BEATLES "LET IT BE" UK APPLE 1ST PRESS ***RED APPLE***
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BEATLES "LET IT BE"
"LET IT BE" WAS THE BEATLES THIRTEENTH AND LAST U.K ALBUM RELEASE BEFORE THEIR UNTIMLEY SPLIT, IT WAS ALSO THE SOUNDTRACKTO THEIR FOURTH FILM.
"LET IT BE" WAS SALVAGED FROM AN ORIGINAL PROJECT WHICH WAS TO BE CALLED "GET BACK". AN ALBUM OF THAT NAME WAS DUE TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN AUGUST 1969 BUT THE BEATLES CANCELLED IT AND IT WAS LATER DECIDED TO TIE IN A BOOK, FILM AND ALBUM UNDER THE TITLE "LET IT BE".
RELEASED 8TH MAY 1970 "LET IT BE" WAS FIRST ISSUED AS A SPECIAL BOX SET PACKAGE.... PXS 1..... ALTHOUGH THIS NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON THE RECORD OR PACKAGING..... IT WAS PURELY FOR ORDERING PURPOSES. DESIGNED BY JOHN KOSH THE SPECIAL BOX SET WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE "LET IT BE" WAS RELEASED AS AN ALBUM ONLY.
THE BOX SET CONTAINED THE "LET IT BE" ALBUM WHICH FEATURED A RED APPLE TO THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE AND THE "GET BACK BOOK"
OFFERED FOR SALE IS THE ORIGIANL 1ST ISSUE RED APPLE ALBUM FROM THE ORGINAL UK BOX SET.
PCS 7096
YEX.773/4-2U-2U (CORRECT 1ST ISSUE MATRICES)
THE IST ISSUE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. LABELS HAVE JUST LIGHT AND VERY TINY SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT.LABELS ARE CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE WITH PERFECT AND UNSPOILT LETTERING AND DISPLAY AN AS NEW APPEARANCE..
THE VINYL IS ALSO SUPERB , THIS HAS ONLY EVER BEEN VERY CAREFULLY PLAYED AND THEREFORE IT DISPLAYS JUST VERY LIGHT SURFACE MARKS BUT NO ACTUAL NEEDLE MARKS, THE VINYL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS.THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.
ONE PLAY BY MYSELF REVEALED SUPERB AUDIO THROUGHOUT WITH NO REAL DISTORTION PRESENT, THERE WAS SOME MILD CRACKLE EVIDENT TO BOTH RUN IN /OFF GROOVES BUT CERTAINLY NO POPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS PRESENT AT ANY POINT.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT WHITE INNER WHICH IS EXCELLENT WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING. THE INNER IS STILL ITS TRUE WHITE COLOUR AND STILL VERY CRISP.
THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" ALBUM SLEEVE IS AGAIN SUPERB.REMAINING FIRM AND STRONG AND MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL AS DEEP GLOSS THE SLEEVE SHOWS SOME VERY VERY MILD SMALL CREASES TO THE FRONT. THERE IS ALSO A HINT OF WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE VISIBLE BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. THE REAR IS AS PER THE FRONT. THE SLEEVE IS COMPLETELY INTACT. CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY WRITING AND STILL VEY BRIGHT AND GLOSSY. THE REAR CARRIES THE CORRECT 1ST ISSUE RED APPLE LOGO.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE THIS MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE UK ALBUM FROM THE ORIGINAL UK BOX SET.
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