THE BEATLES "ABBEY ROAD" MISPLACED APPLE + ALL SLEEVE ERRORS EX VINYL & AUDIO
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THE BEATLES
"ABBEY ROAD" APPLE PCS 7088 RELEASED 26th SEPTEMBER 1969
STAMPERS 5 MHA 5 AMT
MATRICES -2 -1 "AN EMI RECORDING" ON TWO LINES
THIS IS AN EARLY FIRST PRESSING WITH DARK APPLE LABEL'S NO "HER MAJESTY' ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL AND THE TRACK "MEAN MR. MUSTARD" OMITS THE DOT. AFTER 'MR' ON THE SLEEVE BUT IS PRESENT ON THE LABEL
THE SLEEVE IS ALSO THE TIGHTLY CROPPED VERSION WHICH SHOWS SEAM EDGE TITLES RUNNING ON TO THE COVER
THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE SHOWS THE FINAL WHITE ZEBRA CROSSING STRIPE IN FRONT OF JOHN AT ITS VERY SMALLEST AS IS THE GRID BENEATH HIS RIGHT FOOT THE BRICK BUTTRESS OF THE BUILDING ON THE FAR RIGHT OF THE SLEEVE AT THE VERY TOP IS AT ITS CLOSEST POINT TO THE SLEEVE EDGE
THE SLEEVE REAR SHOWS THE OFFSET APPLE ,THE 'A' OF THE 'ABBEY ROAD' TITLE IS HARD UP AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE SLEEVE AND THE BEATLES TITLE IS ALSO CLOSER TO THE EDGE
THE RECORD SLEEVE IS IN CLEAN LEGIBLE CONDITION TO BOTH SIDES BUT DOES HAVE LIMITED LIGHT SMALL CREASES MAINLY DOWN THE SEAM EDGE AND LIGHT RINGWEAR WHICH DOES SHOW A CREASE TOP LEFT BUT THE OPENING EDGE IS CLEAN AND DEFINED
THE VINYL RECORD COMES IN A WHITE PATENTS SLEEVE WHICH CAME STRAIGHT AFTER THE BLACK INNER AND IS IN CLEAN CONDITION
VINYL RECORD HAS A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO BOTH SIDES THE 'B' SIDE DOES SHOW SOME LIGHT HANDLING / NEEDLE MARKS BUT DON'T APPEAR FEELABLE WITH LEGIBLE CLEAN LABELS
A PLAY TEST PRODUCED QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES WITH JUST THE ODD VERY VERY LIGHT POP ON THE AUDIO BUT BURIED IN THE VOCALS AND OVERALL THE ALBUM WAS A GREAT LISTEN FOR A PRESSING OF THIS AGE
WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY REALLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR PLEASE BEAR THAT IN MIND AND REMEMBER OTHER SYSTEMS CAN GIVE A DIFFEREN RESPONSE AND THIS PRESSING IS FAST APPROACHING 57 YEARS OF AGE
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