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 ORIGINAL (WITHDRAWN) FIRST AND ONLY PRESSING   

                               ..

                  The BEATLES

           John-Paul-George-Ringo

               Happy Michaelmas

                  

                                      

                   USA - Adirondack - AG-8146

PLAYS MINT clean

35 years ago, in December 1981, an album claiming to comprise a legitimate release of different Beatles' Christmas messages recorded from 1967 to 1969, was called Happy Michaelmas and was issued on the label called The Adirondack Group (AG-8146.)
 
The entrepreneur announced that he was going to issue all seven (different) messages on one record, which he created and titled "John, Paul, George and Ringo." However, The Beatles collectively denied the release, finding the record was in initial stages of pressing without their consent, The Beatles' representatives quickly sued, claiming copyright and trademark violations, and easily won in court. As a result, the 1981 album was never released on the commercial market, and because of the court injunction, was quickly withdrawn. Some copies did make it out in hands of collectors. Here we have just one of the original pressings...

Reflective colorization to ALL letters in the text on front cover

Christmas Time Is Here Again (take two)
Jamming And Jiving From There To Here ::: 10:02

Phone Call And Levity Moments
Yoko And John Special Thoughts, George Harrison Inserts Message, Yoko And John Conversations In A Garden, Happy Christmas John & Yoko And Beatles, Ringo Merry Christmas, Magic Christian
Christmas Time Is Here Again (take one)

CONDITION: The cover: rated: M-   original press with reflective colors in text on fron cover. There is a very light, minor handling crinkle near upper left spine, light enough that it does not go through to the back side - only cosmetic.  Otherwise really clean all  over...there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... VERY collection worthy rarity only to spiral up in value as time goes by

The vinyl: Rated: M- extra-clean and glossy with very enjoyable CLEAN audio  ...play back should not reveal alarming distracting surface problems ...  both Adirondack labels are clean

              

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record

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