THE BEATLES – YELLOW SUBMARINE  **FIRST PRESS** STEREO Vinyl LP EX/EX

 Description:  Immaculate copy of the Original 1969 First Pressing vinyl STEREO LP.

Yellow Submarine is the tenth studio album by The Beatles, released on 13 January 1969 in the United States and on 17 January 1969 in the United Kingdom. It was issued as the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, which premiered in London in July 1968. The album contains six songs by the Beatles, including four new songs and the previously released "Yellow Submarine" and "All you need is Love". Side 2 of the album is the film's orchestral soundtrack by the band's producer, George Martin.

Vinyl and Sleeve are both undamaged and in exceptional condition – no scratches, marks, tears or splits. Stored and kept extremely well. Looks like new / barely played. Please refer to photos.

FIRST PRESS INFO

First pressing, January 17, 1969. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 715-1; Side 2: YEX 716-1. Dark green label with an image of an apple on side 1 and sliced apple on side 2. Labels have “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines and “Sold In U.K. subject to resale price conditions, see price lists” text. Publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p). No Garrod & Lofthouse (this was added on later pressings). The records were housed in black inner sleeves with a die-cut circular opening on one side to expose the Apple label. These sleeves were most likely manufactured by Harrison & Sons.

Condition Sleeve:  EX

Condition Record:  EX

See below for grading definitions (in line with the Record Collector’s Grading System).

Condition Labels: EX

Format:  12" Vinyl LP – STEREO – 33RPM

Label: Apple

Catalogue No:  PCS 7070

Matrix:  YEX 715-1 / YEX 716-1

Mother stampers:   1-R / 1-P

Year:  1969

Country: U.K. 

Genre:  Rock / Pop

SLEEVE: EX

This sleeve is in Excellent condition including spine and corners. The right edge has minimal light wear on the front cover (see photos).  The back cover is perfectly intact, with very slight discolouration on the left edge.  There are no seam splits or damage to the laminated flipback cover. Exceptionally rare 1st Press find in such fantastic condition as this. The cover looks to have been very carefully stored, retaining  its original shine and colour.  A beautiful well looked-after copy and an amazing find.

VINYL: EX

Test plays perfectly with only background noise, most noticeable on Side 1, very minimal on Side 2 – the greater part plays through with distinct clarity. There are no jumps pops or skips on either Side 1 or Side 2. There is one crackle at the end of Side 1 coming after the last track ‘All you need is Love’ has finished. Side 1 Label is near flawless, with 2 barely visible spindle marks 1-2mm. Side 2 Label is flawless – there are no marks of any kind. A very rare 1st press of an iconic album in this impeccable condition, now at 49 years old.

INNER SLEEVE: EX

Original inner sleeve in Excellent condition - plain black with a die-cut circular opening on one side to expose the Apple label (most likely manufactured by Harrison & Sons). The inner sleeve has not been damaged (no tears, rips or splits), or had any discolouration.

Track List:  

Side 1   THE BEATLES

1. Yellow Submarine (Lennon-McCartney)
2. Only a Northern Song (Harrison)
3. All together Now (Lennon-McCartney)
4. Hey Bulldog (Lennon-McCartney)
5. It’s all too much (Harrison)
6. All you need is Love (Lennon-McCartney)

Side 2   Original film score composed & Orchestrated by George Martin

1. Pepperland
2. Sea of Time
3. Sea of Holes
4. Sea of Monsters
5. March of the Meanies
6. Pepperland laid waste
7. Yellow Submarine in Pepperland *

(Martin except * Lennon-McCartney arr. Martin)

 Produced by George Martin

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GRADING SYSTEM

Mint (M)

The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG)

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable

Good (G)

The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

Fair (F)

The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P)

The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing

Bad (B)

The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler