BEATLES Yellow Submarine LP 1969 MONO 1st 1/1 EARLIEST EVER BLANK FLIPBACK

	£		100
	$		133

OVERSTOCK ALERT!!!! 

This week I have a large amount of overstock of the UTMOST rarity!  And there is some truly SUPERB items here!  Of course - I will be doing my usual amount of auctions (all ending every Sunday as usual!) - but because I have a few extra items, I have decided to list the excess overstock as a Buy It Now!  And these items I have decided to list as 'buy it now' listings for 4 very different reasons:-

1) Music I dont usually sell in my auctions:-  Any type of music I dont usually sell in my auctions, I have decided to list as a buy it now.

2) GENIUNE Overstock with NO reason (SUPERB items!):-  Quite a few items were due to be auction listed, but as I geniunely have A LOT of overstock - I have decided to try and sell them quickly via buy it now!  Some really REALLY Superb items here!

3) Low Gradings:-  Some items have lower gradings (though ALL will be presentable and play through FINE - unless explicitly mentioned!), so please read through the descriptions carefully.  That said even these will still be VERY presentable indeed (with only 1 or 2 exceptions), EXTREMELY RARE INDEED (otherwise I wouldnt bother to list them), be very VERY strictly graded, have VERY decent covers, and play through fine (NO skips & NO jumps etc - unless mentioned).

OFFERS :-  Please note, I will NOT sell outside of ebay, NOR will I accept offers to sell offline.  It is against ebay rules.  However, even though these 'buy it now' items are priced VERY competitively indeed - I WILL still be including ebays 'Best Offer' function on every listing!  So if you arent happy with the advertised price - why not send me a 'best offer' using ebays 'best offer' function?  Be quick though - some of these are likely to sell VERY quickly indeed, as I am certainly NOT greedy with the 'buy it now' price!

So in short - there are some truly SPECTACULAR items on my buy it now listings, and definitely NO dross AT ALL!!!!

DETAILS ABOUT GRADING & BACKGROUND ON MY BUY IT NOW AUCTIONS (Please read!)

Obviously it is in both my interest and the buyers interest to grade CORRECTLY!  So I grade EVERYTHING standing on a chair directly under a 150 watt bulb which reveals everything!  Therefore if I grade a record 'VG' - it does NOT mean it is 'covered in scuffing and marks' - it will still be a VERY clean looking record indeed, and often barely played!  For example - if I hold a record under light and see a lovely black sheen, but a few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs, and 2 or 3 VERY light lines - I will still ONLY grade the record VG+.  So whilst you shouldnt expect MINT from my 'VG' records - you should still expect a VERY clean & bright looking record indeed!  And even my records graded only 'Good' or Good+' will be VERY presentable playable examples indeed!  And if I list a record in the condition most LPs seem to be in today (namely covered in general light scuffing - but still plays through absolutely fine with a few crackles & pops) - then I would ONLY grade this record Fair or even Poor+.  So I am very VERY strict on grading indeed - and almost NEVER use an Excellent grading unless the record looks virtually 'factory fresh' under light!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE - obviously as there are a lot of buy it nows being listed, I have had no time to play every groove on every record (that would be impossible!), so I have given a visual grading + play checked sound quality in snippets.  However it is very VERY easy to spot any sounding marks under light, and these were checked to make sure they did not jump or stick.  That said - some of the Buy It Nows I am listing look like they just came from the Factory and are in AMAZING condition, some are in Excellent or VG condition, and some have lower gradings (so please read everything carefully!).  So basically right across the grading spectrum!  So to summarise - if you buy one of my records, and expect the grade given you should be very pleasantly surprised indeed!  And in the unlikely event of a problem, any purchase is also covered by a refund including postage. 

I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO PRICE THESE RECORDS TO SELL - AND HAVE NOT SET THE 'BUY IT NOW' PRICE SLIGHTLY 'HIGH' HOPING THAT BEST OFFERS (USING THE EBAY 'BEST OFFER' FUNCTION) COME IN AT 'ABOUT THE RIGHT PRICE'....  I WANT TO GET THESE RECORDS SHIFTED QUICKLY!  BE AWARE THOUGH - THAT SOME OF THESE ITEMS MAY WELL FLY OUT IMMEDIATELY AT THE 'BUY IT NOW' PRICE ALONE (AS THEY ARE PRICED UP VERY CHEAPLY INDEED IN COMPARISON WITH THEIR EXTREME RARITY!), SO YOU MAY WELL HAVE TO BE QUICK!  IN SHORT - I HAVE TRIED TO GRADE VERY STRICTLY INDEED - AND PRICE THESE RECORDS TO GO!

So please buy with absolute confidence and take a look at this GREAT item on offer below:-

RARITY:-   ONE OF THE BEATLES MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs EVER!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK BACK IN 1969, NEARLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING WAS MADE IN COMMON STEREO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN MEGA RARE MONO AT ALL!!!!  MOST SHOPS DIDNT EVEN STOCK MONOS BY THIS POINT - AND IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE BY 'SPECIAL ORDER' ONLY!!!!  AS A RESULT, FINDING A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP IN MEGA RARE MONO IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!  THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT HAS THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'BLANK FLIPBACK' COVER VARIATION, WHERE THE MANUFACTURING CREDIT WAS ACCIDENTALLY MISSED OFF THE BOTTOM RIGHT FLIPBACK ON THE COVER (STANDARD 1ST PRESS COVERS HAVE 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' PRINTED THERE INSTEAD!)!!!!  ONLY AROUND 10% OF MONO 1ST PRESSINGS WERE EVER MADE LIKE THIS - MAKING IT ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES LPs ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY!!!!

COUNTRY:-  UK

MONO/STEREO:-  MONO

PRESSING:-   'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - 1/1 MONO MATRIXES, DARK APPLE LABEL, 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT, BLACK INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 'BLANK FLIPBACK' UNCREDITED FLIPBACK LAMINATED MONO COVER (MOST HAD COMMON 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' COVERS INSTEAD!).

ARTIST:-  THE BEATLES

TITLE:-  YELLOW SUBMARINE

CAT NUMBER:-  PMC 7070

LABEL:-  APPLE

DATE:-  1969

SIGNS OF PLAY:-  MODERATE TO REGULAR

LABELS:-   EX+

RECORD GRADING:-   The record is still a very VERY decent example, and very VERY bright & shiny looking indeed!  As many people already know - one side of this LP is full of Beatles tracks, and the other side is the George Martin Orchestra (which no one ever seems to play).  And the Beatles side EASILY grades Very Good(Minus) (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not Very Good - and plays VERY well indeed, with NO skips, NO jumps, barely ANY clicks, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle, and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!  BOTH sides of the record have NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 TINY surface traces, only a few VERY small hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light! And BOTH sides of the record are jet black and VERY shiny indeed - with NO bag sweat marks, and NO dulling AT ALL!  The only detail to mention is a small mark on 1 one of the orchestral tracks (NOT the Beatles side!) which does cause 2 or 3 jumps here.  But lets be honest - does anyone REALLY play or look at that side?  So the Orchestral side can only grade Good.  But the Beatles side plays VERY well indeed and easily grades Very Good(Minus) towards Very Good - and BOTH sides of the record still look very VERY decent indeed!  Overall I think I will settle on a Good+ grading - which sounds about right.  This record is one of the ALL TIME rarest Beatles LPs EVER MADE, it still looks very VERY decent inside and 99% of the record (including ALL the Beatles side!) plays VERY well indeed!  And despite the details above, the sheer rarity of this record still makes it still very VERY worthy of consideration!!!!

INNER:-  BLACK APPLE INNER IS EX.  LOOKS ORIGINAL AND HAS SOME AGE.  COULD BE A RE-PRO INNER - BUT LOOKS EXACT.

DEFECTS OUTSIDE OF THE GRADE GIVEN:-  N/A

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Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items (I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!) - PLEASE REMEMBER to contact with me FIRST, if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy!  Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again - Graham @ XXXRecords.