BEATLES - ABBEY ROAD - USA APPLE SO 383 LP 1969 pressing..first?

Sold Date: April 12, 2016
Start Date: April 5, 2016
Final Price: $36.59 (USD)
Bid Count: 18
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BEATLES  - ABBEY ROAD - USA APPLE SO 383 LP MFSL 1-123 NEARMINT!


WOW
figuring out which abbey road you have is a task. we just lost a couple hours towards identifying this one. so many different pressing of this, this seems like a first US press.

First US pressing with sewer showing on cover and Her Majesty not listed on either the cover or on the label.

FRONT COVER:
Right center crosswalk stripe has a square metal street access lid that bleeds off the bottom of the album cover (it is erased in later versions).

BACK COVER:
APPLE SO-383
Track List (Her Majesty is NOT listed)
Apple Records (with aligned logo)
An E.M.I. recording. Thanks to George Martin, Geoff Emerick and Phillip McDonald
Photographs by Iain Macmillan

LABEL SIDE A:
Track List
Produced by George Martin
Recorded in England

LABEL SIDE B:
Track List (Her Majesty is NOT listed)
Recorded in England
Produced by George Martin
MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC.
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etching): SO -1-383 A12 Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etching): SW2 383 B 13#3   we are selling a complete set of mofi beatles this week as well




CONDITION of VINYL:  strong VG+ (or VG++)  a few stray marks, all very light. HINTS OF incidental visual groove wear  present. 



CONDITION  of SLEEVE: a very strong VG+ or NM-. has hint of  ringwear and some corner wear

no hint of edgewear or seam split

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 Packed well in sturdy LP mailer (with sleeves separated unless still sealed) --
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WE DO NOT USE THE TERM "MINT" FOR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT STILL SEALED, OR VERIFIED ONE OWNER UNPLAYED (for music items MADE IN EUROPE),  and NEAR MINT is not a term we use lightly. any imperfections are noted in detail when using this grade.