The Beatles - Let It Be 1970 Album First Pressing

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The Beatles – Let It Be Rare 1969 Album. 1st Pressing. The classic Beatles album that was their swansong along with the film of the same name that documented the break up of arguably the greatest band in the world.

Recorded between February 1968 and January 1969 then finished between January and April 1970 it was released on 8th May 1970 and went to number one the UK and the USA plus many other countries.

The Beatles Collection Website (thebeatles-collection.com) lists how to tell the difference between all the Beatles releases and says:

Abbey Road, PCS 7088, stereo, September 26, 1969. Album have full laminated cover without flaps on the back side. Covers were printed by Garrod & Lofthouse. The famous cover cover design done photographer Iain Macmillan. The initial covers have the green Apple logo out of alignment with the text and shifted to the left. The first version of the cover has a green tint. Later covers corrected this error and have the Apple logo aligned with the text. It seems both cover varieties have been produced at a similar date.

First pressing, Variation A: September 26, 1969. Dark green label with an image of an apple on side 1 and sliced apple on side 2. First label variation has “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines and small “33 1/3” text moved to the left side. Publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p). The label does not have Her Majesty credit on the side 2. The labels are quite dark although the actual shade of green varies greatly among copies. Matrix number: Side 1: YEX 749-2; Side 2: YEX 750-1. Also has Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 749-3U; Side 2: YEX 750-1 (a rare combination)

First Pressing, Variation B: September 26, 1969. This label has what is normally the second line printed as the bottom line. Thus, “33 1/3” is the bottom line on the left side and the catalog number PCS 7088 is bottom line on the right side. This unique Side 2 variation. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 749-2; Side 2: YEX 750-1.

The second pressing and all the other pressings through to the eighth pressing in the 1990’s have Her Majesty credit written after ‘The End’ on the track listing on side 2 there are other differences, but they are not important as this is a first pressing Variation A with normal matrix numbers Side 1: YEX 749-2; Side 2: YEX 750-1. (and not the slightly rarer Side 1: YEX 749-3U; Side 2: YEX 750-1) and as you will see from the pictures the 33 1/3 is directly below the ‘An EMI Recording’ line and not below the words ‘Side 2’ as in Variation B.

The whole Beatles thing with sorting out first and second pressings etc is very confusing, but I have double checked, and this is first pressing Variation A, it’s in VG Condition there are a few light marks, but it plays perfectly (I have played it all the way through just once to make sure) The cover is in very good condition, no ring wear just a few light creases as you may expect from an album that is nearly 50 years old! There is the name of the original owner, Rick Fuller written on both labels on the A Side in blue biro and with a Dyno Flex label and on the B Side in pink biro (why did people do this in the 60’s and 70’s?)

A nice item for any Beatles fan.

I am clearing a lot of vinyl and CD’s (many first pressings and promos) as I have down sized and desperately need the room so please keep looking back.

Thanks for looking and good luck

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