(BEATLES) RAVI SHANKAR "IN CONCERT" RARE UK APPLE 1ST
  £   84
  $   111

 


£ 84 Sold For
Dec 28, 2008 Sold Date
Dec 21, 2008 Start Date
£   25 Start price
9   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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                                                                                                                   RAVI SHANKAR "IN CONCERT 1972"

ORIGINAL 1973 RARE UK APPLE IST PRESSING.

RELEASED APRIL 1973 "IN CONCERT 1972" WAS RECORDED DURING A CONCERT THAT TOOK PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1972. GEORGE HARRISON ASSISTED WITH THE EDITING AND MIXING.

THE ALBUM FAILED TO CHART IN THE UK AND THIS HAS NOW BECOME ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE APPLE ALBUMS TO AQUIRE.

OFFERED IN OVERALL SUPERB CONDITION AND FEATURING EARLY STAMPERS THIS STUNNING COPY IS SURE TO ENHANCE ANY APPLE COLLECTION.    

APPLE SAP 103  (SAPDO 1002) 

A/B-1-1                    

STAMPERS   H1 L1 H1 D1

THE APPLE  LABELS TO ALL SIDES ARE IN  SUPERB CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED CLOSELY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT LABELS DISPLAY JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARK TO EITHER SIDE. SIDE ONE LABEL DOES CARRY A PRINTING MARK TO SIDE ONE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRINTING FLAW AND IS NOT DAMAGE. BOTH LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN AND VIVID AND FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING....BOTH SIDES DISPLAY THEIR ORIGIANL LIKE NEW APPEARENCE. 

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AGAIN SUPERB TO BOTH DISCS. CLOSE AND CAREFUL INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS JUST VERY LIGHT AND TINY, WISPY SURFACE MARKS WHICH WILL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HANDLING, IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THE VINYL APPEARS MINT. BOTH DISCS RETAIN THEIR LIKE NEW GLOSS WITH NO DULLING PRESENT AND BOTH LIE PREFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.CLEALRY HAVING RECEIVED NO MORE THAN POSSIBLY  TWO VERY CAREFUL PLAYS THIS VINYL IS IN TRULY STUNNING CONDITION.

BOTH APPLE  INNERS ARE PRESENT AND ARE IN NEAR FABULOUS  CONDITION WITH LITTLE SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING

THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND ONE OR TWO VERY VERY LIGHT "THUMBNAIL" CREASES, THERE IS SOME LIGHT RINGWEAR PRESENT AND SOME "WHITENING" TOWARDS FRONT BOTTOM EDGE CAUSED THROUGH RUBBING.. THE SLEEVE IS STILL CLEAN AND BRIGHT . THE  REAR IS AS PER THE FRONT BUT WITH JUST A HINT OF "WHITENING". THE  SPINE IS STILL RIGID AND ALL WORDING IS READABLE. THE SLEEVE IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS AND IS AGAIN FREE FROM WRITING. THE INNER IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN WITH NO HANDLING MARKS. ALL WORDING IS PERFECT AND ALL COLOURING IS DEEP AND VIBRANT.

OVERALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS NOW VERY RARE UK APPLE RELEASE.




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