THE BEATLES*ABBEY ROAD*1969*MISALIGNED APPLE*UK 1st PRESS*LP*PROMO SAMPLE*M

Description: Artist: THE BEATLESTitle: 'Abbey Road’ Label: UK Apple PCS 7088(1969 - SAMPLE/PROMO FIRST PRESSING) Matrices: SIDE 1 YEX 749-2 SIDE 2 YEX 750-1Stampers: SIDE 1 5 OMP SIDE 2 3 MRH This early FACTORY SAMPLE gem was sourced many years ago from Tracks UK and came from the collection of the late LAURIE SELLSTROM, an EMI sales representative based in Scotland. GRADES FOR THIS ITEM: I do not grade ANY item as 'MINT' unless it is factory sealed! So, my highest grading is Near MINT. VINYL: Near Mint, the surfaces shine like a mirror and there is just a couple of feint spindle trails around the centre hole of the labels. There is a Factory Sample sticker on the dark Apple A-side label. There is no reference to 'Her Majesty' on the side 2 label. Machine-stamped matrices and stampers.OUTER SLEEVE: Near Mint, the fully-laminated card sleeve with MISALIGNED APPLE LOGO is in truly beautiful shape with no creases and no edge wear; looks as good as it surely would have at the time it was made way back in 1969! The title spine is bold and clear. There is no reference to 'Her Majesty' on the sleeve. It would be very hard to find a better example of this sleeve! INNER SLEEVE: Near Mint, the earliest and original white 'Made In Great Britain' inner bag with flipbacks (later pressings came in bags changed to 'Made in England') and without die-cut centre hole is wonderfully crisp and free of splits. At first release the LP was housed inside either a white inner or a black inner; this is a promo sample that was handed to an EMI sales rep, strongly suggesting it would have been among the very first batches of copies to have come from the pressing plant! Together with the grades above, please look very carefully at the photographs which form an important part of the item description. If you have any questions, please ask them BEFORE you make your purchase! SHIPPING: The cost and method is as listed for sales within the United Kingdom. Prior to dispatch, all items are very carefully packaged. The vinyl (inside its inner bag) is removed from the outer sleeve and then everything is placed inside a resealable polypropylene cover. Covering mainly the British Beat, Freakbeat, Pyschedelic and Rock genres, I have a lifetime's collection of original 1960's and 1970's LPs/EPs and 45s to sell. In addition to standard vinyl issues, I also have acetates, test pressings, demonstration discs, factory samples and transcription discs. I was always very fussy and careful to find only items in wonderful condition, so I certainly won't be selling anything that I wouldn't be thrilled to buy myself. Iconic artists to come include: The Animals, The Applejacks, The Artwoods, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Eric Burdon, Cream, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Georgie Fame, Fleetwood Mac, Herbie Goins, The Grateful Dead, The Groundhogs, Jimi Hendrix, The Hollies, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jefferson Airplane, The Kinks, Kiss, Alexis Korner, Led Zeppelin, Manfred Mann, John Mayall, The Move, Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Savoy Brown, The Small Faces, The Spencer Davies Group, Dusty Springfield, Tamla Motown, The Who, The Yardbirds, Neil Young, Frank Zappa and many more!

Price: 1595 GBP

Location: Basildon

End Time: 2024-11-30T21:27:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 31.25 GBP