THE BEATLES Yellow Submarine (Apple PCS 7070) RARE Red Line UK 1st Pressing EX++
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THE BEATLES Yellow Submarine (Apple PCS 7070) RARE Red Line UK 1st Pressing EX++
RARE UK first pressing of The Beatles` original soundtrack to "Yellow Submarine", released on Apple Records (January 1969). This specific issue has the original "red line" album cover, but the record is missing the "Sold in the U.K..." suffix. It is referred to as a "first pressing, variation two" and was released later in 1969.
"It'll do for the film, was John Lennon's wry summation of every subgenius Beatles session around the time the band was working on the music for Yellow Submarine, a project designed to fulfill a contractual obligation. When the lads realized that they didn't have enough songs for a respectable album side, even after recycling "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love," George Harrison wrote "Only A Northern Song" in an hour and the job was done. Side Two consisted of George Martin's orchestral arrangements. To everyone's surprise, the animated movie, released in 1968, actually turned out to be quite good." - Anthony Decurtis/Rolling Stone, October 28, 1999.
GRADING:
EX+ COVER with a bit of allround wear. Please see photos for details.
- Original front-laminated sleeve that still retains most of its original shine and lustre.
- Minimal record imprint on the front cover, from storage.
- Slight creasing to the spine, front and back, as well as top and bottom edges.
- The back cover features the impossibly rare "White Album" review by Derek Taylor, framed in red ink, as found only on early pressings.
- Unlaminated back cover with tri-fold flipback, "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
EX+ RECORD with minimal signs of previous use.
- Lightly played vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A few hairlines on both sides, predominantly from sleeve removal.
- Superficial background crackle in between one or two tracks, as well as in some very quiet passages.
- Original UK first pressing second variation Apple Records labels without "Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions" reference.
- Labels in near-perfect condition, except for a single, light spindle line on Side One, and two spindle lines on Side Two.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "YEX 715-3" and "YEX 716-1".
- Mothers/Stampers: "1 / M" on Side One and "1 / M T" on Side Two.
- This record is certified to be an original UK first pressing second variation of "Yellow Submarine", released in late 1969.
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