PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AUCTION WILL END LATE MONDAY 26th DECEMBER (INTO EARLY MORNING TUESDAY 27TH UK TIME)!!!!!  OF COURSE, MY USUAL SUNDAY AUCTIONS WILL STILL CONTINUE ENDING EVERY SUNDAY - AND I WILL EVEN HAVE AUCTIONS ENDING ON SUNDAY 1ST JANUARY (NEW YEARS DAY)!!!!  SO PLEASE READ ON ABOUT THIS AMAZING ITEM BELOW - AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID:-

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called "Abbey Road" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Dark Apple label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEATLES RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE APPLE LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  INCREDIBLY, THIS LP HAS THE ULTRA RARE 'MISALIGNED' APPLE LOGO (SEE PICTURES) ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER (WHICH WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED!) AND NO 'HER MAJESTY' CREDIT ON THE LABELS (LATER ONES DO!)!!!!  THIS LP WAS ONLY PRESSED LIKE THIS FOR A TINY AMOUNT OF TIME ONLY - BEFORE THE COVER & LABEL ERRORS WERE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A 100% GENIUNE 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING WITH 'MISALIGNED APPLE' ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER & NO 'HER MAJESTY' ON THE LABELS - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE (IN COMPARISON TO LATER COPIES!)!!!!

THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  AND AGAIN, THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  'FACTORY SAMPLE' PRESSINGS WERE ONLY EVER PRESSED IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED COPIES AT THE VERY MOST!), AND WERE ONLY EVER USED FOR 'IN-HOUSE' USE BY EMI / PARLOPHONE THEMSELVES (FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES), OR VERY OCCASSIONALLY ONE WAS GIVEN OUT TO 'IMPORTANT VISITORS' TO THE FACTORY - SUCH AS PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS FOR EXAMPLE!!!!  'FACTORY SAMPLES' WERE NEARLY ALWAYS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE (AS IN THIS CASE!) - AND ARE TRULY EXCEPTIONALLY HARD TO FIND TODAY, AS BARELY ANY EXIST!!!!  BARELY ANY 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE EVER MADE - MAKING THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY (ESPECIALLY AS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!)!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DARK APPLE LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS NO 'HER MAJESTY' LABEL CREDIT, BLACK INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' NARROW SPINE 'MISALIGNED APPLE' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Apple UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are YEX 749-2 & YEX 750-1 (the 1st Press Matrixes!).  The Cat. No is PCS 7088 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'DARK' Green Apple label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in what looks to be its ORIGINAL Black inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition - with NO edge splits, NO centre hole splits, and NO repairs either!!!!  However - although this black inner has EVERY SINGLE correct characteristic for a 1st Press inner sleeve (one centre hole, flipback construction, etc!), it looks a bit too 'fresh' for my liking, and so could well be a re-pro inner!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 'Earliest' 1st Press MISALIGNED 'Narrow Spine' FULLY Laminated Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO rips, NO tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, NO splits, only some very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corners, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the laminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE Beatles LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "ABBEY ROAD" BY THE BEATLES, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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