"REVOLVER" - BEATLES - 8 TRACK - SEPT 1970 - 1ST UK ISSUE - EXCELLENT
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Description
An excellent condition example of the very first UK 8 track cartridge release in September 1970, of " Revolver" by The Beatles. Stereo with tape speed of 3 & 3/4 ips. Comes with an original tape head cover flap. Excellent.
There is label raising to the full colour cover labels. This is common on most 8 track cartridges, but it does not detract from the overall excellent condition. No tearing of the very clean labels, (See Photos) Very clean. The buyer will not be disappointed.
The tape head backing strip has been replaced with new, and the pivot wheel cleaned. Tested and plays perfectly. Supplied with four spare separate foil sensing strips. An easy operation to fit should the originals slip.
These first release UK Beatles 8 track tapes came in blue wrappers with a large rectangular cut-out cellophaned window to show the cover label, but most owners discarded these after opening, considering them simply to be part of the packaging you threw away. However this item does come in a purpose made Capitol (EMI subsidiary) outer cardboard slip case.
These first 8 track releases of the rest of the Beatles UK catalogue (with the exception of "Sgt Pepper" & "Abbey Road" in Nov 1969, and "Let It Be" in mid 1970 - which had the tracklisting on the front label) were sold from September/October 1970 to end of 1971, and are known as the "tombstone" label first releases after the style of the front label. (Interestingly, the rear label mimics the one-off design of the "Revolver" 1 &7/8 ips musicassette with its black title area.)
After that period REissues were sold throughout the whole 1970s in varying front/rear label designs (some in poor monochrome) and packaged in cardboard slip boxes and plastic cases.
I bought this item from one collector as part of a carefully looked after Beatles catalogue - all cartridges which were in the same lovely condition. Please see photographs. Reasonably priced given its nice condition.
Please see my other items for some very good condition first release Beatles cassette albums and a guide for identifying them.
Posting in the UK and worldwide.
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