THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD EARLY PRESS LATE1969 EX/EX 749-2/750-1 MATRIX
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THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD PCS 7088 STEREO FIRST RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 26 1969, FULLY LAMINATED WITH FLAPS FROM THE FRONT ON THE INSIDE OF BACK, PRINTED BY "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE" FAMOUS COVER PHOTOGRAPHER IAN MACMILLAN. THIS IS A VERY EARLY PRESSING POSSIBLY LATE 69, A DARK GREEN LABEL, LABEL VARIATION WITH "AN E.M.I. RECORDING" TEXT ON TWO LINES AND A SMALL "331/3" TEXT CENTRE OF (AN EMI RECORDING). PUBLISHING YEAR PRINTED WITH SMALL COPYRIGHT SYMBOL (p). THE LABEL DOES HAVE "HER MAJESTY" CREDIT ON SIDE TWO. BACK SLEEVE WITHOUT CREDIT, THE APPLE SYMBLE IS ALIGNED. THE INNER SLEEVE IS TYPE 2, WHITE WITH "IMPORTANT NOTICE COPYRIGHT EXISTS IN ALL APPLE RECORDINGS....." ECT.
SIDE 1: MATRIX XEX 742-2 STAMPER PGH(716) MOTHER 6 SIDE 2: MATRIX XEX 750-1 STAMPER PGP(616) MOTHER 4
SLEEVE: LOOKS FANTASTIC, IT WOULD BE NEAR MINT IF NOT FOR SLIGHT CREASING, BOTH FRONT AND BACK RETAIN ORIGINAL GLOSSY SHEEN AND BRIGHT COLOURS, SLIGHT GREENISH TINT WHICH IS ONLY SEEN ON EARLY PRESSINGS, IT IS WITHOUT BLEMISH. THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURES. A REALY GREAT SLEEVE. INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN NO CREASING, SMALL SPLIT AT THE BOTTOM.
VINYL: THE AUDEO IS FANTASTIC, THE SOUND IS CRISP, CLEAR AND SHARP. BOTH SIDE RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL MIRROR LIKE FINISH, THERE ARE ONLY MINIMAL FAINT MARKS, HARD TO FIND, NOTHING TO DETRACT FROM THE INCREDIBLE AUDEO EXPERIENCE. BOTH RECORD LABELS ARE CLEAN AND HAVE NO SPINDLE MARKING.
A VERY NICE COPY FOR THE COLLECTOR OR LISTENER OF AN EARLY EDITION, VERY HARD TO FIND THIS GOOD. VINYL COMES IN A POLYTHENE OUTER AND AUDIOPHILE INNER SLEEVE.
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