Abbey Road, Beatles Picture Disc LP MINT, Very Rare Start Price USD 159.00 Current Price USD 159.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 03, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 10, 2008 Location Chicago, IL See more about 'Abbey Road, Beatles Picture Disc LP MINT, Very Rare' Description dallarado Store   The Beatles - Abbey Road  EMI Limited Edition Front cover photograph of album printed in color into each side of the Vinyl Record  MINT CONDITION - PLAYED ONLY ONE TIME TO TESTAre you a true Beatles aficionado?  This is an extremely rare* limited edition of the Abbey Road LP, but both sides of it feature the photograph as originally taken for the album cover.  The round record fits precisely with the hole cut into the cover, meaning that the picture lines up on the outer cover with the parts of the picture that are on the picture imprinted on the album itself.  The backside (side 2) is the same picture as the front side (side 1). The LP number is 5C P062-04243, labeled "EMI records holland bv  "MADE IN HOLLAND."  I bought it ages ago (I paid quite a bit then), played it one time (it plays excellently), then stored it flat, the correct way, upright in a box, away from heat, cold, water and light with others in my collection.  There are no uneven parts, warping, or discolorations in the picture.  Of course, there are no scratches.  The left edge of the spine of the album does have a tear that is from the album being kept in it.  I have not taped or glued it.  The tear in the spine is about 4" long, in the middle of the spine. If not sold now, I  will tape  it. The LP vinyl record itself has always been stored inside of the album cover covered by its lightweight, see-through plastic--as it was sold--and that plastic, of course, has no tears.  This pristine collector's album is being sold in "as is" condition, but to the best of my knowledge because I played it one time and one time only, other than the slight tear in the album cover itself (the spine), nothing is wrong with it.  It has every song that was recorded for Abbey Road on it, in the exact same order as on the public release of the Abbey Road album.  “Her Majesty” is a song on side 2, towards the end.  The title of that song NEVER was printed on any copy of this album on any copy of it including UK first pressing.  It’s just on the album itself, much as the very end of Sgt. Pepper includes a strange song that never was titled on its cover.      Ha ha ha, so funny:    One of my competitors here (his item number, on July 6, 2008 is eBay Item No. 150266658090)—could be a little jealous.  Maybe he is the one that made a ridiculously low ball offer, just so that he himself could sell it at around what i will settle on it for you (you should bid).  It’s a kick how he says this in his listing:  “JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SELLING SOMETHING ON EBAY QUOTES THE WORD "RARE" 99 TIMES OUT OF A 100 THE ITEM IS NOT RARE, THE SELLER MERELY HOPES IT TO BE RARE AND BY USING THE WORD "RARE" HOPE TO SELL IT TO AN INEXPERIENCED COLLECTOR BY HOODWINKING THEM INTO BELIEVEING IT TO BE "RARE". TAKE MY WORD FOR IT I HAVE LISTED OVER 2000 BEATLES ITEMS ON EBAY SINCE I BEGAN TRADING HERE AND USED THE WORD "RARE" ONCE IN ALL THAT TIME. PLEASE DONT BE BELIEVING A BEATLES ITEM TO BE "RARE" JUST BECAUSE A LISTING USES THIS WORD. THE ITEMS THAT TRULY ARE HARD TO FIND DO NOT NEED TO HOODWINK PEOPLE BECAUSE GENUINE BEATLES TRADERS KNOW WHAT IS WHAT. IT IS REALLY BEGINING TO ANNOY ME THOUGH HOW MUCH PEOPLE ARE USING THE WORD "RARE" WHEN INDEED THE ITEM IS NO WHERE NEAR "RARE" "EXTREMELY RARE" "IMMPOSSIBLE TO FIND" ETC ETC.” Well, I don’t care if you choose to buy his stuff, it’s your money.  But indeed, this particular picture LP and its matching jacket is very rare.  You can try to find it anywhere on the net:  I’ve already extensively researched it and I cannot find the same type or record; however, I am sure that I do not have the only copy ever made. And so…You should see many "answers" to your questions below this description, but if you do not see your question, kindly email it to me.                   ARTIST...... :  THE BEATLES                  Type........ :  Record VINYL                 Duration.... :  LP                                       Size......... :  12"                 COUNTRY... : HOLLAND                          COMPANY..: E.M.I.  RELEASE YEAR: Unknown.  Per my records of purchase, most likely the same year or the next following the regular release of Abbey Road. REFERENCE:  5C P062-04243 - CONDITION -                                         Record : MINT                                          Sleeve : VERY GOOD -   The boring, the mundane, the nitty gritty, the fine print - -         Don’t leave home without it! – My first and most primary rule is this:  You treat others the way you want to be treated.  KINDLY DO NOT BID IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MEANS TO PAY FOR THIS ITEM. - HOW DO I ACT, WHAT ARE MY VALUES??? - I am just like you:  I am human.  And on top of that, I used to live like a peace loving flower power hippie, hugging all for who they were, not for who I wanted them to be.  I STILL LIKE COOPERATION AND PEACE.  I'm not perfect, but always, I treat others the way I'd wish to be treated.  Honesty comes into play here, and ethics and standards.  Would I want to act in good faith as a buyer, paying for a misrepresented item?  Of course not!  So why would I act that way to YOU???  Read my feedback.  I am the CEO of a national real estate brokerage corporation now, for 25 years, so I should know something about laws and ethics, correct?  I am respected nationwide for my honesty and TLC of people whether their real estate portfolios are simple or advanced.  Human beings are the only thing that matter in any service business.  I was raised right, with good standards and ethics, and I apply these principles here, to you. - BUY IT NOW OR MAKE AN OFFER SALES - In addition, please know that I really LOVE to do deals--if a real estate broker doesn't like the game of making a deal, she shouldn't be in the business!  That's why for me, I'd rather list with a BIN price, affording you the opportunity to make an offer.  Many buyers made reasonable offers and got their merchandise at less than the BIN price, so why don't you try?          THIS ITEM HAS A FANTASTIC BUYER'S RESERVE PRICE--TRY MAKING AN OFFER!                          - SELLER RESERVATIONS - I reserve the right to remove this listing for sale at any time before 12 hours from the end of listing time.  If you are new to buying on eBay and don’t have any feedback, please let me know that and how you shall pay.  If you have negative feedback, kindly tell me where to find it, the date, and so forth, and let me know what progress you have made to have it removed from your record. KINDLY DO NOT BID IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MEANS TO PAY FOR THIS ITEM.- Yikes!  Shipping, Handling, Gift Wrapping, Insurance, Costs, Costs, Costs!!! -WHAT IS MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING AND WHY IS IT SO CHEAP???  Media mail is sent by the United States Post Office by s-l-o-w snail mail to addresses that are in the lower 48 contiguous states.  Insurance will be added to the el-cheapo media mail rate, which is here:  http://www.usps.com.  I always offer you media mail (cost depends on weight, but it is SO CHEAP) on published material, magazines, CDs, DVDs, record albums, and so on.  I do not ship items that are NOT media mail inside of a media mail package--now why would I want to spend my precious time sitting around with those dead-head gangbangers in prison???   The damned postal rates are posted here:  http://www.usps.com, as well as on the UPS page.  UPS, in my opinion, is a better shipper.  Its costs are higher because they include a gasoline surcharge.  But UPS generally is best for out of the United States. ME, MYSELF, AND I CANNOT BELIEVE how high shipping is now and it will get worse--the Crude.  A new buyer recently thought I was gouging for shipping, but what she had not read was that the shipping cost on that given item included insurance.  Most of the things that I sell would be things I'd pay insurance on to receive myself.  Sometimes, insurance is optional, but you are taking a risk if you don't buy it.  Insurance itself is calculated on price, and it is not really that much compared with actual shipping costs.  Do I want to make-a-da money???  Of course!  Uh, last time I checked, this wasn’t Communist Russia!  But know this:  I do not make a cent on postage, nor do I on insurance—it is calculated by the postal service on the purchase price alone.  USPS postage can be determined by using the handy shipping calculator on my listings.  I do add a small amount for handling (materials, gasoline (!!!!) and time). Insurance is mandatory on almost all of my items—because one time I sent a purchase out whereby the buyer didn’t want insurance.  It was lost in the mail and PayPal refunded her purchase price, but the United States Postal Service is, 6 months after the fact, STILL searching for her purchase!  Of course I sent it, check my feedback!  Of course the purchaser knows that I sent it—packages are tracked.  But who will you blame if you never receive your purchase or, if your package is received by you mangled by postal workers?  You will blame ME.  Then, guess what?  I don't get paid a dime, yet I still owe this site its listing fees and final sale fees.  Nah, I normally do not ship without insurance, I can't afford it.  (General, not specific):  If you want to refuse insurance, you will have to send me an email BEFORE YOU PAY YOUR INVOICE and I must agree to that by email back to you. In the agreement, you will be under contract to NOT to file a PayPal claim if anything is wrong with, or you do not receive, your item.  (Specific):  Certain objects that are delicate, breakable, collectible, special editions, not replaceable, are precious metals (usually, jewelry/ingots/coins) or commodities, sell for high end prices, or sent overseas, WILL NOT BE SHIPPED WITHOUT INSURANCE! Know that the United States Postal Service raised its fees on May 12, 2003.  ANY OVERAGE THAT YOU PAY FOR POSTAGE OR INSURANCE IS, OF COURSE, REFUNDED BACK TO YOU, IMMEDIATELY. FYI:  INSURANCE ON ITEMS UNDER $100 IS INCLUDED IN UPS SHIPPING.  You'll have to pay UPS insurance that is for an item that sells over and above $100.  SEE YOUR INVOICE AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT.  Ask me prior to paying your invoice if you want to cancel the insurance fee and wait to pay until we work it out—but know that you will be agreeing to accept the mailing as it is.  I photograph my items before sale and when I package them, so make no mistake:  I personally will not send you damaged merchandise!  I’d rather not make a sale than tarnish my reputation.  I can prove everything I do myself, but I am not able to prove what others, postal workers, do.  Oh, please, do not expect miracles!    DAY OF SHIPMENT:  I usually ship on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after I have DA CASH.  If you choose not to pay instantly via PayPal, know that I retain the right to cancel your purchase if I (1) am not asked by you to accept any type of payment other than PayPal and agree to our payment schedule by email back to you; and that (2) I will not package anything until your payment is converted into the Almighty US dollars, the ones that as a single dollar bill, show that Ever-Piercing, Questioning, and Watchful Eye that sits on top of the Mysterious Pyramid. SPECIAL SHIPPING AND/OR WRAPPING:  If you'd like your package sent sooner, let me know before you pay the invoice so I can adjust the cost, and we can do a rush shipment, but that costs a lot more.  PERSONALIZED, PROFESSIONAL GIFT WRAPPING:  I also will personally gift wrap your item with excellent taste and custom-made bows that my mother taught me how to make, however, please tell me if you want that.  The cost for gift wrapping depends on the size of the package(s), and is more if it is an unusual shape--same goes for shipping unusually-shaped packages.FRAGILE ITEMS:  Things such as a vase or especially, sets of dishes, have such a high shipping rate because they are heavy and to get them to you properly, I may have to package one box inside of another box.  It all adds up, sorry.  - INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING – SORRY, BUT THE COSTS OF SHIPPING INTERNATIONALLY PRECLUDE ME FROM EVER OFFERING FREE SHIPPING FOR IT.  About the only thing I distaste is sitting in jail.  I will not use the word "gift" to send your item.  The "value" of the item will be what you paid for it.  I could be fined and put in jail, and who knows what else, if I ship something to a Muslim country that offends Muslims!  Do you know what offends them?  Therefore, if it is legal for me to send this to you, I will.  However, customs, tax costs and your country's legal declarations and rules are your total responsibility as the receiver and the buyer.   If you are outside of the USA, please e-mail me with the name of your country & province, your phone number and your zip code before I prepare the invoice.  DO NOT PAY THE INVOICE UNTIL YOU KNOW YOUR MAIL & INSURANCE FEES COMBINED. Customs/UPS and/or USPS requires that you include an email address and phone number. SOME TYPE OF INSURANCE & PROOF OF RECEIPT MUST BE USED FOR OVERSEAS MAILINGS.YOUR COUNTRY IS GOING TO CHARGE YOU FOR ITS CUSTOMS' FEES AND TAXES, NO MATTER WHAT I SAY.  LATELY, A GENTLEMAN WAS VERY SURPRISED AT PAYING HIS UPS SHIPPING FEE (I PAID HIGHER THAN HE PAID, BTW), AND THEN, HE GOT NABBED BY UPS FOR MORE $$$.  THAT WAS FOR CUSTOMS AND TAXES INTO HIS COUNTRY.  SORRY ABOUT THAT--WE TOO FACE THAT IN THE USA IF BUYING FROM AN INTERNATIONAL SELLER.  - PAYMENT METHODS - My old man would say (how I wish he were here now, what with all his wisdom):  "The man worked, pay the man."  Gee, that is so simple!  Selling here on the Internet is a job, and when you buy, you are already obligated to pay for the merchandise.  Contracts 101.  So, as for me, I always pay my merchants/sellers within 24 hours and expect that you do the same unless we agree differently by email before the last 12 hours of this listing.  Yeah, I know about moving money out of those overseas numbered accounts, so we can work it out… If the listing indicates that I wish you to pay with a money order or cashier's check, kindly email me as to the date of the next business day when you will put it in the mail so that I know to wait. DO NOT BOUNCE A CHECK ON ME--if so, there will be legal consequences and never again will you be allowed to bid on my items. Purchasing is a legal contract.  You may also pay using PayPal.  Canadians may but a Canadian Postal Money Order, but it must be made out in US Dollars.  I will not lift one of my delicate little fingers to package your item until I have the cash in my greedy hands.  No matter if you pay me outside of PayPal--I still must get the payment within 7 business days of the date you win.  If not (unless we have agreed differently via email),  the sale will be canceled and I will do as I please with my merchandise.  - OF COURSE I COMBINE SHIPMENTS TO SAVE YOU MONEY - If you purchase any of my other items, added as I can as time goes on, please notify me by email that you are in the process of bidding along with the item number, so that if you win the other item, I can wait to bill you all at one time, giving you the discount.  Else, if I do not know, no shipping discount can be given you.  Insurance, based on combined purchase costs, must always get added to the postal fee IF ANY OTHER ITEM IN THE PACKAGE HAS A MANDATORY INSURANCE FEE.  USPS  insurance fees are here:  http://www.usps.com.  Insurance for items sold below $100 is included when you take UPS shipping, but if the item costs more than $100, the balance due on shipping UPS will be paid by you.   DO NOT PAY AN INVOICE FOR OVER $100 OF SALES PRICES WITH SHIPPING UNTIL I PREPARE THE FINAL COPY INCLUDING ALL INSURANCE FEES THAT THE CARRIER CHARGES ME. - TO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE – I love smoking my lung darts.  However, my roommate, in an entirely different section of the house, does not smoke.  That’s where I keep the items that I take out of my storage locker off site to sell.  I really don't think that objects kept kept away from The Smoke would get tar on them, do you?  I would not buy that, so why would I sell it?--how disgusting!  But no matter what I do, I cannot guarantee that you couldn’t possibly smell a touch of the nasty cigarette odor, because while packing your item, I suppose it could do its sneaky-snaky little c-r-e-e-p-i-n-g dance into one of the bubbles in the bubble wrap, ya know?  Ugh!  GASP! - RETURNS – Please look to see if I take returns on this item, since generally, I don’t.  Why is that?  Because I do not own a store here or elsewhere, and if I wished to keep my own personal property, I would not put it up for sale.  But check each listing, since sometimes I will take a return. - UNRESOLVED ISSUES, DAMAGES, ETC. - Know that I have already inspected all items I sell and of course, disclose any damages or unusual markings on each and every one of them.  I also disclose if I do not know about something about every item I sell.  I am not God.  I don’t sell what I would not buy.  If, between the time you buy “it” and the time I ship “it,” “it” gets damaged, I will refund your money immediately and we will mutually cancel the sale unless you direct me otherwise in writing, with no blame to either party. If you receive your item damaged or it never gets delivered (write me on that one), file a claim with the postal carrier immediately.  If damaged, be sure to save all the wrappings and the product in a safe place.  I will help you with your claim in any way I can.  Otherwise, know that I value my reputation second to my health.  So, if you have any other issues, please contact me first prior to filing bad feedback.  I file feedback on you once you have left it for me.    - LET ME EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE - Having suffered a nerve injury and what with the skyrocketing cost of gas and groceries due to gas and THE CORN ETHANOL, this is one of the ways I am making ends meet.  I greatly appreciate your business!  Thank you, and do not get into accidents!  Smile often!  Life is very beautiful!!!       Place a Bid!