BEATLES- JOHN TAVENER "CELTIC REQUIEM " RARE UK APPLE
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JOHN TAVERNER "CELTIC REQUIEM"
OFFERED FOR SALE ONE OF THE RAREST UK APPLE RELEASES TO OBTAIN.
RELEASED MAY 1971 "CELTIC REQUIEM" WAS TAVENERS SECOND UK APPLE ALBUM BUT SADLY DIDNT REALLY ACHEIVE ANY GREAT SUCCESS AND SOLD ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES.
THIS PARTICULAR COPY OF THIS ALBUM WAS ORIGIANLLY PART OF THE LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION ARCHIVE LIBRARY...(L.W.T WAS A UK TELEVISION COMPANY).
THE ALBUM CARRIES THEIR LIBRARY STICKER TO TEH FRONT AND THE INNER OF THE SLEEVE ALSO FEATURES THEIR LIBRARY STAMP.
ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE COPIES OF THIS ALBUM HAVE BECOME VERY VERY ELUSIVE AND ARE VERY MUCH IN HIGH DEMAND AMONGST BEATLES AND APPLE COLLECTORS ALIKE.
HAVING RECEIVED NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO VERY CAREFUL PLAYS THIS EXAMPLE OFFERS STUNNING VINYL AND LABELS.
APPLE SAPCOR 20
A/B-1U-1U
STAMPERS A 1 A 1
FEATURING STUNNING DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES. THE LABELS CARRY JUST ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARK TO SIDE TWO ONLY, BOTH SIDES ARE SPOTLESS, VIVID AND VIBRANT WITH PERFECT LETTERING AND BRIGHT COLOURS.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS STUNNING. APART FROM ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT AN DWISPY SURFACE MARKS THE VINYL APPEARS TO UNMARKED. THE VINYL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY PRESSED DEEP SHEEN AND LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.
THE ORIGINAL WHITE APPLE INNER IS PRESENT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT HAS THE ODD LIGHT CREASE AND DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT DISCOLOURATION TO THE EDGES, THE SLEEVE IS HOWEVER INTACT.
THE ORIGINAL NON-LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS ALSO EXCELLENT. IT DOES DISPLAY SOME LIGHT EDGE WEAR AND SMALL CORNER BUMPS AND THERE IS SOME "WHITENING" TO THE FRONT AND REAR CAUSED THROUGH RUBBING.THERE IS THE ODD LIGHT CREASE EVIDENT .THE SLEEVE IS VERY CLEAN AND FREE FROM HANDLING MARKS. THE SPINE IS STILL RIGID WITH A HINT OF WEAR. THE SLEEVE DOES MAINTAIN ITS STRONG COLOURING WITH BRIGHT AND UNBLEMISHED LETTERING.
THIS IS A RARE AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE ONE OF THE RAREST UK APPLE RELEASES.
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