The Beatles ABBEY ROAD 1969 UK LP 1st Press -2/-1 NO HER MAJ MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		403
	$		534

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

FINAL UPGRADE COPY OF THIS ICONIC LP

THE BEATLES - ABBEY ROAD

INCREDIBLE ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7088
• MATRIX:YEX 749-2 / 750-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 7 TA / 2 LT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. 

THE DARK GREEN SIDE IS VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE. 

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, THERE ARE JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS REALLY CLEAN. 

IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS , AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING ON THE VINYL OTHER THAN JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

THERE ARE ALSO A FEW NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED DULLER PATCHES

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR.

 A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH NOTES BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE  . THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THE AUDIO EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN.AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. 

THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE RING WEAR DUE TO THE FLIMSINESS OF THE CARD USED. THIS COPY IS FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR AND ONLY SHOWS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE JUST FIVE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE TINY LITTLE SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT.  TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY SQUARE AND UNRUBBED.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT FROM TIP TO TIP ON BOTH EDGES. THERE IS NO RUBBING OTHER THAN A PIN PRICK ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS IN TOP CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECT AND UNBLEMISHED. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE ALSO IMMACULATE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE VERY TIPS, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP .THIS SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE

THE THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT, JUST FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ON THE TOP EDGE , ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND JUST ONE  THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE APPLE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST A FEW SMALL STAINS

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!