(BEATLES) HARRISON "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" UK APPLE

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$ 140

£ 106 Sold For

Apr 29, 2011 Sold Date

Apr 22, 2011 Start Date

£ 25 Start price

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GEORGE HARRISON "ALL THINGS MUST PASS"

ORIGINAL 1970 UK APPLE TRIPLE ALBUM BOX SET.

RELEASED NOVEMBER 1970 "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" WAS GEORGE'S THIRD UK SOLO ALBUM AND HIS FIRST TRIPLE ALBUM BOX SET. THE ELABORATE SET CONTAINED THREE VINYLS, TWO WITH ORANGE APPLE LABELS AND THE THIRD WITH A CUSTOM MADE "APPLE JAM" LABEL, THREE THICK & INDIVIDUALLY COLOURED LYRIC INNER SLEEVES, A BRIGHT ORANGE CARD DIVIDER AND A LARGE POSTER OF GEORGE. ALL THIS WAS HOUSED IN A STURDY, ORANGE LINED FLIP-TOP OUTER BOX WITH A TEXTURED BLACK BASE AND MATCHING TEXTURED FINISH TO THE SIDES AND A MONOCHROME PICTURE OF GEORGE, DRESSED AS A GNOME TO THE FRONT.

OFFERED FOR SALE IS AN ORIGINAL & FULLY COMPLETE UK VERSION OF THIS BOX SET, STILL IN FABULOUS CONDITION THROUGHOUT THIS SET IS COMPLETE WITH THE RARE LARGE POSTER AND IS HOUSED IN THE MUCH RARER UK MANUFACTURED, WIDER OUTER BOX.

APPLE STCH 639

DISC ONE

YEX B17/8-1U
STAMPERS GD 2 HH2

DISC TWO

YEX B19/20-1U-1U
STAMPERS LG 2 MM 2

DISC THREE
YEX B21/22-1U-1U
STAMPERS PT 2 HR 1

THE APPLE LABELS TO ALL SIX SIDES ARE IN TRULY SUPERB CONDITION AND DISPLAY NO MORE THAN TWO VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PER SIDE. ALL LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN WITH PERFECT AND UNAGED COLOURS.

THE GLOSSY VINYL TO ALL SIDES IS NER MINT, CLOSE AND CAREFUL INSPECTION REVEALS JUST THE LIGHTEST AND TINIEST OF HANDLING MARKS BUT NO ACTUAL SIGNS OF PLAY. THE NEAR PERFECT VINYL'S LIE PERFECTLY WITH NO WARPING. ALL THREE DISPLAY NO BLEMISHES OR FADING.

THE USA PRINTED INNERS ARE SUPERB, STILL EXTREMELY CLEAN AND BRIGHT ALL THREE DISPLAY JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING BUT NO HANDLING MARKS, THERE ARE THE INEVITABLE STORAGE CREASES EVIDENT BUT THESE ARE MILD. EACH INNER IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND FREE FROM WRITING.

THE ORANGE DIVIDER IS NEAR MINT.

THE GIANT USA PRINTED POSTER IS NEAR MINT, THIS HAS CERTAINLY NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED AND HAD DEFINITELY NOT BEEN HANDLED TOO MUCH OVER THE YEARS. IT IS SPOTLESSLY CLEAN WITH NO HANDLING MARKS AND THE ONLY VISIBLE CREASES ARE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FOLDS.

THE OUTER "MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN" WIDER BOX IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE. THE FRONT SHOWS SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS AND A HINT OF AGE TONING BUT NOTHING SERIOUS OR SEVERE. ALL THE OUTER EDGES ARE PERFECT AND UNWORN WITH NO RUBBING VISIBLE. THE OPENING LID OPERATES PERFECTLY AND IS STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED. THE LID FEATURES A PERFECT AND AS NEW BRIGHT ORANGE COLOUR WITH PERFECT AND UNSPOILT TEXT. THE BASE OF THE BOX IS SUPERB WITH A DEEP BLACK, HIGHLY TEXTURED FINISH WHICH SHOWS JUST THE MILDEST AMOUNT OF AGE BUT AGAIN NOTHING SERIOUS. THE BOX REMAINS VERY CLEAN, VERY RIGID AND IS OF COURSE FREE FROM WRITING.

OVERALL A TRULY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL UK TRIPLE BOX SET WHICH IS FULLY COMPLETE WITH ITS LARGE RARE POSTER AND EVEN RARER UK MANUFACTURED WIDER OUTER BOX.

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