THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 1969 SO-383 1st US PRESS VERSION #2 COVER FACTORY SEALED
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227
$ 227
Sold For
Mar 29, 2019
Sold Date
Mar 22, 2019
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
24
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USA
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Description
FACTORY SEALED 1969 ORIGINAL US PRESSING OF ABBEY ROAD, VERSION #2 SLEEVE WITH SQUARE SEWER GRATE ON THE FRONT, MISALIGNED APPLE LOGO, AND "HER MAJESTY" LISTED ON THE BACK.
- Because the album is factory sealed, the grade of the vinyl is "Mint".
- Sleeve grade is "Near Mint". There is one vertical bend, measuring three inches located on the top front cover, near the spine, there is no break in the color (see pictures). The sleeve has no ring wear, no shelf wear, no discolorations. Corners are sharp
- There are two "breathing holes" located on the back of the cover, toward the bottom, aligned with the walkway.
SHORT HISTORY OF THE 3 ABBEY ROAD COVER VARIATIONS
Abbey Road (released October 1, 1969) was the first Beatles album in America packaged with print-on-board covers. These covers involved the process of printing the cover image directly onto white posterboard, which is then folded and glued to form the album jacket. The previous Beatles album covers were constructed by affixing separately printed slicks to cardboard jackets. The new print-on-board covers were a superior looking package. Another advantage was that these covers were manufactured by one company, whereas the older style covers involved both a printer and an album fabricator. Capitol documents indicate that the album's artwork was shipped on September 11, 1969.
COVER # 1: FIRST BATCH
The first batch of covers (SC1A, Spizer) do not list Her Majesty on the back cover track listing. The front cover has more of the crosswalk at the bottom edge of the cover and includes a portion of the square road sewer positioned on the bottom edge of the cover, beneath Ringo and John's feet.
COVER # 2: SECOND BATCH (this listing)
Prior to the album going on sale, Capitol had the film for the back cover revised to list the song Her Majesty after The End. By the time the new artwork was sent out on September 24, many covers had been printed. Thus, the SECOND BATCH of jacket covers listing Her Majesty (SC1B, Spizer) are less common and rarer than the covers not listing the song. The front cover image has the exact characteristics of Cover # 1; more of the crosswalk at the bottom edge of the cover, and includes a portion of the square road sewer positioned on the bottom edge of the cover, beneath Ringo and John's feet.
COVER # 3: THIRD BATCH
Abbey Road ended up being the only Beatles album to have print-on-board covers upon its initial release. Although Capitol was pleased with the print-on-board jackets, future decisions regarding the mastering, packaging, and advertising of Apple releases were handled directly by Apple by very loyal individuals who had a long-standing relationship with Queens Litho and selected them again to be the primary printer of cover slicks for future Beatles albums starting with Hey Jude. When Capitol's pressing plants ran out of the print-on-board covers, Apple hired Queens Litho to print slicks for additional Abbey Road jackets. These THIRD (and final) BATCH Covers (SC2A, Spizer) used slicks printed by Queens Litho and Bert-Co and were manufactured by Imperial and/or Modern Album. The back cover slicks were made from the album's original artwork and accordingly do not list Her Majesty on the back cover. The front cover image was enlarged to allow for the front slick to be wrapped around to the back cover. Thus, the picture on the front shows less of the trees and crosswalk (the square sewer in the road is missing) and has a larger image of the Beatles.
(Source: Discogs via Fab4Collectibles.com)
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or if you'd like to see additional pictures.
Thanks for looking!! On Mar-23-19 at 12:29:23 PDT, seller added the following information: Note to bidders:
All of the records in this collection have been kept in poly bags and have been stored in a climate controlled storage unit for the last 30-40 years. I have carefully inspected every piece in the collection (that was not sealed) and none of the records had damage from extreme temperatures or moisture. I have every receipt from the storage facility where they were kept, dating back to 1978. This information may important to you when bidding on any records I have listed on eBay. I just want to assure you this collection was owned by a music lover who took extremely good care of his records and you can bid with confidence that the sealed records are in exceptional condition.
All records are shipped securely in mailers specifically designed for 12" or 7" records.
Domestically, records will be shipped via media mail. Any record over $50 must be insured. If the buyer would like to use a different shipping method, I am happy to oblige.
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