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

RARE VERY FIRST PRESSING
WITH THIN-COMPRESSED FONT LABELS
AND "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC" PERIMETER PRINT.

RARER COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING

WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON BOTH COVER AND LABELS

CONDITION: NM / M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP532
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 VARIATION HAS THE "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC" PERIMETER PRINT ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL, AND IS CONSIDERED THE COMPANION PIECE TO THE ULTRA-RARE VARIATION THAT HAS THE CAPITOL "SUBSIDIARY" PERIMETER PRINT ON SIDE 2. THIS LABEL, ALSO HAS A LIGHT GREEN APPLE,AND  PRINTED IN-HOUSE BY CAPITOL'S SCRANTON FACTORY, AND HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND ON NON-CAPITOL PRESSINGS, LIKE THIS EXAMPLE WHICH IS A COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING, IDENTIFIED BY THE 2 11/16" DIAMETER RING LOCATED 1 11/16" FROM THE SPINDLE HOLE. THIS FIRST PRESSING RECORD IS A SHIMMERING MINT MINUS AND APPEARS UNPLAYED. THE LABELS GRADE A NEAR MINT.

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 GORGEOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE ORIGINAL APPLE/CAPITOL GENERIC WHITE INNER DUST SLEEVE IS INCLUDED IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION.