Sold Date: September 25, 2021
Start Date: September 25, 2021
Final Price: £79.99 (GBP)
Seller Feedback: 66
Buyer Feedback: 1

The Beatles
ABBEY ROAD
Original First UK Pressing   Original First Pressing Labels
No "Her Majesty" on either the labels or the cover

APPLE RECORDS PCS 7088 : MATRIX NOs YEX 749-2/YEX 750-1
Stampers (Side 1 / 2)
1 AM 7 LL


Visually, the vinyl does have some scuffing and marks to it on both sides, please see the photos for an idea of this. Included in this are some scratch marks and other types of sleeve removal marks, but surprisingly a lot of it is superficial and the record plays a lot better than it looks. There is some small crackle in places, there can be ticks and pops but overall I think the audio quality could actually grade this record as Very Good + as it still has a delightful sound to it. Please expect some odd rotational ticks in places but also know that it doesn't jump anywhere and the sound quality is superb.
Please note that my photographs don't capture the condition of the record's surfaces as well as I'd like them to. Some of these marks are pretty apparent, but it seems like for the most part they don't go down into the grooves.
The album cover is also in Very Good + condition. This is the later variant with the corrected front cover zoom and the properly aligned apple on the back. Overall looking and feeling nice, with only some minor ringwear, and other small types of wear. The spine text is visible from the top which I believe may actually be a manufacturing error, and not just squashed but I'm not 100% sure. Either way, it looks nice and feels nice to hold too!
The original black inner sleeve is present and it's holding up nice, just with some small creasing / wear to it. No seam splits, luckily. Overall pretty nice!
This copy may not be for the most discriminating audiophile because it's not 100% perfect, however it still sounds beautiful and it stands very well on it's own; I think this is a rather nice copy for most people.
I'm willing to combine postage on multiple purchases. Any questions, please give me a shout! Thank you :)