BEATLES 1962-1966 D/LP 1973 DARK APPLE 1st AWESOME

	£		79
	$		104

On offer here is a VERY rare Double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called "1962-1966" and is an ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Apple label!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEATLES RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1973 WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AS A 100% GENIUNE UK 1ST PRESSING AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, AND WAS SENT DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY TO SOMEONE VERY HIGH UP IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE DATE!!!!  IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS - WITH VERY DISTINCTIVE 'DARK APPLE' LABELS (MUCH DARKER THAN ANY LATER PRESSING!), DIFFERENT 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVES - WITH A FLAT BOTTOM AND SHAPED TOP (LATER ONES DONT!), AND NO 'GEORGE MARTIN' CREDIT ON THE INSIDE OF THE COVER (LATER ONES DO!)!!!! 

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSING!!!!   AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  'FACTORY SAMPLE' PRESSINGS WERE ONLY EVER PRESSED IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED COPIES AT THE VERY MOST!), AND WERE ONLY EVER USED FOR 'IN-HOUSE' USE BY EMI / APPLE THEMSELVES (FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES), OR VERY OCCASSIONALLY ONE WAS GIVEN OUT TO 'IMPORTANT VISITORS' TO THE FACTORY - SUCH AS PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS FOR EXAMPLE!!!!  THEY WERE NEARLY ALWAYS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE (AS IN THIS CASE!) - AND ARE OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!  BARELY ANY 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS DOUBLE LP WERE EVER MADE - MAKING THIS THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP COMES FROM A 1 OWNER COLLECTION, FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY HIGH UP IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS BACK IN THE LATE 1960s & EARLY 1970s!!!!  ALL OF HIS RECORDS WERE RECEIVED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY AND STORED OUT OF THE LIGHT (VERTICALLY IN CLOSED BOXES!) AND REMAINED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES SINCE NEW!!!!  AS A RESULT THIS DOUBLE LP HAS REMAINED IN AMAZING CONDITION - AS IT HASNT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE THE YEAR IT WAS MADE!!!!  AND IN THIS DOUBLE LPs CASE, THE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL (ONLY ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST!) AND ARE IN AMAZING CONDITION, THE 'MATCHING' LYRIC INNER SLEEVES ARE SIMPLY SUPERB, AND THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED COVER IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1973 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DARK APPLE LABELS (LATER ONES DONT!), 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVES (WITH 1ST PRESS ONLY FLAT BOTTOMS & 'SHAPED' TOPS - WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY!), AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED COVER - WITH NO 'GEORGE MARTIN' CREDIT (LATER ADDED!)!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Apple UK 1st Pressing from 1973 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is PCSP 717 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Dark Apple labels (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl on BOTH records is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The records must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  WHAT AN AWESOME SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Lyric' inner sleeves which are in AMAZING condition and completely UNSPLIT!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Laminated Cover (with NO 'George Martin' Credit!) is in AWESOME condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking Double LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE DOUBLE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "1962-1966" BY THE BEATLES, IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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