The Beatles "Abbey Road" Apple PCS 7088 749/750 UK 1st misaligned no HM 1969
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The Beatles ? "Abbey Road" Apple Records ?PCS 7088 UK 1st press Vinyl, LP, Misprint, 1st Press Sleeve Variant, released in 1969. This first press has variations on the sleeve. The apple logo IS misaligned with the rest of the text AND Her Majesty is also missing from the sleeve and vinyl label.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, skip or jump. The sleeve has some ring-wear but, that apart, is also in good condition, with no rips or writing. The spine is intact and legible. Matrix / Runout Side 1 : YEX 749-2 Matrix / Runout Side 2 : YEX 750-1
"Abbey Road" is the Beatles' eleventh studio album, released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records. Named after the location of EMI Studios in London, the cover features the group walking across the street's zebra crossing, an image that became one of the most famous and imitated in popular music. The album's initially mixed reviews were contrasted by its immediate commercial success, topping record charts in the UK and US. Lead single "Something" / "Come Together" was released in October and topped US charts.
The album incorporates genres such as blues, rock and pop, and makes prominent use of Moog synthesizer, sounds filtered through a Leslie speaker, and tom-tom drums. It is their only album recorded exclusively through a solid-state transistor mixing desk, which afforded a clearer and brighter sound compared to the group's previous records. Side two contains a medley of song fragments edited together to form a single piece. The sessions also produced a non-album single, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" backed with "Old Brown Shoe".
Producer George Martin returned on the condition that the Beatles adhere to the discipline of their earlier records. They found the album's recording more enjoyable than the preceding "Get Back" sessions, but personal issues still permeated the band. Production lasted from February to August 1969, with closing track "The End" marking the final occasion that all four members recorded together. John Lennon privately left the group days before the album's release; Paul McCartney publicly declared the band's break-up the following April.
Upon release, detractors found "Abbey Road" to be inauthentic and bemoaned the production's artificial effects. Since then, many critics have hailed the album as the Beatles' finest; in particular, "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" are considered among the best songs George Harrison wrote for the group. The album has also been ranked as one of the Beatles' best-selling, including a multi-platinum certification by the RIAA. Shortly after its release, the cover was scrutinised in connection to widespread rumours of McCartney's purported death. EMI Studios was also renamed Abbey Road Studios in honour of the album.
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