BEATLES "HELP"1965 UK STEREO1st PRESS BLACK &YELLOW LABELS GRAMOPHONE RIMS SIUK
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THE BEATLES
"HELP"
1965 PARLOPHONE PCS 3071 RARE FIRST UK STEREO PRESSING WITH "GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT AND "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT
STAMPER NUMBERS 4 OT 1 MT
MATRICES YEX 168-1 YEX 169-1 TAX CODE KT SIDE 1 CENTRE
LAMINATED FRONT GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE RECORD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION SOME SMALL CREASES AROUND THE EDGES BUT ALL THE TEXT AND IMAGES ARE LEGIBLE AND OUTLINE "STEREO" INDICATOR IS TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE SLEEVE REAR FOLDOVERS ARE ALL COMPLETE AND UNBROKEN AND THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE REAR INNER PANEL TEXT AND IMAGES ARE ALL LEGIBLE
WHITE EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION
THE VINYL DISC STILL RETAINS A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING MARKS NOTHING REALLY VISIBLE AND NOTHING FEELABLE ON EITHER SIDE
BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS WITH STEREO INDICATOR ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY DISTRESS AND THERE APPEAR TO BE JUST LIMITED SPINDLE MARKS AND THEY ARE CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE
RECORDS ARE PLAY TESTED ON A 1960's HI-FI SYSTEM
. THE AUDIO WAS EXCELLENT TO LISTEN TO THERE IS THE ODD POP OCCASIONALLY AS CAN BE EXPECTED ON A 54 YEARS OLD LP BUT IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO
HARD DAY'S NIGHT IS REPUTEDLY THE HARDEST BEATLES ALBUM TO FIND AS A STEREO FIRST PRESSING
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