BEATLES "REVOLVER" 1966 UK MONO 2ND PRESSING...STUNNING
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BEATLES "REVOLVER"
ORIGINAL UK 2ND MONO PRESSING.
RELEASED 5TH AUGUST 1966 "REVOLVER" WAS THE BEATLES SIXTH UK ALBUM RELEASE. IT WENT STRAIGHT TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K WITH ADVANCED SALES OF 300,000.
THE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE TITLED "ABRACADABRA" UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS NAME HAD ALREADY BEEN USED.
ORIGINALLY IT WAS DECIDED THAT REMIX 11 OF TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS WAS TO BE USED ON THE ALBUM. PRESSINGS OF THE ALBUM HAD JUST STARTED WITH THE MATRIX 606-1 WHEN GEORGE MARTIN DECIDED HE PREFERED REMIX 8 AND WANTED IT CHANGED, PRESSINGS WHERE STOPPED AND THE TRACK WAS CHANGED HOWEVER NOT IN TIME TO STOP THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING HITTING THE SHOPS. THIS COPY IS THE CORRECTED PRESSING.
PMC 7009
XEX 605/6-2-3
KT TAX CODE
THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN NEAR MINTCONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST TWO OR THREE VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER LABEL AND THESE ARE ONLY VISIBLE WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT.. LABELS CARRY "THE GRAMMOPHONE" CO RIM "AND SOLD IN UK" TEXT. SIDE TWO HAS EMBOSSED KT TAX CODE. LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN AND ALL WORDING IS VIVID.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS STUNNING, WITH JUST VERY LIGHT WISPY SURFACE MARKS.... ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED MOST OF THESE MARKS WILL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VINYL BEING REMOVED FROM ITS SLEEVE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS HASNT BEEN OVERPLAYED. THE VINYL LIES FLAT AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF WARPING.
AUDIO IS FLAWLESS WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT AT ANY POINT!!!
THE ORIGINAL WHITE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" INNER IS EXCELLENT. IT IS STILL WHITE AND STILL QUITE CRISP.
THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN AMAZING CONDITION .DESIGNED BY KLAUS VOORMAN, THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING.IT HAS THE ODD LIGHT CREASE AND SOME MINOR EDGE WEAR BUT REALLY NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. THE SLEEVE IS CLEAN AND ALL SEAMS LIE PREFECTLY FLAT WITH NO LIFTING E.T.C.THE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY RIDGID AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL STRAIGHT AND TRUE. THE FRONT LAMINATE STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL GLOSS AND BRIGHTNESS. THE SLEEVE CARRIES THE SMALL "MONO" LOGO..... THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION GIVEN ITS AGE AND IS A SUPERIOR EXAMPLE!!
THIS REALLY IS A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC MONO BEATLES ALBUM.. COPIES OF THIS QUALITY DO NOT SURFACE THAT OFTEN... I DOUBT THIS ONE WILL NEED UPGRADING
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING....
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT BEATLES-64 MUST NOW ASK ANY FIRST TIME BIDDERS WITH US WHO ARE PLANNING TO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY COULD KINDLY PAY FOR EACH ITEM AS THEY WIN IT, WE WILL OF COURSE HOLD ALL ITEMS UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING AND THEN COMBINE THE SHIPPING COSTS FOR ALL... WHILST WE APPRECIATE THAT MOST BIDDERS ARE HONEST AND GENUINE WE HAVE FOUND TO OUR COST THAT SOME ARENT AND WE HAVE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A NEW BIDDER TO US WHO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (RUNNING UP A VERY LARGE INVOICE) AND HAS NOW NOT PAID. UNFORTUNATELY AS IS USUALLY THE CASE THE MINORITY HAVE SPOLIT IT FOR THE MAJORITY......WE APPRECIATE YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS....thank you
SHOULD YOU HAVE A RECORD LIKE THIS TO SELL THEN PLEASE DONT
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