Original Beatles Abbey Road Album Sealed First-Press 1969 3rd State Cover, w/COA
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Original Beatles Abbey Road Album, Sealed, First-Press, 1969, 3rd State Cover, w/COA
Rare copy of The Beatles Abbey Road album, first pressing, 3rd state, manufacturer sealed vinyl LP with no drain (Apple, SO-383). Back cover does not feature “Her Majesty” in track listing.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity (COA) from Heritage Auctions. Please see the photos for a good visual description.
Information from fab4collectibles website:
"ABBEY ROAD" (RELEASED OCTOBER 1, 1969) WAS THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA PACKAGED WITH PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS. THESE COVERS INVOLVED THE PROCESS OF PRINTING THE COVER IMAGE DIRECTLY ONTO WHITE POSTER BOARD, WHICH IS THEN FOLDED AND GLUED TO FORM THE ALBUM JACKET. THE PREVIOUS BEATLES ALBUM COVERS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY AFFIXING SEPARATELY PRINTED SLICKS TO CARDBOARD JACKETS. THE NEW PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS WERE A SUPERIOR LOOKING PACKAGE. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE WAS THAT THESE COVERS WERE MANUFACTURED BY ONE COMPANY, WHEREAS THE OLDER STYLE COVERS INVOLVED BOTH A PRINTER AND AN ALBUM FABRICATOR. CAPITOL DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT THE ALBUM'S ARTWORK WAS SHIPPED ON SEPTEMBER 11,1969.
COVER #3 [the version being offered]: "ABBEY ROAD" COVERS ENDED UP BEING THE ONLY BEATLES ALBUM TO HAVE PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS UPON ITS INITIAL RELEASE. ALTHOUGH CAPITOL WAS PLEASED WITH THE PRINT-ON-BOARD JACKETS, FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING THE MASTERING, PACKAGING AND ADVERTISING OF APPLE RELEASES WERE HANDLED DIRECTLY BY APPLE BY VERY LOYAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH QUEENS LITHO AND SELECTED THEM AGAIN TO BE THE PRIMARY PRINTER OF COVER SLICKS FOR FUTURE BEATLES ALBUMS STARTING WITH "HEY JUDE".
WHEN CAPITOL'S PRESSING PLANTS RAN OUT OF THE PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS, APPLE HIRED QUEENS LITHO TO PRINT SLICKS FOR ADDITIONAL "ABBEY ROAD" JACKETS. THESE THIRD (AND FINAL) BATCH COVERS USED SLICKS PRINTED BY QUEENS LITHO AND BERT-CO AND WERE MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL AND/OR MODERN ALBUM. THE BACK COVER SLICKS WERE MADE FROM THE ALBUM'S ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND ACCORDINGLY DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER.
THE FRONT COVER IMAGE WAS ENLARGED TO ALLOW FOR THE FRONT SLICK TO BE WRAPPED AROUND TO THE BACK COVER. THUS, THE PICTURE ON THE FRONT SHOWS LESS OF THE TREES AND CROSSWALK (THE SQUARE SEWER IN THE ROAD IS MISSING) AND HAS A LARGER IMAGE OF THE BEATLES.
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