BEATLES 1965 1st JAPAN PR EP ODEON RED VINYL
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Description
THE BEATLES
"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
+
Please Mister Postman
And I Love Her,
I Should Have Known Better
Stereo 33 1/3 rpm 7" E.P.
ULTRA RARE
January 5th 1965
1st Japanese Pressing on the Odeon Label
on deep red vinyl and with its original picture sleeve
OP 4036
S7EJ -107 & S7EJ-108
1st Pressing Matrix Numbers
The record label has the the tell-tale 1st pressing text i.e. "MFD. BY TOSHIBA MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. IN JAPAN" printed around the perimeter and not "licensed by Toshiba..." which later pressings had. The rear cover has the 1st pressing double flip-backs whereas later pressings did not. Also has the 1st pressing Yen 600 price printed on the rear sleeve - later pressings did not. 1st pressings did not come with OBIs, these only came with later pressings.
Picture Sleeve: Stunning Near Mint
Inner sleeve: Original polythene inner bag is Near Mint.
Vinyl: Not play tested but looks Excellent+. Only played a couple of times.
Label: Excellent
Postage & packaging: £3.50 (UK - recorded) £6.50 (EUROPE - signed for) £9.50 (REST OF THE WORLD excl Canada - signed for)
Canada will only be sent signed for and insured & will be £12.50
Please read the following before bidding:
Returns. If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, do please contact me to discuss as soon as possible. If the item has to be returned, in addition to refunding your payment I will also refund your initial postage costs when buying the item. However, I'm afraid I cannot reimburse you for the postage cost for returning the item.
Gradings.......
Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches.
Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and more significant scratches.
Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.
Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc
Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.
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