The Beatles LET IT BE BOX SET UK 1ST PRESS COMPLETE

	£		300
	$		398

THE BEATLES - LET IT BE

1ST PRESS BOX SET PXS1

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PLUS FIRST DAY PRESS OF THIS ALBUM SET

IT INCLUDES AN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION RED APPLE SLEEVE SLEEVE

A MINT MINUS CONDITION BOOK

AN EXCELLENT PLUS OUTER SLEEVE

EXCELLENT INNER & OUTER TRAYS (ORIGINAL NOT REPRODUCTION)

CATALOGUE: PXS1 / APPLE PCS 7097

MATRIX: YEX 773-2U / 774-2U

MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 LT / 2 HH

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDES ARE VERY WHITE.  WILL GRADE THE LABELS MINT MINUS.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS REALLY CLEAN. IT GLEAMS LIKE A NEW PRESS AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE DISC WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UPTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL WISPS. WILL GRADE THE VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS.

AUDIO

The BARELY PLAYED album plays SUPERBLY through ALL 12 tracks, without any skips, clicks or distortion.

THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR. A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH NOTES BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY. IT IS WORTH POINTING OUT THAT FIRST PRESS RELEASES ALWAYS SOUND BETTER THAN LATER PRESSES. WILL GRADE THE AUDIO MINT MINUS.

INNER SLEEVE

The album comes in a Plain White inner bag, which is in excellent condition. There are NO tears, NO seam splits and NO handwriting.

THE BOX AND SLEEVE

THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS ALBUM ONLY CAME IN THIS DELUXE PRESENTATION SET. IT WAS RELEASED ON MAY 8TH 1970. TO OBTAIN JUST THESTANDARD ISSUE YOU HAD TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER 6TH 1970. THE BOX SET SOLD POORLY BY COMPARISON BECAUSE OF ITS PRICE.

THE FACT THAT NOT MANY HAVE SURVIVED IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION IS DUE WHOLLY TO THE TERRIBLE DESIGN WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE IN FULL

STARTING WITH THE OUTER SLEEVE. THIS IS A FULLY LAMINATED SLIDE OVER SLEEVE AND WAS DESIGNED TO JUST SLIP OVER THE CARD TRAY CONTATINING THE BOOK AND LP. THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS THAT IT IS MADE OF A VERY FLIMSY CARD AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN MOST COPIES TEARING ON THE SEAMS WHERE THE TRAY SITS TOO SNUGLY INSIDE. OTHER PROBLEMS OFTEN SEEN INCLUDE TERRIBLE CREASING AND LAMINATE LIFT. PEEL AND FLAKE.

THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN WITH VERY FEW FLAWS.

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THIS HAS REMAINED HIGHLY POLISHED AND THE LAMINATE LOOKS GREAT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AT ALL, AND NO BENDS EITHER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THUMB LINES ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT SURFACE TOWARDS THE OPEN ENDS. THE REAR SURFACE IS LOVELY AND GLOSSY AS WELL AND IS ALSO CREASE FREE APART FROM ONE TINY ONE NEAR THE LEFT EDGE.THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE SCRATCH FLECKS JUST ABOVE THE PHOTOS OF JOHN AND PAUL.

THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM AMY WEAR WHATSOEVER WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE ALONG THE TOP LIP.

THE TOP EDGE DOES HAVE THREE SMALL CHIPS TO THE VERY TOP LIP. YOU CAN SEE THESE IN THE PHOTO'S. THE FAR RIGHT ONE HAVING A SMALL TEAR WHERE THE INNER TRAY WAS NOT FITTED CORRECTLY ONE TIME. THE REST OF THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT.

DESPITE THESE FEW BLEMISHES THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE CLEANEST BOXES I HAVE SEEN ON THIS VERY RARE AND DELICATE SET.

THE INNER TRAY IS USUALLY FOUND BADLY SPLIT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN. A VERY HEAVY BOOK WAS INLAID INTO THIS TRAY WHICH WAS VERY VERY DELICATELY PUT TOGETHER. THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK WHEN THE BOX WAS STOOD UPRIGHT (OF COURSE THIS IS HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE) EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE WEAKEST JOINTS TO SPLIT. THIS IS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY REPRODUCTIONS ABOUT AS MOST ORIGINALS GOT TOTALLY RUINED.

THIS ONE IS IN AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE OUTER SECTION OF THE TRAY IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MATT BLACK STILL THERE AND THE ROUNDED EDGES FLAPS UNDAMAGED IN ANY WAY. The bottom edge of the INNER tray has been neatly sellotaped on the underside to hold the section in place (see scan).

THE PERFORATED INNER BASE TRAY HAS ALSO REMAINED IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. NONE OF THE PERFORATIONS HAVE SPLIT TOGETHER. THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH BEING TWO SMALL TEARS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE TRAY, BUT THESE HAVE NO CAUSED THE INNER TRAY TO BUCKLE IN ANY WAY, AND IT HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE. THE BOOK HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED AND CANNOT CAUSE ANY MORE STRESS TO THE INNER TRAY.

Get Back Book

Top rare in this 100% complete and stunning condition! Only some very very light shelf wear. No bend corners or wrinkles. All pages perfect without any discoloration at all. By far the best copy I have ever seen. This BOOK HAS ONLY BEEN LOOKED AT ONCE! There are NO loose, damaged or missing pages. It comes to YOU IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION!

THE RECORD SLEEVE

THE ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS LP AND THE NOVEMBER ISSUE WAS THAT ON THE REAR OF THE BOX SET SLEEVE, THE APPLE LOGO WAS IN RED, WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES HAD A GREEN APPLE. ONE WAY TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A FIRST ISSUE ALBUM.

THE SLEEVE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR, AND THERE IS NO LAMINATE CREASING AT ALL ON ANY PART, NOT EVEN THOSE LITTLE LINES FOUND NEAR THE SPINE ARE PRESENT. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND THE SPINE IS ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT.THE ACTUAL LP SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS, WHILST THE BOOK GRADES MINT MINUS, THE BOX GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS.

A TRULY INCREDIBLE LET IT BE BOX SET, AND IN A SUPERB CONDITION THAT WOULD BE HARD TO BETTER!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID!

BOX WILL ONLY BE SENT WITH INTERNATIONAL SIGNED-FOR: £10,00 (WORLDWIDE)