Beatles / A Hard Day’s Night
Japan Apple Edition 1st Press LP


Apple AP – 8147

Appendices: "Arrow OBI", “Different F/B Cover”, “Inner-Bag”, "Insert" & “Red Wax”

Description: This is scarce Japanese Apple Edition 1st press copy ( released in 1969 ) of their ost album ( in Japan ), comin' with complete appendices. The disc is beautiful red wax, issued as 1st press of this edition. OBI is rare “Arrow OBI”. It's hard to find this item in complete shape even in my country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: VG+/VG+ ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for lightly worn corners & outer-edges. There’re slight ring-wear with light scrapes and minor stain-marks on the surface of front & back. Otherwise it has no tear, strip, dent, strip & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. It has some slight scuffs including slight hairlines on each side. There’re several spindle-marks with spots on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch, which is to be rated as "VG+”. All flaws are so slight that it plays strong on each track.

OBI: G+, being lightly waving on the surface of each side, while being slightly stained on that of back. It’s split half in the top & bottom-edges ( See photos ). A supply-tag is in the top of back.

INSERT: G+, being lightly browned with brown spots in places on the surface of each side.

INNER-BAG: VG, being lightly creased with light ring-crease on each side.