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Japan Apple Edition 1st Press LP


Apple AP - 8151

Appendices: "Arrow OBI”, “G/F Cover”, “Inner Sleeve", "Insert" & “Red Wax”
( BROWN TRACK-LIST INSERT is not included )

Description: This is scarce Japanese Apple Edition 1st Press copy ( released in 1970 ) of their original album, comin' with rare appendices. The disc is rare Apple red-wax, issued only for Japanese early pressing. The price on the back-cover is JPY2000. Though a “brown track-list insert” is not included, it’s still hard to find this item with red wax even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: VG/EX- ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for lightly worn corners & right-edge. It’s lightly scraped along the right-rim of front, while being stained with minor brown spots inside gate-fold. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, strip, dent & writing...OK.

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

OBI: G+, being stained with brown spots on the surface of back. A supply-tag in the top of back has an oblique folding crease.

INSERT: FAIR, being stained in brown and lightly rippled on the surface of each side.

INNER SLEEVE: G, being rippled with ring-crease on each side. It’s split short in the middle of bottom-edge. The top-edge is partly ragged.

BROWN TRACK-LIST: Missing.