BEATLES UK –  ‘WITH THE BEATLES’ & ‘A HARD DAYS NIGHT’ first press Mono LP.

WITH THE BEATLES - PCS 3045 – one EMI box, Black and Silver Parlophone labels.

A UK album in 100% original condition.

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: is excellent condition, the front is laminated.  Unusually the front of the sleeve does NOT have a ‘Stereo’ logo !.  The spine has a ‘pinched’  top and bottom spine, this was a factory period feature, the spine is in excellent condition and all the text is clear to read.  The rear of the sleeve has the tri flipback design.  The rear of the sleeve has remained a very clean fresh white in colour. There are NO splits, tears, pen writing, stains, stickers or sticker residue.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in excellent condition and is the original EMI red and white advertising sleeve.  Theres NO pen writing, tears,  splits, stains, stickers or sticker residue.

THE VINYL:  is in very good+ condition,  it is very clean, dark and glossy.  The vinyl is made from think, heavy vinyl.

THE AUDIO:  is excellent, the vinyl lays flat on the turntable and plays well without any sticking or jumps from the needle.

THE LABELS:  are in excellent condition, around the  labels rim the text begins ‘The Gramophone’ etc.  The labels are free from pen writing, stickers and sticker residue.

A HARD DAYS NIGHT - PMC 1230 – original  first press Black and Yellow Parlophone labels.

A UK album in 100% original condition.

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE:  is in very good condition, the front is laminated.  The spine is in very good condition and all the text is clear to read.  The rear of the sleeve has the tri flipback design. The rear of the sleeve has  some  age related discolouring. There are NO splits, tears, pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in excellent condition and is the original ‘Use Emitex’ sleeve.  The sleeve has NO pen writing, tears,  splits, stains, stickers or sticker residue.

THE VINYL:  side one is in good++ condition, this side has a number of  light ‘scuff’  marks,  side two is in excellent condition, it is  dark and glossy.  The vinyl is made from thick, heavy vinyl.

THE AUDIO:  side one, the audio is good, it plays  well but with some crackle and some light ‘ticks’  are to  be heard,  side two plays very good.  The vinyl lays flat on the turntable and plays well without any sticking or jumps from the needle.

THE LABELS:  side one is in excellent condition, side two is in very good++ condition.  Unusually there are the letters  ‘ M T ’ embossed around the spindle hole on side one.  The labels are free from pen writing, stickers and sticker residue.

TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE OFFICIAL GRADING SYSTEM FROM THE RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

ALL PHOTOS AND RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.

PICK UP OF ITEMS CAN BE ARRANGED BUT THE BUYER MUST PAY CASH ON COLLECTION.

POST AND PACKING IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

ALL RECORDS WILL BE SENT 1st CLASS POST.

PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS.

ALL RECORDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR  ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE,  THE RECORD WILL THEN BE PUT INTO A SECOND INNER SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION WHILE IN TRANSIT.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

IN THE UK – RECORDS  THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF £41 WILL  BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC, THEREFORE THE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.

SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS.

I WILL BE HAPPY  TO SEND RECORDS ANYWHERE OVERSEAS.

ALL  RECORDS THAT ARE POSTED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC, THEREFORE THE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.

IN NON EU COUNTRY’S AN ‘IMPORT TAX’ AND A COURIERS ‘CLEARANCE FEE’ MAY NEED TO BE PAID, THIS IS DOWN TO THE BUYER TO PAY THESE FEES.

THEREFORE PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.

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