BEATLES Hey Jude LP 1970 APPLE EXPORT 1st Press

	£		36
	$		48

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called 'Hey Jude' and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK EXPORT Apple 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Dark Apple label!!!!  THIS 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!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' APPLE EXPORT 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  IT HAS EVERY SINGLE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAIL - THAT LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE!!!!  AND THIS IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE, AS LATER 1970s PRESSINGS ARE VERY COMMON (AND WORTH AVOIDING!) - BUT 100% GENIUNE 1969 UK APPLE EXPORT 1ST PRESSINGS ARE SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN THE VITALLY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES - THAT APPLY TO THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ONLY!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP IS 1ST PRESSED ON THE DARK APPLE LABEL (LATER ONES ARE LIGHTER!)!!!!  AND SECONDLY IT HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'NARROW SPINE' GARROD & LOFTHOUSE COVER (LATER ONES HAVE THICKER SPINES)!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS ULTRA RARE EXPORT LP REALLY INTERESTING - IS THAT IT IS CLEARLY A 'CONTRACT' PRESSING!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS IS VERY CLEARLY INDICATED BY THE FACT THAT THIS LP HAS A MOTHER NUMBER '2' ON 1 SIDE ONLY - AND NO STAMPER CODINGS OF ANY KIND!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE 'DARK APPLE' LABEL IS ALSO 'TEXTURED' - WHICH NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY EMI PRESSING!!!!  SO ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A UK EXPORT APPLE 1ST PRESSING (WITH 'Mfd In UK' ON BOTH LABELS!) IT WAS CLEARLY PRESSED BY ANOTHER UK RECORD COMPANY FOR EMI TO EXPORT!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS ONE OF THE ALL TIME BEATLES RARITIES!!!!  BECAUSE, IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO FIND A STANDARD UK EXPORT DARK APPLE 1ST PRESSING - BUT TO FIND ONE THAT IS CONTRACT PRESSED ASWELL IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THIS LP ALSO DOES NOT HAVE THE 'REVOLUTIONS' LABEL ERROR - WHICH ALSO ESPECIALLY RARE, AS MOST DARK APPLE EXPORTS DO!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEATLES RAREST LPs YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK APPLE EXPORT 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DARK APPLE LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 EXPORT MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FULLY LAMINATED 'NARROW SPINE' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK Apple EXPORT 1st Pressing from 1969 and is SERIOUSLY rare in every respect!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are YEEX 150-1 & YEEX 151-1.  The Cat. No is CPCS 106 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press DARK Green Apple label (see picture) and is a Stereo EXPORT 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!  

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with only the LIGHTEST POSSIBLE wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl generally - looks VERY nice and VERY shiny indeed!!!!  However there are 3 or 4 visual surface marks, 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, 1 longer hairline, 1 light scuffline, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  The record generally plays VERY well indeed!!!!  However - the 3 or 4 visual surface marks mentioned above do cause a few clicks/pops, though there is NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  There is also some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - though this is lost WAY behind the music!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Good if not better - and without the 3 or 4 visual surface marks, it would grade MUCH higher still, as it is VERY shiny & glossy looking!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Plain White inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' FULLY Laminated 'Narrow Spine' Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the laminated back is in GREAT condition overall with NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing - though there are a few TINY indentations just below the back top edge!!!!  Again for this reason I will MEGA STRICTLY grade the cover Good++++ if not better - though in reality it deserves a MUCH higher grading!!!!  DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS LP IS NOT 100% MINT - IT IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE AS AN ULTRA RARE UK EXPORT 'CONTRACT' APPLE 1ST PRESSING AND OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE Beatles LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK EXPORT 'CONTRACT' APPLE 1ST PRESSING OF "HEY JUDE" BY THE BEATLES!!!!  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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: