DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY
OFFERS THIS PHENOMENAL EXAMPLE OF THE 1970 "HEY JUDE" ALBUM, WHICH IS THE BELL
SOUND JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING (INDICATED BY THE MACHINE STAMPED "0" IN
THE RUN-OUT WAX) OF THE RARER ORIGINAL FIRST TITLE OF THE ALBUM
"THE BEATLES AGAIN" WITH THE ORIGINAL RECORD NUMBER "SO-385" PRINTED ON THE
LABELS. THIS WAS TO BE THE ORIGINAL TITLE, UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE CHANGE TO "HEY
JUDE". SEVERAL EARLY DISCS WERE ALREADY PRESSED WHEN THE CHANGE WAS MADE, SO
APPLE WENT AHEAD AND INSERTED THE RECORDS INTO THE NEW "HEY JUDE" COVERS.
THE JACKSONVILLE LABELS (APP 385.SR1J(as), SPIZER) HAVE THE OPENING TRACK
"CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE ONE, AND THE ALBUM'S TITLE
AND GROUP'S NAME CENTERED AT THE TOP OF THE APPLE AND "PRODUCED BY GEORGE
MARTIN" AND "RECORDED IN ENGLAND" CENTERED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLE. THIS
VARIATION ALSO HAS "MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION
CREDIT AND RECORDING LOCATION. THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD IS AN IMMACULATE, UNPLAYED
MINT MINUS JEWEL, WITH MINT LABELS.
THE "HEY JUDE" (SW-385) COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP
AND INCLUDES AN UNUSED, UNATTACHED SEPARATE MINT ORIGINAL 1970 LARGE "HEY JUDE"
HYPE STICKER ACCOMPANYING IT. THE STICKER RETAINS THE PRINTER'S BACKING ADHESIVE
PAPER INTACT. THE ULTRA-RARE 10" X 2" TITLE BANNER STICKER (APP.385.S4, SPIZER) IS THE LARGEST IN SIZE OF THE THREE STICKER VARIATIONS PRODUCED
FOR THIS TITLE (THE OTHER TWO ARE 5" X 2"). THE STICKER IS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION - WITH A BRILLIANT
WHITE BACKGROUND THAT REMAINS BRIGHT AND THE RED PRINT IS VIBRANT AND CRISP.
EACH CORNER OF THE STICKER IS SHARP. AGAIN, THE "HEY JUDE" HYPE STICKER THAT WAS
ISSUED WITH SOME ALBUM COVERS WERE ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER OR SHRINKWRAP.
THIS ONE IS UNUSED, UNATTACHED SEPARATE - AND IN MINT CONDITION.
THE COVER IS A STUNNING MINT MINUS "AS NEW" WITH COLORS AND GRAPHICS
THAT REMAIN BOLD AND DARK. THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL. IT IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL
FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND RETAINS THE COMPLETE SHRINKWRAP THAT HAS ONLY BEEN
OPENED AT THE MOUTH TO REMOVE THE "AS NEW" DISC. THESE COVERS MUST HAVE THE
ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP ON THEM TO DISPLAY NO COVER WEAR AND THIS EXAMPLE
HAS NO COVER WEAR AT ALL. THERE ARE NO RIPS OR TEARS TO THE WRAP, AND THERE ARE
FOUR FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ( 2 ON THE FRONT, 2 ON THE
BACK). THIS COVER IS THE
INITIAL FIRST PRINTED ISSUE WITH THE TONE OF PAUL'S TROUSERS BEING DARK AND
MURKY, BLENDING RIGHT INTO THE SURROUNDING IMAGE. THESE FIRST COVERS ALWAYS HAD THE FIRST ISSUE LABEL HAVING THE LP TITLED AS "THE BEATLES
AGAIN ". THE SECOND RUN OF COVERS HAD BRIGHTENED UP THE TONE OF PAUL'S TROUSERS
AND THE DISCS PACKAGED IN THOSE SECOND COVERS HAVE THE DISC LABELS BEARING THE
FINAL TITLE AS "HEY JUDE".
THE ORIGINAL OFF-WHITE COLORED CENTER HOLE DIE-CUT CAPITOL RECORDS INNER DUST SLEEVE (WITH NO
SPLITS) IS ALSO
INCLUDED.
ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT. AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES
OF BOOKS, PURVEYOR OF VINTAGE ROCK AND POP MEMORABILIA AND AUTOGRAPHS.
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