*** BEATLES - HELP - MONO - UK ORIGINAL -NR MINT ***

	£		42
	$		55

THE BEATLES

"HELP"

1965 ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESSING MONO LP IN GARROD & LOFTHOUSE 3 FLIPBACK SLEEVE,  PMC 1255.

*****

Matrices: XEX 549-2, XEX 550-2

Mothers/Stampers: 7/10/RAM, 2/?/RPO

*****

CONDITION

Lables: Side 1, Side 2: Near Mint-/Excellent +

Both lables carry "Gramopone Co" rim text and "Sold in UK". Only a few spindle marks each side, indicating few plays. Backed up by quality of vinyl.

 Visual: Side 1/Side 2:  Excellent+/Excellent+

Clean glossy vinyl - carefully looked after

Audio: Side 1/Side 2: Near Mint-/Near Mint-

Possibly the ultimate "Pop" album. Again, apparently effortless for the Beatles to produce this wonderful semi-accoustic album. Who else could afford to leave "Yesterday" as an album track, and not put it out as a single. "You've got to Hide Your Love Away" is the one that brings a tear to my eye though...So simple, yet so hard to repeat. Typically Lennon.

Sleeve: Front/Back: Excellent+/Excellent+

Garrod & Lofthouse 3 Flipback sleeve with outline MONO on front. Small number "24" on rear sleeve - visible in pics.

Inner Sleeve: Near Mint-

Opaque Emitex lined sleeve.

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My records are strictly graded by the Record Collector 2006 system.

Please take the time to study my feedback-all records are guaranteed to meet Record Collector gradings, as all my previous buyers have agreed. 

I will never auction any item less than "Good". That leaves us with 4 categories; Mint, Excellent, Very Good and Good. Since there aren't many 40 year old records that are Mint, ie "sealed and unplayed" as per the Record Collector guide, I tend to use "Near Mint" to signify a pristine example, played maybe once or twice. However, if I use the term "Mint" to describe a certain facet of my item, then you can be assured - I mean MINT!!. I use +/- where I feel records fall between 2 categories. I do not use terms like "EX+++!!!!!!!!" as they are meaningless. I aim to grade accurately, without exaggeration. I also try to grade each aspect of the record separately to give as full a description as possible.

Please contact me before bidding if you require further details about condition - I am happy to provide further close-up images via e-mail as necessary.

All records are played on my top end system (Linn / Audio Technica / stylus changed every 2 months) and are handled with great care (latex gloves, actually!) - not because they are priceless items, just that I don't want to leave my own mark on them, as others may have done over the years.

I try to include as many pictures as is reasonable to give as much information as possible for the bidder. The pictures are taken at high resolution, and I aim to show anything that is relevant. Feel free to ask for further pictures showing specific details.

Furthermore, as one man's NM- is another man's EX+, all items offered with money back guarantee.

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United Kingdom.

45's and EP's: First Class £2, Recorded £2.80, Special Delivery/Fully Insured £5.

LP's: First Class £4, Recorded £4.80, Special Delivery/Fully Insured £7.

Europe.

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LP's: Airmail £6, Signed For £9, Special/Fully Insured £11

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45's and EP's: Airmail £3.50, Signed For £6.50, Special/Fully Insured £8

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