The BEATLES ABBEY ROAD unique scarce Russian DIFF COVER LP NEAR MINT TOP

$

40

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Artist: The BEATLES

Title: ABBEY ROAD

Media: LP

Label, cat#: ANTROP / SANTA 93 00539

Year: 1993

Manufactured in: Russia (USSR)

Condition cover/record: Ex (Excellent) / NM (Near Mint)

Description:  Pressed in RUSSIA in 1993. Features unique cover artwork. Look at the picture with attention and see who of The Four comes barefooted!!!

Record is High Near Mint, even the sleeve removal hairlines visible under very strong light are few indeed. Cover is very, very presentable. It has just light rubbing of seams, a tiny area of rubbing on front and a 5mm tear at the opening near the top right corner. I have added a good picture of the torn area so you can have an idea what does it look like. On the general picture you may not see this tear because it is really hard to notice.

This is a truly scarce pressing and I can tell you why. Two years before this pressing came out we had Abbey Road pressed by Tashkent record plant (of course with common artwork) and that pressing was quite massive. So by the time AnTrop label pressed this album all of local collectors already had this album on vinyl. So demand for this pressing was indeed very poor and very few copies were sold.

As on most of Antrop label Beatles’ pressings the sound on this LP is open and clear, I’m sure you’ll like it. Anyway please allow sometimes a tiny bit of surface noise even on Mint records due to the vinyl quality.

Original, first Leningrad plant pressing.

A must for any Beatles and related collector!

More interesting facts: this album was issued by the Antrop label. Most western dealers misspell the label’s name. It is ANTROP, not Anfon, not anything else! An abbreviation from the label owner’s name ANdrey TROPillo. This album is the artifact of the short “vinyl boom” period in Russia, which lasted from late 80-ies to 1995. In 1995 the Leningrad record plant stopped manufacturing vinyl…

Grading: Strict grading according to Record Collector with no tendency to overgrading whatsoever! I inspect the records under proper electric light source and also always PLAY-GRADE them!

Postage and packing: Registered Air Mail (sorry, no other options for surface mail, etc.) for this item is 10 USD ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Combined postage: surely, I do combine postage. More – I recommend you to bid on several items because postage for additional LPs is considerably lower. Postage for 2 or 3 LPs is 16 USD, postage for 4 to 8 LPs is 28 USD.

All the records have been carefully CLEANED in a proper way. All the records are shipped in BRAND NEW POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES separately from the covers. You will NEVER get dirty records with fingerprints, dust or grease from me!

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