BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE '69 UK APPLE STEREO 1ST PR EX+

	£		131
	$		174

THE BEATLES

"YELLOW SUBMARINE"

(1969 APPLE RECORDS LP – RARE UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING!!)

THIS STUNNING UK LP BY THE BEATLES WAS RELEASED IN 1969. THIS IS A RARE 1969 STEREO FIRST PRESSING ON THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL. THIS STUNNING FIRST PRESSING HAS THE "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL CREDITS. THE BACK OF SLEEVE HAS RED LINES ABOVE AND BELOW THE TEXT.

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL STEREO 1ST PRESSING AND IS THE VERY EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP AND IT HAS A DIFFERENT COVER! THIS EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING HAS A 'BLANK' BOTTOM FLIPBACK' AND A TOTALLY DIFFERENT COLOUR COMPARED TO MOST STANDARD 1ST PRESSINGS. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS WERE PRESSED LIKE THIS AND IT IS EXTREMELY RARE. THIS COVER HAS NO FLIPBACK CREDITS AND THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK IS COMPLETELY BLANK. OF COURSE - LATER COVERS HAVE THE USUAL 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' CREDIT AND A PATENT NUMBER - BUT FOR SOME REASON THE VERY EARLIEST COVERS WERE LEFT BLANK. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE RARITY OF THIS EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING. IT IS MASSIVELY RARE TO FIND ANY OF THESE 'BLANK' COVERS. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN AMAZING CONDITION. UNIQUELY THE BACKGROUND IS A CREAMY COLOUR – AGAIN ONLY A FEATURE OF THE EARLIEST FIRST PRESSINGS.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1969 APPLE PCS 7070

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: SIDE 1 – YEX 715 – 1, SIDE 2 – YEX 716 - 1

STAMPER CODES ARE: SIDE 1 – 24 / RO. SIDE 2 – 3 / AH

THE LP COMES COMPLETE WITH BLACK INNER SLEEVE.

THE ORIGINAL 3-FLIPBACK SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS HAVE BEEN BRUISED VERY SLIGHTLY. THERE IS SOME VERY MINOR CRINKLING IN THE LAMINATION.

THE BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE A FEW VERY LIGHT MARKS / SCUFFS BUT PLAYBACK IS UNAFFECTED AND THE STEREO SOUND IS FANTASTIC.

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE 1 – THE BEATLES

1. YELLOW SUBMARINE
2. ONLY A NORTHERN SONG
3. ALL TOGETHER NOW
4. HEY BULLDOG
5. IT’S ALL TOO MUCH
6. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

SIDE 2 – ORIGINAL FILM SCORE BY GEORGE MARTIN

1. PEPPERLAND
2. SEA OF TIME
3. SEA OF HOLES
4. SEA OF MONSTERS
5. MARCH OF THE MEANIES
6. PEPERLAND LAID WASTE
7. YELLOW SUBMARINE IN PEPPERLAND

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MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

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