(BEATLES) LENNON / ONO "TWO VIRGINS RARE 1968 UK APPLE
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JOHN LENNON / YOKO ONO "UNFINISHED MUSIC N0 1...TWO VIRGINS"
ORIGINAL AND RARE 1968 UK APPLE...SAPCOR 2.
RELEASED NOVEMBER 1968, JUST AFTER THE BEATLES OWN "WHITE ALBUM", "TWO VIRGINS" WAS JOHN AND YOKO DELVING INTO WEIRD SOUNDS AND NOISES WHICH WAS CLASSED AS "AVANT GARDE".
EMI REFUSED TO RELEASE THE ALBUM BECAUSE OF THE NAKED SLEEVE, BELEIVING THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE OFFENC ETO MANY, THEREFORE THE ALBUM WAS DISTRIBUTED BY TRACK RECORDS. IN THE U.S.A THE ALBUM WAS ISSUED WITH A BROWN "MODESTY" OUTER SLIP BAG.
THE ALBUM DID NOT SELL VERY WELL AT ALL AND IT WAS THE FIRST UK APPLE ABUM TO BE DELETED.
NOW VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND THIS IS ONE OF LENNONS RAREST UK RELEASES.
SAPCOR 2
A/B-1-1
STAMPERS R 1 R 1
CORRECT "TRACK RECORDS" LABELS
THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION TO BOTH SIDES. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS NO MOR ETHAN ONE OR TWO VERY TINY AND LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND VIVID AND HAVE SUFFERED NO FADING OR RUBBING.
THE GLOSSY MIRROR LIKE VINYL IS STUNNING, CLEARLY ONLY PLAYED A LIMITED NUMBER OF TIMES THIS VINYL DISPLAYS JUST VERY TINY AND WISPY SUFACE MARKS BUT NO NEEDLE MARKS, THESE SURFACE MARKS, WHICH ARE ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WILL HAVE BEEN CAUSED THROUGH HANDLING. IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THIS APPEAR MINT. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING OR ANY OTHER FAULTS.
AUDIO IS FLAWLESS... CLEAR AND STRONG AND WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT AT ANY POINT.
THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER SLEEVE IS STUNNING, STILL VERY CRISP THE INNER SHOWS JUST VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING.
THE OUTER AND CORRECT "MADE IN MERRIE ENGLAND" SLEEVE IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE. STILL VERY BRIGHT AND WHITE AND DISPLAYS NO "YELLOWING" THE FRONT HAS JUST THE ODD LIGHT CREASE WHICH ARE ONLY VISIBLE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED. THE FRONT IS GLOSSY AND VERY CLEAN WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST IMPRESSION VISIBLE FROM WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE, THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL STRAIGHT WITH NO WEAR. THE REAR IS AS PER THE FRONT EXCEPT FOR ONE SLIGHTLY DEEPER CREASE TO TEH TOP RIGHT CORNER. THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY RIGID.
OVERALL A SUPERB AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPEL O FTHIS VERY RARE UK APPLE RELEASE HOUSED IN A STUNNING OUTER SLEEVE.... A MUST HAVE FOR NAY BEATLES/APPLE COMPLETIST.
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