Sold Date: December 5, 2021
Start Date: December 5, 2021
Final Price: $350.00 (USD)
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THE BEATLES - LET IT BE Genuine 1st US Pressing STILL SEALED! Mint LP.

WOW!! For sale is a genuine 1970 FIRST USA Pressing of The Beatles “Let It Be”…incredibly still FACTORY SEALED! (This is a guaranteed genuine original…NOT one of the counterfeit pirated copies that were floating around the 70’s- more about that below) This is the original factory shrink wrap and while shrink has torn away from the lower right hand section and a tiny spot has torn on the rear (see pics), the top half along the opening seam is still snugly sealed and the LP is guaranteed to have never been removed from the sleeve and obviously has NEVER been played!

Finding an extremely clean copy of this is rare enough, but finding a copy that has never been opened is MASSIVELY rare. Undoubtedly few sealed copies still remain after 50 years. This is only the second sealed copy I’ve personally handled in 25 years of Beatles collecting. The sleeve is in Near Mint condition as there are a few very small spots of very light wear where the shrink has split away and been left exposed…mostly at the edges but very, very minor…nothing major whatsoever and no creases or bends. (See pics)

NOTE: Any signs of ring wear seen in pics appear on the shrink wrap itself, not the sleeve. The disc is presumed Mint and guaranteed unplayed.

I have been buying and selling records for 25 years, specializing in The Beatles and I can say with absolute certainty that this is an original, official 1970 first pressing and is in the original factory shrink wrap. Also, as mentioned, Let It Be was heavily counterfeited in the early 70’s when it was out of print. Counterfeits have wider white borders around the photos and the photos themselves are “washed out” and grainy compared to the original. There are also numerous other differences and I can say with certainty from my years of experience that this is a 100% genuine, factory sealed first pressing.

This copy came from the incredible collection of a former promoter living in San Francisco who worked for Bill Graham and promoted events at such iconic venues as the Fillmore West, the Avalon and Winterland. He had thousands of records, many duplicates which remain still sealed and almost all in near mint condition.

Shipping:

$5 via USPS Media Mail OR $15 USPS Priority Mail Package. Keep in mind that Media Mail does tend to take longer, sometimes much longer especially during the holiday season.

I package VERY carefully…NO NEED TO WORRY…the record will be placed into a protective plastic outer sleeve and safely secured between two cardboard stiffeners which will have a piece of large bubble wrap on either side. This will all be inside of an Acoustic Sounds LP mailer which uses extremely thick and durable cardboard with extra long corner protection. These are hands down the BEST LP mailers there are and beat every other mailer by miles (including the great Whiplash mailers). You can rest assured this will arrive exactly as described.

As always, feel free to ask any questions you may have and thank you for looking!