but if you don’t feel happy with your purchase, I offer no quibble full refunds as soon as the record is sent back. I will not give partial refunds however, only full. I think this is fair, Thanks!
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