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 1 MT 4 OP
MATRICES YEX 168-1 YEX 169-1 TAX CODE KT SIDE 1 CENTRE
LAMINATED FRONT GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE RECORD SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB BRIGHT WHITE CONDITION SOME SMALL CREASING AROUND THE EDGES BUT ALL THE TEXT AND IMAGES ARE LEGIBLE AND OUTLINE "STEREO" IS VISIBLE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE SLEEVE REAR FOLDOVERS ARE ALL COMPLETE AND UNBROKEN AND THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE REAR INNER PANEL IS SIMILARILY VERY CLEAN AND TEXT AND IMAGES ARE ALL LEGIBLE
WHITE EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT AGE FADING
THE VINYL DISC HAS A NICE GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING MARKS ON SIDE TWO ON THE LAST TRACK NOTHING FEELABLE AND THE AUDIO APPERS UNAFFECTED
BLACK AND YELLOW STEREO LABELS 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
ORIGINAL 1960's STEREO FIRST PRESS COPIES OF BEATLE ALBUMS ARE SLOWLY BECOMING HARDER TO FIND AS MOST DISAPEAR INTO RECORD COLLECTIONS
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