BEATLES LET IT BE BOX SET (UK) 1970 COMPLETE & ORIGINAL
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BEATLES "LET IT BE" BOX SET RELEASED MAY 1970 FIRST ISSUED AS A SPECIAL PACKAGE PXS 1 (THIS NUMBER DOESN’T ACTUALLY APPEAR ANYWHERE – IT WAS APPARENTLY AN ORDER NO. ONLY)
THIS IS A COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL BOX SET BOUGHT BY ME ON FIRST RELEASE IN 1970. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS 40 YEARS! IT CONTAINS 100% ORIGINAL COMPONENTS ALL OF WHICH ARE PRESENT AND INTACT.
THE OUTER BOX SET SLEEVE IS I WOULD SAY IN GREAT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR ON THE CORNERS BUT IT’S LIGHT AND APPROPRIATE. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF CREASING ON THE FRONT AND EVEN LESS ON THE REAR.
THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" ALBUM SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME CREASING TO BOTH SIDES BUT IT’S SLIGHT AND I WOULD SAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED FOR ITS AGE. THERE ARE NO MARKS / PEN ETC
VINYL PCS 7096 - THE GREEN / WHITE APPLE LABELS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. THERE ARE A VERY FEW VERY FEINT SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN LIGHT. OTHERWISE BOTH LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN AND CLEAR.
THE VINYL ITSELF IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I PLAYED IT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS JUST TO CHECK IT (ON MY SONY DECK) AND IT PLAYED PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES WITH NO CRACKLES, JUMPS OR STICKING ETC. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKS/SCRATCHES OTHER THAN 3 OR 4 VERY FEINT HAIRLINE MARKS WHICH ARE ONLY VISIBLE IN CERTAIN LIGHT. THE VINYL IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND HAS NOT WARPED. I WOULD SAY THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT+ FOR ITS AGE. (MY OPINION ONLY, BUT I THINK IT’S ACCURATE).
THE RUN-OFF AREAS SHOW: SIDE ONE - YEX 773-2U PLUS ELSEWHERE WHAT LOOKS LIKE GL AND ALSO AN ISOLATED NUMBER 7. SIDE TWO YEX 774-2U PLUS ELSEWHERE WHAT COULD BE NOS 1 & 4 (I CAN'T MAKE IT OUT) AND ALSO AN ISOLATED LETTER J.
THE ORIGINAL WHITE INNER HAS SOME OBVIOUS CREASING TO THE CORNERS WHERE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE COVER AND REPLACED ( IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTOS) BUT THERE ARE NO TEARS.
THE "GET BACK" BOOK IS COMPLETE BUT THERE ARE 4 LOOSE PAGES. THREE NEAR THE CENTRE AND ONE FURTHER ON, BUT NOTHING IS MISSING. ALL OF THE PICTURES ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND BRIGHT AND THERE ARE NO INAPPROPRIATE MARKS (PEN ETC) ANYWHERE. THERE IS A BIT OF SEPARATION OF THE SPIN AT THE BOTTOM BUT IT’S NOT MAJOR.
THE TWO BOOK TRAYS ARE INTACT. THE OUTER TRAY HAS SOME ‘TO BE EXPECTED’ CREASING ON BOTH FLAPS BUT IS OTHERWISE COMPLETELY INTACT WITH NO TEARS. THE INNER TRAY IS AGAIN INTACT WITH SOME SLIGHT CREASING. THE INNER CORNERS HAVE A BIT OF TEARING BUT IT IS MINIMAL. OVERALL BOTH TRAYS ARE VERY SOUND.
THIS BOX SET IS A GENUINE AND ORIGINAL ARTICLE, BOUGHT AND OWNED BY ME SINCE NEW. THERE ARE NO ‘REPLACEMENT PARTS’. IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN AN ALBUM BOX FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS NOT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY TIL NOW.
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