BEATLES ANTHOLOGY 3 RARE ORIG. '96 US VINYL 3xLP PRESS NM - ONE OWNER, ONE PLAY

$

40

YES, I DO ACCEPT RETURNS - PLEASE SEE MY RETURN POLICY AS DESCRIBED BELOW!

The Beatles - "Anthology 3"

Rare Original 1996 US Pressing - much harder to find than the UK pressing, as vinyl was all but dead here in the States in the 1990s!

NOT a recent 180-gram reissue (actually, it's never even been reissued on vinyl!)

Runouts:
Side 1: MASTERED BY CAPITOL "KEV" Y-1-34452-GL1 1-1
Side 2: MASTERED BY CAPITOL "KEV" Y-2-34452-G1 1-1
Side 3: MASTERED BY CAPITOL "KEV +DB" Y-1-34453-G1 1-2
Side 4: MASTERED BY CAPITOL "LITTLE LOGAN" Y-2-34453-G1 1-1
Side 5: MASTERED BY CAPITOL "RDC3" Y-1-52494-G1 1-1
Side 6: MASTERED BY CAPITOL "RDC3" JODY G. Y-2-52494-G1 1-1

Catalog Number: C1 7243 8 34451 1 0

Label: Apple/Capitol

CONDITION OF THE ALBUM:

Side 1 is Excellent (EX), while the other five sides are Near Mint (NM).

I am the original owner of this copy, having bought it brand-new and factory-sealed well over a decade ago. In all honestly, I can recall playing each side only once. To be honest, I really didn't care for this compilation, and so all three discs have sat unplayed in my collection in all the years to follow that one initial play!

In turn, all six sides remain beautifully glossy. Sides 2 through 6 are in pristine Near Mint condition, and show nothing more than a faint hairline or sleeve mark here and there under strong and direct light.

The only exception is Side 1, which has a long but thin and light "scuffy" streak running sort of parallel (as opposed to perpendicular, like most scratches) to the grooves at the end of Track 2 and the beginning of Track 3, which causes a light, harmless 'scrape' sound almost exclusively in the left channel with each rotation (i.e. once in passing, not constantly). Please note that this is a factory defect - I remember seeing it the minute I removed the shrink wrap and went to go play the first disc! In a sense, I guess you could still call Side 1 "Near Mint", as it came from the "Record Mint" with this flaw, but I believe it is more fair to down-grade it to EX, which is obviously still very respectable.

All six labels remain vivid, with only a light spindle trail visible here and there upon close inspection - there was a time that I wasn't as good at placing records on turntables as I am now! However, they are so faint that they don't even show in my photos.

I grade the jacket as Near Mint (NM).

I immediately slipped the jacket into a protective plastic outer sleeve upon removing it from the shrink wrap, and the results have been glorious - neither front nor back has a single square millimeter of ringwear, and all panel surfaces remain beautifully glossy, bright, and colorful. It even still has that "new record smell"! The only two incredibly minor flaws to report are some inconspicuous creasing at the top-right corner (if looking from the front), and a tiny nick on the second (i.e. right-hand) spine, next to the Apple logo. Much like the aforementioned Side 1 scuff, these flaws were actually present when I purchased this copy.

Please note that anything appearing to be white patches where the ink has worn off or the paper has been torn are merely reflections of my camera flash, which are actually a consequence of the jacket remaining so glossy!

Furthermore I had transferred the original yellow hype sticker which came on the shrink wrap to the protective plastic outer sleeve, where it remains to this day. You can see it in the seventh photo.

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Although I selected the "No Returns Accepted" policy for this listing, please note that this is not correct, and that this item can be returned. However, the return process must be initiated within three calendar days of the delivery of your item (all shipments are tracked, and so I can see the exact minute that your item was delivered). You must pay the return shipping. Once I receive your returned package and verify that it is A) the same item which I shipped to you and B) in the same condition as I shipped it out, then I will refund your initial purchase price plus what you initially paid to have it shipped. Return shipping will not be refunded. In the event that you attempt to scam me and send an item of lesser value in place of the item originally transacted for, you will receive no refund whatsoever. In the event you mishandle or fail to properly pack the item (I will provide specific packaging instructions), and it is damaged either in your hands or in transit, the adjusted value of this now lesser-condition item will be reflected in your refund - after all, it is now worth less!

The reason that I have not selected one of eBay's cookie-cutter return policies is that the smallest window of time over which I can choose to accept returns is a whopping 14 days, and there is no way in hell it should take you two weeks to figure out whether or not the item you purchased matches the description I provided. I am more than willing to assume responsibility in the event that I have failed to correctly describe an item or package it safely, but I also want to avoid holding a payment in PayPal for weeks after the initial sale, only to have a buyer finally get around to opening the package and filing a complaint on the 14th day of this unnecessarily long grace period. I make sure to get your package out as quickly as possible, and it's only fair that you confirm everything is okay on your end in a timely manner as well. I don't want to have to wait around for two weeks after I see a package has been delivered yet no feedback has been left, wondering if I'm going to be hit with a complaint. Frankly it is in both of our best interests if you check your packages as soon as possible - after all, you'll be refunded much quicker! If you find these terms unreasonable, then don't buy!

All records are shipped in genuine cardboard record mailers. The disc will be placed in a new liner and packaged outside the jacket (but within the plastic outer sleeve) so as to prevent splits. Original liners (if included) will be kept inside the jackets, as will any inserts. The album will be surrounded by three sheets of 12” by 12” bubble wrap (two sheets over the disc). Shipping info is always typed up and printed out – we don’t take chances with shoddy, hand-written addresses! The box will be sealed with and the address sheet will be affixed by lots of Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping Tape.

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