The Beatles Yellow Submarine 2nd Press Apple LP 1969 With 1st Press Cover

	£		31
	$		41

I am selling off some of my collection and over the next few months and will be listing some very nice and very rare albums and singles from the 50's through to the 90's!! I will be listing The Beatles, Cream, Purple, Zeppplin, The Stones, Small Faces, Floyd, Creedence Clearwater, Beach Boys and many, many more so please add me to your watch list as I may have something you need to help complete you collection!!!!

Artist or Band: The Beatles 

Album Title: Yellow Submarine 

Producer(s): George Martin

Cat Number: PCS 7070

Label/Format: Apple – Original Apple format with Matt surface.

Country of Manufacture: UK

Track list: Side 1: Yellow Submarine; Only A Northern Song; All Together Noe; Hey Bulldog; It's All Too Much; All You Need Is Love. 

Side 2: Pepperland; Sea Of Time; Sea Of Monsters; March Of The Meanies; Pepperland Laid Waste and Yellow Submarine Pepperland. 

Matrix Nos: YEX-715-3 / YEX-716-1

Stamper Codes: 1 & GT / 1 & MD

Other Etchings: 

Musicians: John Lennon Lead & Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitars, Piano and Handclaps. Paul McCartney Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass and Acoustic Guitars, Double Bass, Trumpet, Handclaps and Percussion. George Harrison Lead and Backing Vocals, Lead and Acoustic Guitars, Hammond Organ, Percussion and Handclaps. Ringo Starr Drums, Percussion and Handclaps and Lead Vocalist on track 1

Brief Artist & Album Info: Yellow Submarine is the tenth studio album by the English Rock Band 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 dame name, which premiered in London in July 1969. The album contains six songs by the Beatles, including four new songs and the previously released "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love" The remainder of the album is a re-recording of the film's orchestral soundtrack by the band's producer, George Martin

The project was regarded as a contractual obligation by the Beatles, who were asked to supply four new songs for the film. Some songs were written and recorded specifically for the soundtrack, while others were unreleased tracks from other projects. The album was issued two months after the band's self-titled double LP (also known as the "White Album") and was therefore not viewed by the band as a significant release. Yellow Submarine has since been afforded a mixed reception from music critics, some of whom consider that it falls short of the high standard generally associated with the Beatles' work. It reached the top 5 in the UK and the US, and has been reissued on compact disc several times.

CONDITION

LABELS:

The Green Apple Labels are Both in SUPERB condition with NO spindle wear or spider marks to be seen anywhere I would easily grade these as Ex!!!!

VINYL:

Plays throughout absolutely brilliant with very little background noise. There are no Pops, Clicks or Jumps. The record still contains that glossy sheen though there are several very minimal surface marks and thumbnails to be seen, these in NO way interfere with the superb sound quality. This Album plays up to and  beyond its high visual grading with hardly anything of note to fault. It offers strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. A typical polished production from George Martin. Minimal surface sound and no tracking issues. This play-grade proved a real pleasure when playing this fast disappearing Apple album. It will prove quite difficult to find a significantly better copy and merits a very strong recommendation. I would grade both sides as Very Good+!!!!

COVER: This is an Original 1st laminate issue with the two Red Lines and Flipbacks on the reverse!!!!

The artwork on the sleeve contains a drawing of the Beatles as featured on trailer posters, created by Heinz Edelman. The same basic design was used for the UK and US covers, though the UK jacket contains the words "Nothing is Real" (taken from "Strawberry Fields Forever") just below the album's title,[37] while the US version did not.

On the back of the cover, the UK album contained a review of the White Album written for The Observer by Tony Palmer. The review was introduced by a few liner notes by Applecress officer Derek Taylor The US cover contained a fictitious illustrated biography by Dan Davis of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in which the ensemble's battle with the Blue Meanies was compared to three other epic struggles in the history of the English-speaking world: Beouwulf's: struggle to save the Heorot mead hall, King John's signing of the Manga Carta and Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration Of Independence.

This is a single fully laminated format. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Cover Lamination: What a fantastic front picture. The laminate still retains a fine shine and clarity without any dulling. However there are several very slight laminate creases (Not Splits) to the front of the cover.The spine is in brilliant order, with all writing readable.The opening edges are slightly frayed. The reverse of the cover is in good order with no marks or stains and ALL flipbacks are in place. This cover is incredibly difficult to find in Ex+ condition simply because of the design and age. However I would be happy enough to grade it as Good++!!!!

COVER SUMMARY: Not seen often, this one is in good condition with only gentle clues of age, any blemishes mostly light – a few laminate creases are incredibly hard to avoid at the barest minimum. This classic cover should please many collectors.

INNER SLEEVE: There is hardly any creasing and all edges are unsplit with no repairs. This unlined EMI inner is graded as Very Good!!!!

Album Played For Grading: I play/grade ALL records I offer before submitting, I also play them in their entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness. I play from the beginning to end. I use a Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge and Linn Lingo, with my Linn system and Forest Totem Speakers. This system is guaranteed  to pick up any distortion or interference within the sound.

Grading: In my opinion I REFUSE to believe that there is ANY record that can be truly graded as Mint, the BEST that could be offered is Mint- (minus)!!!! Especially so from the 50's, 60's, 70's or even up to the present date!!!! Even copies bought new today would have some form of imperfection on the Record or Cover!!!! Under that assumption I will NEVER use the word Mint in any of my descriptions and Mint- is the HIGHEST grade I would ever offer. So I will only from Excellent, Good or Poor with a -(minus), +(plus) or ++(plus,plus)!!!!

Bid With Confidence: I take great care and pride with what I sell and offer a FULL money back guarantee, in the unlikely event of the buyer not agreeing with my description. As long as the item is repacked and returned to me in the same condition it was sent.

Postage: All of my records will be professionally packaged. I use Dependapack Vinyl Record Mailers that have locking tab closures with strong locking tab record wraps. I also use corrugated record stiffeners and extra strong tape marked with Handle With Care. This is to ensure your Valuable Record/s are protected whilst in transit. I will add a nominal fee of .40p to my postage and packaging for this service. Any Record valued at £100 or more I would prefer to send by Special Deliver/International Signed For.