Beatles - Let It Be UK 1970 1st -2U/-2U Press + Red Apple Cover EX
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All text & images © Parlogram 2012
THE BEATLES - 'LET IT BE'
This early 1st pressing disc was of the type included in the 'PXS 1' box set from May 1970.
The disc bears the dark green Apple Records label: PCS 7096
Matrix numbers: YEX 773-2U & YEX 774-2U
Stamper codes: 2/GO & 3/HD
Vinyl weight: 140g
Housed within a fully laminated, 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed cover with a red Apple symbol on the rear.
Complete with its original plain white 'Patent No...' inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT +
A clean & unblemished pair with nothing more than a small collection of barely visible spindle trails around each unworn centre hole.
Visual: EXCELLENT +
Immaculate factory-fresh, deep-gloss playing surfaces which are completely unmarked and 'as new' in strong daylight. Even close examination directly beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals a few faint wispy paper hairlines but little else. Both sides of this extremely well looked-after copy lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT +
This copy has received minimal careful play on good equipment and the sound throughout is clean, clear & warm with no trace of any groove/playwear distortion to any track or channel. In fact, the only audible distraction revealed by my single careful play-check at volume were a handful of faint 'ticks' on 'I Dig A Pony'. Otherwise there is precious little to fault on this superb sounding copy.
Cover: VERY GOOD +
A clean & fully intact example of this early cover with light storagewear but no major faults. Both front & rear panels are bright & unfaded with just light storage rubbing and a single 'thumbnail' wrinkle on each. All corners have small rubs to their extremities but are free from heavy bumps or bruising. The opening edges show slight wear in the form of a few small 'pushes'.
There is slight wear to the spine, most significantly a 1cm section of wear mid-way down. However, all the text is present & both seams are smooth & unstressed.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Clean & flat with just a light disc impression & a few faint storage wrinkles, but no writing, tears or seam splits.
- This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Priority signed for airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**
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