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DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES) ALTHOUGH UNITED ARTISTS WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ISSUE BEATLES
SONGS FROM THE SOUNDTRACK LP IN THE SINGLES FORMAT, THE LABEL DID RELEASE THE
FOUR GEORGE MARTIN INSTRUMENTALS AS SINGLES.
THE SECOND GEORGE MARTIN SINGLE (UA-750) IS ONE OF THE RARER BEATLES SLEEVES
AVAILABLE, FOR ITS LOW NUMBERS ARE DUE TO UNITED ARTIST'S VERY LIMITED PRESS
RUN, AND VERY FEW OF THE 45'S WERE ISSUED IN THIS VERY ATTRACTIVE PICTURE SLEEVE
- KNOWN AMONG COLLECTORS AS THE "BLUE AIRPORT SLEEVE". THIS SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE
NICEST BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVES FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF THE SIXTIES - AND THE MOST
DEMANDED. THEY SURFACE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE FEATURES A BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF THE GROUP
WITH A VIBRANT BLUE BACKGROUND RECTANGULAR BOX AT THE TOP. THE TEXT, GRAPHICS AND
LAYOUT OF THE STRIKING BLUE UPPER PORTION OF THE SLEEVE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE
RED UPPER SLEEVE OF THE FIRST UNITED ARTISTS BEATLES SINGLE (UA745).
THE BACK OF THE UA750 SLEEVE HAS A BLACK AND WHITE ROBERT FREEMAN PHOTOGRAPH
OF THE GROUP STANDING WITH GEORGE MARTIN THAT PREVIOUSLY APPEARED ON THE COVER
OF MARTIN'S FIRST UA ALBUM, "OFF THE BEATLES TRACK".
DUE TO THE COLORS UTILIZED OF THE UA750 SLEEVE, THESE ARE NOTORIOUS FOR WEAR,
AND USUALLY FOUND IN HORRENDOUS CONDITION. THIS ONE BEING OFFERED IS A MOST
RESPECTABLE AND SOLID EXAMPLE. GRADED AS A VG++. IT DISPLAYS SOME HANDLING AND
LIGHT WEAR ON BOTH SIDES. AND MINIMAL RECORD IMPRESSION. IT RETAINS STRAIGHT EDGES, LAYS
NICE AND FLAT WITH NO SPLITS, NO WRITING, NO HOLES.THE ACCOMPANYING
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE" DISC, PRESSED BY COLUMBIA
RECORDS AT ITS TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA FACTORY, IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT
CONDITION, WITH A DEEP GLIMMERING SHEEN TO THE GROOVES. THE LABELS ARE
EQUALLY FABULOUS WITH A BRIGHT WHITE SHEEN TO THEM, THE A-SIDE LABEL HAS A RADIO
STATION SMALL HANDWRITTEN "X" PENNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT ON IT, DESIGNATING THE PLAY SIDE.
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