The Beatles Hey Jude The Beatles Again 1970 SO-385 Initial Vinyl Record

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The Beatles - Hey Jude - The Beatles Again 1970 Initial Release Vinyl Record

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This album looks to be the initial cover issue with the inside LP disc label titled with the first title "The Beatles Again". This label has the original The Beatles Again title until a last minute change to "Hey Jude". Several early discs were already pressed when the change was made, so Apple went ahead and shipped them out! This is the Jacksonville pressing with the original "The Beatles Again" record number on the labels "SO-385" instead of the revised number with the "SW".

The front of the album looks near mint. The spine shows a bit of age. The back cover looks really good. The LP has the white inside cover with the album label hole in the middle. The LP itself is in very good condition with little play time. Side 1's label has the spindle hole a bit off center.

According to Wikipedia, "Originally, the album was to be named The Beatles Again. Shortly before the record was released, however, the title was changed to Hey Jude, in order to promote the inclusion of the top-selling song that led off side two. The name-change occurred after the labels were printed, and an untold number of copies of the album were sold with Apple labels on the vinyl containing the title The Beatles Again. This was also true for cassette copies of the album, which retained the original title. Neither the front nor the back of the album jacket displayed the record's title (or the name of the band), but most copies were sold in a jacket whose spine read Hey Jude. In an attempt to clear up any confusion caused by the preprinted labels, initial copies of the album displayed a sticker on the cover bearing the title Hey Jude. The edition of the album with The Beatles Again label bore catalogue number SO-385 on the label, but not on the jacket. This is because of a similarly-timed decision to reduce the price from $6.98 (SO- prefix) to $5.98 (SW- prefix). The record jacket was prepared late enough so that it lists the catalogue number as SW-385. The SW-385 catalogue number appears on the label of later pressings that bear the title Hey Jude on the label."

This record is in great shape and I'd expect it to play naturally.

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