The Beatles LET IT BE BOX SET UK 1ST PRESS PXS1 IN SUPERB CONDITION NEAR MINT-
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THE BEATLES - LET IT BE
THE RARE 1ST PRESS BOX SET
PXS1
IN MAGNIFICENT near mint minus!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
OUTSTANDING BOX AND BOOK
THIS IS A NEAR MINT MINUS 3-4 PLAY FIRST DAY PRESS OF THIS ALBUM SET
IT INCLUDES A NEAR MINT CONDITION RED APPLE SLEEVE SLEEVE
A MINT MINUS CONDITION BOOK
DAMAGED INNER TRAY (ORIGINAL NOT REPRODUCTION)
AN NEAR MINT MINUS OUTER SLEEVE
- MATRIX:YEX 773-2U / 774-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 L / 2 R (VERY LOW MOTHERS AND STAMPERS_
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE AND HAS JUST 2-3 VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL SCUFF LIKE HANDLING MARKS TO BE SEEN, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING LINES
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PLAYING THE RECORD
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I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
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THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
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.IT IS WORTH POINTING OUT THAT FIRST PRESS RELEASES ALWAYS SOUND BETTER THAN LATER PRESSES. TAKING A LISTEN TO 'THE TWO OF US' SHOULD EASILY CONFIRM THIS
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THE BOX AND SLEEVE
THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS ALBUM ONLY CAME IN THIS DELUXE PRESENTATION SET. IT WAS RELEASED ON MAY 8TH 1970. TO OBTAIN JUST THE STANDARD ISSUE YOU HAD TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER 6TH 1970. THE BOX SET SOLD POORLY BY COMPARISON BECAUSE OF ITS PRICE.
THE FACT THAT NOT MANY HAVE SURVIVED IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION IS DUE WHOLLY TO THE TERRIBLE DESIGN WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE IN FULL
STARTING WITH THE OUTER SLEEVE. THIS IS A FULLY LAMINATED SLIDE OVER SLEEVE AND WAS DESIGNED TO JUST SLIP OVER THE CARD TRAY CONTAINING THE BOOK AND LP. THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS THAT IT IS MADE OF A VERY FLIMSY CARD AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN MOST COPIES TEARING ON THE SEAMS WHERE THE TRAY SITS TOO SNUGLY INSIDE. OTHER PROBLEMS OFTEN SEEN INCLUDE TERRIBLE CREASING AND LAMINATE LIFT. PEEL AND FLAKE.
THIS ONE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW TINY FLAWS
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THIS HAS REMAINED HIGHLY POLISHED AND THE LAMINATE LOOKS GREAT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AT ALL, AND NO BENDS EITHER. THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES BY THE LEFT EDGE TOWARD'S THE TOP, AND A SLIGHTLY LARGER CREASE LINE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER RUNNING FROM THE LEFT HAND EDGE ACROSS THE CORNER.THE TOP EDGE HAS ONE TINY LITTLE LAMINATE LINE, AND THE RIGHT EDGE HAS THREE. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A TINY
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FINALLY THE ACTUAL ALBUM ITSELF
THE ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS LP AND THE NOVEMBER ISSUE WAS THAT ON THE REAR OF THE BOX SET SLEEVE, THE APPLE LOGO WAS IN RED, WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES HAD A GREEN APPLE. ONE WAY TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A FIRST ISSUE ALBUM
THE SLEEVE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR, AND THERE IS NO LAMINATE CREASING AT ALL ON ANY PART, JUST HALF A DOZEN TINY LINES FOUND NEAR THE SPINE ARE PRESENT.NONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE, EVEN NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. NO RING WEAR, JUST A VERY LIGHT RECORD SHAPE WHEN YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT
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THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT
THE ACTUAL LP SLEEVE GRADES NEAR INT, WHILST THE BOOK GRADES MINT MINUS, THE OUTER BOX GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS, AND THE INNER BOX JUST VERY GOOD
A REALLY TOP NOTCH BOX SET, THAT I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER UP FOR AUCTION
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TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE RECORD AND JUDGE IT ALL FOR YOURSELF
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GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
THERE IS SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH I HEARD DURING A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE QUIETER MOMENTS, AND SOME TINY LITTLE DUST POPS/TIC HERE AND THERE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOUR SELF
THE LAMINATED TOP EDGE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION WITH JUST ONE LAMINATE LINE RUNNING ACROSS IT IN THE MIDDLE, OTHERWISE IS;S FLAWLESS
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THAT CHIP I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TO THE TOP EDGE, AND A SMALL WHITE PATCH SHOWING WHERE THE LAMINATE HAS COME AWAY
DESPITE THESE FEW BLEMISHES THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE CLEANEST BOXES I HAVE SEEN ON THIS VERY RARE AND DELICATE SET
THE INNER TRAY IS USUALLY FOUND BADLY SPLIT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN. A VERY HEAVY BOOK WAS INLAID INTO THIS TRAY WHICH WAS VERY VERY DELICATELY PUT TOGETHER. THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK WHEN THE BOX WAS STOOD UPRIGHT (OF COURSE THIS IS HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE) EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE WEAKEST JOINTS TO SPLIT. THIS IS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY REPRODUCTIONS ABOUT AS MOST ORIGINALS GOT TOTALLY RUINED.
THIS ONE IS AN ORIGINAL NOT A REPRO. THE OUTER SECTION OF THE TRAY IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MATT BLACK STILL THERE AND THE ROUNDED EDGES FLAPS UNDAMAGED IN ANY WAY.NO CREASES OR RIPS AND NO WEAR. A REALLY TOP EXAMPLE
THE PERFORATED INNER TRAY HOWEVER IS NOT IN THE BEST CONDITION. FIRSTLY IT HAS SPLIT APART AND ONE OF THE SECTION HAS GONE MISSING, SO THERE ARE ONLY 3 PARTS LEFT. THE TWO SIDES AND ONE OF THE TOP SECTIONS. THEY ARE SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE IT IN THE PICTURE. OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SPLIT, THE ACTUAL COLOUR IS ALL STILL THERE AND THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES
THE BOOK ALSO SUFFERS FROM POOR DESIGN. MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE HAVE ALL OF THE PAGES FALLING OUT AS THE GLUED IN DESIGN WAS WEAK, AND THE MINUTE YOU OPENED THE BOOK TO LOOK AT IT OR READ IT, THE UNDUE STRESS WAS PLACED ON THE GLUE AND LO AND BEHOLD THE PAGES STARTED TO FALL OUT. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A BOOK THAT HAS ONLY BEEN LOOKED AT ONCE OR TWICE AND THEN REPLACED, ENSURING THAT THIS BOOK WILL COME TO YOU IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION. THERE IS A REALLY MINT GLEAMING SHEEN TO THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS, AND ALL OF THE PAGES ARE INTACT AND FIXED. THERE ARE NO LOOSE PAGES WHATSOEVER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR APART FROM THE VERY TOP RIGHT TIP WHICH HAS A SPECK OF LIGHT WEAR.
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.AND THIS WAFER THIN AREA HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT WITH JUST THE VERY TIP ENDS TOP AND BOTTOM HAVING A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS PRECIOUS ALBUM HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A FEW TIMES
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