BEATLES 2ND STATE MONO LP BUTCHER *UN-PEELED*
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THIS IS THE FIRST OF OVER 20 OR SO BEATLES ALBUMS WHICH I SHALL BE POSTING IN THE COMING WEEK. IF YOU BID ON MULTIPLE ALBUMS & WIN, I WILL DISCOUNT SHIPPING!
THE ALBUMS WERE PICKED UP FROM AN ESTATE SALE & INCLUDE BEATLES VINYL ESSENTIALS ALONG WITH SOME VERY SOUGHT AFTER PIECES SUCH AS THIS BUTCHER
WHICH CERTAINLY ENHANCE ANY COLLECTOR'S INVESTMENTS- PLEASE LOOK FOR FUTURE BEATLES ALBUMS FROM ME SOON.
CAPITOL T2553. THE BEATLES - YESTERDAY AND TODAY LP \ MONO.
THIS ALBUM ORIGINATED FROM THE SCRANTON PA. PLANT WITH THE DESIGNATED 3 STAMPED TO THE LEFT OF THE RIAA (SEE PICTURE)
RINGO'S "V" IS PRESENT AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES. THE COVER HAS WEAR & SCUFFS PRESENT, WITH AN ALBUM RING AS SEEN ALSO. YET THERE ARE NO MARKS DEEP INTO THE COVER EITHER SIDE.
I HAVE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS PIECE OF BRITISH INVASION HISTORY & HAVE DONE SOME DIGGING ON THE NET REGARDING LIFTING UP A STATE 2 IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A "STATE 3".
AFTER COMING TO REALIZE HOW SCARCE THE STATE 2'S ARE APPARENTLY BECOMING, & DUE TO THE GLUE USED IN PA. AT THE TIME WHICH IS NOW 40 PLUS YEARS OLD-
I FEEL IT WOULD BE BEST LEFT ALONE. THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD RESOURCES WHICH I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON IN THE FOLLOWING LINKS REGARDING TO THE NATURE OF 'PEELING'- STEAMING'- & SO FORTH..
THERE'S EVEN ONE WITH A VIDEO OF SOMEONE STEAMING OFF A TRUNK!! HA!
& ON THE OTHER HAND THERE HAVE BEEN THOSE WHO ATTEMPTED, & RUINED IT ALL IN THE PROCESS...I CHOSE NOT TO DO AS SUCH---I'LL 'LET-IT-BE'......
LOOK AT THESE LINKS, VERY INFORMATIVE INDEED WITH GOOD INFO:
http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/butcher.html
http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/peel.txt
ESPECIALLY http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/peel.txt
THERE IS A BLACK MARKER "D" LETTER SOMEONE WROTE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, & A MARK FROM AN OLD PIECE OF SCOTCH TAPE ON THE FRONT NEAR THE JACKET MOUTH,
OBVIOUSLY FOR KEEPING THE RECORD IN THE JACKET AT ONE TIME.
ON THE BACK COVER SOMEONE WROTE THEIR NAME "SCOTT HAWLEY" IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER-
HEY SCOTT, IF YOUR OUT THERE...........GIVE THIS OLD BUTCHER A BUDGE & BID EH? ...:)
THE INSIDE JACKET SLEEVE IS NOT PRESENT.
THE COLOR OF CARDBOARD ON THIS ONE IS GRAY.
THE BACK SLICK OVERLAPS THE FRONT ON ALL THREE SIDES.
THE BUTT JOINT ON THE INSIDE MOUTH IS ON THE BOTTOM-( CAPITOL APPARENTLY HAD COVERS WITH TOP, BOTTOM OR BOTH FOR THE BUTT JOINTS) SEE LINK FOR AN EXPLANATION:
http://www.beatlesguide.org/Authenticity/CapitolAuthenticity/CapLPja/2835jA.html
THE VINYL IS IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION WITH FEW SCRATCHES- NONE WHICH ARE DEEP. VINYL VERY CLEAN, LABEL EXCELLENT.
THERE IS ALSO (SEE PICTURE) THE 'TRIANGLE' OF "A-I-M" FROM SCRANTON PA. VISIBLE ON THE VINYL....SEE LINK FOR AN EXPLANATION:
http://www.beatlesguide.org/Authenticity/CapitolAuthenticity/CapitolVinylA.html
BID WITH CONFIDENCE !
I WILL SHIP THIS USPS PRIORITY FOR 7.50 & WILL SHIP INTERNATIONALLY FOR $17.00 USD. USA BUYERS SHOULD EXPECT SHIPMENT WITHIN 3-5 DAYS TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, REMEMBER THIS.
OVERSEAS CAN EXPECT IT WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS, ON THE SAFE SIDE AS WELL.
PLEASE _DO NOT_ USE ANY OTHER ADDRESS THAN THAT OF WHICH YOU DO FOR PAYPAL IF OVER SEAS.....
I WILL WRAP ALL ALBUMS WITH METICULOUS & CRITICAL CARE, SEALED.
PAYPAL ONLY FOR PAYMENT ON THIS & ALL COMING ITEMS. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF YOUR WINNING BID.
QUESTIONS?
PLEASE CONTACT ME!
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING & BEST BIDDING TO YOU..
On Jan-21-10 at 17:59:41 PST, seller added the following information: *****ATTENTION!!*****
SOME TIMELY & MOST GENEROUS INFORMATION FROM A VERY TRUSTED SOURCE
REGARDING VALIDITY OF BUTCHERS-
SOMETHING THAT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME IS THAT IF IT BE A TRUE BUTCHER,
ONE SURE FIRE WAY OF TELLING IS TO MEASURE THE ALBUM COVER BY STACKING
IT UP AGAINST ANOTHER CAPITOL RECORDS BEATLES ALBUM
OF THE SAME VINTAGE, YEAR IF POSSIBLE.
THE YESTERDAY & TODAY ALBUM SHOULD BE ROUGHLY AN 1\8TH"
SHORTER AGAINST THAT OTHER ALBUM FROM THE SPINE TO THE JACKET OPENING.
I JUST MEASURED THIS BUTCHER UP AGAINST SIX
DIFFERENT CAPITOL BEATLES RECORDS OF THE SAME VINTAGE\YEAR & IN EACH CASE, IT IS
~SHORTER~
BY ROUGHLY 1\8TH" !!
- THIS IS DUE TO THE PLANTS TRIMMING OFF THIS AMOUNT ONCE THEY CAME BACK FROM RECALL, IN ORDER SO THE NEW SLICK(TRUNK) COULD BE PUT OVER TOP EVENLY----
MOST AVID COLLECTORS ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS FACT,
BUT I MYSELF AM LEARNING- & AM BOTH GRATEFUL & HUMBLED TO HAVE HAD THIS
INFO SHARED TO ME-
BID WITH CONFIDENCE!
P.S.- THE ALBUMS I JUST MEASURED THE BUTCHER UP TO, I AM POSTING ON EBAY AS I TYPE, LOOK FOR THEM AS WELL!
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