THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD UK LP PLAYS GREAT WITH RARE CLOUDS COVER APPLE PCS 7088

$

34

VINYL

          Side 1:  Plays with a bit of very light surface in the quiet part of cut 2, a short scratch causing light ticks (not loud pops) at the very end of cut 4 going about halfway through cut 5. Visually EX-  

          Side 2:  Plays with very light surface in the quiet opening of cut 3, ends with a scratch in the last gap and part of the final short “The End” Visually EX- but both sides retain original gloss.

DEAD WAX

          Side 1:  matrix ends with 4, mother: 1, stamper: P

          Side 2:  matrix ends with 2U, mother: 1, stamper: PO

LABELS

          Side 1:  extremely light spindle marks

          Side 2:  same as side 1

COVER

          Front:   rare Clouds cover, solid seams, disc impression, short crimps along edges typical of these thin laminated UK covers

          Back:   disc impression, light feathering of opening

INNER:  original inner with short splits on two sides, will also come with an archival inner

DESCRIPTION:  The Clouds cover is certainly rarer than the misplaced apple cover. The clouds are removed from virtually all stock covers giving the sky a saturated blue. This LP is valued for the cover, while the disc has the minor playback issues noted above and has the earliest mother number.

I Ship to the following countries only:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Japan

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Records are shipped in the highest quality LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will void returns.

Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable. LPs that play perfectly on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection. My advice: stop buying LPs until you purchase a real (non-USB) turntable, new or used.

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   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.