Beatles Abbey Road UK 1971 Press Rare -3U Side 1 Matrix
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'ABBEY ROAD'
This scarce variant of The Beatles' final studio album dates from early 1971 and is on the dark green Apple Record label: PCS 7088
The side 2 label omits the 'Her Majesty' song title.
Matrix numbers: YEX 749-3U & YEX 750-1
Stamper codes: 1/O & 10/RHH
Vinyl weight: 149g
Housed in a fully laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed cover with a rarely seen 'square' spine with factory pinched ends.
Complete with its original 'Apple Records' copyright worded inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT -
A clean & vibrant set with a collection of well-aimed spindle trails around each unworn centre hole and a small scratch on the side 1 label.
Visual: VERY GOOD
Both playing surfaces are clean & glossy but do bear some light surface marks and occasional hairlines scratch consistent with a regular amount of handling any play. However, there are no deep or 'feelable' marks or any other major blemishes and both sides lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.
Play: VERY GOOD +
This copy has received a moderate amount of play but there is no significant deterioration to the sound quality or any major faults. My single careful play-check picked up an occasional light click on side 1 and slight wear to the introduction of 'I Want You (She's so heavy)', but little else of note. Side 2 opens with a clean, distraction-free introduction to 'Here Comes The Sun', however there are a few light ticks at the beginning of 'Because' and a hint of background in some of the quieter passages but no jumps heavy clicks or other such major faults.
Cover: VERY GOOD +
A richly colored clean & glossy example which retains a fine high-gloss laminate where the only significant signs of wear are a small bend in the upper left corner and three tiny 'thumbnail' wrinkles towards the front opening edge. All corners themselves are sharp and undamaged as are both opening edges. The rear panel is as clean & bright as the front with just a faint disc impression from storage and a handful of light spine wrinkles. Both seams are smooth, unstressed & unsplit and the spine is clean, fully worded and undamaged.
Inner-sleeve: VERY GOOD +
Clean & flat with some light handling wrinkles but no creasing, writing, tears or seam splits.
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