Sold Date: June 22, 2018
Start Date: June 15, 2018
Final Price: £317.66 (GBP)
Bid Count: 42
Seller Feedback: 10943
Buyer Feedback: 83

THE BEATLES

~ LET IT BE ~

(1970 APPLE RECORDS – ORIGINAL UK BOX SET PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE UK BOX SET FIRST PRESSING OF THE CLASSIC ALBUM LET IT BE BY THE BEATLES ON THE APPLE LABEL. 

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ‘BOX SET’ PRESSING WITH BOOK AND RARE PROMOTIONAL POSTER.

THE BEATLES

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS APPLE PXS 1 (CATALOGUE NUMBER IS NOT FOUND ANYWHERE) 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON THE PICTURE SLEEVE AND BOTH LABELS ON THE RECORD IS APPLE PCS 7096

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: YEX 773-2U / YEX 774-2U 

MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE: HM; 1 7 / PH; 3 

THE SLIPCASE

THE GLOSSY SLIPCASE WHICH HOUSES THE WHOLE PACKAGE IS IN REALLY STRONG EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR, A FEW SMALL MARKS, SOME SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING AND COUPLE OF MINOR WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE. THERE ARE NO TEARS AND NO CREASES.

THE TRAYS

THE OUTER & INNER TRAYS ARE PRESENT AND ARE IN EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR AND SOME MARKS TO THE OUTER TRAY. THERE 2 SMALL TEARS TO THE INNER TRAY, SOME WEAR AND A FEW SMALL MARKS.

THE POSTER

THE VERY RARE ORIGINAL APPLE PROMOTIONAL POSTER IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION AND I REALLY CANNOT SEE ANY FLAWS.

THE BOOK

THE BOOK IS IN STRONG EXCELLENT CONDITION. NONE OF THE PAGES HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM THE GLUE ON THE SPINE. THE BINDING IS STILL NICE AND TIGHT. ALL OF THE PAGES ARE NICE AND CLEAN AND UNCREASED - AND ALL THE PAGES ARE PRESENT. THE LAMINATED FRONT AND BACK COVERS ARE BOTH IN NICE CONDITION WITH SOME VERY TINY BUBBLING UNDER THE LAMINATE - STILL LOOKS ACE!!

THE PICTURE SLEEVE

THE FULLY LAMINATED PICTURE SLEEVE, WITH A RED APPLE ON THE BACK AND A VERY NARROW SPINE, IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME SLIGHT WEAR AND A FEW TINY WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE. THERE IS A SMALL AREA ON THE SPINE WHERE THE LAMINATE HAS WORN AWAY AND A PREVIOUS OWNER HAS COLOURED THE EXPOSED WHITE CARD IN WITH BLACK MARKER PEN. AT FIRST GLANCE I MISSED THIS.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE VINYL IS HOUSED IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH THE TEXT 'PATENT Nos. 1,125,555' AND 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'. THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR, A FEW MINOR CREASES AND SOME TANNING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE PLENTY OF LIGHT MARKS. I HAVE CAREFULLY LISTENED TO BOTH SIDES AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT. I NOTED SOME VERY MINOR & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE AND ONE OR TWO MINOR TICKS & CLICKS. THIS IS STILL AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS ICONIC RECORD.

THE LABELS

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH PLENTY OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.   

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE 'ENVELOPE STYLE' MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

POSTAGE DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!

SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£9.50

£18.50

£24.25

£25.75

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL FROM UK BIDDERS AND OVERSEAS BIDDERS IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.