Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run (1973 LP Original US Apple / Capitol Mastering Pressing w/ Custom Lyric Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (SO-3415)

Catalog a multi-platinum 1973 rock masterpiece complete with its original custom inner sleeve for your archival inventory: Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings. Manufactured by Apple Records, Inc. (New York, NY) and mastered by Capitol (MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped in the runout deadwax) on custom black-and-white passport-photo Apple labels (SO-3415; matrix labels SO1-3415 / SO2-3415; SIDE 1 / SIDE 2), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Paul McCartney, engineered by Geoff Emerick, and recorded across EMI Studios (Lagos, Nigeria and London) and AIR Studios (London). Featuring Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, and Denny Laine (with sax solos by Howie Casey and orchestrations by Tony Visconti), the North American 10-track sequence spans Side 1 ("Band on the Run", "Jet", "Bluebird", "Mrs. Vandebilt", "Let Me Roll It") and Side 2 ("Mamunia", "No Words", "Helen Wheels", "Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)", "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five"). Housed in its original outer sleeve (SO-3415) featuring Clive Arrowsmith's iconic spotlight cover photograph and Storm Thorgerson / Hipgnosis passport collage design on the back, the set includes both the original custom monochrome Lagos photo/lyric inner sleeve (SO-3415) and an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition and visible MASTERED BY CAPITOL deadwax stamping, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side 1 (SO1-3415) and Side 2 (SO2-3415) custom passport-portrait Apple labels (SO-3415) remain bright, clean, and sharp with crisp white typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original outer sleeve exhibits vivid spotlight front cover photography and crisp passport-stamp collage artwork on the back, showing light edge/corner rubbing, mild ring wear along the dark front panel, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original custom monochrome Lagos group photo and lyric inner sleeve (SO-3415, clean and crisp with no splits) and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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