Vinyl: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass - UK 1970 1st Press 3LP Apple Box Beatles

GEORGE HARRISON - 'ALL THINGS MUST PASS'

This early 3-LP set is a genuine 1st UK pressing on the Apple Records label: STCH 639

Disc 1

Matrices: YEX 817-1U & YEX 818-1U

Stamper codes: 3/GAD & 2/GDM

Vinyl weight: 123g

Disc 2

Matrices: YEX 819-1U & YEX 820-1U

Stamper codes: 1/GGT & 2/TP

Vinyl weight: 112g

Disc 3

Matrices: YEX 821-1U & YEX 822-1U

Stamper codes: 3/TP & 2/GDD

Vinyl weight: 125g

Housed within a 17mm deep 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' box with orange lining inside the lid only. This early box was constructed too deep and a piece of corrugated card had to be included to pad out the inside which is present with this copy.

Complete with 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' printed poster & three different coloured U.S. printed inners (there were no UK printed ones).

CONDITION

Discs

All Labels: MINT

All labels are immaculate with no spindle trails or wear to or around any centre hole.

Visual:

Disc 1 EXCELLENT + Discs 2 & 3: MINT

All playing surfaces are perfectly clean & would all grade MINT but for some light inner-sleeve removal hairlines on side 2 of disc 1.

Sound Quality:

Disc 1 EXCELLENT Disc 2: EXCELLENT + Disc 3: MINT

All discs show no signs of play but some light background is audible on disc 1, mostly notably on the opening song & between tracks. This is less audible on disc 2 and completely absent on disc 3. However, apart from this minor distraction, every track plays without groove/playwear distortion or any clicks, pops or other such distraction.

Box: EXCELLENT

A fine example of this easily damaged component with a clean, white and unblemished front panel where the only sign of wear occurs on the edges of lower right edge. There is a touch of shelfwear to the lower two corners but all are fully intact and none are split.

Both of the inside panels are immaculate and unmarked.

The spine hinge is unworn & fully intact. All of the gold lettering is present with just slight wear to the lower section.

Poster: NEAR MINT

Factory-folded & unhung.

Inner-sleeves: NEAR MINT

All are clean & unworn with just an unavoidable light disc impression, but no stresses or splits to any seam.