THE BEATLES REVOLVER XEX 606-1 XEX 605-2 FIRST PRESS. ERNEST J DAY COVER
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The Beatles – Revolver 1966 – withdrawn 606-1 UK 1st pressing on the yellow & black Parlophone label. PMC 7009. Comes in its original 1st issue ERNEST J. Day sleeve.
PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J .DAY & CO LTD..LONDON
rare and much sought after 606-1 matrix pressing of The Beatles – Revolver, featuring the alternative mix of ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’, not available anywhere else or on any other format.
The exact story behind as to why the wrong track came to be issued on such a seminal record is not entirely clear as its existence only came to light in the 1980’s. However it would appear that John Lennon had decided (with the benefit of hindsight), to replace ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ with an altogether different mix. For those collectors who are unaware, the track as it appears on this 606-1 pressing is significantly different to the one that appears on all later copies of the album. The seagull sounds are more intense and random, the track is longer and there is piano playing at the end of the track.
The song was seen by Lennon as a ground-breaking seminal piece of music, so it is understandable why he went to such lengths to have the track replaced on all later versions of the album. Exactly how many were pressed before the album was withdrawn is not known but judging by the stamping codes, production ceased very early on in the production cycle and certainly before the release date of August 5th 1966. Whether EMI destroyed copies of the album and released some by error is not known but the inconsistency in the stamping codes on the records that have survived would suggest that many copies were destroyed and never found their way into the shops. The legacy of course is that collectors are left with a very rare pressing and an alternative mix of one of the greatest and most seminal Beatles tracks of all time.
MATRIX NUMBERS ............
XEX 605-2 (SIDE 1)
XEX 606-1 (SIDE 2)
CONDITION...........
VINYL HAS QUITE A FEW SCRATCHES ON BOTH SIDES ......NOT DEEP SCRATCHES...NOT SURE HOW THIS AFFECTS THE PLAY OR SOUND QUALITY.......
NOT MUCH WEAR ON THE SPINDLE .........
COVER IS GREAT NO SPLITS IN ANY OF THE EDGES....
ONE CREASE IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ....
AND ONE PIECE OF SELLOTAPE ON THE RIGHT CORNER .....
ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK ......THANK YOU
POSTAGE UK ONLY PLEASE ....ALL RECORDS WILL BE SENT IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WITH STIFFENERS FOR ADDED PROTECTION..........
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