THE BEATLES - '1969 Fan Club Flexi Disc' VERY RARE

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Jul 4, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 24, 2010 Start Date

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The Beatles - 1969 Fan Club Flexi Disc - VERY RARE

This auction is for an original flexi disc 33rpm record called ‘Happy Christmas 1969’ by The Beatles.

Notes – from The Official Beatles Fan Club of Great Britain, the seventh (and final) Christmas Record from the Beatles Fan Club.

From Ascot in Berkshire, from Weybridge in Surrey, from St John's Wood in the Borough of Marylebone and from Apple in the West End, John, Ringo, Paul and George send you these tapes of love and greetings soldered into a collective disc by the iron wrist of Maurice Cole. The Beatles wish all of you a happy Christmas and may the Seventies Give Peace A Chance.

Sleeve printed in England by West Brothers, Printers Limited, London, SW19.

Issued on Lyntone Records.

The Catalogue number is Side 1 - LYN 1970, Side 2 - LYN 1971.

Issued in 1969.

All tracks written by The Beatles.

CONDITION –

The flexi disc is in Excellent condition.

The sleeve is in Very Good condition. Just a small amount of age mottling on the back of the cover, please see scan, but an outstanding example of this flexi.

(Record Collector gradings).

The all important centre is in superb condition. There is no writing or other blemishes, the text is striking and clearly legible with NO fading, as pristine as the day it left the factory. The spindle is clean with very little evidence of wear and show very little signs of visible playing.

Many copies of this flexi when released were taken to parties and played endlessly, often scratched until they were unplayable. This copy however has been played only lightly and looked after.

The flexi disc is in great condition and free from any significant marks or blemishes.

The most outstanding aspect of this copy is the clean nature of how the record plays with very little surface noise or static pops between tracks - amazing for a flexi disc as they traditionally wear easier than normal vinyl for obvious reasons. This single has clearly been loved and treasured by a keen collector. The quality of the sound makes the playing of the disc a pleasure with no allowances having to be made for its almost 40 year vintage, which is astounding in itself.

The front of the sleeve features a design by Richard and Zak Starkey.

This single is becoming increasingly rare, especially in this condition.

Quite brilliant!

Thanks for looking.

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