ALTHOUGH THE BEATLES CARTOON FEATURE FILM "YELLOW SUBMARINE" PREMIERED IN ENGLAND ON JULY 17, 1968, AND IN THE U.S. ON NOVEMBER 13, 1968, THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM WAS NOT RELEASED UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FILM'S BRITISH RELEASE AND SEVEN WEEKS AFTER "THE BEATLES" (WHITE ALBUM).  PARLOPHONE IN THE U.K. ISSUED "YELLOW SUBMARINE" AS APPLE PMC 7070 (MONO) AND PCS 7070 (STEREO) ON JANUARY 17, 1969, WHILE CAPITOL IN THE U.S. RELEASED THE LP AS APPLE SW 153 (STEREO ONLY) ON JANUARY 13.

OFFERED HERE IS A MOST PRISTINE, IMMACULATE "FACTORY FRESH" STILL SEALED FIRST PRESSING, AND ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES WE'VE EVER OFFERED. THE COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER, ESPECIALLY AT MOUTH OPENING. ALL FOUR CORNER ARE SHARP, AND COLORS REMAIN VIBRANT AND BOLD. THE WHITES ARE LIKE SNOW. JUST STUNNING. THE SPINE IS SOLID, SQUARE AND LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD IMPRESSION ANYWHERE ON THIS COVER.  THERE ARE FOUR FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON THE FRONT, 2 ON THE BACK).

THE CAPITOL "DOME" LOGO WITH "SW153" IS PRINTED NEAR BOTTOM RIGHT END OF THE SPINE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS A TRUE, ORIGINAL APPLE FIRST ISSUE PRESSING.