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*ALBUM COVER ONLY* The Beatles Abbey Road

LP Apple Records SO-383 1969 PRESSING, Still in Shrink Wrap (though opened at the seam).

 NO RECORD INSIDE.

Rare version, uncropped Ringo crosswalk access grate edition

Hoping this will be of use to someone! Perhaps you have this particular edition and your cover is in bad shape. Perhaps you want the freedom to turn this into a new artwork without the guilt of not being able to play the record. Perhaps you want to frame it. Do whatever you want! Just know there is no album inside

Below seems to be this listing, slightly later 1969 pressing with the listing of Her Majesty on the back, and the Ringo pre cropped crosswalk grate (see all info below)

The Beatles – Abbey Road

Label:Apple Records

Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Capitol Text 

Country: US

Released: 1969

Genre:Rock, Pop

Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock

Slightly later 1969 pressing, issued through mid 1971, WITH Capitol white rim text on Side 2, LA pressing. Slightly yellowish-tint Apple.

FRONT COVER:

Right-of-center crosswalk stripe (that Ringo's foot is over), at the very bottom, shows part of a square metal access lid that bleeds into the bottom of the album cover (This is cropped off on later pressings)

BACK COVER:

APPLE SO-383

Her Majesty IS listed.

Apple Records (with aligned logo)

Printed on posterboard stock.

Cover: (VG+/NM-)..

Still in original shrinkwrap. Has an “H” in a diamond on the plastic, presumably from the record store it was bought in. Some of the shrink is gone (bottom right)

   Ring Wear: None (due to the shrinkwrap still being on it)

        Scuffing/Marks:  “MR” in pen on front bottom right. That is removable with care with some lighter fluid, you can do that at your own discretion. No corner creases, indentations, quite nice over all!

Rips/Tears/Blemishes: n/a

Spine:  Readable and clean.

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Kept in a smoke free home. Professionally cleaned.

Vinyl will be shipped outside of the outer sleeve to prevent spine damage during postal journey.

Any odd-seeming marks on the photos of the vinyl itself are purely glare from shininess of the vinyl reflecting back, all blemishes are otherwise reported and shown with a close up photo. 

All records sanitized from a healthy home. 

Ask me any questions you might have, and thanks for looking!

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