BEATLES: Strawberry Fields Forever (Superb Original Picture Sleeve)
  £   20
  $   27

 


£ 20 Sold For
May 29, 2016 Sold Date
May 19, 2016 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

1967 UK release on Parlophone (R5570 )

On 17 February 1967 EMI/Parlophone UK released the Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane single on Parlophone R5570. What made this record stand apart from its predecessors was that it was the very FIRST time a Beatles single came in a Picture Sleeve. The picture sleeve showed a current photo of the Beatles on the front, while on the rear four childhood snapshots of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were pictured.

According to the Beatles Book Monthly (issue 43) only the first 25,000 copies were issued with this picture sleeve. This figure is quite debatable, and probably a few thousand more copies were made. Whatever, the paper quality of this cover is quite flimsy and as soon as the singles were stocked in shops, the sleeves would start suffering from ringwear, folding, creasing, seam splits and, over the years, discoloring and other anomalies.

I've had several copies of the greatest record ever made(!) over the years but this is by far the best condition picture sleeve I've ever seen. There are some creases and ringwear but no tears or splits and no discolouration. I would grade the sleeve between EX & EX+. The vinyl is in near mint condition but that's not what this item is about. Please have a good look at both the scans and bid with confidence.

OVERALL I would grade this as M-/ EX


  

Tracklist A Strawberry Fields Forever AA Penny Lane
                                                                                   


Please do not send payment until I send invoice....If item sells for over £20 I will send it Recorded Delivery/International Signed For......All items are packed to the highest standard using mailers and cardboard stiffeners and records sent outside the cover

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS 

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

Plus(+) or Minus(-) may be used from time to time to try to give the buyer a closer idea of the quality of record on offer.




                         
        
                 
 
        
        






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