BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD...RARE GENUINE 1ST UK NO 'HER MAJESTY' PRESS VINYL LP 1969
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SUPERB! RARE! GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP ON APPLE RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 55 YEARS AGO IN 1969 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; APPLE RECORDS LABELS WITH '("An E.M.I. Recording")' AND '(P)1969' AND 'Mfd. in U.K.' TEXT AND WITHOUT 'HER MAJESTY' ON LABEL (OR SLEEVE) / FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH ALLIGNED APPLE LOGO ON REAR AND WITH VISIBLE DRAIN COVER ON THE FRONT AND WITH 'PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL LTD' PRINTING CREDIT TEXT AND WITH ORIGINAL APPLE DIE-CUT INNER WITH NOTCHED OPENING AND ANGLED CORNERS AND WITH 'IMPORTANT NOTICE....ETC' TEXT / EARLIEST 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS JUST ONE OR TWO LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE SCUFFS VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT. THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITHOUT WARPS-HARD TO FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE APPLE RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT / VG+ CONDITION (SMALL INITIALS ON SIDE 2) WITH ONLY FAINT SPINDLE LINES. THE SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL INNER IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE AND WITH LIGHT SHELF RING AND EDGE WEAR AND SOME MINOR LAMINATE CREASING. THE SPINE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR WEAR. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON...VERY LITTLE TO SHOW FOR ITS 55 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PCS 7088 (LABELS AND SLEEVE) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS YEX 749-2 3 CPP AND YEX 750-1 4 GMA.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER BEATLES VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A 1ST UK PRESS IN VG+ CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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