The Beatles - Abbey Road - 1969 Australia 1st Stereo - Rare "Bloodstain" Sleeve

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– Abbey Road Original 1969 Australian Stereo Issue 12" LP Vinyl Record Apple  -  PCSO-7088
Label template: Apple - No solid dot at left of arced manufacture credit on Side-2. Rare original Australian Stereo Issue - with the "Bloodstain" ink bleed apparent between Ringo and Paul on the front of the cover.
The 1st Oz issue "Bloodstain" cover is Excellent 
The labels are Excellent The vinyl record is Excellent
The audio is Near Mint
A rare cover, and all is in excellent  condition throughout.

First variation (of this label template) with the following Identifying features:
1. First pressing.released 23/10/1969 on which, due to a printing error, the sleeve has "bloodstain" between Ringo and John and an overall pinkish hue - only ran for a couple of weeks, before being corrected in November 1969*

2. Non-italicised track list (both labels).

3. Italicised 'speed' (both labels).

4. Non-italicised matrix number (both labels).

5. Northern Songs publishing credit for track 2.1, Here Comes The Sun (later corrected)

6. Italicised "(She's So Heavy)", track A6. Composer credit spaced (Lennon - McCartney).

7. Italicised 'production' credits (both labels).

8. Track 2.2 spread over two lines.

9. Large (14pt) "STEREO" notation on both labels.

*Note - The same, identical disc was included in the corrected sleeve, when it replaced this sleeve just a couple of weeks later. (in November 1969)

Apple on rear of sleeve is misaligned under track listing (common to all Australian releases).

No mention of "Her Majesty" on either label or sleeve.

Cat # PCSO-7088 on labels
Cat # PCSO 7088 on sleeve spine
Matrix / Runout (A side runout, stamped): YEX 749-2 Matrix / Runout (B side runout, stamped): YEX 750-1
Label: – PCSO-7088Format: , LP, Album, Stereo, "Bloodstain" Country:Released:Genre:, Style:
A1

Come Together Written-By - 4:21A2
Something Written-By - * 3:03A3
Maxwell's Silver Hammer Written-By - 3:27A4
Oh! Darling Written-By - 3:27A5
Octopus's Garden Written-By - 2:51A6
I Want You (She's So Heavy) Written-By - 7:47B1
Here Comes The Sun Written-By - 3:05B2
Because Written-By - 2:46B3
You Never Give Me Your Money Written-By - 4:02B4
Sun King2:27B5
Mean Mr. Mustard Written-By - 1:06B6
Polythene Pam Written-By - 1:13B7
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Written-By - 1:57B8
Golden Slumbers Written-By - 1:32B9
Carry That Weight Written-By - 1:37B10
The End Written-By - 2:20 Made By - Distributed By - Published By - Published By - Producer -