THE BEATLES, Let It Be (1970 APPLE 45 WITH PIC SLEEVE)

	£		41
	$		54

This is a massively collectable & rare 1970 first pressing of The Beatles 45 ‘Let It Be’ / ‘You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)’ complete with the sought after original picture sleeve. So hard to find fully intact like this, you simply never see it with both the record and the cover so clean and immaculate so don’t miss out...

Year of original release: 1970

Year of this pressings release: 1970

Label: Apple

Catalogue No: R 5833

Matrix No’s: 7YCE 21407-1U / 7YCE 21408-1U (crossed out APPLES 1002 A-1)

Country of Manufacture: England

RECORD CONDITION

Labels: NEAR MINT

Completely clean and unmarked, the side 1 is the full apple logo while side 2 is the sliced apple logo. There is absolutely nothing wrong with these perfect labels. The spindle areas has barely a trace of a mark which clearly indicates that the previous owner used this 45 no more than once.

Visual: NEAR MINT

These are immaculately preserved surfaces with a wonderful clean deep glossy sheen. There are absolutely no surface marks or wear even under a very strong light. It is possible to spot a couple of the lightest non-sounding paper scuffs but they are so minimal that they barely warrant a mention at all. This is vinyl that has impossibly maintained an ‘as new’ appearance.

Play: NEAR MINT

This record plays with absolutely no faults in the audio whatsoever. The run in grooves are close to silent and across both tracks you get a wonderful deep clear standard of audio, perfect for appreciating the classic Beatle ballad and the comic b-side with both Lennon & McCartney at the microphone in comedy ‘Goon’ voice mode. 

COVER CONDITION

Card picture sleeve with round edge flip-overs on the rear: NEAR MINT

An impossibly well preserved card sleeve with no faults or serious signs of wear to report. There are no creases or folds, no scuffs or seam splits and no marks or writing on either the front or the back. There is a small bit of label ring-wear visible under strong light but this really is early stage, not a scuffy type of ring or indeed a serious fault. You will rarely see an example of this original single cover in better shape.

ABOUT THE BEATLES - ‘LET IT BE’ / ‘YOU KNOW MY NAME (LOOK UP THE NUMBER)’

The single used the same cover photograph as the ‘Let It Be’ album, and was originally released on 6 March 1970, backed by ‘You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)’, with a production credit for George Martin. This version includes orchestration and backing vocals overdubbed on 4 January 1970—under the supervision of Martin and McCartney—with backing vocals that included the only known contribution by Linda McCartney to a Beatles song. It was during this same session that Harrison recorded the second overdubbed guitar solo. The intention at one point was to have the two overdub solos playing together. This idea was dropped for the final mix of the single, and only the 30 April solo was used, although in practice the 4 January overdub can he heard faintly during the final verse. Martin mixed the orchestration very low in this version. The b-side is a music hall comedy number and is perhaps the silliest song in the Beatles' catalogue. Lennon came up with the lyrics and title after seeing a phone book. He said “That was a piece of unfinished music that I turned into a comedy record with Paul. I was waiting for him in his house, and I saw the phone book was on the piano with 'You know the name, look up the number.' That was like a logo, and I just changed it”. McCartney once told Beatles recording analyst Mark Lewisohn, "[People] are only just discovering things like 'You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)'—probably my favourite Beatles' track!”. He went on to explain: “It's so insane. All the memories ... I mean, what would you do if a guy like John Lennon turned up at the studio and said, “I've got a new song”. I said, “What's the words?” and he replied “You know my name look up the number”. I asked, “What's the rest of it?” “No, no other words, those are the words. And I want to do it like a mantra!”

The song features a saxophone solo played by The Rolling Stones Brian Jones and moves through several sections which appear to be stylistic references to some of the Beatles' contemporaries including Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, and Trini Lopez. The Trini Lopez or "lounge" section includes a reference to Dennis O'Dell, associate producer on the ‘A Hard Day's Night’ film. Partway through the song, Lennon introduces McCartney as lounge singer "Dennis O’Bell," one consonant away from the name of the film producer Lennon had worked with not only on ‘A Hard Day's Night’ but also ‘How I Won the War’. The reference prompted numerous telephone calls to O'Dell's home by fans who told him, "We have your name and now we've got your number," as well as personal visits by fans wanting to live with him.

POSTAGE & PACKING

UK:

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EUROPE:

Basic airmail - £4.00 / Insured delivery £8.00

REST OF WORLD:

Basic airmail - £7.00 / Insured delivery £12.00

We will always ensure that our records will be well packed in a secure manner. We do everything we can to provide a safe delivery and ensure that your records arrive in the same condition that they left us in. We use professionally packed heavy-duty mailers. We are also happy to accommodate pick up in person.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

If you are unhappy with your purchase, for any reason, we are not going to get into a long dispute with you about the items merits. We offer a no nonsense money back promise including postage upon return of the item. Obviously we do ask that you raise any issues within 7 days of delivery. Just get in touch, we can work it out.

GRADING

‘Record Collector Magazine’ have for years promoted a grading system that has been accepted as the all round standard amongst dealers and collectors. We too use that system but just in case anyone’s not sure here’s my basic interpretation:

MINT: Only ever used if a record is totally un-played and therefore can be classed as brand new. Even if a record has only had one play it can no longer be Mint.

NEAR MINT: This grading applies to a record that has no visible faults and no lessening in sound quality. Other than perhaps a little dust and in some cases the lightest of totally non-sounding paper scuffs visible under strong light, vinyl graded Nr.Mint will be extremely well cared for. Sleeves graded Nr.Mint will have no damage and only the vaguest suggestion of any handling or use.

EXCELLENT: Records graded thus will essentially be in a very well cared for condition and play without any problems. Excellent records have been used but they will have been well looked after and the worst you can expect with the audio will be the odd light pop or click and perhaps a little bit of light background noise in a couple of places, but certainly nothing that will spoil your enjoyment of the music. Covers graded Excellent have no damage or defacement to the artwork , their evidence of handling will only be in minor details like a few faint creases, tiny edge scuffs or a small amount of writing or sticker residue but certainly no serious damage.

VERY GOOD: Records graded VG will be totally satisfactory to all but those looking for total perfection. They will be used but still fully playable and only show the kind of wear you would expect to find on a second hand record that has had a few plays. The odd light scratch may be evident as well as general spindle wear and paper scuffs but nothing to cause any overall problems with your enjoyment of the record. Basically, be realistic in what you’d expect a used record to look and sound like and you won’t have any disappointments with a record that is graded Very Good. Covers graded VG may show a bit of general wear or scuffing around the edges, there could be some light ring-wear, a few creases and perhaps a little bit of writing (1960’s record owners seemed to always write their name somewhere on the sleeve) but they will still be fully intact and certainly not abused in any way.

GOOD: Vinyl graded as Good should be approached with a little more caution, as most dealers will tell you in record collecting terms ‘good’ means ‘bad’! We try and keep our items above this standard, however Good does have some saving graces and is not the lowest grading vinyl can be given. A record graded thus will still be just about playable although it will clearly have been played a lot by previous owners. You can also expect light scratches and definitely some surface noise. Covers graded as Good will be just about holding it together although you will inevitable find plenty of creases, maybe a few rips and seam splits as well as possibly chunks missing, writing or stains and indeed any other kind of defacement that it’s possible to find on record sleeves without them being totally destroyed.

FAIR: Don’t bother bidding!

NB. There may be occasions when we add a + or a – to a grading. The reason for this is fairly self explanatory but essentially, if something is VG+ that means it is a seriously strong example of that particular grading and potentially worth a higher grade. Please also remember that there are variables within all of these gradings (for example, it is not impossible for a Nr.Mint sleeve to have a tiny bit of writing present) but we’ll always endeavour to mention any especially relevant points within the bulk of the main description text