Posted 6 days ago
Mcprescott
(1 item)
Hello!
This is an LP my late Father in Law acquired in the 90s. It is signed by all 4 Beatles members, but no idea when. My husband has no idea if it is authentic, since his father never checked either. They just took the man’s word for it. My father in law owned a record store in Oklahoma and got this from a seller for $125. If the pictures are ok, could someone try to check the authenticity? Or would we do better by having an actual appraiser?
Thanks everyone!
Hi, Mcprescott. :-)
Cool item.
It looks like some flavor of a Scranton pressing, e.g.:
https://www.discogs.com/master/46151-The-Beatles-Something-New
It might be best to get a professional appraisal, because it's difficult to evaluate something online, even when the pictures are excellent, and these are not excellent. :-(
I empathize, because my own photography is typically less than ideal.
Just for starters, this album cover appears to be framed under glass, and that makes it difficult to photograph. I see the reflection of an overhead light.
That doesn't even get to the main issue, which would be assessing the authenticity of the signatures.
Very poor pics, and the rules used to say to straighten them out before you bother to post them. Maybe post when you have your pics improved !~
Hi again, Mcprescott. :-)
Here are the CW S&T tips for photo and scanning, and I'm excerpting the section on rotating photos:
*snip*
Rotate your photos. After the shoot, be sure to rotate your photos if needed so they appear right-side up. Images shot with a smartphone or tablet sometimes do not appear properly rotated on our site, so you may want to download photos to your desktop computer first and then rotate them using your computer’s photo-editing software before uploading.
*snip*
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/answer-desk/photo-and-scanning-tips
Unfortunately, what isn't addressed is that frequently, a photo will be oriented just dandy on somebody's source machine; however, when they upload it to CW S&T, it will be oriented sideways or upside down. This is a long-standing CW S&T software glitch.
The workaround is to edit the photo on your machine, and trim a small slice off of one side. It doesn't matter which side. Just trim it slightly, then delete the problem photo from the post, and replace it with the edited copy. That usually does the trick.
I can't advise you on how to photograph something framed behind glass so that there's no reflection. :-(
Perhaps PhilDMorris could advise you, as he is an accomplished photographer.