Item Description
On offer here is a VERY rare Box Set especially in this condition by Paul McCartney Wings called Back To The Egg and is an ORIGINAL UK 1979 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Parlophone label THIS BOX SET IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE THIS BOX SET WAS NEVER EVER MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE - AND WAS ONLY AVAILABLE AS AN IN-HOUSE PROMOTIONAL COPY ONLY AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLEAR UP SOME MYTHS AND EVEN FANTASIES ABOUT THIS BOX SET, INVENTED BY PEOPLE TO SELL IT FOR A HIGHER PRICE.
IT ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO CHECK YOU HAVE THE CORRECT VINYL FOR THE BOX TOO - AS SOME HAVE BEEN SWAPPED THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS BOX SET:- 1 Contents vary wildly.
This is a stone cold fact.
Just looking at previous Box Sets over the years - you ll see that it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to find a set the same.
Essentially these boxes were filled with whatever promotional items were at hand The only common items seem to be the Back To The Egg Booklet, and Photos.
Anything else is a lottery.
Some have Fun Club magazines, some dont.
Some have 1 set of cards, some have 2 or more sets of cards And almost NO SET has the same Photos They vary wildly And for some obscure reason people think the photos were taken by Linda McCartney? They werent.
One or two were, but the most were by different professional photographers unrelated to the band 2 This Box Set was NEVER available for sale.
It was strictly for use in-house only - for promotion to the press, sales reps, and internal managers ONLY.
This one came from one of those internal managers working for EMI - and I even have his reference to prove it 3 Virtually NO box sets had the T Shirt.
This isn t a lie.
If you HAVE the T Shirt it is super rare, make no mistake about it But most Box Sets NEVER had it to start with This Box Set came from an internal manager at EMI - and he had THREE Wings T Shirts one of which I have listed now , and he was absolutely POSITIVE this Box Set did NOT have the T-Shirt.
So whilst this Box Set is rarer WITH the T Shirt - the box set is definitely NOT incomplete without it, as most Box Sets never had it in the first place 4 This Box Set was NEVER available from Wings Fun Club .
Many Box Sets have a Fun Club magazine inside them leading people to believe this is where they came from.
Yet this is untrue.
If you look through the first 20 issues of the Fun Club magazine, you can find 2 or 3 issues with a Wings Back To The Egg Order form.
However this relates to certain contents ONLY - and NOT the box set.
Sometimes you see copies advertised as having a Press Pack in a folder contents.
THESE came from the Fun Club - but the Box Sets never did 5 Only around 500 Box Sets were ever made - making it VERY rare indeed.
Some people like to inflate rarity by saying 100 copies or 200 copies.
But information gained from the internal manager this Box Set came from - he told me categorically that 500 copies were made, no more and no less.
6 Apparently fakes exist of the Box? Well if that is true I have never seen one This one is definitely ORIGINAL and 100 GENIUNE - with FULL HISTORY and PERFECT printing to the top picture 7 And lastly and MOST IMPORTANTLY all Box Set LPs must have 1st Press 2/1 matrixes Often later records are swapped and put in the box set, if they are in poor condition.
But ALL Box Sets originally had the 1st Press ONLY 2/1 matrix record AND JUST LOOKING AT THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOX SET TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LOTTERY OF CONTENTS PUT INTO THESE BOX SETS THIS BOX SET HAS:- 1 BACK TO THE EGG BADGE Found in most box sets - and in VERY nice order 2 9 PRESS PHOTOS Some of these are VERY rare and VERY different to most Box Sets Fractional curling 1 one corner of each, and fractional red staining to the same corner.
This is VERY minor and looks to be from production / manufacture 3 A BACK TO THE EGG ORDER FORM Most Box Sets do not have this Nice order and factory folded 4 A BACK TO THE EGG POSTCARD Found In Most Box Sets - Super condition 5 WINGS BACK TO THE EGG SINGLE PAGE BLACK BOOKLET Found in every box set - nice example, light ruffling only 6 WINGS CLUB SANDWICH ISSUE 15 These are found in around 80 of Box Sets and are either issue 14 or 15 - nice example, factory folded 7 WINGS BACK TO THE EGG STICKER Found in most Box Sets - this one is slightly stained 8 2 PERFECT SETS OF CARDS THESE WERE ISSUED IN A SET OF 5.
In this Box Set s Case there were for some reason TWO Sets of 5, and they are UNTOUCHED and still kept together with their ORIGINAL Elastic Band.
Most likely there are 2 sets as there is no keyring to hand.
Some 2 of these were thrown in instead .
9 And lastly the 1st Press Records with 2/1 matrix endings swapped records have 2/2 matrixes instead A TRULY STUNNING BOX SET - AND WITH ONLY 500 BOXES EVER MADE, IT IS NOW ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS BOX SET IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL ALL CORNERS OF THE BOX ARE 100 SOLID AND 100 STRONG, AND FOR ONCE THE TOP COVER PICTURE IS VIRTUALLY UNRUBBED JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1979 UK PROMOTIONAL ONLY 1ST PRESSING ON THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS PARLOPHONE LABEL, 1ST PRESS 2/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS BOX CONTENTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE , AND 1ST PRESS OUTER BOX THIS BOX SET IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY This is the ORIGINAL 1979 Parlophone UK 1st Pressing and is in BRILLIANT condition The Cat.
No is PCTC 257 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Parlophone labels see picture and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing there were NO Monos The record labels are in SUPERB condition see pictures with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL The vinyl is in absolutely SUPERB condition Most of these Box Set LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable.
This one is NOT and the record has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 absolutely MEGA light hairline traces, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO distortion and NO groovewear either The record must grade Excellent Minus if not FULL Excellent SUPERB RECORD Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to Brillant The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition - and completely UNSPLIT AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING INNER SLEEVE The ORIGINAL 1st Press Garrod Lofthouse Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, NO sticker tears, NO splits, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , NO rips, NO tears, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO sticker marks, only a VERY few VERY light creases cover is VERY flat looking indeed , NO stickers, only some very VERY minor evidence of tipping in to the corners, NO annotations, and NO writing The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL Even the back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO sticker marks, and NO writing The cover must grade Very Good if not better BRILLIANT COVER The ORIGINAL Promotional 1st Press Outer Box is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition And for once the top Box Picture looks absolutely STUNNING with barely ANY rubbing AT ALL virtually NONE And this really is the MAJOR RARITY on this Box Set - as most boxes have this picture horribly rubbed and looking terrible BUT NOT THIS ONE - IT LOOKS STUNNING The Box also still retains a PERFECT box shape and ALL the corners have NO splits AT ALL There is 1 almost INVISIBLE re-stick to the SURFACE of 1 corner ONLY - but you can clearly see that this is SURFACE ONLY and did not go through and split the corner at ANY time ALL CORNERS ARE 100 STRONG AND 100 SOLID IN EVERY RESPECT There is NO sticker tears, NO sticker marks, NO splits, barely ANY edge wear AT ALL virtually NONE - and the black colour is PERFECT , NO crushing, NO squashing, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , some evidence of tipping in to a couple of the corners, a PERFECTLY WORKING hinge and still PERFECTLY stuck on the inside most are lifting here , NO yellowing, and NO writing Importantly the front picture on the top of the box is in AWESOME condition with NO yellowing, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO grubbyness, NO sticker marks, and NO writing The under side of the Box is equally BRILLIANT - with only 2 or 3 indentations There is also some residue / touching in along the outer hinge line on the bottom edge of the box - but as can be seen from the INSIDE of the box the working hinge itself is PERFECT and UNDAMAGED.
Even the inside of the box is in SUPERB condition - with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO staining, NO rubbing and NO other damage The Outer Box MUST grade Very Good if not better BRILLIANT BOX THIS BOX SET IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE Box Set THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1979 UK PROMOTIONAL ONLY 1ST PRESSING OF BACK TO THE EGG BY PAUL McCARTNEY WINGS, IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.
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Thanks again - Graham XXXRecords.
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MY POSTAGE UNDERCHARGE GUARANTEE TO ALL BUYERS I always undercharge on postage :- Due to UK Royal Mail s obscene price increases this year - I have had no choice but to increase postage charges a little.
Until this year - I had kept them exactly the same since I joined ebay back in 2002.
However this years price increases have been so obscene, that I have had no choice but to increase my postage charges for the first time ever.
However PLEASE NOTE - my absolute 100 guarantee to you as a buyer - is that I will ALWAYS undercharge postage on everything I send out.
Even after the increases, I am still charging you the buyer LESS than I am being charged myself.
On each package I send out - the price is clearly stated on the front of the package please check it when you recieve it .
I also do NOT charge for packaging costs - ONLY for postal costs And should you find that I have overcharged you postage in ANY way - I will refund DOUBLE the difference.
THAT IS MY 100 POSTAL GUARANTEE FOR EACH AND EVERY BUYER No buyer EVER deserves to be overcharged on postage - and on my listings, I ll make sure they are ALWAYS undercharged.
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