BEATLES "LET IT BE" BOX SET... UK APPLE ***PSX1***

	£		221
	$		293

                                                                                                       BEATLES "LET IT BE"

                                                              PXS 1 BOX SET

"LET IT BE" WAS THE BEATLES THIRTEENTH AND LAST U.K ALBUM RELEASE BEFORE THEIR UNTIMLEY SPLIT, IT WAS ALSO THE SOUNDTRACKTO THEIR FOURTH FILM.

"LET IT BE" WAS SALVAGED FROM AN ORIGINAL PROJECT WHICH WAS TO BE CALLED "GET BACK". AN ALBUM OF THAT NAME WAS DUE TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN AUGUST 1969 BUT THE BEATLES CANCELLED IT AND IT WAS LATER DECIDED TO TIE IN A BOOK, FILM AND ALBUM UNDER THE TITLE "LET IT BE".

RELEASED 8TH MAY 1970 "LET IT BE" WAS FIRST ISSUED AS A SPECIAL BOX SET PACKAGE.... PXS 1..... ALTHOUGH THIS NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON THE RECORD OR PACKAGING..... IT WAS PURELY FOR ORDERING PURPOSES. DESIGNED BY JOHN KOSH THE SPECIAL BOX SET WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE "LET IT BE" WAS RELEASED AS AN ALBUM ONLY.  

OFFERED FOR SALE IS COMPLETE BOX SET WHICH IS IN  EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT AND IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL AND RARE APPLE PROMO POSTER. 

PCS 7096

YEX.773/4-2U-2U (CORRECT 1ST ISSUE MATRICES)

THE IST ISSUE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS THAT THE LABELS HAVE JUST VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT AND IT HAS TO BE STRESSED THAT THESE ARE MINIMAL . LABELS ARE CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE WITH PERFECT AND UNSPOILT LETTERING.

THE  VINYL IS EXCELLENT, THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED, MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS THE VINYL CARRIES SOME VERY LIGHT BUT WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD NEEDLE MARK,THERE IS ALSO A MILD "SCUFF" TO SIDE ONE, HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT ALL THESE MARKS ARE SUOERFICIAL AND NONE ARE FEELABLE OR SERIOUS. VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.

SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT, THERE IS SOME MILD CRACKLE EVIDENT TO BOTH RUN IN/OFF GROOVES BUT OTHERWISE THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO OTHER DISTORTION, POPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS PRESENT AT ANY POINT. 

COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT WHITE INNER WHICH IS STUNNING WITH VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING. THE INNER IS STILL ITS TRUE WHITE COLOUR AND STILL VERY CRISP.

THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" ALBUM SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT  MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL GLOSS THE SLEEVE SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING, THE FRONT DISPLAYS SOME CREASES AND THERE IS SOME LIGHT HANDLING EVIDENT TO THE OPENING EDGE. THERE ARE THE INEVITABLE CORNER BUMPS PRESENT AND SOME MILD EDGE WEAR IN PLACES.THE REAR SHOWS JUST LIGHT AND TINY EDGE WRINKLES.THE PERFECT SPINE IS RIGID AND FIRM WITH A HINT OF WEAR TO EITHER END. THE SLEEVE CARRIES THE CORRECT "RED APPLE" LOGO TO THE REAR AND IS TOTALLY INTACT WITH NO WRITING.  

THE OUTER LAMINATED SLIP SLEEVE IS AGAIN EXCELLENT., REMAINING STRONG, FIRM AND RIGID THE OUTER SLEEVE SHOWS SOME CREASES TO THE FRONT AND SOME LIGHT SIGNS OF AG EAND HANDLING  AND SIMILAR CREASES TO THE REAR. THERE IS SOME EDGE WEAR EVIDENT AND SOME CORNER BUMPING VISIBLE. THE SLEEVE IS GLOSSY AND CLEAN WITH UNDAMAGED LAMINATE AND IS TOTALLY INTACT. 

THE "GET BACK" BOOK IS ALSO EXCELLENT. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT CREASES VISIBLE TO BOTH BACK AND FRONT COVERS BUT BOTH STILL MAINTAIN THEIR HIGH GLOSS . ALL THE PAGES ARE STILL FIRMLEY ATTACHED AND ALL ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN WITH JUST LITTLE SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN HANDLED. THE BOOK SPINE IS PERFECT, RIGID AND STRONG WITH NO "BUMPING" TO THE ENDS....

THE FLIMSEY OUTER TRAY  IS A SUPERB  EXAMPLE AND GIVEN THAT THESE DIDNT TEND TO SURVIVE THAT WELL THIS ONE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. COMPLETELY INTACT WITH JUST LIGHT CREASES AND DISPLAYING INTACT INNER FLAPS IT IS STILL FIRM AND STRONG . THE TRAY JUST SHOWS THE USUAL SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN REMOVED FROM THE OUTER SLEEVE.  

THE INNER BOOK TRAY IS A REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL AND IS THEREFORE MINT. 

COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE UK APPLE PROMOTIONAL POSTER. THE POSTER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED BUT DOES SHOW SIGNS OF HANDLING IN PLACES. IT DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT CREASES AND HAS SUFFERED A TINY "NICK" TO TOP EDGE. THE REAR AGAIN SHOS SOME HANDLING MARKS. THE POSTER IS STILL QUITE CLEAN AND ALL PICTURES ARE BRIGHT . 

OVERALL A VERY RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL UK "LET IT BE" BOX SET WHICH HA STHE ADDED BENEFIT OF BEING COMPLETE WITH IT GENUINE AND RARE UK APPLE POSTER.