Beatles / Meet the Beatles !
Japan Early Press LP


Apple AP - 80011

Appendices: "Medallion OBI", "G/F Cover", “Inner-Bag” & "Insert"

Description: This is scarce Japanese Early Pressing copy ( released in early 1970’s ) of their 1st album ( in US ), coming with complete appendices. This album was issued with gate-fold cover in Japan, showing inside "Japanese description" & “Photos of members". The disc is not red, but black. The obi is unique “medallion” in shape in “apple” of front. The price of obi & cover is JPY2000. It's hard to find this item in complete shape even in our country. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: G+/NM ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is lightly worn on the corners & outer-edges, with the right top-edge split short. It’s lightly scraped on the surface of front & inside gate-fold, while being stained with minor brown spots on that of outside. Otherwise it has no tear, strip, dent & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is nearly TOP in condition, keeping glossy. A few slight scuffs are on the “inner-groove”. Otherwise it has none of any scuff, scratch, hairline & spindle-mark on each label, which can be rated as "NM". No flaw on the “outer groove” & label …very clean disc, we guarantee you.

OBI: G+, being creased in the top-rim of “apple”. It’s stained with brown spots on the surface of each side. A supply-tag in the top of back is cut off and missing.

INSERT: VG, being lightly tanned in part on the surface of each side.

INNER-BAG: G+, being lightly creased with ring-crease on each side. The middle of bottom-edge is split short.