Beatles Let it Be Box Set LP and Get Back Book

£ 138

$ 183

£ 138 Sold For

Apr 26, 2008 Sold Date

Apr 16, 2008 Start Date

£ 50 Start price

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Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

"Let it Be Box Set" by the Beatles

Only the very first releases of the let it be LP album in 1970 came as a "box set", where the LP was paired with a unique 170-page book of photos that has never been released separately.

Very early copy - LP is marked "Factory sample not for sale"
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LP Cover - Red apple on rear of the cover at the bottom - identifying it as from the box set.

LP - the oldest box set matrices ie -2U/-2U

Get Back Book - Full of stunning photographs . Was only sold with the box set and not available separately.

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'The Beatles Get Back' Book
* Nearmint- condition. The best example I have seen of these 40 year old books.
* Barely a mark on the outer cover, still black and very shiny.
* Spine completely firm and undamaged.
* All pages well stuck in.
* No torn pages.
* No writing anywhere.
* No loose pages.
* All 170 pages inside look stunning ,vibrant mint colour - see selection of only 2 copied here.

LP
* Dark green Apple label
* Stereo
* Label number PCS 7096
* First matrix numbers YEX 773-2U and YEX 774-2U ie the first box set issue
* Mother/stampers are (1or 7?)HH and 5HH
* "Factory sample, not for sale" sticker is stuck onto side 2
* Both sides have been played and listened to all the way through. Both sides play EX+/EX See detailed play and visual notes at the bottom of the page.

LP Cover
The cover for the LPs sold in the box set have a small red apple on the back of the cover, at the bottom. See main photo. (Later issues have a green apple in this position)
* Red apple logo on rear of cover.
* In VG++ condition
* Cover is complete and undamaged with no tears and no writing, no splits on the seams.
* Just a few small light scuffs around the outer edges of the cover,

This was the Beatles final album, released in 1970. As sold, the box set was in a thin cardboard box that was very flimsy and only opened with great difficulty. Unsurprisingly this flimsy cardboard container has not survived, and is not included in the sale.

LP Visual and Play
All 4 sides of the LPs have been not only visually examined, but also played on a quality deck and carefully listened to all the way through. There are no visible scratches on the vinyl but both sides have light scuffing/rubbing marks. None of these marks seem to have any effect on the play quality from the LP tracks. Side 1 - visually EX- , no deep scratches but light rubbing and scuffing on the surface. Play quality was EX+ I heard no ticks , no clicks, no hops, no sticks, no crackles; even the gaps between the tracks were particularly quiet. Side 2 was very similar, play quality gradedd slightly lower at EX because I could detect some background noise/dust? in two of the gaps between the tracks.

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Postage + packing
(LP protected by thick cardboard)

UK next day special delivery including insurance = £9.50

Airmail Japan, USA = £14.00
Airmail Europe = £8.200

Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £5.50

All photos are of the actual album for sale, not from "stock"or copied from elsewhere. Please note that both text and photos are copyright. Please don't copy !

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