THE BEATLES - ABBEY RD UK 1969 RARE MISALIGNED APPLE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP EX
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Hi and thanks for looking at my listing
I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years
I am now planning to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 30-50 lps per week
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WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED
ALL VINYLS POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS
£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!!!
LOVELY FIRST PRESS MONO VINYL COPY OF THE FOLLOWING BEATLES ICONIC ALBUM
THE BEATLES
ABBEY ROAD
TRUE FIRST EVER UK SEPT 26th 1969 STEREO PRESSING OF
" ABBEY ROAD "
APPLE PCS 7088
FIRST EVER PRESS MATRICES YEX 749-2 and YEX 750-1
REAR OF SLEEVE HAS THE MISALIGNED APPLE MISPRINT
AND NO " HER MAJESTY " MENTIONED ON THE SLEEVE OR RECORD LABEL
BOTH CORRECTED ON LATER RELEASES
Notes
An E.M.I. Recording. Thanks to George Martin, Geoff Emerick and Phillip McDonald
Photographs by Iain Macmillan
Printed by Garrod & Lofthouse International Ltd
This release has a misaligned Apple Records logo on the back and does not list "Her Majesty" on either cover or B side label. The front cover photo is more tightly cropped than on other releases, showing less sky (noticeable over the roof tops right) and less of the drainage grating bottom right. The sleeve has arrow spines.
Small Ⓟ on labels.
Copies exist with both black and white generic inners, the order of release (if any) has been debated since original release date.
There a variant of this with all same features apart from having "Her Majesty" printed on the B side label.
CONDITION
RECORD IS LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF FEINT HAIRLINES EACH SIDE, AND ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT, NOT FEELABLE AND THEREFORE A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE, SLIGHTEST STATIC AT RUN INS ONLY LOVELY !!!
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED RECORD SLEEVE IS THE FIRST PRINTING & IS IN EXCELLENT OVERALL GLOSSY CONDITION , SMALLEST CORNER RUB PRESENT WITH AN UNCRUSHED SEAM AND NO LAMINATE LIFT THE SPINE IS STILL FULLY LEGIBLE, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS CLEAN AND DEFINED. LOVELY EXAMPLE !! (SEE ALL PICS)
BLACK INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN FRESH CLEAN EXCELLENT + CONDITION WITH SOME MILD CREASING THROUGH STORAGE
APPLE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE
SO IN CONCLUSION, NOT ONLY A RARE SUPER CONDITION UK FIRST PRESS BUT THE VINYL LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT !!!! SUPER EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST EVER PRESS, 53 YEAR OLD ICONIC ALBUM
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The Beatles – Abbey Road
Tracklist
A1 Come Together Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 4:21 A2 Something Written-By – Harrison* 3:03 A3 Maxwell's Silver Hammer Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:27 A4 Oh! Darling Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:27 A5 Octopus's Garden Written-By – Starkey* 2:51 A6 I Want You (She's So Heavy) Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 7:47 B1 Here Comes The Sun Written-By – Harrison* 3:05 B2 Because Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:46 B3 You Never Give Me Your Money Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 4:02 B4 Sun King Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:27 B5 Mean Mr. Mustard Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:06 B6 Polythene Pam Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:13 B7 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:57 B8 Golden Slumbers Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:32 B9 Carry That Weight Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:37 B10 The End Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:20 B11 Her Majesty Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 0:23
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