BEATLES 1969 UK Apple LP - Abbey Road - MISALIGNED APPLE & NO 'HER MAJESTY'
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After 20 years of collecting, the time has come for me to sell my Beatles collection and let other collectors appreciate some of the records and memorabilia I've accumilated over the years. Please check out my other listings and remember to save me as a favourite seller, as every week I'll be listing more and more increasingly rare, collectible and desirable Beatles records!
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Abbey RoadOriginal UK 1st Pressing with Misaligned Apple Logo and NO 'Her Majesty' Credit!
,.. Catalogue Number Label Year of Release PCS 7088 Dark Apple 1969 Sleeve Format Tax Code on Disc Garrod and Lofthouse Stereo - Side 1 Side 2 Track Listing Track Listing 1. Come Together
2. Something
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. Octopus's Garden
5. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 1. Here Comes The Sun
2. Because
3. You Never Give Me your Money
4. Sun King
5. Mean Mr Mustard
6. Polythene Pam
7. She came in Through the Bathroom Window
8. Golden Slumbers
9. Carry That weight
10. The End
11. Her Majesty Matrix Number Matrix Number YEX 749-2 YEX 750-1 Stamper Code Stamper Code 5 / RDA 3 / GPO About the Record
This auction is for a very rare early 1st pressing of the Beatles final LP Abbey Road on the dark Apple label. This is the very rare, early pressing that not only is missing the 'Her Majesty' credit on both the sleeve and the disc, but also has the misaligned Apple logo on the back cover.
When this LP was initially released the final track on side 2, 'Her Majesty', was not intended to be left on the album, and somehow how its way onto the final mix. It was due to be a small song between Mean Mr. Mustard (the ending of which is what you hear at the very start of the song) and Polythene Pam (the first chord of Polythene Pam is the ending chord missing from Her Majesty). Since it was uncredited it could be considered one of Rocks first ever 'hidden tracks', but as it was left totally uncredited anybody could have jumped in and claimed it as their own. Therefore, the track was very swiftly added to the side 2 label. These early copies are, on their own, hard to find.
But, doubled with this is the highly collectible 'Misaligned' Apple cover. When this LP was initially released the back cover had the Apple logo right up hard against the mouth edge. This was very soon reset to align up with the track listing and 'Apple Records' title. The Apple logo was part of the artwork, and so when it was aligned it cut off about 1/2" of the girl to the right of the cover, and also brought the spots at the top left fully into view.
A respectible copy of this hard to find Beatles album!
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The cover is holding up very nicely, but does have a little wear. the front cover is mostly clean with just a little, light diuscolouration in the top area in the sky. There're siome little laminate creases around the edges and some light disc impression. Top and bottom seams are both holding tightly. The spine has some laminate creases running through it but is fully legible and unsplit and unworn. The back cover is clean with a lovely, rich colour ro it. There's some laminate creasing around the edges and light disc impression. Overall the cover is looking really nice!
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The disc has a lovely shine to it and some light scuffing - nothing really heavy or serious.
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The labels are looking nice with a good, rich colour and some light spindlewear. Someone has written their name on both labels in fountain pen (I'd thank them sarcasticly, but I can't make out what their name is). Other than that, great labels!
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All records have been visually graded under a strong, 125W natural light desk lamp.
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Postage Costs will be:
UK 2nd Class Recorded Delivery: £3.99
UK 1st Class Recorded Delivery : £4.99
EU Countries International Signed For : £11.99
Rest of World International Signed For : £14.99
All LPs will be mailed out in a strong, corrugated cardboard LP mailing box with the LP outside the sleeve. Extra sheets of corrugated cardboard will be used where applicable and FRAGILE tape used
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