(BEATLES) HOPKIN "THOSE WERE THE DAYS" UK APPLE *DEMO*
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MARY HOPKIN "THOSE WERE THE DAYS"
RARE UK APPLE DEMO
OFFERED FOR SALE IN OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION A SUPERB ORIGINAL UK APPLE DEMO RELEASE.
RELEASED NOVEMBER 1972 "THOSE WERE THE DAYS" WAS MARY'S FINAL UK APPLE ALBUM AND WAS A COMILATION OF HER U.K, U.S AND EUROPEAN HITS.
THIS ALBUM HAS NOW BECOME THE HARDEST HOPKIN UK APPLE ALBUM TO OBTAIN.
ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE COPIES OF THIS ALBUM HAVE BECOME VERY MUCH IN HIGH DEMAND AMONGST BEATLES AND APPLE COLLECTORS ALIKE.
APPLE SAPCOR 23
A/B-1U-1U
STAMPERS G 1 G 1
FEATURING STUNNING UNMARKED AND SUPERB APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES. THE LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY LIKE NEW AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY AND DISPLAY JUST TWO OR THREE TINY AND LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. BOTH SIDES ARE SPOTLESS, VIVID AND VIBRANT WITH PERFECT LETTERING AND BRIGHT COLOURS.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS SUPERB. WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST VERY LIGHT, WISPY BUT VERY MINIMAL SURFACE HANDLING MARKS PRESENT AND ONE VISISBLE NEEDLE MARK TO TRACK ONE, SIDE ONE BUT THIS IS NOT FEELABLE AND IS NOT SERIOUS AND IN NO WAY AFFECTS THE AUDIO. THE MIRROR LIKE FINISH IS AS GOOD AS THE DAY THIS WAS PRESSED, THE VINYL IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSPOILT IN ANY WAY.
THE ORIGINAL WHITE APPLE INNER IS STUNNING. IT HAS THE ODD LIGHT CREASE AND THE ODD LIGHT HANDLING MARK BUT IS PERFECTLY WHITE AND STILL VERY VERY CRISP. THE INNER IS INTACT AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED IN ANY WAY.
THE OUTER SLEEVE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. DISPLAYING SOME SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND A FEW VERY LIGHT CREASES THE SLEEVE SHOWS SOME "WHITENING" CAUSED BY RUBBING AND SME RINGWEAR, THERE IS ALSO A SMALL RUBBING MARK VISIBLE TO THE FRONT. THE SLEEVE IS CLEAN WITH A STRONG RIGID SPINE AND STRAIGHT OPENING EDGE. ALL COLOURS ARE CLEAR AND VIVID AND ALL LETTERING IS PERFECT.
OVERALL AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THIS NOW HARD TO FIND AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ORIGINAL UK APPLE DEMO RELEASE WHICH WILL BE A DEFINITE ENHANCEMENT TO ANY BEATLES/APPLE COLLECTION.
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