Beatles / With the Beatles
Japan Tour Only Apple Edition 1st Press LP


Apple AP - 8678

Appendices: “Original OBI”, “G/F Cover w/Booklet", "Inner-Bag" & "Red Wax"
( INSERT is not originally issued )

Description: This is Apple edition 1st Press copy ( released in 1969 ) of Japanese album "With the Beatles" ( originally issued to commemorate their 1966 Japan tour ). The disc is beautiful red wax, issued only for its 1st press. Insert is not originally issued for this item. Instead a booklet is attached inside gate-fold cover to show "Japanese liner notes", "English & Japanese lyrics" & "Colorful photos of their stage". It’s very hard to find this album with obi & red wax even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: All my loving, Please Mr. postman, Don’t bother me, It won’t be long, All I’ve got to do, Little child, Till there was you

Side B: Roll over Beethoven, Money, I wanna be your man, Hold me tight, Devil in her heart, Not a second time, You’ve really got a hold on me


Condition: EX/EX+ ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is excellent in condition, except for lightly worn corners & right-edge. It’s lightly creased on lower left-rim of back side, while being clean on the front & inside gate-fold. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, dent, strip, stain & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is excellent in condition, keeping glossy. It has a slight scuff on each side. There are several spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch & hairline, which is to be rated as "EX+". Clean disc, we guarantee you.

OBI: VG, being lightly stained on upper portion of back side. The left bottom edge is torn short. The supply-tag in the top of back is stripped off and missing.

INSERT: Insert is not originally issued for this item. Instead a booklet is attached inside gate-fold cover.

INNER-BAG: VG, being rippled with ring-crease on its surface of each side.