LET IT BE
Apple PXS1 / PCSO 7096
Apple PXS1 / PCSO 7096
| RELEASE DATE | SIDE 1 MATRIX | SIDE 2 MATRIX | PARTS |
| 4 Jun 1970 | YEX 773-3U | YEX 774-3U | UK |
| 1982 | YEX 773-3U | YEX 774-2 AP | UK/AU |
| 14 Nov 1988 | PCSO 7096 D-A | PCSO 7096D-B | AU |
MATRIX INFORMATION
Machine Stamped - Hand Written
Machine Stamped - Hand Written
| ORIGIN | CODE | CIRCULATED | SLEEVE DETAILS |
| AUST | A1 | Jun 1970 | Red Apple logo on sleeve rear |
| AUST | A2 | Nov 1988 | "DIGITALLY REMASTERED" footer on rear cover |
SLEEVE INFORMATION
APPLE
AU7096S1
4 Jun 1970
AU7096S1
4 Jun 1970
BLACK 1-BOX B
AU7096S2B
Jul 1987
AU7096S2B
Jul 1987
BLACK 1-BOX A
AU7096S2A
Apr 1982
AU7096S2A
Apr 1982
NZ DK GREY 1-BOX
AU7096S3
1981
AU7096S3
1981
GENERAL ALBUM INFORMATION
Let It Be was initially released as part of a package that included a glossy, softcover book of photos titled Get Back. The LP and book were housed in, as Australian Record Collector magazine neatly summarised, "...an unwieldy collection of flimsy cardboard components comprising an inner and outer slip cover, plus a specially shaped tray designed to hold the 'Get Back' book."* With the exception of the LP (including its inner and outer sleeves), the rest of the package was imported from the UK. Books included a sticker affixed on the credit page outlining the UK publisher credits.
As a search on Ebay on any given day will attest, there is nothing even remotely uncommon about the availability of the Let It Be box. What is a rarity, however, is a set in pristine condition... on account of how the act of merely opening the package for the first time would very likely occasion actual bodily-harm on one or more of the aforementioned 'flimsy' card (not thick enough to warrant the label cardboard) components in the form of a rip, a tear, a dent or a crease; and, as Australian Record Collector insightfully observed, "...because the bloody thing [was] so badly designed and cumbersome to operate... many original owners lost patience with it, and, without a thought for future collectability, simply retained the LP and tossed the rest binwards!"*
Indeed, as David Lillicot recalls: "I was the record buyer for Nicholson's, the biggest record store in Australia at that time. When Let It Be was released we had so many problems with torn outer packaging. It was a nightmare trying to get un-damaged product from EMI (Australia)!".
All Australian-manufactured sleeves feature the red Apple icon on the back of the sleeve.
*Australian Record Collector (Issue #19, 1996)
As a search on Ebay on any given day will attest, there is nothing even remotely uncommon about the availability of the Let It Be box. What is a rarity, however, is a set in pristine condition... on account of how the act of merely opening the package for the first time would very likely occasion actual bodily-harm on one or more of the aforementioned 'flimsy' card (not thick enough to warrant the label cardboard) components in the form of a rip, a tear, a dent or a crease; and, as Australian Record Collector insightfully observed, "...because the bloody thing [was] so badly designed and cumbersome to operate... many original owners lost patience with it, and, without a thought for future collectability, simply retained the LP and tossed the rest binwards!"*
Indeed, as David Lillicot recalls: "I was the record buyer for Nicholson's, the biggest record store in Australia at that time. When Let It Be was released we had so many problems with torn outer packaging. It was a nightmare trying to get un-damaged product from EMI (Australia)!".
All Australian-manufactured sleeves feature the red Apple icon on the back of the sleeve.
*Australian Record Collector (Issue #19, 1996)
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