Beatles / Magical Mystery Tour
Japan Apple Edition Early Press LP


Apple AP - 9728

Appendices: “Original OBI”, “G/F Cover w/Booklet", “Inner Sleeve” & “Insert”
( BROWN TRACK-LIST INSERT is missing )

Description: This is scarce Japanese Apple Edition Early press ( released in 1969 ) of their original album, coming with rare appendices. Disc is not red but ordinary black. Fat booklet is originally inlayed inside gate-fold. Price on obi & cover is JPY2200. A brown small insert ( track-list ) is missing. It’s still hard to find this item even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: G+/EX+ ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is partly worn on corners, spine & right-edge. It’s slightly tanned, stained and scraped on the white portions inside gate-fold. Minor spots with slight ring-wear and minor scrape-marks are on the back. Brown spots are on lower center-fold rim inside gate-fold ( See photo ). Otherwise it has no tear, dent, strip & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is excellent in condition, keeping glossy. It has a few slight scuffs on each side. There’re several spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch & hairline, which is to be rated as "EX+".

OBI: G+, being stained with minor brown spots on the surface of back side and white portion of front. Front surface is rippled. Right top & bottom edges are torn short. A supply-tag in the top of back is cut off and missing.

INSERT: VG, being lightly rippled and tanned on the surface of each side.

INNER SLEEVE: G+, being lightly creased with ring-crease on the surface of each side. A few tiny tears are on the rim of die-cut circle. Otherwise no tear or split on outer edges.

BROWN TRACK-LIST INSERT: Missing.