BEATLES The Beatles 1962-1966 D/LP RED VINYL 1st Press

	£		113
	$		150

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called "The Beatles 1962-1966" and is an ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Apple labels!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'STICKERED' SLEEVE!!!!  RED VINYL COPIES OF THIS DOUBLE LP DO TURN UP FROM TIME TO TIME - BUT MOST DO NOT HAVE THIS MEGA RARE STICKER ON THE COVER FRONT.  MOST COPIES OF THIS LP DIDNT COME WITH THE MEGA RARE STICKER IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND MANY MORE HAD THEIR ORIGINAL STICKER PEELED AND LOST OVER THE YEARS.  AND EVEN WHEN A 'STICKERED' 1ST PRESSING DOES TURN UP - IT IS USUALLY IN LESS THAN PERFECT CONDITION WITH DAMAGE TO THE STICKER OR THE VINYLS.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS MEGA RARE RED VINYL 'STICKERED' 1ST PRESSING IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND INCREDIBLY RARE LIKE THIS!!!!  IT IS VERY VERY HARD INDEED TO FIND ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' RED VINYL 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'STICKERED' SLEEVE!!!!  

IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE CORRECT DATE OF RELEASE FOR THIS RED VINYL 'STICKERED' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  SOME PEOPLE INACCURATELY QUOTE THIS LP AS BEING RELEASED ON RED VINYL IN 1973.  NATURALLY MOST COLLECTORS WILL ALREADY KNOW THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT- AND OF COURSE THE RED VINYL 1ST PRESSINGS HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RELEASE DATE!!!!  WHILST THE COMMON BLACK VINYL PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE INDEED RELEASED ON THE 19TH APRIL 1973 - THE RED VINYLS WERE NEVER RELEASED AT THAT TIME (AND MOST LIKELY NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF!).  THE DECISION TO RELEASE THE LP ON RED VINYL WAS TAKEN IN 1978 AND THE RED VINYL 1ST PRESSINGS WERE RELEASED ON THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 1978.  AND SO OF COURSE (AS JUST STATED) THE CORRECT RED VINYL 1ST PRESSING DATE OF RELEASE IS THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 1978 (THERE WERE NO RED VINYLS BEFORE THIS DATE).  HOWEVER THESE RED VINYL 1ST PRESSINGS SOLD FAR FAR LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL BLACK VINYL RELEASE AND AS A RESULT IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND A RED VINYL 'STICKERED' 1ST PRESSING IN THIS CONDITION TODAY!!!!

THIS IS THE 1978 UK RED VINYL 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS APPLE LABELS, 1ST PRESS RED 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' GATEFOLD 'STICKERED' COVER!!!!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT RED VINYL 1ST PRESS 'STICKERED' COVER - WITH THE 'PCSPR' CAT NUMBER ON THE REVERSE!!!!  THIS LP IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION AS A GENIUNE 'STICKERED' 1ST PRESSING - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the original Apple UK RED VINYL 1st pressing from 1978 and is in SUPERB condition!!!! The Cat. No is PCSPR 717 on the 1st Press Apple Labels (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels on BOTH records are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 1 ULTRA faint scuffline to one side (only visible under EXTREME light) and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK SUPERB!!!!  It is great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss and barely ANY crackle AT ALL (MEGA rare on a red vinyl pressing)!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!! BOTH records must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!! WHAT A SUPERB SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press Red Lyric inner sleeves which are both in SUPERB UNSPLIT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Laminated Gatefold STICKERED Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! The first thing to mention is that the sticker on the cover front is in absolutely MINT condition!!!!  The Cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (3 corners have barely ANY wear AT ALL, and the bottom left one has only slight wear and a couple of TINY creases), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), VERY shiny laminate, NO record impression, and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in AWESOME condition with NO wear, NO grubbyness, NO writing, and NO yellowing!!!! The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND AS A GENIUNE RED VINYL1ST PRESSING WITH 'STICKERED' SLEEVE,  AND RARER STILL IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION -  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL UK 1978 RED VINYL 1ST PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES 1962-1966" BY THE BEATLES, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to have a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: