BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM INSANELY RARE SEALED 100% ORIG '70 APPLE PROMO-ONLY LP

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·       THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES' CHRISTMAS ALBUM – INSANELY RARE  ORIGINAL 1970 APPLE RECORDS MONO LP SBC-100

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       ABSOLUTELY, CATEGORICALLY, UNEQUIVOCALLY ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC U.S. PRESSING (DEFINITELY NOT A COUNTERFEIT)

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL APPLE LABEL (SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION -- NO OTHER PRESSINGS OR LABELS EXIST)

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THICK, HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER WITH PHOTO SLICK PASTED OVER

·       INSCRIPTION ON THE SPINE: THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM: SBC-100

·       PERFECTLY CLEAR AND CRISP PHOTOS OF ALL SIX CHRISTMAS EP’S ON BACK COVER – COUNTERFEIT PRESSINGS HAVE “BLURRED” IMAGE OF THE 1964 RECORD.

·       INSCRIPTION OVER JOHN LENNON'S HEAD IN THE LOWER ROW OF PICS, SECOND BOX FROM LEFT ("THEATRE ROYAL") IS CLEARLY AND VERY DISTINCTLY VISIBLE AND DISCERNIBLE

·       LIGHT BLUE COVER WITH AN SLIGHTLY “METALIC”, CHROME-LIKE HUE AND APPEARANCE

·       CLEAR AND SHARP IMAGES ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK COVER

·       EVEN THOUGH THIS RECORD IS SEALED, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE RECORD INSIDE HAS A “BELL SOUND” STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF PRESSINGS.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Between 1963 and 1969, the Beatles recorded seven special Christmas singles for their fan club. These were not formal musical efforts, but closer to off-the-cuff comedy. Early on, they tend to be cheery and thankful for their success, and later on the recordings are more esoteric. (Reflecting their breakup, the 1969 recording is four separate pieces.) The result is an interesting curiosity for fans, although not necessarily the sort of thing you'd want to put on while trimming the tree. This album, compiling the Christmas singles, was available from the fan club between 1970 and 1972. It has never been released commercially, and most extant copies are bootlegs

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY WILLIAM RUHLMANN, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

When Beatles disbanded in 1970, Apple records compiled all of their 1963-69 annual Christmas messages which the Fab Four had sent to their fan clubs and worldwide appreciation societies via a series of extremely rare flexi-discs and 45rpm singles, and issued them on a single album. To our best knowledge, this album has never been released anywhere in the world in this format and is brutally hard to find. Indeed, this is one of the toughest items in the entire Beatles catalogue. In many ways, even the infamous "Butcher cover" is easier to find.

WHILE MANY CONVINCING COUNTERFEIT COPIES OF THIS ALBUM EXIST, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY, ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, GENUINE PRESSING OF THE ALBUM. WE ARE SO CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC PRESSING THAT WE WILL GLADLY PROVIDE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE TO THE WINNING BIDDER UPON REQUEST.

ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE ORIGINAL PRESSING ARE IN PLACE: clear and legible inscription on the spine of the cover , cardboard cover with slick folded and pasted onto the back cover;  thick vinyl, fine and precise font and lettering on the label, clear and sharp images on both front and back cover; The inscription “Theatre Royal” above John Lennon’s head on the third from the left image at the bottom row is clear, visible and perfectly legible; the photo image of the Beatles’ 1964 Christmas flexi-disc on the back cover is NOT grainy and spotty (as is the case on most counterfeit pressings) .Please contact us if you have any doubts, questions or comments BEFORE placing a bid. 

While we GUARANTEE that the album is authentic, once the album is opened (unsealed) we will NOT accept the return of this album or grant refund under any pretext, explanation or excuse, NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS. If in doubt, the bidder should return the album to us UNSEALED AND UNOPENED. PLEASE BE CAUTIONED ACCORDINGLY!

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

(d)          Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP 

(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ROUGHLY 30% OF THE LENGTH OF THE BOTTOM SEAM)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the bottom seam (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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