BEATLES LET IT BE PXS1 NEVER SEEN B4 ODD OUTER TRAY WITH DIFFERENT SIZED FLAPS!!! PLUS OUTER CASE AND BOOK! Start Price GBP 139.99 Current Price GBP 139.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 18, 2008 End Time Friday, July 25, 2008 Location barking, Essex See more about 'BEATLES LET IT BE PXS1 NEVER SEEN B4 ODD OUTER TRAY' Description             NON UK BIDDERS PLEASE READ MY NOTES BELOW ABOUT INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE NEVER SEEN BEFORE UNUSUAL (MAYBE IMPOSSIBLY UNUSUAL?) OUTER TRAY WITH ONE FLAP BIGGER THAN THE OTHER!!!! I HAVE HANDLED MANY PXS1'S NOW AND THIS IS A TOTAL NEW ONE ON ME, AN ODDITY? A RARITY OR BOTH??? THIS IS THE UNBELIEVABLY RARE PXS1 PRESENTATION BOX COVER, OUTER TRAY,  AND BOOK  FOR THE BEATLES "LET IT BE" IN STUNNING OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION, DETAILS OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND FURTHER DOWN THIS LISTING, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED! THERE IS NO INNER TRAY OR RECORD WITH THIS LOT SO IT IS PRICED AS A BUY IT NOW FOR THOSE COLLECTORS WHO HAVE A RED APPLE RECORD AND DON'T WISH TO PAY OVER gbp200 FOR A COMPLETE SET, WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF THAT UNUSUAL INNER TRAY..... For Auction here is THE UK PRESENTATION BOX  ''  LET IT BE " BY THE BEATLES  CAT NO PXS1 WITH THE GET BACK BOOK ORIGINALLY CONCIEVED AS THE GET BACK ALBUM FROM MAY 1969 THIS LP WENT THROUGH MUCH EVOLUTION (MOST OF IT NEGATIVE) BEFORE IT FINALLY APPEARED AS A PRESENTATION SET TO CO-INCIDE WITH THE "LET IT BE" FILM IN SPRING 1970. CONCEIVED AS A "LIVE IN THE STUDIO" ALBUM EVEN LIP SERVICE TO THIS CONCEPT WENT TOTALLY OUT OF THE WINDOW WHEN THE TAPES WERE GIVEN TO PHIL SPECTOR WHOSE "WALL OF SOUND" ADDITIONS PUT THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF WHAT COULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN AN INTERESTING AND WORTHWHILE PROJECT (THERE'S NOT MUCH WRONG WITH MANY OF THE SONGS THATS FOR SURE!).  WHEN FINALLY RELEASED IN MAY 1970 THIS ALBUM WAS CONTRAVERSIALLY RELEASED AS PART OF A PRESENTATIONAL BOX SET WITH A BOOK CALLED  GET BACK. THIS MADE IT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A NORMAL LP AND IT AFFECTED SALES AND CAUSED FURTHER DISCONTENT WITHIN THE GROUP.   THE ORIGINAL ALBUM COVER INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION BOX HAD A RED APPLE LOGO ON THE REAR ALTHOUGH SOME PRESENTATION BOXES HAD EXPORT "PPCS" PARLOPHONE LOGO SLEEVES ALTHOUGH THE RECORD LABELS THEMSELVES WERE STILL APPLE ONES. THE MATRICIES FOR THE BOX SET ISSUES WERE -2U -2U ALTHOUGH SOME RARE CROSSOVER MATRICIES -2U -3U AND -3U -2U ALSO EXSISTED BOTH WITHIN THE BOX SET ISSUES AND SHORTLY AFTER THE BOX SET WAS DISCONTINUED AROUND NOVEMBER 1970. THE BOX, IT'S COVER AND THE TRAY WERE VERY FLIMSY, NOT CONSTRUCTED FOR ANY KIND OF USE AT ALL  AND SO QUICKLY FELL INTO DISREPARE AND THEN OFTEN SIMPLY DISCARDED, LEAVING JUST THE ALBUM ITSELF AND THE BOOK, AS SUCH THEY ARE INCREDIBLY RARE AND HIGHLY SORT AFTER ITEMS AND SO COPIES ARE AMOUNGST THE MOST DESIRABLE  BEATLE RARITIES. AFTER DISCONTINUATION THE ALBUM WAS AVAILABLE ON IT'S OWN BUT THIS TIME WITH A GREEN APPLE ON THE REAR AND MARTICIES FOR THIS ALBUM  ARE USUALLY -3 -3 EXCEPT FOR SOME EARLY COPIES WHICH MAY HAVE THE RARE CROSS OVER MATRICIES I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED. ONE FINAL NOTE FOR US ANORAKS OUT THERE, THIS LP CONTAINS THE LAST SONG RECORDED NEW BY THE BEATLES PRIOR TO ANTHOLOGY, THAT IS GEORGE'S "I ME MINE" RECORDED AROUND 3RD JAN 1970 BUT WITH ONLY GEORGE, PAUL AND RINGO AT THE SESSION.  DR WINSTON WAS SCHEDULDED TO TURN UP BUT WAS PROBABLY STILL HAVING A HAPPY NEW YEAR......... CONDITION OUTER SLIP CASE: A LOVELY EXAMPLE, NO SERIOUS FAULTS BUT WITH A SELLOTAPE REPAIR TO THE TOP WHICH IS BEARLY NOTICABLE. THESE WERE VERY FLIMSY AND OFTEN SUFFER BADLY BUT THIS ONE GRADES EX-  AND HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BETTER EXAMPLES. OUTER TRAY: SEE THE PICTURES I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN AN OUTER TRAY LIKE THIS WITH THE DIFFERENT SIZED FLAPS!! ANOTHER VERY FLIMSY ITEM BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE BETTER EXAMPLES, GRADES VG TO VG+ THE INNER TRAY  IS MISSING. BOOK: LOOKS GREAT, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES THAT I CAN DETECT JUST SOME GENERAL FAIRLY MINOR WARE, THESE BOOKS OFTEN START TO BECOME UNGLUED AND START TO LOSE PAGES, THIS HAS NOT SO AGAIN A GREAT EXAMPLE  A STRONG EX! A VERY RARE ITEM ANYWAY, THESE PRESENTATION BOXES WERE OF INCREDIBLY FLIMSY CONSTRUCTION AND OF THOSE FEW THAT DID SURVIVE MOST ARE IN POOR CONDITION, THIS ONE IS NOT, FAR FROM IT. ADD TO THAT THOUGH THIS DIFFERENT SIZE FLAPS ON THE INNER TRAY AND THIS COULD MAKE THIS A SUPER RARE ITEM!!!  IT'S ONLY FAULT IS THE MISSING INNER TRAY WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE BUY IT NOW PRICE OF £ 140, A TOTALLY COMPLETE EXAMPLE IN THE CONDITION THAT IS ONE IS IN WOULD LIKELY FETCH IN EXCESS OF GBP 300, SO TAKE YOUR CHANCE WHILE YOU CAN, THIS COULD SELL QUICKY!! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE JUST ASK.  (Please note that whilst I try to endeavour to adhere to strict RC gradings I will never describe ANYTHING AS MINT even when I think it to be so. As far as I am concerned any secondhand item by definition cannot be mint. However if I believe an item to be Mint  I will instead either use the terms Near Mint, mint minus, or in archive or vault condition. When I use these terms you know that in my opinion this is in effect a de-facto Mint grade ) Dont forget to take a look at my other items. Please feel free to contact me with any queries you may have.                                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I ONLY DO A COUPLE OF RUNS A WEEK TO THE POST OFFICE BUT MY ITEMS ARE ALWAYS DISPATCHED WELL WITHIN ONE CALENDAR WEEK OF PAYMENT BEING RECEIVED. I APOLOGISE IN ADVANCE TO THOSE BUYERS WHO SEEM TO EXPECT THEIR ITEM TO ARRIVE THE NEXT DAY, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK WHEN AN ITEM WAS SENT JUST PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO TELL YOU!! (SOME PEOPLE DO MAKE YOU LAUGH, FOR ITEMS I BUY I ONLY NORMALLY GET CONCERNED AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEN ONLY POLIETELY ENQUIRE IF AND WHEN THE ITEM WAS SENT).                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ARE PREFERRED BUT I ALSO ACCEPT OTHER METHODS. I ALSO POST WORLDWIDE (PLS APPLY FOR RATES) BUT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A DISREPUTABLE BUYER IN JAPAN (PIGGIESSS - I AM HAPPY TO NAME THEM) , FOR ALL PAYMENTS MADE VIA PAYPAL THE ITEM WILL ONLY BE SENT BOTH TO THE UK AND WORLDWIDE BY RECORDED OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR DELIVERY. THIS IS TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY ATTEMPT TO CLAIM BACK THE PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL EVEN AFTER ACTUALLY HAVING RECEIVED THE ITEM.   THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS HAD THE RESULT OF INCREASING MY COSTS FOR POSTING AND PACKING AND I AM VERY SORRY FOR THIS BUT PAYPAL OFFER NO PROTECTION FOR SELLERS UNLESS THERE IS PROOF OF DELIVERY!! PROOF OF POSTING WOULD SEEM INSUFFICIENT TO THEM AND I HAVE FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY..   DUE TO THE BEHAVIOUR OF THIS SAME BUYER PAYPAL PAYMENTS WILL ALSO NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM BUYERS WHO DO NOT ALLOW THEIR FEEDBACK TO READ, SO IF YOU FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY PLEASE DO NOT BID ON MY ITEMS UNLESS YOU CAN PAY BY ANOTHER METHOD…….   ===================================================== Place a Bid!