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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" B/W "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER" GEORGE MARTIN & HIS ORCHESTRA UNITED ARTISTS UA-750 RELEASED SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1964 ULTRA-RARE "BLUE AIRPORT" PICTURE SLEEVE CONDITION: NM- (VG+++) |
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DESCRIPTION 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 EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS (BORDERING VG+++). IT DISPLAYS VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR. AND SIMP0LY A HINT OF RECORD IMPRESSION. NICE STRAIGHT EDGES ARE RETAINED, AND LAYS VERY FLAT WITH NO SPLITS, NO WRITING, NO HOLES. THIS BLUE "AIRPORT" SLEEVE IS A WINNER INDEED.
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