BEATLES  UK  –  ABBEY  ROAD LP - 1st Press -  MISALIGNED APPLE.

1969 PCS 7088 -  APPLE RECORD LABEL.

A UK first press album in 100% original condition featuring a   Misaligned APPLE logo mispress on the rear of the sleeve.  

The song  ‘Her Majesty’  does appear on the record label on side Two, this is more unusual for a first pressing.

There is an unusual  ‘brown apple core’ detail on side Two of the label, these labels normally appear mainly white in colour !.

CONDITION:

MAIN SLEEVE:  is in very good+ condition,   the sleeve is fully laminated and the laminate  has a really high gloss to it.    These  early sleeves were made to a far higher quality and were made of a thicker card.   The condition of the spine is  very good and all the text on the spine is clear.    This being a very first press sleeve, printed in August 1969, the rear of the sleeve features a ‘misprinted’ misaligned APPLE logo.   Once spotted by EMI these  sleeves were soon corrected, but some of these misprinted sleeves did escape into the public market.    On  normal sleeves the Apple logo is aligned with the left margin of the song list.  The sleeve has NO tears, stains etc.  

INNER SLEEVE: is in  very good+ condition and is the original white sleeve,  it   features  a    ‘Patent nos’,    112,5555   etc.   The sleeve is very clean  and has NO edge wear,   Pen writing,   or tears  on.

VINYL:  side One is in near excellent condition, side Two is in very good++ condition  and as this is a first pressing it is made of  ‘thick, heavy’ vinyl,  the Matrix nos. are YEX 749 - 2 and YEX 750 - 1,  the Mother / Stampers are:  ‘ 5    O A R ’   and    ‘ 3    G P O ’,    the vinyl is very  dark, clean  and  glossy.   

AUDIO:  is  near excellent, with little to spoil the  listening pleasure of its    glorious  ‘period’  Stereo sound.     It plays with NO sticking  or jumps and  lays flat on the turntable.

THE LABELS:  are in  very good++ condition  and   being a first pressing show a DARK Green Apple on side One.  On side Two  there is an unusual Brown apple core detail to be seen, these  labels on  side Two are normally mainly White in colour.  Also the  text  ‘33 and One third’  is aligned with the rest of the text !   either side of the label,  normally on these labels this text is off set !.  The label on side Two  has the  song,   ‘Her Majesty’ printed.      On  side Two there is a name written in Blue pen.

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Unfortunately as you will see from my feedback,   I have received One negative feedback recently.   This is due to the fact that I followed Ebay policy and reported  an Ebay member for non payment and in turn I have received this feedback !, while this Ebay member carries on trading unaffected !,    I am disgusted that Ebay has let this happen !

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To fairly grade the condition of the record, I am using the official grading system from the Record Collector Magazine.

Grading System

The seven standard condition categories and a description of what each one means are listed below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

+  or  – :  indicates a grading in between categories.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

ALL PHOTOS AND RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.

PICK UP OF ITEMS CAN BE ARRANGED BUT THE BUYER MUST PAY CASH ON COLLECTION.

POST AND PACKING IN THE UK.

ALL RECORDS WILL BE SENT 1ST CLASS POST.

PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS.

ALL RECORDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR  ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES  TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE,  THE RECORD WILL THEN BE PUT INTO A SECOND INNER SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION WHILE IN TRANSIT.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

 IN THE UK – ALL RECORDS  THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF £41 WILL BE SENT  ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’,   SO POST AND PACKING CHARGES WILL VARY.

ALL RECORDS THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF  £41, THE BUYER WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSURANCE,   AS STATED IN EBAY POLICY, AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC,    SO POST AND PACKING CHARGES WILL VARY.

SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS.

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PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS.

ALL RECORDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR  ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES  TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE,  THE RECORD WILL THEN BE PUT INTO A SECOND INNER SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION WHILE IN TRANSIT.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

 ALL  RECORDS THAT ARE POSTED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’,  TO COMPLY WITH EBAY POLICY.

ALL RECORDS THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF £41, THE BUYER WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, AS STATED IN EBAY POLICY, AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC,  SO POST AND PACKING CHARGES WILL VARY.

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