Sold Date: July 27, 2014
Start Date: July 17, 2014
Final Price: $49.99 (USD)
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The Beatles the 1969 British Issue of "Abbey Road" LP. FRAMED COVERS+Orig MASTER TAPE BOXES Label+Notes 

Super RARE big 16" x 20" FRAMED display!! all FULL COLOUR images of the "Abbey Road" LP front and back ~AND~ the ACTUAL MASTER TAPES from Abbey Road Studios in London (two tape boxes; one for each side of the LP) front inside BOX with the ORIGINAL label notes from August 18th & 20th 1969 thru shortly after John's death. AMAZING engineer's notes on this historic album. Notes include each time the tape was "unsealed" for copying or re-cutting the LP.

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Eye catching full vivid colour 16 x 20" black frame with glass window with four glossy highly detailed reproductions of the last Beatles album recorded for EMI/Parlophone. The cover photos are from original 12" British issues of the album (Parlophone) in 1969.

The MASTER TAPE BOXES were only retouched to bring out all the print and engineer's notes. These tapes never left Abbey Road Studios' Vault until after John Lennon's death in 1980, and these images depict the front inside of the top of each box clearly separated from the actual tape or bottom box. On the inside is an official EMI label with first recording notes, track listing, and a list of dates along the left side showing each time the box was unsealed and the tape removed for safety copying, copying for issue in another country etc. These dates are fascinating and tell the history of the Abbey Road Master Recording Tapes

Some observations on the notes; 

- on Feb 8, 1978 side one was copied for India, side two was also copied on the same day by the same engineer (ES?), but the "operation" notes say DUMDUM instead of India

-the last track "Her Majesty" is penciled in as  her majesty  in different handwriting from the blue pen used to identify the other tracks

- H.J.M. is Harry Moss who was involved in all the Beatles master tapes and cutting the discs and was still handling the tapes (copies etc.) nearly 20 years later.

...those are just a few AMAZING details and trivial things found on these tape boxes!!

Very very RARE!! and NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE!! Any Beatle FAN will want to have this AND the rest of the BEATLES albums AND their Master Tapes boxes framed for display!! 14 total of the original British releases ONLY HERE!!!

Frame is black lightweight half inch plastic with a full glass front-loading window.  

Pics are part of the description-  eBay WATERMARKS on photos of Tape Boxes are NOT on the actual framed item : )

You will be seeing a detailed image of these original tape boxes and historic notes!!

ALSO AVAILABLE;  Identical-sized glass framed displays of ALL the original British released BEATLE LPS WITH their original MASTER TAPE boxes opened with label and notes!!!

Please Please Me

With The Beatles

(Songs From The Film) A Hard Day's Night

Beatles For Sale

Help

Rubber Soul

Revolver

Magical Mystery Tour (1976 British release)

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles (White Album- two separate framed LP covers and tape boxes)

Yellow Submarine

Abbey Road

Let It Be

AND......

1962-1966 Red Album    LARGE POSTER-SIZE FRAME display of the 1973 "Greatest Hits" double albums WITH the original MASTER TAPE BOXES represented where noted that they were "opened" for "Beatles Package"- proving the Blue & Red album tracks were largely taken from these MASTER TAPE BOXES!!!

1967-1970 Blue Album    LARGE POSTER-SIZE FRAME display of the 1973 "Greatest Hits" double albums WITH the original MASTER TAPE BOXES represented where noted that they were "opened" for "Beatles Package"- proving the Blue & Red album tracks were largely taken from these MASTER TAPE BOXES!!!     

Combined Shipping with other items ENCOURAGED! I love to combine ship!

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