BEATLES "LET IT BE" – RARE BOX SET
  £   268
  $   355

 


£ 268 Sold For
Jul 25, 2008 Sold Date
Jul 18, 2008 Start Date
£   25 Start price
21   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO ACQUIRE THE FULL BOX SET (GARROD & LOFTHOUSE PRINTING), OF THE FIRST PRESSING UK COPY OF THE BEATLES' LP LET IT BE, INCLUDING THE BOX, INNER TRAY, BOOK, AND LP.  RELEASED 8TH MAY 1970 "LET IT BE" WAS FIRST ISSUED AS A SPECIAL BOX SET PACKAGE, DESIGNED BY JOHN KOSH WHICH WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE "LET IT BE" WAS RELEASED AS AN ALBUM ONLY.

 

THE DETAIL

 

PCS 7096 (STEREO)

 

MATRICES -  YEX.773-2U, YEX774-2U

THIS GENUINE ORIGINAL COPY BOASTS THE COVETED 2U/2U MATRICES EXHIBITED ONLY BY ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING BOX SET DISCS)

 

OUTER COVER & TRAY - THE OUTER COVER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY MINOR CREASING AROUND THE EDGES.  THE FLIMSY OUTER TRAY HAS SURVIVED WELL, AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH ONLY SOME MINOR EDGE WARE.

 

BOOK - THE RARE "GET BACK" BOOK IS IN REALLY SUPERB CONDITION.  PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE, IT IS COMPLETELY INTACT, ALL PAGES ARE ATTACHED, AND THE SPINE IS PRISTINE AND UNBROKEN.

 

SLEEVE - THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" ALBUM SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE 1ST PRESSING RED APPLE LOGO.  THE SLEEVE IS CLEAN AND GLOSSY WITH NO LAMINATE LIFT AND IS FREE FROM ANY WRITING E.T.C.... IT DISPLAYS SOME VERY LIGHT BUT EXPECTED CORNER AND EDGE WEAR, 

 

INNER SLEEVE – THIS IS THE ORIGINAL WHITE INNER WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT  CONDITION WITH JUST VERY LIGHT BUT MINIMAL RECORD CREASES.

 

VINYL - THE VINYL STILL HAS ITS GLOSSY SHEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD, AND LIES FLAT WITH NO WARPING, HOWEVER I MUST POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A LARGE SCRATCH ON SIDE 2, TRACK 1

 

 

OVERALL THIS IS A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS MUCH SOUGHT AFTER UK APPLE BOX SET.




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