Beatles Christmas Album / 100% AUTHENTIC 1970 PROMO Pressing / Orignal 1st Owner
$
155
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Description
Hello and Happy (soon to be) Christmas,
As stated in the title of this listing, I am the original owner of this record. As a younger fellow I remember finding a package on my front porch from the Beatles fan club. I had enrolled in the official fan club years earlier but no orders were placed in quite sometime mainly because the boys had gone their separate ways so I’m not exactly sure what this package could contain. Maybe a calendar or some previously released LP? You can imagine my excitement when I first opened it up and held what was inside. The very record in this listing now some 50 years later.
Now let me get this right out of the way. Anyone who has given one of my former records a place on their record shelf knows that I pride myself on pointing out any known flaws on any and all of the records I list. As you can see in the provided photos side 2 has a small white mark right at the beginning of track 1.
What is it? It is what appears to be a flake of paper that ultimately got pressed into the vinyl at the pressing plant. When I first received this record and noticed the spot I wrote the fan club for a replacement pressing. I did receive a letter (postcard) stating a replacement was on the way. Well it’s been nearly 50 years and I’m starting to give up hope that it’ll eventually get here.
So here’s the good news. After examining it back in 1970 I decided to not mess with it much. It’s in there good so after gently rubbing it to see if it was really secure I’ve left it alone all these years and YES it plays through fine with just a handful of muted ticks with each revolution (6 or 7) for several rotations until the stylus passes it by. After that it’s smooth sailing the rest of the way.
Before I listed it today I tested it on three separate turntables and it was fine on all three. The overall condition of the vinyl (not mentioning the white spot again) is solid VG+. Some light surface marks but nothing that can be felt or heard. The record plays fine.
The condition of the cover is nice, very nice. Absolutely NO ring wear and all the original gloss is still there. ALL the seams are perfectly tight with NO splits at all. Just a really solid and bright original and authentic cover.
This album has been bootlegged to the point where there are way more fakes out there than originals and some of the fakes are very close to the originals. You may have come across some that seem to be the real thing at first glance but turn out to be pirated copies. At least I can guarantee without any doubt that the record and cover in this listing is an authentic and original pressing of The Beatles Christmas Album.
If the previously mentioned flaw did not exist I would seriously be seeking a much larger amount for this gem. I would put this cover up against any that are out there unless it was a sealed or shrink wrapped example. It is beautiful. If you can overlook the small pressing plant oversight found on side 2 track 1 (that does play through fine) then I think you’ll be very pleased to add this Authentic and Rare Beatles Promotional Album to your record shelf for a very fair and decent cost.
Thank you for reading through this lengthy description and please do examine and expand the photos to have a good idea concerning the condition of this authentic Beatles rarity.
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