THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD UK 1st PRESSING, 1st LABEL/REV. COVER VERSION, M-/EX
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I HAVE HAD THIS IN MY COLLECTION SINCE BUYING IT NEW IN 1969 AND HAVE STORED IT CAREFULLY SINCE.
DISCOGS DESCRIBES THIS ISSUE AS FOLLOWS:-
“THIS VERSION IS THE "FIRST LABEL, REVISED COVER" VERSION:
DARK GREEN LABELS WITH A WHOLE APPLE ON THE A-SIDE LABEL AND A HALF, SLICED-OPEN APPLE ON B-SIDE. THE LABELS HAVE THE "(AN E.M.I. RECORDING)" TEXT ON TWO LINES AND SMALL "33 1/3" TEXT MOVED TO THE LEFT SIDE. PUBLISHING YEAR PRINTED WITH A SMALL ℗ SYMBOL. THE B-SIDE LABEL DOES NOT HAVE "HER MAJESTY" CREDITS. THE LABELS ARE QUITE DARK, ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL SHADE OF GREEN VARIES BETWEEN COPIES.
COMES IN A FULL LAMINATED COVER WITHOUT FLAPS ON THE BACK SIDE. THE FRONT COVER HAS THE DRAIN SHOWING, THE REAR COVER HAS THE APPLE LOGO ALIGNED WITH THE TEXT "AND 'HER MAJESTY' IS NOT LISTED.”
THE MATRIX Nos. ARE:-
YEX 749-2 PR 4
YEX 750-1 PL 3
THE LP IS NICE AND FLAT AND SHINY WITH A FEW HAIRLINES THAT SHOW UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT BUT DON'T AFFECT PLAY AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A 1/4" SCRATCH ON SIDE 2 WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY DEPTH AND DOESN'T AFFECT PLAY AT ALL.
ALTHOUGH, BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE, I WOULD GRADE THE LP AS EX+ OVERALL I GRADE THE PLAYBACK AS M- GENERALLY (NOTE: THERE IS ONE CLICK AND ONE POP DURING THE TRACK "I WANT YOU" WHICH DOESN'T DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL SOUND)
LABELS ARE CLEAN WITH SOME SPINDLE MARKS THAT YOU CAN ONLY SEE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT.
THE SLEEVE I GRADE AS EXCELLENT WITH SOME CREASING OF THE LAMINATE ON BOTH FACES NEAR THE OPENING AND SOME RUBBING ON THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE ON THE FACE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE ALL OF WHICH I HAVE TRIED TO SHOW IN THE PHOTOS. ALL IN ALL THE SLEEVE IS IN GREAT SHAPE.
THE INNER PAPER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL WHITE SLEEVE WHICH HAS SOME CREASING AND STAINING BUT NO SPLITS.
IF NOT FULLY SATISFIED RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
SHIPPING IN THE UK WILL BE £7.50 BY ROYAL MAIL GUARANTEED 1AM NEXT DAY.
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