BEATLES Second Album 1970 Parlophone UK EXPORT MINT

	£		232
	$		307

On offer here is a MEGA rare EXPORT LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called 'The Beatles Second Album' and is a Stereo UK EXPORT Parlophone pressing from 1970 on the UK EXPORT Silver/Black Parlophone EXPORT label!!!! THIS IS A SUPREMELY RARE 1970 UK PARLOPHONE EXPORT 1ST PRESSING AND IS IMPOSSIBLY RARE IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  HOWEVER THIS EXPORT HAS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE TO MOST EXPORTS.  WHILST THE RECORD IS A UK EXPORT PRESSING (WITH UK MATRIXES, UK LABELS, 'GRAMOPHONE COMPANY' TEXT, 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' TEXT, ETC) - THE SLEEVE IS VERY DIFFERENT!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN.  RECENTLY WHEN I WENT TO SEE A LOCAL COLLECTION - I SAW WHAT LOOKED TO BE A STANDARD U.S. STEREO COPY OF THE BEATLES 'SECOND ALBUM' ON CAPITOL.  HOWEVER I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND A UK EXPORT PARLOPHONE RECORD SLIDE OUT OF THE COVER!!!!  I OF COURSE ASKED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHEN & WHERE HE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT.  HE TOLD ME HE WAS STATIONED ON MANY DIFFERENT ARMY BASES IN EUROPE IN THE LATE 1960S AND EARLY 1970S AND PURCHASED IT SOMETIME IN 1970 - THOUGH HE WASNT EXACTLY SURE OF WHICH COUNTRY IT WAS BOUGHT IN.  NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS LP HAD ME TOTALLY CONFUSED.  I ASKED IF HE WAS CERTAIN THAT HE HAD BOUGHT FROM NEW (AND NOT SECOND HAND) AND HE SAID HE WAS CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS EXACTLY AS IT CAME FROM THE RECORD SHOP ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.  BOTH THE COVER AND RECORD ARE IN SIMILAR CONDITION TOO (SUPERB) AND THIS LP CLEARLY HASNT BEEN OWNED BY ANYONE ELSE.  SO PERHAPS (FOR WHATEVER REASON) SMALL BATCHES OF U.S. 'SECOND ALBUM' STEREO COVERS WERE MATCHED WITH UK 'SECOND ALBUM' STEREO EXPORT DISCS TO SUPPLY ARMY BASES?  I HONESTLY DONT KNOW - BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON THIS RECORD HAS A U.S. COVER MATCHED WITH A UK EXPORT RECORD (BOTH THE SAME LP OF COURSE - 'THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM').  AND WITHOUT DOUBT IT STILL MAKES A STUNNING PACKAGE!!!! ONE THING I AM CERTAIN OF THOUGH - IS THAT THIS EXPORT PRESSING IS IN AWESOME CONDITION AND IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  IN FACT - THE PREVIOUS OWNER COULDNT EVEN REMEMBER PLAYING THIS LP AT ALL!!!!  CERTAINLY I HAVE LOOKED HARD AT BOTH RECORD LABELS AND CANT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF PLAY!!!!  I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS LP HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED AT ALL (APART FROM MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY)!!!!  THIS IS THE 1970 UK EXPORT PARLOPHONE 'TWO BOX EMI' PRESSING ON THE SILVER/BLACK EXPORT PARLOPHONE LABEL, A PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE, AND U.S. COVER!!!!  THIS MEGA RARE UK EXPORT PRESSING IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION -  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL 1970 UK EXPORT Parlophone pressing from 1970 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are YEEX 110 - A9 & YEEX 111-A9. The stamper codes are 1/M & 1/M!!!!  The Cat. No is CPCS 103 on the ORIGINAL EXPORT Silver/Black Parlophone label (see picture) and is a Stereo EXPORT Parlophone Pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Beatles at their best!!!! Any fan of The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and NO spindle marks!!!! THIS RECORD DOESNT EVER LOOK TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and NO marks!!!!  WHAT AN AWESOME RECORD!!!!  THE RECORD RETAINS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!! It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and NO hiss, and NO crackle!!!!  The record must grade MINT (Minus) if not better!!!!  WHAT AN INCREDIBLE RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL inner sleeve!!!!  The U.S. Stereo Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! It has barely ANY edge wear AT ALL, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking), NO grubbyness, NO rubbing and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND A UK 1970 EXPORT PARLOPHONE PRESSING OF THIS LP, AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this RARE Beatles LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK PARLOPHONE EXPORT PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM" BY THE BEATLES, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to have a look at all my other auctions including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Postal Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: