Beatles / Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Japan Apple Edition 1st Press LP


Apple AP - 8163

Appendices: "Original OBI”, “G/F Laminated Cover", “Inner Sleeve” & "Red Wax"
( INSERT is not included )

Description: This is scarce Japanese Apple Edition 1st Pressing copy ( released in early 1970 ) of their masterpiece album, comin' with very rare red wax. The disc is beautiful Apple red wax, issued only for Japanese Apple edition 1st pressing. The insert is not included in this item. But it’s not sure if it was originally issued for this item. The price on obi & cover is JPY2000. It’s hard to find this item with red wax even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: VG/VG+ ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for several light scrape lines on the right of back side. It’s lightly rippled with light ring-wear on the surface of back side. It’s clean on the front & inside gate-fold. Otherwise it has no tear, edge-wear, strip, dent, stain & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. It has some slight scuffs on each side ( mainly on Side B ) with a slight line of scuff on Side B. There are a few to several spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch, which is to be rated as "VG+". It plays fine on each side.

OBI: G+, being partly split on the bottom-edge. It’s lightly rippled on the surface of front. A minor stain-mark is in the middle of left-rim of back side. A supply-tag is still in the top of back side.

INSERT: INSERT was not issued for this item.

INNER SLEEVE: G+, being rippled with ring-crease on its surface of each side. Two short tears are in the rim of die-cut circle.