THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD RARE US ORIG’69 APPLE 1ST DECCA CONTRACT PRESS A1 SHRINK

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*THE BEATLES~ABBEY ROAD~ULTRA RARE US ORIG’69 APPLE 1ST DECCA CONTRACT PRESS   A1 SHRINK STICKER*

ORIGINAL TRUE 1ST US DECCA  CONTRACT PRESSING RELEASE DECCA   RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK   WITH THE STREET ACCESS LID AND NO ”HER MAJESTY” TRACK ON THE BACK COVER AND SIDE 2 LABEL

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ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST COLLECTIBLE BEATLES ITEMS

PLEASE NOTE: THE MAIN DEFINITE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS BEING THE DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING IS THE UNIQUE LABELS, MANUFACTURED AT CAPITOL'S SCRANTON FACILITY PRESSING PLANT, SPECIFICALLY FOR DECCA  . UNLIKE THE OTHER PRESSINGS' LABELS, THE DECCA'S LABELS HAVE THE ”PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN” AND ”RECORDED IN ENGLAND” CREDITS LOCATED TOGETHER AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE BACK LABEL AND THE ”ABBEY ROAD” TITLE WRITTEN IN TWO LINES. THE OTHER PRESSINGS HAVE THE CREDIT PHRASES CENTERED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLE OR THEY ARE SEPARATE WITH "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" LOCATED IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE LABEL AND ”RECORDED IN ENGLAND” AT THE BOTTOM LEFT. ONLY THE DECCA PRESSING HAS THE TWO PHRASES APPEARING TOGETHER AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF SIDE 2 LABEL.

***LOOK!!! VERY EARLY FIRST -SO1 383 W10 A3 +I/-SO2 383 W10 A1 +I MACHINE STAMPED MATRICES WITH THE PREFIX “W”   AND STICK “I”   IDENTIFIER OF THE DECCA   GLOVERSVILLE, NEY YORK, PRESSING PLANT ETCHED INTO THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL***

***ORIGINAL DECCA  PRESSING RELEASE WITH THE UNIQUE 1’ DIAMETER PRESSING RING APPLE RECORDS LABELS ***

***ORIGINAL FIRST DECCA   PRESSING RELEASE WITH THE FIRST VERSION "PRINT-ON-BOARD" COVER, HAVING A CROSSWALK STRIPE SQUARE METAL STREET ACCESS LID  BELOW JOHN'S REAR FOOT (CROPPED IN LATER VERSION) AT THE CENTER RIGHT***

THE BEATLES~ABBEY ROAD~TRUE FIRST US DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING ORIGINAL 1969 APPLE RECORDS SO-383 STEREO ORIGINAL APPLE (GREEN APPLE ON ONE SIDE, SPLIT APPLE ON THE OTHER) LABEL WITH THE ”MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS. INC.” RIM PRINT ON THE SLICE SIDE OF THE LABEL.

FIRST ISSUE THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) FIRST VERSION COVER WITH THE RIGHT CENTER CROSSWALK STRIPE HAS A SQUARE METAL STREET ACCESS LID  THAT BLEEDS OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE ALBUM COVER (IT IS ERASED IN LATER VERSION). THE COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP IN GREAT CONDITION! THE SHRINK IS FULLY INTACT WITH THE ORIGINAL BREATHE HOLES.

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

THICK, HEAVY & GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) - SO1 383 W10 A1 +1/- SO2 383 W10 A3 +1  (DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL DECCA PRESSING). THE VINYL HAS THE ‘W’ PREFIX AND STICK ‘1’ IDENTIFIER OF THE DECCA   GLOVERSVILLE, NEY YORK, PRESSING PLANT ETCHED INTO THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL

***THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE THE "DIMAGRAPHY"   WATERMARK IN THE CENTER TO PROTECT THE PHOTOS FROM BEING COPIED. THE WATERMARK MIGHT BLEND WITH THE IMAGE TONES SOMETIMES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THE ORIGINAL EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA - THE STYLIZATION OF THE LISTING’S DESIGN AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH WERE THE SWEAT OF THE BROW AND TRUE EFFORT OF THE AUTHOR, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT LAW, WHOSE KEY WORDS ARE EXPRESSION AND ORIGINALITY.

·    ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·     WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·     WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·     IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·     WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·     WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·     WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·     WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·     WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.