Beatles With the Beatles Japan Tour Forever ED LP GREEN OBI DIF
Beatles / With the Beatles
Japan “Tour Forever Edition” LP
Apple AP - 8678
Appendices: “Green OBI”, “Different G/F Cover w/ Booklet" & “Inner Sleeve”
( INSERT is not originally issued )
Description: This is “Forever Edition” copy ( released in 1973 ) of Japanese album "With the Beatles" ( originally issued to commemorate their 1966 Japan tour ). Insert is not originally issued for this item. Instead the booklet is inlayed inside gate-fold cover to show "Japanese liner notes", "English & Japanese lyrics" & "Colorful photos of their stage". It’s hard to find this copy even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.
Side A: All my loving, Please Mr. postman, Don’t bother me, It won’t be long, All I’ve got to do, Little child, Till there was you
Side B: Roll over Beethoven, Money, I wanna be your man, Hold me tight, Devil in her heart, Not a second time, You’ve really got a hold on me
Condition: G+/EX ( Cover / Disc )
COVER: Cover is lightly worn on corners & outer edges. Ring-wear is on upper portion of back side. Minor creases are on the spine-rims. It’s slightly stained on the surface of booklet inside gate-fold. A short tear is in the top-rim of one of booklet page ( See photo…not conspicuous ). Otherwise it has no dent, strip & writing...OK.
DISC: Disc is excellent in condition, keeping glossy. There are several spindle-marks with brown spots on each label. Some light scuffs are on each “inner groove” of each side ( not music surface ). And it’s lightly warped on its surfaces, which doesn’t affect its play or sound. Otherwise it has none of any scuff, scratch & hairline, which is to be rated as "EX". No flaw on the groove of “music surface” of each side.
OBI: G, being torn along the top-edge. It’s creased along right-rim of front side, while being slightly rippled and stained on the surface of back side.
INSERT: Insert is not originally issued for this item. Instead the booklet is inlayed inside gate-fold cover.
INNER SLEEVE: VG, being moderately with ring-crease on its surface of each side.