ORIGINAL 'STILL FACTORY SEALED' FIRST ISSUE LP ALBUMS
INVENTORY


ALL STILL SEALED ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE LP ALBUMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LIFETIME GUARANTEED LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES.

FOR SOME OF OUR ACQUISITIONS, A LIFETIME GUARANTEED LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, WILL ACCOMPANY THOSE SELECTED TITLES. MR. COX IS RECOGNIZED AS THE BEATLES'  U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

 
   
 

    

   

 

SIX SENSATIONAL ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
STILL SEALED LP ALBUMS

THESE SIX TITLES ARE AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND IN ITS
ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED STATE, AND EACH ARE ABSOLUTE GEMS.

"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
BUTCHER COVER

SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)

FACTORY COVER #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.

ITEM#: BC555      PRICE: $14,775

 

"SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
CAPITOL MAL-2653 MONO
RELEASED: 6/2/67
VERY FIRST INITIAL MONO PRESSING
ISSUED ON 6/2/67 RELEASE DATE.
FIRST PRINTED COVER WITHOUT "NEMS" COPYRIGHT CLAIM PRINT
ITEM#: LP556      PRICE: $7,500

 

"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY, VJLP 1062 MONO
VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64
ITEM#: LP553     PRICE: $7,500

 

"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: 6/26/64
RARER VERY FIRST INITIAL RELEASED COVER
WITH 3 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK
ITEM#: LP554     PRICE: $6,500


"THE BEATLES' STORY"
CAPITOL STBO-2222 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/23/64
EAST COAST (SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA) FACTORY PRESSING
ITEM#: LP558     PRICE: $3,000


"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"
CAPITOL MAL-2835 MONO
RELEASED: 11/27/67
AS MONO WAS BEING PHASED OUT IN AMERICA IN LATE 1967,
MONAURAL PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARER
THAN THEIR STEREO COUNTERPARTS.
ITEM#: LP557     PRICE: $3,500

 

 
   
    BEATLES' 65
CAPITOL T-2228 MONO
RELEASED: 12/15/64

RARER WEST COAST PRESSING , #6 COVER.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP976
PRICE: $1,500



 
   
 
  HELP!
CAPITOL MAS-2386 MONO
RELEASED: 8/13/65

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP499
PRICE: $4,250



 
   
 
  YESTERDAY AND TODAY
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/66

EAST COAST PRESSING, SCRANTON #3 COVER

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP044
PRICE: $2,250



 
   
   

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CAPITOL MAS-2653 MONO
RELEASED: 6/2/67

2ND PRINTED COVER:  "© NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD., 1967" COPYRIGHT CLAIM IN THE LOWER LEFT AREA OF BACK COVER.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP514
PRICE: $6,250



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    SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CAPITOL SMAS-2653 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/2/67

VERY 1ST ISSUED PRESSING WITHOUT THE MICRO-PRINT
"© NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD. 1967"

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP320
PRICE: $3,500



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

ABBEY ROAD COVER #2 (SC1B, SPIZER)
SECOND PRINTED INITIAL COVER WITH "HER MAJESTY".

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP537
PRICE: $1,975



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

ABBEY ROAD COVER #3 (SC2A, SPIZER)
THIRD AND FINAL PRINTED INITIAL COVER WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY".

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP540
PRICE: $1,500



 
   
    THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM
APPLE SBC-100
RELEASED: 12/1/70
“LIMITED EDITION” LP

MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP530
PRICE: $2,875



 
   
 

PREVIOUSLY SOLD STILL SEALED LP ALBUMS

 
   
  INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
VEE-JAY, VJLP 1062 MONO, VERSION 1
RELEASED: 1/10/64

AN ULTRA-RARE STILL FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE MONO VERSION ONE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ALBUM COVER THAT FEATURES THE ORIGINAL LINE-UP OF THE TRACKS "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU". THIS COVER IS THE VARIATION OF WHICH HAS  THE "TITLES ON COVER" BACK SLICK.

THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE is unprecedented, MAKING IT A WORLD-CLASS ACQUISITION. to our knowledge, this IS THE FIRST FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF A VERSION ONE MONO "TITLES ON BACK" COVER that HAS SURFACED.

 

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP534
PRICE: ------



 
   
  INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
VEE-JAY, VJLP SR1062 STEREO, VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64

FIRST VARIATION STEREO COVER WITH "STEREOPHONIC" IN GRAY LETTERING IN WHITE BANNER.

PROUDLY OFFERED HERE A MOST MAJESTIC STILL SEALED 'FACTORY FRESH' FIRST VARIATION VERSION TWO STEREO LP ALBUM, WHICH HAS A WHITE BANNER AT THE THE TOP OF THE FRONT COVER WITH "STEREOPHONIC" CENTERED IN GREY AND THE NUMBER "SR1062" IN BLACK IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP534
PRICE: ------



 
   
  INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
VEE-JAY, VJLP 1062 MONO, VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64

EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IS AN E.J. KORVETTE DEPARTMENT STORE  1" X 1" PRICE STICKER IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA ON THE FRONT, STATING "RECORDS $1.39  LIST $1.98" IN BLUE PRINT.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP508
PRICE: ------



 
   
  INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
VEE-JAY, VJLP 1062 MONO, VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64

EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IS A WHITE 1" X 1" ROSE DISCOUNT RECORDS PRICE STICKER IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA, STATING "OUR PRICE $1.88" IN RED PRINT.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP506
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MEET THE BEATLES!
CAPITOL ST-2047 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/20/64

VERY FIRST INITIAL PRESSING WITHOUT "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" ON BACK COVER. EAST COAST PRESSING #3 COVER AND "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT.

LATE 1963 / EARLY 1964 "ROYAL BLUE" CAPITOL INNER DUST SLEEVE VISIBLE IN SEALED MOUTH.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP497
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MEET THE BEATLES!
CAPITOL ST-2047 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/20/64

LATE FEBRUARY 1964 ISSUE LOS ANGELES #6 COVER, WITH BACK LINERS WHICH ADDED THE PHRASE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT PRINT IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER. FRONT COVER SLICK IS FIRST LOS ANGELES ISSUE THAT HAS "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP490
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MEET THE BEATLES!
CAPITOL T-2047 MONO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP443
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MEET THE BEATLES!
CAPITOL T-2047 MONO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP375
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM
CAPITOL ST-2080 STEREO
RELEASED: 4/10/64

WEST COAST LOS ANGELES, COVER #6 PRESSING.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP507
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM
CAPITOL T-2080 MONO
RELEASED: 4/10/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP387
PRICE: ------



 
   
  A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 6366 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/26/64

VERY RARE FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF '"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" ALBUM IN STUNNING CONDITION. IT IS INDEED A TRULY INCREDIBLE SEALED EXAMPLE.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL JUNE 1964 FIRST PRESSING SEALED STEREO ISSUE OF THIS LP, INDICATED BY THE "BRIGHT RED" COVER AND THE 4 LINES OF PUBLISHING CREDITS PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP511
PRICE: ------



 
   
  A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: 6/26/64

VERY FIRST ISSUED COVER WITH 3 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP509
PRICE: ------



 
   
  A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: 6/26/64

SECOND ISSUED COVER WITH 4 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP414
PRICE: ------



 
   
  SOMETHING NEW
CAPITOL ST-2108 STEREO
RELEASED: 7/20/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP382
PRICE: ------



 
   
  SOMETHING NEW
CAPITOL T-2108 MONO
RELEASED: 7/20/64

RARER WEST COAST PRESSING, #6 COVER

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP544
PRICE: ------



 
   
  SOMETHING NEW
CAPITOL T-2108 MONO
RELEASED: 7/20/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP391
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE
"PORTRAIT" COVER

VEE-JAY VJS 1085, STEREO
RELEASED 9/18/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP370
PRICE: -------



 
   
  THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS
VEE-JAY DXS-30, STEREO
RELEASED: 10/1/64
GATEFOLD COVER WITH POSTER
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP371
PRICE: -------



 
   
 
 
  THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS
VEE-JAY DX-30, MONO
RELEASED: 10/1/64
GATEFOLD COVER WITH POSTER

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP550
PRICE: -------



 
   
  THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS
VEE-JAY DX-30, MONO
RELEASED: 10/1/64
GATEFOLD COVER WITH POSTER
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP299
PRICE: -------



 
   
    SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES
VEE-JAY 1092, MONO
RELEASED: 10/12/64
¾ GATEFOLD COVER

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP551
PRICE: -------



 
   
  THE BEATLES' STORY
CAPITOL TBO-2222 MONO
RELEASED: 11/23/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP190
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES' STORY
CAPITOL STBO-2222 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/23/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP426
PRICE: ------



 
   
  BEATLES' 65
CAPITOL ST-2228 STEREO
RELEASED: 12/15/64
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP191
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE EARLY BEATLES
CAPITOL ST-2309 STEREO
RELEASED: 3/22/65

SCRANTON PRESSING, #3 COVER

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP545
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE EARLY BEATLES
CAPITOL ST-2309 STEREO
RELEASED: 3/22/65
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP498
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE EARLY BEATLES
CAPITOL T-2309 MONO
RELEASED: 3/22/65
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP466
PRICE: ------



 
   
  BEATLES VI
CAPITOL ST-2358 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/14/65

FIRST ISSUED COVER:
"SEE LABEL FOR CORRECT PLAYING ORDER"
PRINTED ON BACK COVER
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP106
PRICE: ------



 
   
  BEATLES VI
CAPITOL ST-2358 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/14/65

REVISED COVER:
TRACK LISTING IN CORRECT PLAYING ORDER ON BACK COVER
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP492
PRICE: ------



 
   
  BEATLES VI
CAPITOL T-2358 MONO
RELEASED: 6/14/65

FIRST ISSUED COVER:
"SEE LABEL FOR CORRECT PLAYING ORDER"
PRINTED ON BACK COVER
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP485
PRICE: ------



 
   
  BEATLES VI
CAPITOL T-2358 MONO
RELEASED: 6/14/65

REVISED COVER:
TRACK LISTING IN CORRECT PLAYING ORDER ON BACK COVER
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP851
PRICE: ------



 
   
    RUBBER SOUL
CAPITOL T-2442 MONO
RELEASED: 12/6/65

WITH RARE "HEAR PAUL SING MICHELLE"
YELLOW SONG STICKER STILL ADHERED TO SHRINK.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP552
PRICE: ----



 
   
  RUBBER SOUL
CAPITOL ST-2442 STEREO
RELEASED: 12/6/65

RARER COVER VARIATION WITH THE PRINT  "NEW IMPROVED FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO" BANNER PRINTED IN THE WHITE BAND BORDER OF THE TOP LP EDGE. IT ALSO HAS THE LARGE SPLIT BLACK DOT, RECORD NUMBER, AND THE PRINT "FILE UNDER:THE BEATLES".

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP380
PRICE: ----



 
   
THE BEATLES "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER
T-2553 MONO
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.

FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ALAN LIVINGSTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL RECORDS, USA FROM 1962-1968.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC510
PRICE: $60,000



 
   
THE BEATLES "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER
T-2553 MONO
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.

FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ALAN LIVINGSTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL RECORDS, USA FROM 1962-1968.

MR. LIVINGSTON'S VERY LAST COPY HE OWNED AND SOLD.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC080
PRICE: $65,000



 
   
THE BEATLES "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER
T-2553 MONO
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #3 - SCRANTON, PA

RARER OFFICIAL "BEATLES FAN CLUB U.S.A." MEMBER DISTRIBUTED COPY. NOT CIRCULATED TO RECORD STORE.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC517
PRICE: $37,500



 
   
THE BEATLES "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER
T-2553 MONO
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #3 - SCRANTON, PA.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC997
PRICE: ------



 
   
  YESTERDAY AND TODAY
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/65

WEST COAST, COVER #6

SECOND STATE (PASTE-OVER) BUTCHER COVER

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP491
PRICE: ------



 
   
  YESTERDAY AND TODAY
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/65

EAST COAST, COVER #3

SECOND STATE (PASTE-OVER) BUTCHER COVER

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC512
PRICE: ------



 
   
  YESTERDAY AND TODAY
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/66
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP484
PRICE: ------



 
   
  YESTERDAY AND TODAY
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/15/65
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP216
PRICE: ----


 
   
  REVOLVER
CAPITOL T-2576 MONO
RELEASED: 8/8/66

WITH RARE "YELLOW SUBMARINE & ELEANOR RIGBY"
OVAL SONG STICKER ADHERED TO SHRINK.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP352
PRICE: ------



 
   
  REVOLVER
CAPITOL ST-2576 STEREO
RELEASED: 8/8/66

WITH RARE "YELLOW SUBMARINE & ELEANOR RIGBY"
OVAL SONG STICKER STILL ADHERED TO SHRINK.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP513
PRICE: ----



 
   
  REVOLVER
CAPITOL ST-2576 STEREO
RELEASED: 8/8/66
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP493
PRICE: ------



 
   
  REVOLVER
CAPITOL T-2576 MONO
RELEASED: 8/8/66

WEST COAST PRESSING , #6 COVER.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP326
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED
METRO (MGM) M-563 MONO
RELEASED: 8/15/66
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP945
PRICE: ------



 
   
  SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CAPITOL SMAS-2653 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/2/67

VERY 1ST ISSUED PRESSING WITHOUT THE MICRO-PRINT
"© NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD. 1967"
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP331
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
CAPITOL MAL-2835 MONO
RELEASED: 11/27/67
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP394
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
CAPITOL SMAL-2835 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/27/67
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP031
PRICE: ------



 
   
  MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
CAPITOL SMAL-2835 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/27/67
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP361
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68

SERIAL NUMBER: "2052987"
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP358
PRICE ------


 
   
  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
SERIAL NUMBER: A 0466231

FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF FORMER CAPITOL RECORDS PRESIDENT ALAN LIVINGSTON.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP004
PRICE: ----


 
   
  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
SERIAL NUMBER: A 2174630

WITH RAREST & FIRST TO EVER SURFACE 3" x 3" CUSTOM BLACK TITLE SONG TRACK STICKER WITH WHITE PRINT.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP974
PRICE: ----



 
   
  YELLOW SUBMARINE
APPLE SW-153 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/13/69
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP520
PRICE: ------



 
   
  YELLOW SUBMARINE
APPLE SW-153 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/13/69
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP467
PRICE: ------



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


SHORT HISTORY OF THE 3 "ABBEY ROAD" COVER VARIATIONS

"ABBEY ROAD" (RELEASED OCTOBER 1, 1969) WAS THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA PACKAGED WITH PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS. THESE COVERS INVOLVED THE PROCESS OF PRINTING THE COVER IMAGE DIRECTLY ONTO WHITE POSTER BOARD, WHICH IS THEN FOLDED AND GLUED TO FORM THE ALBUM JACKET. THE PREVIOUS BEATLES ALBUM COVERS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY AFFIXING SEPARATELY PRINTED SLICKS TO CARDBOARD JACKETS. THE NEW PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS WERE A SUPERIOR LOOKING PACKAGE. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE WAS THAT THESE COVERS WERE MANUFACTURED BY ONE COMPANY, WHEREAS THE OLDER STYLE COVERS INVOLVED BOTH A PRINTER AND AN ALBUM FABRICATOR. CAPITOL DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT THE ALBUM'S ARTWORK WAS SHIPPED ON SEPTEMBER 11,1969.

COVER #1: THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS (SC1A, SPIZER) 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.

COVER #2: PRIOR TO THE ALBUM GOING ON SALE, CAPITOL HAD THE FILM FOR THE BACK COVER REVISED TO LIST THE SONG "HER MAJESTY" AFTER "THE END". BY THE TIME THE NEW ARTWORK WAS SENT OUT ON SEPTEMBER 24, MANY COVERS HAD BEEN PRINTED. THUS, THE SECOND BATCH OF JACKET COVERS LISTING "HER MAJESTY" (SC1B, SPIZER) ARE LESS COMMON AND RARER THAN THE COVERS NOT LISTING THE SONG. THE FRONT COVER IMAGE HAS THE EXACT CHARACTERISTICS OF COVER # 1, WHICH SHOWS 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.

COVER #3: AS STATED ABOVE, "ABBEY ROAD" COVERS ENDED UP BEING THE ONLY BEATLES ALBUM TO HAVE PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS UPON ITS INITIAL RELEASE. ALTHOUGH CAPITOL WAS PLEASED WITH THE PRINT-ON-BOARD JACKETS, FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING THE MASTERING, PACKAGING AND ADVERTISING OF APPLE RELEASES WERE HANDLED DIRECTLY BY APPLE BY VERY LOYAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH QUEENS LITHO AND SELECTED THEM AGAIN TO BE THE PRIMARY PRINTER OF COVER SLICKS FOR FUTURE BEATLES ALBUMS STARTING WITH "HEY JUDE".

WHEN CAPITOL'S PRESSING PLANTS RAN OUT OF THE PRINT-ON-BOARD COVERS, APPLE HIRED QUEENS LITHO TO PRINT SLICKS FOR ADDITIONAL "ABBEY ROAD" JACKETS. THESE THIRD (AND FINAL) BATCH COVERS (SC2A, SPIZER) USED SLICKS PRINTED BY QUEENS LITHO AND BERT-CO AND WERE MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL AND/OR MODERN ALBUM. THE BACK COVER SLICKS WERE MADE FROM THE ALBUM'S ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND ACCORDINGLY DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER.

THE FRONT COVER IMAGE WAS ENLARGED TO ALLOW FOR THE FRONT SLICK TO BE WRAPPED AROUND TO THE BACK COVER. THUS, THE PICTURE ON THE FRONT SHOWS LESS OF THE TREES AND CROSSWALK (THE SQUARE SEWER IN THE ROAD IS MISSING) AND HAS A LARGER IMAGE OF THE BEATLES.
 
   
  ABBEY ROAD
APPLE SO 383 STEREO
RELEASED: 10/1/69

ABBEY ROAD COVER #1 (SC1A, SPIZER)
VERY FIRST INITIAL COVER WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY".
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP536
PRICE: --------



 
   
  HEY JUDE
APPLE SW-385 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/26/70

WITH ULTRA-RARE "HEY JUDE" TITLE BANNER 10" X 2" LP STICKER.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP427
PRICE: ------



 
   
    HEY JUDE (THE BEATLES AGAIN)
APPLE SW-385 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/26/70

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP539
PRICE: ------



 
   
  LET IT BE
APPLE AR 34001 STEREO
RELEASED: 5/18/70
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP504
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM
APPLE SBC-100
RELEASED: 12/1/70
“LIMITED EDITION” LP

FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF LEGENDARY BEATLES' APPLE RECORDS PROMOTION MANAGER, PETE BENNETT.

MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP389
PRICE: ------



 
   
  THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM
APPLE SBC-100
RELEASED: 12/1/70
“LIMITED EDITION” LP

MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.
 
ACQUIRED UN-OPENED, STILL TAPED & PACKAGED IN IT'S ORIGINAL "BEATLES FAN CLUB" CARDBOARD MAILER.
  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP041
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