THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD US ORIG’69 APPLE 1ST PRESS FACTORY SAMPLE SLICK COVER

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*THE BEATLES~ABBEY ROAD~INCREDIBLY RARE US ORIG’69 APPLE TRUE 1ST PRESS FACTORY SAMPLE  COPY+ORIGINAL PAPER SLICK  COVER  STICKER*

ORIGINAL 1ST EAST COAST   TRUE FIRST US CAPITOL RECORDS SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA,  RECORD PLANT PRESSING  

SCRANTON ‘S FACTORY SAMPLE COPY

146 g

HEAVYWEIGHT PLATE FACTORY SAMPLE VINYL  PRESSED BY CAPITOL RECORDS SCRANTON AS OPPOSE TO THE REGULAR APPROXIMATELY 122 g CAPITOL PRESSINGS

PLEASE NOTE: UNIQUE ONLY 1ST PRESS LABELS , MANUFACTURED AT CAPITOL'S SCRANTON   FACILITY PRESSING PLANT. UNLIKE THE OTHER PRESSINGS' LABELS, THESE LABELS HAVE THE “PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN”   AND “RECORDED IN ENGLAND”   CREDITS LOCATED TOGETHER AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE BACK LABEL AND THE “ABBEY ROAD”    TITLE WRITTEN IN TWO LINES. ALL OF THE OTHER PRESSINGS HAVE THE CREDIT PHRASES CENTERED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLE OR THEY ARE SEPARATE WITH "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" LOCATED IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE LABEL AND "RECORDED IN ENGLAND" AT THE BOTTOM LEFT. ONLY THE TRUE 1ST SCRANTON PRESSINGS HAVE THE UNUSUAL SQUARE-SHAPED FONT STYLE   ON BOTH SIDES. SIDE 1 HAS THE TITLE AND ARTIST NAME CENTERED AT THE TOP OF THE LABEL AND SIDE 2 HAS "Mfd. by Apple..." AT THE BOTTOM CENTER

SCRANTON ‘S  FACTORY PAPER COVER SLICK

PLEASE NOTE: UNUSED 1ST PRESSING FACTORY SAMPLE 14.25' X 13.25 PAPER COVER SLICK   WITH CROP MARKS, WHICH ARE USED TO TRIM THE UNNECESSARY PARTS OF PAPER BEFORE APPLYING IT TO THE COVER OF THE RECORD. THE SLICK WAS USED AS A FACTORY SAMPLE IN THE SCRANTON'S OFFICE   AND HAS “THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD”   TITLE AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “APPLE SO-323”   ON THE LEFT WHITE BORDER AND “IU QU IH GL BC IL - Printed in USA”    IDENTIFIERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TOP BORDER. IT IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST EXAMPLES, WHICH WAS MADE INTO A SAMPLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES AND CORRECT THE COLOR AND DIMENSIONS OF THE COVER, AFTER CAPITOL RECORDS   RECEIVED THE PHOTOGRAPH NEGATIVE OF THE COVER TAKEN BY IAIN MACMILLAN

***ORIGINAL FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER   WITH THE TITLE AND CATALOGUE NUMBER   APPLE SO-383   AFFIXED TO THE COVER***

***LOOK!!! VERY EARLY TRUE FIRST -F7/-F7 MATRIX STAMPERS WITH THE “IAM”   IDENTIFIER OF THE SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA,  PRESSING PLANT ETCHED INTO THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL***

***ORIGINAL VERY FIRST SCRANTON CAPITOL FACTORY SAMPLE COPY   WITH THE FIRST VERSION "PRINT-ON-BOARD"   COVER, HAVING A CROSSWALK STRIPE SQUARE METAL STREET ACCESS LID BELOW JOHN'S REAR FOOT   (CROPPED IN LATER VERSION) AT THE CENTER RIGHT***

***ORIGINAL SCRANTON FACTORY SAMPLE COPY   WITHOUT THE "HER MAJESTY"    TRACK ON THE COVER AND THE LABEL***

THE BEATLES~ABBEY ROAD~TRUE FIRST US SCRANTON FACTORY SAMPLE COPY  ORIGINAL 1969 APPLE RECORDS SO-383 STEREO ORIGINAL APPLE (GREEN APPLE ON ONE SIDE, SPLIT APPLE ON THE OTHER) LABEL WITH THE ”MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS. INC.”   RIM PRINT ON THE SLICE SIDE OF THE LABEL.

FIRST ISSUE THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) FIRST VERSION COVER WITH THE RIGHT CENTER CROSSWALK STRIPE HAS A SQUARE METAL STREET ACCESS LID THAT BLEEDS OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE ALBUM COVER (IT IS ERASED IN LATER VERSION). THE COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP. THE SHRINK IS FULLY INTACT WITH THE ORIGINAL BREATHE HOLES.

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

THICK, HEAVY & GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE 1 SO1-383-F7 IAM SIDE 2 SO2-383-F7 IAM THE VINYL HAS THE “IAM” IDENTIFIER OF THE SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, PRESSING PLANT ETCHED INTO THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL

***THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE THE "DIMAGRAPHY" WATERMARK IN THE CENTER TO PROTECT THE PHOTOS FROM BEING COPIED. THE WATERMARK MIGHT BLEND WITH THE IMAGE TONES SOMETIMES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION***

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THE ORIGINAL EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA - THE STYLIZATION OF THE LISTING’S DESIGN AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH WERE THE SWEAT OF THE BROW AND TRUE EFFORT OF THE AUTHOR, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT LAW, WHOSE KEY WORDS ARE EXPRESSION AND ORIGINALITY.

·VINYL: EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)

UNDER EXTREMELY STRONG SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS FROM THE SLEEVE THAT ARE NON FEELABLE, THEY APPEAR FAIRLY INSIGNIFICANT TO THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE VINYL, WHICH LOOKS GREAT, WITHOUT ANY VISUAL FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL LUSTER IS FULLY INTACT AND THE VINYL SHINES AND SPARKLES LIKE NEW

·    COVER: EXCELLENT (EX)

SOME LIGHT CREASES AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE FRONT COVER 

·    ORIGINAL WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·    WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·    WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·    IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·    WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·    WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·    WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.