THE BEATLES 1962-1966 Vinyl Record 2 LP Apple 1973 The Red Album PCSP 717 1st Press Gatefold Sleeve

The Beatles - 1962-1966
(Original UK 1st Pressing with Flat Matt Apple Labels. Housed in Laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.' Gatefold Picture Sleeve that has no George Martin credit on the interior. Comes complete with 2-corner diagonal cut red lyric inner sleeves. -1/-1/-3/-1 Matrix)

Format: Vinyl Record - 2 LP Album (33 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1973
Label: Apple
Catalogue No. PCSP 717

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): YEX 905 - 1 4 PP
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): YEX 906 - 1 1 PM
Matrix / Runout (Side C, runout, stamped): YEX 907 - 3 4 OD
Matrix / Runout (Side D, runout, stamped): YEX 908 - 1 1 ML

Condition: EX/VG+ (Sleeve is in excellent clean condition. There is a split on the bottom of one of the inner sleeves. The vinyl records are in clean condition. They have a few surface marks)

Track Listing:
1. Love Me Do
2. Please Please Me
3. From Me To You
4. She Loves You
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand
6. All My Loving
7. Can't Buy Me Love
8. A Hard Day's Night
9. And I Love Her
10. Eight Days A Week
11. I Feel Fine
12. Ticket To Ride
13. Yesterday
14. Help
15. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
16. We Can Work It Out
17. Day Tripper
18. Drive My Car
19. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
20. Nowhere Man
21. Michelle
22. In My Life
23. Girl
24. Paperback Writer
25. Eleanor Rigby
26. Yellow Submarine

For sale is an original UK 1st pressing of The Beatles – 1962–1966 (PCSP 717), widely celebrated by audiophiles as The Red Album. Released by Apple Records in 1973, this vintage 2-LP vinyl compilation captures the definitive early era of the Fab Four, tracking their historic transition from Merseybeat to studio innovation with timeless tracks like "Love Me Do", "A Hard Day's Night", and "Yesterday".

This highly collectible vintage vinyl copy features the historic flat matt Apple labels and early matrix endings: YEX 905-1, YEX 906-1, YEX 907-3, and YEX 908-1. Crucially for serious Beatles discography collectors, the fully laminated Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold picture sleeve is the sought-after first variation with no George Martin credit on the interior. The set comes complete with its original, authentic 2-corner diagonal-cut red lyric inner sleeves.

The gatefold sleeve is in excellent clean condition, remaining remarkably bright and sturdy. The original inner sleeves are present, though one features a split on the centre of the bottom seam. The vinyl records are in very good plus condition, showing clean discs that retain much of their original factory lustre with only a few surface marks that do not detract from a premium analogue playback experience.

Whether you are looking to add to your record collection or buy a collectable piece of rock 'n' roll history, this authentic 1973 UK pressing offers the pure, warm sound that only early British mastering can deliver.