McCARTNEY BEATLES 1ST UK DEBUT DARK APPLE UnPlAyEd MiNt

	£		214
	$		284

PAUL McCARTNEY ''McCARTNEY'' ORIGINAL 1970 UK PRESSING WITH THE ''(DARK APPLE) LABELS (only 1st issues)'' ABSOLUTELY AWESOME TOP TOP AUDIO WILL BE HARD TO SURPASS !!THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY UNPLAYED IN MY OPINION! (no) spidering at all!!! CAT NO PCS 7102 WITH ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER!!! THIS PRESSING BEING  SO RARE IN THIS VERY NEAR PRISTINE ARCHIVE CONDITION 3U AND 3U MATRIX!!!LOOK ''1' ''GAD'' and ''1'' ''AG'' MOTHER STAMPERS!!!

Another from my personal collection! I have owned this album from new, Unbeleivably 38 years old and in this awesome condition! It is quite amaizing to think that if the Beatles had stayed together for longer that some of the tracks on this album would probably have been featured on the next Beatles album! Please don't underestemate the rarety of this album. In my experiance of collecting vinyls for more than 35 years ''1' to ''1''  stampers make all the difference for exceptional audio quality and not only that these are extreemely collectable being the 1st and earliest stampers!

McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970. It is notable for the fact that McCartney, a multi-instrumentalist, performed the entire album (all instruments and voices) by himself, except for some backing vocals from his first wife, Linda McCartney. McCartney stated that he played "bass, drums, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, toy xylophone, and bow and arrow" on the album!!.

Recorded privately at his home in London; at Morgan Studios, London; and at Abbey Road Studios, London under the pseudonym "Billy Martin" from late 1969 to March of 1970; the development of McCartney was undertaken as the Beatles were falling apart!!.

McCartney had been the most keen to keep the band together since they began fracturing in 1968, but with John Lennons greater interest in performing and being with Yoko Ono, as well as George Harrison's emergence as a fine songwriter, their union was merely a facade for the public after finishing the recording of Abbey Road!!.

Accepting that the situation was irretrievable, McCartney decamped with wife Linda McCartney and their new family, including Linda's daughter from her first marriage, Heather, and their newborn, Mary, to their home in London in the autumn of 1969 so he could plot his next move!.

As ever, McCartney had brought his instruments with him, as well as a portable Studer four-track tape recorder, and recorded the ad-libbed "The Lovely Linda" to test the equipment before the year was out. Enjoying the experience, he continued on, composing and improvising new material as he went along and overdubbing himself in the process. By late March 1970, as Phil Spector was concurrently mixing the Let It Be album, the simply-titled McCartney was completed!!.

Scheduled for release on 17 April 1970 the other Beatles realised that McCartney could conflict with the impending Let It Be album and film. The amiable Ringo Starr, whose own first album was almost ready for release, was sent to request that McCartney delay his solo debut. McCartney later commented, "They eventually sent Ringo round to my house at Cavendish with a message: I did something I'd never done before oomething like that in order to assert myself because I was just sinking. I was getting pummelled about the head, in my mind anyway!!."

album was thus released on 17 April as planned, but not before a major announcement!!.

On 10 April, McCartney finally broke the facade and publicly announced his departure from the Beatles, signalling the end of the group. As for McCartney, the album quickly shot to #1 in the US for three weeks, eventually going double platinum. In the UK it was only denied the top spot by the highest-selling album of 1970 (and one of the all-time top-selling albums) Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, which stayed at #1 for 41 (non-consecutive) weeks. There McCartney debuted straight at #2, where it remained for 3 weeks!!.

Although McCartney contains several pieces that are considered to be less than profound, it also includes "Every Night" and, more importantly, "Maybe I'm Amazed", one of McCartney's many love songs for his first wife, and one of his most enduring songs. McCartney has subsequently revealed that Linda was instrumental in bolstering his spirits and confidence during the album's making, and helping him out of his depression over losing the Beatles. Shortly after the album's release, George Harrison described "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "That Would Be Something" as "great", and regarded the other tracks as "fair"!!.

With a raw honesty that had never typified a McCartney-related recording before, McCartney indeed has an unpolished sound; but its minimalist, intimate feel was – and remains – a refreshing change from much of McCartney's more ambitious recorded works. Although some of its initial critics considered it slight (especially compared with the scope of the recent Abbey Road), the album's reputation has increased with time, and McCartney is a firm favourite with many McCartney devotees, and certainly one of my favourites!!!.

The vinyl,

This is the original thicker heavier and deeper grooved vinyl and more robust than later pressings. On initial visual inspection this vinyl looks superbe AS NEW! retaining its original very glossy sheen from new . Only in very very strong light can possibly any surface marks\scuffs be seen  Please note! There are (no) audio sounding marks that i heard during playback apart from very light static only really heard during quiet parts certainly not consistant throughout the audio. Please note! any static thast might be heard would probably be caused by the fact that this album has been stored laying dormant for all of its storage life!!,, a build up of dirt and dust over the years causes static and a constant clean before each play will reduce this and enhance the audio quality!! . This vinyl sounded awesome and is probably the best that i have heard of this pressing. There were (no) signs of any grooveware or that this vinyl has been overplayed in any way at all and visably this vinyl looks totally unplayed in my opinion!. I have played this through track for track and it is my opinion that this audio will be hard to surpass for an original 37 year old vinyl!!!!! POINTS TO NOTE! EXTREEMELY SHARP AND VIBRANT AUDIO WITH RICH AND BASSEY FEEL (ONLY HEARD LIKE THIS ON THESE EARLY  PRESSINGS) looks and sounds unplayed!!!! 

please note! I always add this disclaimer! That although I never heard any problems at all during the playback of this vinyl and i have given my honest opinion when describing the audio quality,, Please allow for the odd static tick\crackle here and there (not) consistant through out the audio. Remember that this is an original(not a reissue) that is 38 years old and would have originally been played on a 38 year old system, although visably in my opinion this looks like it has never been played UNBELEIVABLE TO FIND!!!! Please look at my completed listings of records that i have sold of this calaber and you will see from my 100% positive feed back that i normally get it right!!! The audio is awesome on all frequencies and will be hard to surpass!!!!!

The matrix

''YEX 775-3U'' ''YEX 775-3U''

The mother Stampers

side 1. ''1'' ''AG'' side 2. ''1'' ''GAD'' (From my personal experiance '1' to '1' Mother5 stampers produce the best audio quality on vinyl! Unbeleivably rare to find!

The labels

These feature the (DARK GREEN) apple labels (only early press) in absolutely superbe condition (see photo) (no) spidering can be seen even in strong light! unbeleivable to find! this looks totally unplayed in my opinion!.

The cover

This is the original 1st issue  fully laminated gatefold cover in really superbe condition!!! with hardly any storageware worth mentioning any creasing hardly noticable on both the front and back and extreemely minimal ringware that can barely be noticable at the rear only if looked for being primarily black in colour these are extreemely hard to find like this!!! inside the gatefold this is lovely with (no) horrible names or writing, superbe!!! The spine shows (no) signs of any ware at all and is near perfect with clear writing ''McCartney'' on the spine!!! A superbe example!!Must be at least excellent plus!!!

This album is an archive copy never need to upgrade! Incredible to find like this! 38 years old and highly collectable!!!!

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HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality as i hear it. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 1000 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

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