(BEATLES) HARRISON "WONDERWALL MUSIC" UK APPLE *MONO*
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GEORGE HARRISON "WONDERWALL MUSIC"
MONO...... SAPCOR 1
ORIGINAL UK APPLE IST MONO 1ST PRESSSING.
RELEASED NOVEMBER 1968 "WONDERWALL MUSIC" WAS THE FIRST BEATLE SOLO ALBUM AND ALSO THE FIRST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE BEATLES NEWLY FORMED RECORD LABEL, "APPLE".
THE ALBUM WAS THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE FILM OF THE SAME NAME BUT FAILED TO CHART IN THE UK.
THE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO CARRY THE CATALOGUE NUMNBER STAP 1 BUT A DESCION WAS LATER TAKEN TO CHANGE THIS TO SAPCOR 1, ALL ORIGINAL PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM HAVE STAP 1 CROSSED OUT IN THE RUN OFF GROOVE AND REPLACED WITH APCOR 1.
APPLE APCOR 1
1A-1 1B-2 (SCRATCHED OUT STAP 1)
STAMPERS M1 M1
THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS BUT ABSOLUTELY NO SPINDLE WEAR. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH PREFECT LETTERING AND ARE CLEAN WITH NO WRITING OR OTHER UNWANTED MARKS.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS VERY GOOD TO SIDE ONE AND EXCELLENT+ TO SIDE TWO , CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND AGAIN WHEN CLOSELY INPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL DISPLAYS A VARIETY OF SURFACE MARKS.AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES TO SIDE ONE, SIDE TWO DISPLAYS JUST VERY LIGHT AND MIMIMAL, WISPY SURFACE MARKS. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND THERE IS ABSOLUTLEY NO DULLING TO THE PLAYING SURFACE.
AUDIO IS VERY GOOD TO SIDE ONE WITH CRACKLE PRESENT TO MANY TRACKS. SIDE TWO PLAYS FAR BETTER WITH MINOR CRACKLE IN PLACES.
THE CORRECT BLACK DIE CUT INNER IS PRESENT AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE INNER IS STILL QUITE CRISP WITH A FEW LIGHT AND MINOR CREASES AND A SMALL "NICK" TO DIE CUT EDGE (SEE PICTURE). THE INNER IS TOTALLY INTACT WITH NO EDGE SPLITS E.T.C. AND IS FREE FROM WRITING.
THE ORIGINAL AND RARE APPLE INSERT IS ALSO PRESENT. THE INSERT, WHICH FEATURES A PICTURE OF HARRISON TO ONE SIDE AND THE APPLE LOGO AND ADDRESS TO THE OTHER IS AGAIN SUPERB WITH LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND A REPAIRED, SMALL TEAR TO LEFT SIDE . IT IS STILL VERY CLEAN .
THE OUTER FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE. THE FRONT DISPLAYS A FEW EDGE WRINKLES AND THE ODD VERY LIGHT BUT TINY CREASE. THE FRONT RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS AND ALL THE COLOURS AND LETTERING ARE STILL BRIGHT AND VIBRANT. THE SLEEVE DOES SUFFER THE INEVITABLE MINOR CORNER BUMPS BUT THESE ARE MONOR. THERE IS NO EDGE WEAR AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP AND TRUE. THE REAR ALSO HAS SOME LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND ONE SLIGHTLY DEEPER CREASE TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHTCORNER THE REAR CARRIES THE CORRECT "STEREO" ONLY TEXT. THE SPINE IS STILL RIGID WITH A HINT OF WEAR VISIBLE. THE SLEEVE IS TOTALLY INTACT WITH NO REPAIRS AND IS OF COURSE FREE FROM ANY WRITING.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A PERFECT COPY OF THIS ALBUM (PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND BEFORE BIDDING) THIS IS THE VERY RARE ORIGINAL MONO 1ST ISSUE OF THIS ALBUM AND IS THERFORE OFFERED FOR SALE FOR ITS RARITY VALUE.
THIS IS THE FIRST EVER SOLO BEATLE ALBUM, THE FIRST EVER ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL AND THEREFORE THE FIRST TO CARRY APPLE NUMBERING AND THE FIRST ""BEATLE" ALBUM NOT TO ENTER THE UK CHARTS.
