THE BEATLES LET IT BE BOX SET '70 1ST PRESS -2U -2U RED APPLE & BOOK EX+ AUDIO
  £   356
  $   472

 


£ 356 Sold For
Jun 6, 2025 Sold Date
May 27, 2025 Start Date
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES
LET IT BE
RARE UK 1ST PRESS LIMITED EDITION BOX SET, WITH BOX AND 164 PAGE BOOK, AND THE VINYL PLAYS AMAZING !!!!
ORIGINALLY FIRST RELEASED ON 8th MAY 1970 IN A LIMITED EDITION BOX SET, WITH BOOK AND VERY HARD TO FIND, AS IT WAS SOON WITHDRAWN ON NOVEMBER 6th 1970 !!!! THE ALBUM WAS THEN RELEASED AS A NON BOXED EDITION, ALSO IN 1970 WHICH WAS THE 2nd PRESS, WHICH HAS A RED APPLE LOGO ON THE BACK OF THE COVER. THEY THEN BOUGHT OUT ANOTHER NON BOXED EDITION WITH A GREEN APPLE LOGO ON THE BACK, SO YOU WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW, THIS ONE LISTED BELOW IS THE EARLIEST LIMITED EDITION UK 1st PRESS EDITION BOX SET !!!!
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WELL IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR SOME MORE OF THE FAB FOUR, WHO WERE FORMED IN LIVERPOOL ENGLAND 1960, AND I THINK YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY !!!!
THIS IS THEIR 12th, AND FINAL ALBUM RELEASED ON 8th MAY 1970, NEARLY A MONTH AFTER THE BEATLES BREAK UP, AND REGARDED BY MANY AS THEIR GREATEST EVER ALBUM.  THIS PLAYS LOVELY AND IS A REAL JOY TO LISTEN TO, AND ANOTHER SAD LOSS FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!

DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK LIMITED EDITION 1ST PRESS  ::  YEX 773-2U   ::  YEX 774-2U .
ON THE APPLE LABEL ::  PCS 7096 .
ORIGINAL OUTER COVER, AND ORIGINAL INTERNAL SLIDE OUT BOX ::  ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED OUTER COVER, 'Designed by John Kosh  Photographs by Ethan A Russell Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Limited (Patents Pending)' PRINTED ON THE BACK ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. JUST HAS TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, WHICH HAVE BEEN NEATLY REPAIRED, WITH BOTH OPEN SIDE EDGES STILL SHARP. THERE ARE SOME SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE INTERNAL SLIDE OUT BOX IS SOLID WITH A RUB ON THE CORNERS, WITH SOME AGEING. I WOULD ADVISE PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, WHICH GIVES A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION, THANK YOU !!!! THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, AND MAINLY DUE TO THE REPAIR, I WOULD GRADE, A VERY STRONG  :: VG . 
ORIGINAL INNER COVER ::  ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS, FULLY LAMINATED WITH 'RED APPLE' LOGO ON THE BACK, WITH 'An E.M.I Recording  Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd  Apple Records', PRINTED BELOW, WITH LOVELY SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, JUST A TINY RUB ON THE CORNERS, AND THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT, JUST A FEW LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE :: EX- .
VINYL ::  THE AUDIO PLAYS SUPERB, AND WITH NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, CRACKLE, STATIC OR CLICKS, AND ALL I HEARD WAS... SIDE 1 :: JUST THREE FAINT TICKS AT THE VERY START OF TRACK 1, AND THAT'S ALL !!!!
SIDE 2 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .

VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB, AND ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, THERE ARE JUST A FEW COSMETIC SLEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND A VERY TINY COSMETIC MARK AT THE END OF TRACK 3 ON SIDE 2, AND SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. AS IT IS A -2U / -2U, SO EARLIEST 1st PRESS THE AUDIO SOUNDS CRYSTAL CLEAR, SO A JOY TO LISTEN TO, SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO A BEAUTIFUL  :: EX+ .
LABELS :: NO ISSUES JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE, SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX/EX+ .
ORIGINAL 164 PAGE BOOK :: THIS REALLY IS A BIT SPECIAL, AS IT SHOWS THE BEATLES RECORDING, AND ALSO HAS CONVERSATIONS WRITTEN DOWN BETWEEN THE BEATLES AND CREW DURING RECORDING, AND ALSO VARIOUS OTHER INTERESTING PHOTOS, SO A FANTASTIC PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY IN A BOOK. JUST A BIT OF LIGHT AGEING TO THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE BOOK, WITH SOME LAMINATE CREASE LINES, BUT INSIDE THE COVER, NO ISSUES, VERY NICE INDEED, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE  :: EX/EX- .           

ORIGINAL INNER :: WITH NO SPLITS, OR WRITING, JUST SOME VERY LIGHT AGEING :: VG+ .
ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ALBUMS ON THE PLANET, AND EVEN MORE SO AS IT IS AN ORIGINAL LIMITED EDITION UK EARLIEST 1ST PRESS WHICH WAS QUICKLY WITHDRWAN, SO CERTAINTL ONE NOT TO MISS !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!  ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !


TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!
IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS


ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!


 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.


 

   













 



















 













































































































 











 








































































































 


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