1970 APPLE RECORDS
" HEY JUDE " LP
PROMOTIONAL COUNTER DISPLAY
 
ITEM # POS162
CONDITION :  FACTORY STOCK - UNUSED
 PRICE :   $1,200

 

Released on February 26, 1970 between
Abbey Road  and the final LP Let It Be,
the concept behind this "new" Beatles album was simple.
Take ten songs that had never appeared before on a
Capitol Beatles Album and let nature take its course.
While the first three Beatles albums released on the Apple label
in America were identical to the British records,
HEY JUDE  (originally titled The Beatles Again ) was a throwback to
the Capitol albums of the sixties. It is a uniquely configured album
designed especially for the American market.
The album is similar to Yesterday And Today  in that
it is a collection of songs from several different sources, but
unlike the 1966 album, it offered nothing new at the time of its release.
Although not a greatest hits collection, the album is full of terrific songs,
including three number one hits.

An easel-back cardboard counter display
was prepared to promote the new record.
Measuring 12" X 16", this example of the
very rare display is in Near Mint
UNUSED, FACTORY STOCK CONDITION.
It remains flat and unfolded to this day :

It features an oversized color image of the front cover with
" THE BEATLES l HEY JUDE " , the songs titles and "STEREO" appearing
in white upper case case letters in a black rectangle above the cover photo.

For ultimate preservation, we had this great piece professionally framed in
classy, thick black wood, matted in an ivory tone -
and then accentuated with a vibrant blue backround.
Overall dimensions finish up at 26½" X 29¾" :