BEATLES "CHRISTMAS RECORD" 1963 UK FAN CLUB FLEXI
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BEATLES "CHRISTMAS RECORD"
ORIGINAL 1963 UK FAN CLUB FLEXI.
THE FIRST EVER CHRISTMAS FLEXI DISC WAS ISSUED BY THE BEATLES IN 1963. TH EDISC WHERE ONLY EVER AVAILABLE TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS. THE ANNUAL RELEASE OF CHRIATMAS FLEXI'S CONTINUED UNTIL 1969.
THE FIRST EVER 1963 FAN CLUB FLEXI WAS ISSUE DIN A FLIMSEY GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH ALSO INCORPORATED A NEWLETTER PRINTED ON THE INSIDE.
THE SLEEVE FEATURED PICTURES TO REAR SHOWING THE BEATLES AT THE FAN CLUB HEADQUARTERS AND ALSO OF THE GROUP BEING PRESENT TO THE QUEEN MOTHER AT THE ROYAL VARIETY SHOW.
LYN 492
THE WHITE LABEL WHICH FEATURES DEEP BLUE LETTERING IS IN STUNNING AND NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE LABEL IS SPOTLESSY CLEAN, BRIGHT AND VIVID WITH VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING. THE LABELS FEATURE PERFECT AND UNSPOILT LETTERING.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS SUPERB. IT ACTAULLY DOES NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF AHVING EVER BEEN PLAYED. THE VINYL IS PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO CREASES OR KINKS AND IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES.
THE OUTER GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS REMARKABLE GIVEN ITS AGE, THESE EARLY SLEEVES ARE RENOWNED FOR NOT SURVIVNG THAT WELL BUT THIS EXAMPLE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THAT RULE. APART FROM SOME MINOR "FEATHERING" TO THE TOP FRONT EDGE AND SOME MILD CREASING TOWARDS BOTTON EDGE THE SLEEVE IS NEAR PERFECT!... SPOTLESSY CLEAN, OTHERWISE CREASE FREE AND TOTALLY INTACT, EVEN THE POCKET FOR STORING THE DISC IS AS FACTORY MANUFACTURED. ALL EDGES ARE SQUARE AND ALL WORDING AND TEXT IS PERFECT...A GENUINE SUPERIOR EXAMPLE.
OVERALL A STUNNING, FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST EVER BEATLES UK FLEXI DISC.... A POSSIBLE UPGRADE!
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