BEATLES UK 1970 "LET IT BE" PXS1 PROMOTIONAL BOX SET WITH RARE EMI PXS1 STICKER
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BEATLES "LET IT BE"
PXS 1 PROMOTIONAL BOX SET
"LET IT BE" WAS THE BEATLES THIRTEENTH AND LAST U.K ALBUM RELEASE BEFORE THEIR UNTIMLEY SPLIT, IT WAS ALSO THE SOUNDTRACK TO 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 A COMPLETE PROMOTIONAL BOX SET WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT. FEATURING 100% ORIGINAL COMPONENTS ALL OF WHICH ARE INTACT AND WHICH FEATURES A VERY RARE AND SELDOM SEEN "PXS1" STICKER TO THE FRONT OF THE OUTER BOX SLEEVE.
AS STATED BEFORE "PSX1" NEVER FEATURED ON ANY OF THE COMMERCIAL BOX SETS AND ANY "LET IT BE" RELATED PRODUCTS WHICH FEATURE THIS NUMBER ARE NOT ONLY VERY RARE BUT ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY SOUGHT AFTER.
THE STICKER READS IN FULL AS.."WITH COMPLIMENTS, PSXI, EMI...EMI RECORDS,EMI HOUSE,20 MANCHESTER SQUARE,LONDON W1".
YEX.773/4-2U-2U (CORRECT 1ST ISSUE MATRICES)
THE IST ISSUE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. . LABELS ARE CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE WITH CLEAR LETTERING.
THE VINYL IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, AND MAINTAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS THE RECORD LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT WHITE INNER WHICH IS AGAIN EXCELLENT. THE INNER IS INTACT AND FREE FROM WRITING.
THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" ALBUM SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT. IT MAINTAINS ITS ORIGINAL LAMINATE GLOSS AND THE SPINE EDGE IS RIGID
THE OUTER LAMINATED SLIP SLEEVE IS AGAIN AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, REMAINING STRONG, FIRM AND RIGID THE OUTER SLEEVE SHOWS A SMALL CREASE IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER BUT HAS REMAINED VERY BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND CLEAN WITH UNDAMAGED LAMINATE.
THE "GET BACK" BOOK IS EXCELLENT. THE FRONT AND REAR COVERS SHOW HARDLY ANY CREASES. MAINTAINING ITS HIGH GLOSS THE BOOK IS VERY CLEAN. ALL THE PAGES ARE STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED AND ALL ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN HANDLED. THE BOOK SPINE IS PERFECT, RIGID AND STRONG WITH NO "BUMPING" TO THE ENDS AND ABSOLUTLEY NO WEAR.BEING AN EARLY PRINTED BOOK IT CARRIES THE PASTED IN SHEET FOR MUSIC CREDITS
THE INNER TRAY'S ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION CLEAN INTACT AND IN FIRM CONDITION
EACH AND EVERY COMPONENT OF THIS SUPERB BOX SET IS ORIGINAL AND NO PART HAS BEEN "TOUCHED UP" IN ANY WAY .
THIS BOX SET IS A VERY VERY RARE PROMOTIONAL ITEM SET PROBABLY INITIALLY SUPPLIED TO THE GROUP THEMSELVES ,EMI HEIRARCHY AND SENIOR APPLE STAFF MEMBERS AND THAT IN ITSELF WILL MAKE THIS EXAMPLE VERY MUCH SOUGHT AFTER.THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE THIS SELDOM SEEN AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE "PSX1" STICKERED PROMOTIONAL UK APPLE BOX SET.
On 02-Nov-18 at 08:07:28 GMT, seller added the following information: SORRY MISSED THE STAMPER NUMBERS OFF THE LISTING
STAMPERS MM 1 GL 1 MATRICES -2U -2U (JUST TO CONFIRM)
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