BEATLES, ABBEY ROAD 1968 UK VINYL LP -3 -4 MATRIX NEAR EXC AUDIO, NEAR EXC SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A NEAR EXCELLENT COPY OF :
THE BEATLES, ABBEY ROAD 1968 UK VINYL LP LATER 1976 -4-3 MATRIX FIFTH PRESSING IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES NEAR EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH A NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION LAMINATED NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ALSO. A GREAT COPY.
THIS COPY IS A 1976 LATER PRESSING WITH THE 'HER MAJESTY' CREDIT ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL WITH LABEL TEXTS AS BELOW FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE.
THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES WITH JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE IN THE QUIET PARTS AND A FEW LIGHT RANDOM DUST POPS. A GREAT COPY OF A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM ON VINYL.
LATER 1976 PRESSING VARIANT 2 STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS :
SIDE 1 : YEX 449-4 GDO 3 SIDE 2 : YEX 450-3 WG 2
(AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
The Beatles ?– Abbey Road
Label: Apple Records ?– PCS 7088 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, ReissueCountry: UK Released: 1976 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Pop Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Come Together Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 4:21 A2 Something Written-By – Harrison* 3:03 A3 Maxwell's Silver Hammer Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:27 A4 Oh! Darling Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:27 A5 Octopus's Garden Written-By – Starkey* 2:51 A6 I Want You (She's So Heavy) Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 7:47 B1 Here Comes The Sun Written-By – Harrison* 3:05 B2 Because Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:46 B3 You Never Give Me Your Money Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 4:02 B4 Sun King Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:27 B5 Mean Mr. Mustard Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:06 B6 Polythene Pam Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:13 B7 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:57 B8 Golden Slumbers Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:32 B9 Carry That Weight Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:37 B10 The End Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:20 B11 Her Majesty Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 0:23Companies, etc.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
Credits
- Engineer [Uncredited] – Geoff Emerick, Phillip McDonald*
- Lacquer Cut By – HTM*
- Photography By – Iain Macmillan
- Producer – George Martin
Notes
This is the Fifth Pressing, released : Summer 1976 to 1980.Light green label with “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines. Publishing year printed with big ? copyright symbol. “33 1/3? under "An EMI recording" not on the left side but has moved to the center. Album have full laminated sleeve. The records were housed in standard white paper EMI inner sleeves.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout Stamped Variation 1): YEX 749-4 HTM
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout Stamped Variation 1): YEX 750-3 HTM
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout Stamped Variation 2): YEX 749-4
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout Stamped Variation 2): YEX 750-3
- Matrix / Runout (Etchings): HTM
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout Stamped Variation 3): YEX 749-4 H R 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout Stamped Variation 3): YEX 750-2U GDG 7
LABELS : I CAN SEE SOME OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : BOTH SIDES HAVE A NICE SHEEN, THERE ARE JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT VISIBLE SURFACE MARKS AND A FEW LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH GAVE SOME RANDOM VERY LIGHT CRACKLE AND A FEW POPS DURING THE VERY QUIET PARTS AS MENTIONED. NOTHING INTRUSIVE AT ALL, THE MUSIC IS CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. PLAYED A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION. A VERY NICE COPY.
VINYL PLAYBACK : BOTH SIDES PLAY THROUGH WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. THERE IS JUST A LITTLE RANDOM BACKGROUND CRACKLE DURING THE QUIET PARTS AS MENTIONED AND JUST A FEW RANDOM DUST POPS. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM THE LISTENING PLEASURE. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT ON VINYL THROUGH HEADPHONES. OVERALL IN NEAR EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION, A GREAT COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
LAMINATED NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD IN THE UK : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, SO WITH NO EDGE WEAR, JUST VERY LIGHT CORNER WEAR. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY LEGIBLE AND EDGES ARE CRISP. JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF RING WEAR ON THE COVER (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING, NO STICKER MARKS OR WRITING, JUST A FEW LIGHT EDGE CREASES. VERY SLIGHT AGE STAINING ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. OVERALL IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION, A VERY NICE SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
EMI RECORDS PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : A FEW LIGHT CREASES, NO SPLITS TO THE EDGES CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO AGE STAINING. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
OVERALL A NEAR EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION 1976 PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC BEATLES ALBUM WITH A NEAR EXCELLENT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND PLAIN PAPER INNER. A SUPERB ADDITION TO ANY VINYL COLLECTION.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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