BEATLES WITH THE BEATLES SEALED ORIG MFSL AUDIOPHILE LP

$

665

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·       BEATLES – WITH THE BEATLES - ORIGINAL 1981 MOBILE FIDELITY (MFSL) HIGH-QUALITY 'ORIGINAL MASTERS' AUDIOPHILE, EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE VIRGIN VINYL LP MFSL-1-102

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·    *** STILL SEALED ORIGINAL LP (MFSL REISSUES DO NOT EXIST) ***

BY FAR THE RAREST MOBILE FIDELITY ALBUM IN EXISTENCE – STILL SEALED COPIES ARE ALL BUT UNKNOWN AND CHANGE HANDS FOR AS MUCH AS $1,000.00

·       BELIEVED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INSERTS (SUCH AS THE ONES SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION:

(1)          ORIGINAL "RICE PAPER" MFSL INNER SLEEVE

(2)          INNER, CUSTOM-MADE MFSL CARDBOARD COVER

(3)          MFSL CERTIFICATION SHEET/LIMITED WARRANTY

(4)          MFSL CATALOG INSERT / SHEET

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON ORIGINAL WHITE MFSL LABEL (NO OTHER PRESSINGS OR LABELS EXIST)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       STEREO VERSION OF THE ALBUM HAS NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE ON COMPACT DISC, OR IN ANY OTHER DIGITAL FORMAT. ALL STEREO VERSIONS OF THIS ALBUM, IN ANY FORMAT (VINYL RECORD, COMPACT DISC, CASSETTE, REEL-TO-REEL, OR 8-TRACK) HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE IN AT LEAST 18 YEARS. UNBELIEVABLE, ISN’T IT?!?.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

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According to the legend, this BEATLES’ MONSTER RARITY was created through a unique confluence of production mishap, corporate stubborness and legal contest of wills between Apple and Mobile Fidelity. The legend has it that, when Apple leased the original master tapes to Mobile Fidelity Audio Labs, MFSL initially created the metal stamper and used it for a short while for a very short-lived first (and only) press run of the album before the stamper was accidentally dropped and snapped in two, rendering it useless for further production. Alas, when MFSL asked Apple to re-lease the tapes so that the stamper could be recreated, Apple declined, leaving MFSL in a limbo and unable to continue production of one of its more promising titles. As a result, copies of “With the Beatles” on MFSL label are many, many, many times rarer than ANY OTHER BEATLES TITLE RELEASED ON THIS LABEL. Still sealed copies are for all practical purposes nonexistent. We are reasonably confident that less than 20 still sealed copies of this album exist worldwide, and most of them are jealously owned and guarded by the private collectors.

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The until-recently-defunct "Mobile Fidelity Labs" audiophile album vinyl pressings were not only analogue, audiophile masterpieces and connoisseur delights, they have become true pieces of audio history and lore. These majestic recordings received a meticulous and laborious treatment like no other recordings in the entire history of the recorded sound. They are characterized by the massively extended dynamic and frequency range, mastering from the very first generation of original master tapes, almost compulsive attention paid to the detail and integrity of the pressing, and the highest quality of the material (only the "virgin-", audiophile-grade vinyl was used, and most of the titles were pressed by RCA/Victor and/or Warner-Pioneer corporations of Japan, both known for their near-obsessive attention paid to the fine sonic detail and audio craftsmanship); a special proprietary technology was used to achieve analogue-like, warm, translucent, radiant, vivid and all-encompassing sound. To this day, many of these recordings remain unsurpassed, delivering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible, without any loss of musical information inherent in the standard practice of mastering from the inferior "production" copies. EVER SINCE THE MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LABS TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 1999 (ONLY TO REOPEN IN 2003), THESE RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN ESCALATING IN VALUE AND DEMAND.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its FINEST audio format, no longer in print, and no longer easily obtainable.

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If you are an American, be forewarned: this is a VERY different version of the album from the one you are used to hearing: European mixes of the Beatles albums are generally different, more delicate and balanced and placing much more emphasis on rhythm instruments and vocals than on solo instruments.

This is the SECOND Beatles U.K. album, and - like all European versions of Beatles albums - this one, too, is different from its American counterpart in the name, number of the tracks, mixing and overall packaging. Courtesy of EMI/Capitol Records who decided to reissue only MONO versions of first four EUROPEAN Beatles albums, we will probably never - ever - see this gorgeous UK package in STEREO again. This may be one of your final chances to grab a piece of history in a beautiful condition.

For additional historical information on this album, including track listing ►click here

THIS IS A RESERVE AUCTION!

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·       COVER

COVER IS STONE MINT, STILL SEALED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP (MFSL PLASTIC BAGGY) AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT; A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME

NO IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         No ring wear

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No yellowing from aging

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No glue traces or wax residue.

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

Generally, US POSTAGE is $5.80 FOR THE FIRST ITEM shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL (this includes a small $1.00 packaging surcharge).

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