BEATLES "FROM THEN TO YOU" RARE UK APPLE FANCLUB ISSUE
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BEATLES "FROM THEN TO YOU"
VERY RARE AND ORIGINAL UK APPLE FAN CLUB ONLY RELEASE.
EACH YEAR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1969 THE BEATLES ISSUED A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS FELXI DISC TO THEIR FANCLUB MEMBERS. FROM THE EARLY AMATEURISH THANK YOU'S TO THE FANS AND IN-JOKES THE BEATLES GRADUATED TO PANTOMIMES (1966), PEPPER STYLE EXPERIMENTATION (1967) AND SHEER MAYHEM (1968,1969).
HOWEVER BY CHRISTMAS 1970 THE BEATLES HAS SPLIT SO THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF THEM ISSUING A NEW RECORD. INSTEAD, AS ONE FINAL PARTING GESTURE TO THE OFFICIAL BEATLES FAN CLUD A HARD-VINYL ALBUM COMPRISING OF THE PREVIOUS SEVEN FLEXI'S WAS ISSUED TO FREE TO ALL REMAINING FAN CLUB MEMBERS. FAN CLUB MEMBERSHIP HAD DWINDLED DRAMATICALLY IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS THEREFORE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF THIS HARD-VINYL ALBUM WAS PRODUCED.
ALTHOUGH THE ALBUM CARRIES A LYNTONE CATALOGUE NUMBER (AS DID ALL THE PREVIOUS FLEXI'S) IT WAS ACTUALLY PRESSED BY EMI (HENCE THE APPLE LABEL)BEACAUSE LYNTONE WAS ALREADY FULLY BOOKED AT THAT TIME PRODUCING OTHER RECORDS FOR THE CHRISTMAS MARKET.
OFFERED FOR SALE IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE ORIGINAL UK FANCLUB ONLY ISSUE.
THIS PARTICULAR COPY WAS A PERSONAL GIFT GIVEN TO THE LOCAL POSTMAN WHO DELIVERED THE MAIL TO THE LIVERPOOL FAN CLUB OFFICE FROM THE FAN CLUB SECRETARY FREDA KELLY. THE ALBUM IS STILL HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL ENVELOPE WHICH STATES TO THE FRONT... " MR ...... FROM FREDA KELLY"
LYN 2153/4
STAMPERS 1 1
THE VERY DARK GREEN, SLIGHTLY TEXTURED APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED CLOSELY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE VISIBLE SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO BOTH SIDES, SOME OF THESE DO EXTEND BEYOND THE CENTRE RIDGE.THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND VERY VIVID WITH A SMALL RUBBING MARK TOWARDS BOTTOM OF SIDE ONE (NOT SEVERE). BOTH SIDES ARE FREE FROM OR ANY OTHER BLEMISHES AND ALL LETTERING IS BOLD AND PERFECT.
THE GLOSSY HEAVIER WEIGHT VINYL IS ALSO EXCELLENT. CLEALRY THIS HAS BEEN AND THEREFORE THE VINYL DOES CARRY SOME SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD LIGHT NEEDLE MARK, HOWEVER NONE ARE SEVERE OR FEELABLE AND NONE AFFECT THE AUDIO. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND THERE IS NO DULLING TO TEH PLAYING SURFACE.
THE ORIGINAL INNER IS PRESENT AND IS STUNNING, IT IS STILL ITS BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR AND IS VERY CRISP. THE INNER IS INTACT AND FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS E.T.C.
THE ORIGINAL AN CORRECT FRONT ONLY LAMINATED SLEEVE IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE GIVEN ITS AGE, IT HAS VERY LIGHT CREASES BUT THESE ARE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF AN IMPRESSION WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE AND THE ODD THUMBNAIL CREASE. MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN THE FRONT IS BRIGHT AND VIVID WITH NO LAMINATE LIFT OR SPLITS.THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE IS STILL ITS BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR WITH JUST VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. THE SPINE IS RIGIDWITH JUST THE TINIEST "NICK" TO THE EDGE.ALL PICTURES AND WORDING ARE STILL PERFECT.... A GREAT EXAMPLE.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE WHICH AS PREVIOUSLY STATED CARRYS THE RECIPIENTS NAME AND FREIDA KELLY'S SIGNATURE. THE ENVELOPE IS INTACT WITH JUST THE EXPECTED AGEING PRESENT. THE ALL IMPORTANT TEXT TO TEH FRONT IS UNDAMAGED AND PERFECT.
"FROM THEN TO YOU", THIS FINAL OFFICIAL BEATLES ALBUM IS NOW VERY VERY SCARCE AND VERY COLLECTABLE.
OBTAINING ALL THE BEATLES OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS RELEASES REMAINS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR COLLECTORS OLD AND NEW. THIS PARTICULAR RELEASE IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST TO OBTAIN, THEY SELDOM SURFACE FOR SALE IN ANY CONDITION AND MOST COLLECTORS WILL CONSIDER THIS A MUST HAVE AND ONE NOT TO BE MISSED, THIS IS A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE A UNIQUE COPY WHICH WAS A PERSONAL GIFT FROM THE HIGHLY RESPECTED FREDA KELLY
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