The Beatles ABBEY ROAD, Half-Speed Master, MFSL (1980) Never Played, Mint
$
100
$ 100
Sold For
Aug 26, 2018
Sold Date
Aug 20, 2018
Start Date
1
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USA
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Description
Selected titles from the private collection of a music business veteran are now being made available for the first time. Titles offered by this Seller are one-owner and came directly from the pressing plant, record company warehouse, other label reps or record store unless otherwise noted.
Grading is based on visual inspection.
Album ships in a 2 MIL poly cover sleeve.
I package records outside the cover to avoid seam splits.
- This is the first Beatles album released by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL).
- This copy has never been played.
- It is half-speed mastered.
- It is pressed on translucent, Super High Definition Vinyl (with extended life).
- It was pressed in Japan but is a US release.
- The paper on board cover has tight seams and shows no wear.
- The original inner sleeve is poly-lined rice paper.
- A poster board fold-out protects the LP and inner sleeve.
- This is a one-owner that the Seller got new in 1980 (it was released on December 28, 1979).
- It has been in storage for 38 years.
Tracklist
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A1 Come Together Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 4:16 A2 Something Written-By – George Harrison 2:59 A3 Maxwell's Silver Hammer Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:24 A4 Oh! Darling Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:28 A5 Octopus's Garden Written-By – Richard Starkey 2:49 A6 I Want You (She's So Heavy) Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 7:49 B1 Here Comes The Sun Written-By – George Harrison 3:04 B2 Because Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:45 B3 You Never Give Me Your Money Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:57 B4 Sun King Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:31 B5 Mean Mr. Mustard Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:06 B6 Polythene Pam Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:13 B7 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:58 B8 Golden Slumbers Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:31 B9 Carry That Weight Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 1:37 B10 The End Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 2:04 B11 Her Majesty Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 0:23Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Licensed From – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Credits
- Producer – George Martin
- Remastered By [Half-speed Mastering] – Stan Ricker
Notes
Original master recording, remastered edition of the 1969 album.Mobiel Fidelity's first Beatles release.
Yellow banner at the top cover "Original Master Recording"
White Mo-Fi label has the Capitol C logo.
Early pressings came with a posterboard fold-out insert protecting the LP. On one side is a description of Mo-Fi's background called "An Audiophile's Dream Come True!" and the other side "Superdiscs Supertapes Superstars Super Quality"
Later inserts had a photo of historical-looking figures holding up Mo-Fi LPs stating "Limited Editions From the Original Masters"
The LP itself is translucent (hold it up to a bright light and you can see through it) and it comes in a paper-line rice paper sleeve.
Pressed in Japan.
Recorded in England.
© 1979
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): MFSL 1-023 A
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): MFSL 1-023 B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A Stamped (Except A5 Etched)): MFSL1-023 - A5 151 ? ?
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B Stamped (Except B1 Etched)): MFSL1-023 - B1 111 ?
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Sides A & B Etched): SR/2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 1 Run-out, etched & stamped): MFSL1-023 - A5 151 ? ?
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 2 Run-out, etched & stamped): MFSL-1-023 - B3 131 ? SR/2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout Side A Stamped (Except A6 Etched)): MFSL1-023 - A6 161 ? ?
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout Side B Stamped (Except B6 Etched)): MFSL1-023 - B6 161 ? ?
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