"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE SO 383 STEREO
RELEASED: 10/1/69

INSANELY-RARE VERY FIRST PRESSING
WITH THIN-COMPRESSED FONT LABELS
AND CAPITOL "SUBSIDIARY" PERIMETER PRINT

WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON BOTH COVER AND LABELS

CONDITION: NM / M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP531
PRICE: ------

THIS IS THE LEAST COMMON FIRST ISSUE LABEL VARIATION (WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" WHICH HAS THE AMATEURISH-LOOKING LABELS WITH A THIN COMPRESSED FONT FOR THE ALBUM TITLE AND GROUP'S NAME. THIS LABEL, WHICH HAS A LIGHT GREEN APPLE, WERE PRINTED IN-HOUSE BY CAPITOL'S SCRANTON FACTORY. THIS PARTICULAR COPY WAS PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA FACTORY, INDICATED BY THE HAND-ETCHED "RIFLE" SYMBOL IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVES. THIS INSANELY-RARE RECORD IS A SPARKLING MINT MINUS AND APPEARS UNPLAYED. THE MOST IMPORTANT LABELS GRADE A NEAR MINT.

IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THESE LABELS WITH THE CAPITOL RECORDS "SUBSIDIARY" PRINT ALONG THE PERIMETER WERE MISTAKENLY PRODUCED AND LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED WERE RELEASED BEFORE PRODUCTION OF THESE LABELS WAS HALTED. WHEN THEY DO SURFACE, THE CONDITION HAS BEEN POOR COMPARED TO THIS BEAUTY. THESE HAVE QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF THE RAREST APPLE RECORDS TO COLLECT. THIS IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY THAT WE HAVE EVER OFFERED.

THE FIRST ISSUE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP, AND IS THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS (WRAP-AROUND PRINT-ON POSTERBOARD STYLE) THAT DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER TRACK LISTING. THE FRONT COVER HAS MORE OF THE CROSSWALK AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER, AND INCLUDES A PORTION OF A SQUARE ROAD SEWER POSITIONED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE COVER, BENEATH RINGO AND JOHN'S FEET. ALL OF THESE FIRST ISSUE FIRST PRESSING COVERS HAVE A "GREENISH" TINT TO THEM. THIS COVER IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE IS A "PEACHES" RECORD STORE $1.98 ROUND PRICE STICKER ADHERED TO THE FRONT SHRINK IN UPPER RIGHT CORNER. ONLY FLAW EVIDENT IS A 3½" SHRINK SEAM SPLIT ALONG THE TOP RIGHT EDGE.

THE ORIGINAL APPLE/CAPITOL GENERIC WHITE INNER DUST SLEEVE IS INCLUDED IN VG+++ CONDITION, WITH SOME AGE TONING ALONG THE EDGES EVIDENT.