THE BEATLES - ABBEY ROAD - 1969 1ST PRESS 12" VINYL LP 33RPM. EXCELLENT

	£		20
	$		27

THE BEATLES – ABBEY ROAD

Cat Number: PCS 7088                                      Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Year of Release: 1969 (1st press)                       Matrix Nos: YEX 749-2 & YEX 750-1

Stampers: A Side: 5  GHH  B Side: 7 GDH     

Country of Manufacture: UK

TRACK LIST:

Side 1
Come Together
Something
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Side 2
Here Comes the Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Her Majesty

Background
The Beatles twelfth official album release, but the LAST they actually recorded. Again, with advance sales in the U.K. of 190,000, it went straight to number 1.
It would have been number 1 for 18 weeks consecutively, but for the 1 week that the Rolling Stones album, "Let It Bleed" took over the top slot.
The album is named after the London road in St. John's Wood that houses the E.M.I. studios. Although, at one stage, it was going to be titled, "Everest").
The cover photograph was taken Friday 8th August 1969 by Iain Macmillan at 10 o'clock in the morning. A policeman held up the traffic for 10 minutes as six pictures were taken (in two of which Paul wore his sandals !).
Along with Sgt. Peppers, this cover has been imitated many times.

Condition:

Vinyl /Visual Grading: Excellent – Just some hairlines and light surface marks.

Label: This is a first press of this album. The standard Dark Apple label. No "Sold in the U.K..." statement.

Label Grading:  Excellent – Some light spindle wear and a very small scuff on the A Side, otherwise very clean.

Cover:  Garrod & Lofthouse cover with the standard rear cover (see photos).

Cover Grading: Excellent – Just a few light thumbnail creases and a little storage wear to corners. The spine is clean and fully readable.

ner Sleeve: Excellent - The original plain white inner has some light creases and age discolouration. They were also issued with the black inners.  

Overall a really nice first press copy!

I have been a Beatles fan since the day I sat down in 1973 to listen to the ‘Blue Album’. As a young lad this was the first time I had consciously listened to the band. From the first few bars of Strawberry Fields Forever, I was hooked. So it is with a very heavy heart that I now have to sell my vinyl collection!  I have been selling a number of items recently but now need to let the vinyl go. I am not a dealer, so please accept my gradings as being as honest as I can make them without a professional background or equipment. Unless stated the gradings are visual, as I just don’t have the time to play grade everything.

As with all my vinyl, it would benefit from a professional clean.

Records will be removed from their original sleeve and dispatched in a plain white sleeve. All items will be placed in a protective clear sleeve and dispatched in a card mailer.

I always obtain a proof of posting from Post Office.

PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE

For non-UK Bidders PLEASE WAIT FOR MY INVOICE for postage.

To ensure all items are traceable when sending overseas, I will only use Royal Mail’s International Tracked service. Ebay/Paypal insist that they will only credit or believe the items have been sent, when the seller can provide a tracking number. So that is how I will send all my Beatles items outside the UK. This may make my postage charges a little higher than some other sellers but it provides peace of mind to myself and the buyer.

Approx. costs are as follows:

EUROPE £13.00.

US £18.00.

AUSTRALIA / JAPAN £20.00

Payments must be made within 5 days of purchasing unless an alternative arrangement has been agreed upon.

Please Note: If no contact is made by the winning bidder following the mandatory Ebay 3 days, I will reserve the right to re-list the item or offer it to the runner-up, unless prior notice of any delay is arranged beforehand.

If you are unhappy with an item, I am happy to offer a full refund (inc. P&P) on return of the item. Items must be returned within 12 Days of receipt and in the same condition they were sent out. Return postage must be paid by buyer.

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