BEATLES 'HELP' V . RARE LATE 60S SOLID CENTRE 7" VINYL
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SUPER RARE UK THIRD PRESSING OF 'HELP" WITH SOLID CENTRE, PARLOPHONE RIMS AND SOLD IN UK ALL IN UPPER CASE.
ORIGINALLY WHEN 'HELP' FIRST CAME OUT ON 23RD JULY 1965 IT HAD A PUSH OUT CENTRE WITH 4 SPOKES WITH PARLOPHONE RIMS, THEN CAME ALONG A SECOND 1965 PRESSING WHICH AGAIN HAD A PUSH OUT CENTRE AND THE TEXT IN UPPER CASE, BUT IT HAD 'GRAMOPHONE' RIMS, ALSO THERE WAS ANOTHER SECOND PRESSING WHICH WAS A CONTRACT PRESSING FROM DECCA THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS WAS THE EXTRA RIM ON THE PUSH OUT CENTRE, OTHERWISE IT ALSO HAD THE 'GRAMPHONE' RIMS AND UPPER CASE TEXT.
THIS BRINGS US TO THE THIRD PRESSING WHICH IS THE VERY RARE SOLID CENTRE '7 VINYL WHICH WE HAVE HERE.
THE A SIDE HAS THE UPPER CASE TEXT WHICH FEATURES 'PARLOPHONE RIMS' AND THE 'SOLD IN UK' TEXT, THE LABEL IS IN GREAT CONDITION, THE NUMBER 45 IS SLIGHTLY OFF BUT THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING FAULT WHEN THE LABEL WAS ORIGINALLY PUT ON WE CANNOT SEE ANY SPINDEL MARKS ON THIS SIDE AT ALL BUT THERE ARE SOME SURFACE MARKS INSIDE THE SOLD IN THE UK SECTION BUT THESE AGAIN LOOK LIKE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING MARKS, THE VINYL DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT SUPERFICIAL SURFACE MARKS PROBABLY FROM BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE, BUT THERE ARE NO DEEP MARKS, THE SOUND ON THIS SIDE HAS SOME BACKGROUND NOISE AT THE RUN IN AND ALSO ON THE RUN OFF, OTHERWISE NO JUMPS OR POPS, JUST VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND, THE STAMPER FOR THIS SIDE LOOKS LIKE RNT, AND ALSO ON THIS SIDE 7XCE 18280 - 2 WHICH INDICATES THE 2ND MOTHER.
THE B SIDE WHICH IS 'I'M DOWN' AGAIN HAS THE UPPER CASE TEXT WITH THE 'PARLOPHONE' RIMS PLUS THE 'SOLD IN UK', THE LABEL HAS ONE SPINDEL MARK PLUS 5 OTHER SURFACE SCUFF MARKS - PLEASE SEE PICTURE - AS FOR THE A SIDE THERE ARE AGAIN SUPERFICIAL MARKS PLUS A VERY SMALL MANUFACTURING MARK WHICH DOES NOT MAKE THE RECORD JUMP THIS IS AT APPROX 10 O'CLOCK ON THE VINYL ALSO AGAIN NO DEEP MARKS, THE SOUND AS THE A SIDE DOES HAVE SOME BACKGROUND NOISE AT THE RUN IN AND RUN OUT, AGAIN NO CLICKS OR POPS JUST LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE, THIS SIDE HAS DRG OR IS IT GRD STAMPER AT APPROX 2 O-CLOCK AND ALSO 7XCE 18281-2 WHICH AGAIN IS THE SECOND MOTHER.
THE RECORD COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE SLEEVE WHICH HAS A PICTURE OF THE BEATLES ALBUM SGT PEPPER ON THE BACK PLUS OTHER CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS, IT HAS SOME CREASING SOME NICS TO THE TOP, RECORD INPRESSION AND A NIC TO THE BOTTOM BACK BUT IT IS THE SLEEVE WHICH THIS RARE LATER PRESSING CAME WITH.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DO CONTACT US WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP IN ANYWAY WE CAN.
WE WOULD ADVISE INSURANCE FOR THIS ITEM BUT IT IS UP TO YOU, PLEASE NOTE IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO HAVE INSURANCE WE THE SELLERS CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE RECORD, THIS APPLIES TO ALL BUYER !!!! - ANY OVER SEA'S CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE ANY CHARGES MADE IN YOUR COUNTRY ARE PAYABLE BY THE BUYER.
THERE IS NO RESERVE - GOOD LUCK !!!!!!
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