Being for the benefit of Mr Taxman: 14/01/15

Please note that I have been a collector of all things Beatles, and other 60’s stuff since 1963, when I was 9. In fact I started collecting comics even earlier; when I was 4 in 1957, I was taught to read by my Dad and Nan by reading DC comics, Superman and Batman. I had piles of these comics by 1963, but lost most of them in floods, due to burst pipes, we had as a result of the very bad winter of 1963. So my collecting habits really took off with The Beatles, but living through the Sixties I came across many other interesting things. I was never really into stamp collecting, but Aurora model kits were great (still got all of those), bubble-gum cards of all kinds, and all things to do with TV; Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, TV 21 etc. and so on.

At 61 years of age I have decided to ‘downsize’ my collecting habits, to get my money back, maybe with a bit of profit; these then are some of my chattels.

Please visit me at Youtube to hear about my collection etc.:

LET IT BE BOX SET

(plus Commemorative Memorabilia Reprints.)

As a collector of Beatles records and memorabilia for 52 years, since the age of nine, I have amassed a great many duplicate items, this is one of my many duplicate items from my very extensive collection.

This, a ‘working copy’ (my personal original copy only being opened less than half a dozen times in all those 45 years) is an original, (almost) complete, including some newer reproduction parts, extremely scarce and authentic copy of the much sought after Let It Be presentation Box Set (PXS 1) by The Beatles from 1970 (Stereo, PCS 7096). 

Initial pressings of this album were a total joy, arriving complete with a gorgeous book and first pressing 2U/2U matrices copy of the Let It Be album all carefully housed in a very fragile three-section laminated box. Unfortunately many were mistreated and others simply fell to bits over the years!

This is a rare surviving example of the box set, including some newer reproduction parts, in strong VG condition which nevertheless bears one or two inevitable scars of age which I will acquaint you with, if you will bear with me.

N.B.

(Very Good: 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.)

Firstly, the outer laminated slip case:

This is original and is in remarkably very good condition for 45 years of age. There is some white showing on all four corners, see pictures, and some on both the top and bottom, see pictures, with some slight laminate lifting on the front bottom right hand side. Bearing this in mind I would still grade it as very good, as I have seen a great deal worse.

The original lovely box housed a black printed cardboard 'inner box section'.

This is original, with obvious creasing and wear and tear of some 45 years. It is intact, and still does its job. See close up pictures of the two flaps etc.

In turn this section cradled an extremely delicate die-cut and perforated inner tray/book holder section. This inner tray section was extremely fragile and few have survived.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ONE IS A REPLACEMENT, MADE TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL, WITH MACHINED FOLDS, NOT SCORED LIKE SOME REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE. THE CARD IS BLACK, ON BOTH SIDES, UNLIKE THE ORIGINALS WHICH WERE BLACK, ON THE OUTSIDE, AND GREY ON THE INSIDE.

It, in turn, housed the original Let It Be book which was always far too heavy to contain it – the inner trays were an engineering disaster! I have always kept my original book in a plastic book bag to safeguard it and to safeguard the inner tray. Most of the time, my original, has lain flat to stop weight damage to the inner tray. I recommend this method of storage. It is not a good idea to put the book inside the trays either when posting these items; the weight of the book just damages the inner tray.

The laminated, unavailable-elsewhere, original, Let It Be book, for sale with this box set, is in very good condition; being an essential acquisition for any fan of The Beatles. This copy is complete, (printed copyright page – not the stuck in one). Unlike most this copy has not started to fall to bits. There are no loose pages and the spine is near perfect, apart from some minor wear at the bottom, see pictures. The front cover bears a crease, and the rear has a dot of white, centre right, see pictures. Beautiful sharp edges, This copy has been looked at, but taken well care of during the past 45 years.

The disc itself is housed in a unique first pressing box set cover which features the famous RED apple logo on the rear. This fully laminated red apple cover is in VG condition (at least!), very flat but with the inevitable very slight impression of the disc showing on both sides. There is some very slight corner or edge wear, from bumping sometime in the past 44 years, but nothing serious. The text on the spine clearly showing no damage;the spine is very thin indeed.

The rare thickly-pressed first edition disc with its first pressing 2U/2U matrices, unique to the box set, is also in VG condition (at least!) with a beautiful black sheen to the vinyl and only very very light surface marks. It is housed in its original white inner sleeve.

(Very Good: 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.) This record has been played on my Yamaha YP511 Direct Drive Turntable with and S-Type tone arm; the stylus/cartridge is made by Audio Technica. There are no skips or jumps, only slight age noise etc. during quieter passages. The tone arm is adjusted to 2gms.)

This was/is, as I said, a revamped ‘working copy’; one to take around to friends etc., to show it off; my original sat safely at home, as it has ever since I bought it. At £39/11(almost two pounds (Sterling)) it wasn’t cheap to have two copies! I have over the years carefully put back together many component parts of the Let It Be Box Set, back to their former glory.

In all this is a very presentable and totally (almost) complete VG (at least!) package of the very first box set presentation pressing of Let It be by The Beatles:

Contents:

Original Album,

Original Book,

Original Outer Slipcase,

Original Inner Drawer/tray,

Replacement Inner Book Holder.

 

PLUS:

 

All the following Let it Be Box Set Commemorative Memorabilia Reprints:

 

A Replica copy of the Apple Poster of all the Apple Albums, randomly handed out at the time of release by record retailers.

A Replica copy of the Fresh from Apple leaflet for the Let it Be Box Set, for retailers.

A Replica copy of the small advertising poster for the Let it Be Box Set, as appeared in the music press.

A Replica copy of the ‘track-list’ sticker, which appeared on some shrink-wrapped copies of the Let it Be Box Set from Canada.

A Replica copy of the PXS 1 sticker, which appeared on the back of some very early promotional copies of the Let It Be Box Set.

A Replica copy of the Illustrated Lyrics Poster by Alan Aldridge. (Nothing to do with the Let it Be Box Set!).

Six Retro Pin Badges (2”) based on an original retail advertising poster for the Apple Catalogue.

Mini copy of the above poster.

A Replica copy cutting of the scathing review of the Let it Be Box Set, from New Musical Express dated May 9th 1970.

A Replica copy cutting of the readers responses to the NME review, from the following week’s edition.

A Replica copy cutting of the report of the American release of the Let it Be album.

A Replica copy of a contemporary review of the Let it Be album by Norman Schreiber.

A replica flyer from inside the box which held the Let It Be Box Sets/albums.

A replica copy of Drive-in poster for the Let it Be film.

A replica audio cassette sleeve for the British release of the Let it Be album.

A replica audio cassette sleeve for the Argentinian release of the Let it Be album (Titles translated!!!)

A replica "Promotion Copy Not For Sale" round sticker.

A replica copy of Dutch Apple advertising postcard for the release of the Let it Be Box Set.

A replica ticket to the Gala Premiere of the film at the London Pavillion.

A replica ticket to the Gala Premiere of the film at the Liverpool Gaumont.

A replica ticket to the Gala Premiere of the film at the Victoria Theatre, Broadway.

A replica copy of a film review of the Let it Be movie.

A replica US, mini copy of the advertising poster for the film.

A replica copy of ad for the Australian premiere of the film.

A replica copy of the 8 track cover/label.

A PDF of the Beatles Get Back Book.

A PDF of a 44 page comprehensive guide to the Let It Be Box set and subsequent releases.

A CD-Rom presentation of the Beatles Get Back Book, including ‘All You Need is Love’ mini-film , ‘Come Together’ mini-film, ‘Free as a Bird’ mini-film,’Hey Bulldog’ mini-film and the whole of the ‘Let it Be’film.

 

28 Pieces of memorabilia, Phew! Just Let it Be!

(You may receive more items, as I discover them.)

 

PLEASE, PLEASE READ ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE LET IT BE BOX SET ON OFFER HERE.

 

NB:

Record Collectors Grading System

 

Mint: 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.

 

Excellent: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening of sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

 

Very Good: 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: 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..

 

Fair: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise: it may even jump. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

 

Poor: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

 

Bad: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as collection filler.

THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.DAY. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE JUST ASK ME WHAT YOU WILL. PLEASE NOTE THE WHOLE PACKAGE WILL BE SENT RECORDED, TO BE SIGNED FOR, AND WILL BE VERY WELL PACKED INDEED, SO MUCH SO YOU MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THROUGH ALL THE HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD AND BUBBLE WRAP, BUT IT WILL, I SAY WILL, BE WORTH IT!