GEORGE HARRISON All Things Must Pass 1970 BOX SET 1st Press EARLIEST EVER

	£		300
	$		398

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

Hello and welcome to my auction!  This is part of a collection that has recently arrived from a fastidious Beatles Collector.  Generally he collected the wierd and wonderful - and although condition is mostly very VERY nice indeed, that wasnt his main point of concern.  Like most Beatles collectors he collected the full set of LPs and singles fairly quickly (which he still has!) - but over the years, he decided to pick up anything else that was a little bit 'different'.  Most of his Beatles LPs either had an extra 'insert' relating to the LP at the time, or were EXTREMELY rare 'Factory Sample' copies!  Some he acquired from a family member when the LPs were released (apparently he was a sales rep for Apple) and other 1st Pressings he bought second hand from various Record Fairs or Record Shops over the years (mainly in the 1970s).  Of course there are also 2 or 3 Beatles & related items I am listing that were not from this collection - but 90% are.  He was also most interested in the 'Apple' label, so a lot of these LPs are from the late 1960s - though there are a few Parlophones as well.  And almost ALL are 100% GENIUNE 1st Pressings, and are in very VERY nice condition indeed!  And it is also worth noting that he never got into collecting foreign Beatles LPs - so ALL are UK 1st Pressings only! 

Importantly, all of his LPs were stored in Plastic Protective Covers from the day he acquired them - keeping them in the condition he found them in!  And as he rarely played them, they have remained virtually untouched for many years now.  Some of his records are of a very VERY high grading indeed, and almost ALL are VG+ if not better (with many being higher than this!).  Most are in EXTREMELY high grade collectable condition, well above the norm, and WELL above the condition that most LPs of this era are found in!  In fact, only those who are into NM or pristine Mint records - may be disappointed here.  But those with HIGH realistic expections of VERY rare items will be happy and pleased to own them!  Most importantly I have graded every LP EXTREMELY strictly indeed - as I certainly dont want any to come back from disappointed customers!  And EVERY SINGLE Buy It Now Auction is very VERY rare indeed - as you can see from my listings!

So with this in mind - it is very VERY important to understand how my VERY strict grading system works!  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 - as these records have been sitting for many years, and have come direct to auction - so they may also be a little dusty (but NOT dirty!), and may benefit from a clean / dust off by the next owner (if so wished).  I also have not had the time to play these throughout (though I have played snippets and test passages) - but it is VERY easy to spot any sounding marks under light, and I will mention anything that falls out of the grade given!  And actually in this case - on 99% of these LPs they are of such HIGH QUALITY that there is NO sounding marks AT ALL!  And please note - I absolutely will not be doing any partial refunds, unless there is a geniune mistake.  There are gradings clearly given (please check you know what they mean), and items are always described in great detail!  So please read everything to make sure it reaches your satisfaction.  In short - 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 return postage. 

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

RARITY:-  One of ALL TIME rarest Beatles related releases EVER!  And certainly George Harrison's RAREST and most sought after release!  As well as being in FANTASTIC condition - this Triple LP Box Set also has the added rarity of being one of the FIRST 500 COPIES EVER MADE!  As most people will already know - the first 4000 or so copies of this Box Set came with a FULL UK made set with a White inside base!  The Box was made in the UK as were the records & poster!  However the UK box required an extra spacer insert - so this was quickly dropped and replaced with the smaller U.S. made Box which did not require one!  HOWEVER!  Almost ALL of the UK box sets had a WHITE or PLAIN coloured cardboard spacer and a WHITE inside base - and these still turn up today.  BUT THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE FIRST 500 COPIES EVER MADE - WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'ORANGE' CARDBOARD SPACER & PLAIN CARDBOARD INSIDE BASE (WHICH THE ORANGE SPACER WAS DESIGNED TO COVER) - WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!  It cannot be replicated or reproduced, and the colour is EXACTLY the same as the orange colour on the inside of the box - as the spacer was designed to sit inside the bottom of the box and ensure the same colour as the inside opening face when the contents were removed!  As you might imagine - as well as most being thrown away straight after the Box Set was opened, the ORANGE Spacer was very VERY expensive to produce!  Hence it was only EVER included in the first 500 copies ONLY - and makes this Box Set one of the ALL TIME rarest Beatles related items EVER made!  And in this FANTASTIC condition - it really is a true rarity!

COUNTRY:-  UK

MONO/STEREO:-  STEREO (There were NO Monos!)

PRESSING:-  1ST PRESSING - 'Made And Printed In Great Britain' Larger Outer Box (with Leather outer finish & plain cardboard interior base!), 3 coloured 'lyric' inner sleeves, 'Printed In Great Britain' HUGE Colour Poster, 3 thick quality records, and ULTRA RARE 'Orange' Cardboard Spacer (first 500 copies ONLY!).

ARTIST:-  GEORGE HARRISON

TITLE:-  ALL THINGS MUST PASS

CAT NUMBER:-  APPLE STCH 639

LABEL:-  APPLE

DATE:- 1970

MATRIXES:-  All matrixes have the EARLIEST 1st Press 1U/1U/1U/1U/1U/1U matrix endings! 

SIGNS OF PLAY:-  ALL LABELS HAVE BARELY ANY SIGNS OF PLAY!

LABELS:-  NM/NM/NM/NM/NM/NM (ALL labels are in FANTASTIC condition!)

RECORDS GRADING:-   ALL three records are a FANTASTIC EX+ towards NM! (graded VERY strictly indeed, under a 150 watt bulb!).  This Triple LP has an AMAZING set of records!  They ALL have NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light TINY surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!  ALL THREE RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK AMAZING!  The records play with NO skips, NO pops, NO distortion, NO groovewear, NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!  An absolutely AMAZING set of records, to which I have applied the VERY strictest gradings!

INNERS:-  ALL the inners are in absolutely BRILLIANT condition - with NO rips, NO tears and NO writing!  And although there are NO splits, and they ALL hold the records PERFECTLY - there is some FRACTIONAL evidence of 'touching in' to a couple of the edges (hardly a big deal!)!  An absolutely BRILLIANT set of inners! 

ULTRA RARE 'PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN' COLOUR POSTER:-  NO damage AT ALL - folds out PERFECTLY, and doesnt look to have EVER left the cover!  A SUPERB POSTER!              

ULTRA RARE 'ORANGE' SPACER:-  This was limited to the FIRST 500 COPIES ONLY - and is in AMAZING condition with NO damage AT ALL! 

THE BOX:-   EX+ if not better!  A truly FANTASTIC Outer Box and almost IMPOSSIBLE to better!  The 'Gold Spinal Print' is SUPERB and unfaded!  The Hinge is 100% solid with NO rips, NO tears and NO stressing!  Even the Picture on the top of the box has NO YELLOWING AND NO GRUBBYNESS AT ALL!  The Box also has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, NO splits, NO corner wear through the colour AT ALL, NO creases (box retains a SUPERB shape!), NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rips, NO tears, and NO writing!  And the interior of the box is in PERFECT condition!  There is also NO sticker marks, NO sticker tears, NO writing - and the top cover picture is as PERFECT as I have EVER seen it!  You have to struggle to find ANYTHING wrong with this cover AT ALL - and I only found:- 1 corner slightly 'tipped in' (NOT a repaired split - just tipped in), a couple of the FAINTEST and LIGHTEST POSSIBLE indentations (just try and find them!) and a couple of surface wear traces on the BOTTOM of the box (the black colour is absolutely NOT affected!) - which is expected on this box and does NOT affect the STUNNING look of this AMAZING Box AT ALL!  An absolutely STUNNING Outer Box - and almost never seen like this now!   

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