The Beatles Abbey Road. 1st Press. Misaligned Apple, No Her Majesty, Superb

	£		30
	$		40

 


ABBEY ROAD

1969 Apple PCS 7088

FIRST PRESS
Rare Misaligned Apple Error
Rare No ''Her Majesty'' Label Credit
Skinny Spine

YEX 749-2   YEX 750-1



This is a really nice, original First Press copy of Abbey Road, with the rare 'error' of both the Misaligned Apple on the reverse of the sleeve and the omission of ''Her Majesty'' on the Side Two label credit and on the sleeve credits, along with the 'Skinny Spine', that establishes this super LP as one of the first off the press. Some presses have the sleeve error, some the label error, but it is very rare to find the 'Double Error', in such nice, original condition.

This has the First Press Matrices of Side One YEX 749-2, with Mother being '6' & Stamper
 'ORM', being '524' and Side Two YEX 750-1, with Mother '1' & Stamper 'ATA' or '393'.


The vinyl on both sides is in nice original condition, with just a minimal surface mark here and there and minimal spindle rubs, but no spindle wear. It does have one, neat set of initials on the side two label, as can be seen in the photo above. This was common in the 60s, as records were often loaned or taken to parties and they were valuable!

he sleeve is Garrod & Lofthouse, with the original and short lived 'Skinny Spine, being just that, a  very thin spine, which was short lived and changed to a much thicker one in later pressings. It is fully laminated and is in solid all round condition, with just odd signs of creasing to the laminate and some edge wear, but all in all still strong, clean and sharp. It has the plain black soft paper inner sleeve, but no patent number, being black!

Grading is obviously subjective, but looking at this LP, I would suggest, with so little in the way of surface marks, that is somewhere around Excellent to E-  in terms of vinyl, with just the one set of initials to detract on one label. I have included the Record Collector's Guide below, which will explain the gradings, but really it is very much an individual feeling. 

Sales and postage to the UK only. The postage rate is quoted for up to £50 in final bidding value, but if the LP goes beyond this, please wait for me to invoice, as Royal Mail costs increase, due to value and must be sent Guaranteed Next Day Recorded Delivery.

Thanks.

 

The Record Collector's Guide to Vinyl Gading

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading, with advice on why this may be.

In addition to the basic grading, any individual faults should be noted separately such as if an otherwise Excellent cover has a name written on it, or a 7" single is missing its original centre etc.