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: VG/EX ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for lightly worn corners & outer-edges. It’s lightly scraped on the surface of front & inside gate-fold, while being lightly tanned with minor spots on that of outside. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, strip, dent & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is excellent in condition, keeping glossy. It has a few slight scuffs on Side A ( but none on Side B ). There’re several spindle-marks on each label, with brown spots on the label of Side B. Otherwise it has none of any scratch & hairline, which is to be rated as "EX". No flaw on the groove of Side B and mostly on Side A.

OBI: G+, being creased in the top-rim of “apple”, with its right top corner taped ( See photo ). It’s lightly aged with minor spots on the surface of each side. A supply-tag is attached to the top of back.

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

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