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Japan Early Press LP


Odeon OP - 7179

Appendices: “G/F Cover", "Company Inner Bag", “Insert” & "Red Wax"
( OBI is missing )

Description: This is scarce Japanese Early Press copy ( released in 1965 ) of their original album, comin' with rare appendices. Disc is beautiful red wax, issued only for Japanese early press. Cover is gate-fold, showing “Japanese liner notes” & “Photos of members”, different from UK copy. Price on the cover and obi is JPY1800. Though obi is missing, it’s still hard to find this item even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


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


COVER: Cover is partly worn on corners, top, right-edge, bottom & lightly spine. It’s tanned along the left top-rim inside gate-fold ( See photo ). A tiny tear is in the left top-rim of front. Slight ring-wear is in part on the front & back. Otherwise it has no dent, strip, stain & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. It has some slight scuffs on the surface of each side. There are several spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch & hairline, which is to be rated as “VG+”.

OBI: Missing.

INSERT: VG, being lightly tanned and rippled on its surfaces of each side.

COMPANY INNER BAG: G, being rippled on the surface of each side, while being partly split in the middle of side & bottom edges.