Beatles / Second Album ( US Album )
Japan Orig. LP


Apple AP - 80012

Appendices: "Medal OBI", “G/F Cover”, “Inner Sleeve” & "Insert"

Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in1970 ) of their 2nd album ( in US ), coming with complete appendices. Gate-fold cover shows inside “Japanese liner notes” & “Photos of members”. It’s different from US copy. Disc is not red but black. Price on the back cover & obi is JPY2000. It's hard to find this item in complete shape even in our 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. It’s lightly tanned and stained along the right-rim of front & left-rim of back side. A short tear in the right bottom corner & lower spine-edge ( See photo ). Inside gate-fold, it’s slightly scraped with a few minor spots. Otherwise it has none of any tear, ring-wear, dent, strip & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. It has some slight scuffs on each side ( See photo ). There are a few to several spindle-marks 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 fine on each side.

OBI: G, being creased in the left-rim, while being torn in the top-rim of “apple” of front. A supply-tag is still in the top of back.

INSERT: G, being lightly tanned, stained and creased on the surface of each side. A vertical folding crease is on the left and right top-rim.

INNER SLEEVE: VG, being lightly rippled with light ring-crease on the surface of each side, while being creased in each corner. Otherwise no tear or split on outer edges.