BEATLES-"HELP "...RARE 1ST UK MONO PRESSING EX/VG+ VINYL LP 1965
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SUPERB! RARE GENUINE 1ST UK MONO PRESSING VINYL LP ON PARLOPHONE RECORDS (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY OTHER PRESSINGS) PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 58 (!) YEARS AGO IN 1965 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH YELLOW LOGOS AND SILVER TEXT AND WITH '(P) 1965' AND 'SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS' TEXT AND 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD....ETC' AND 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' PERIMETER TEXT / 'KT' TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON SIDE 2 LABEL EITHER SIDE OF CENTRE HOLE / FRONT LAMINATED TRI-FLIPBACK SLEEVE WITH '6509 PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENTS PENDING PMC 1255 PCS 3071' PRINTING CREDIT / PINCHED ENDS SPINE / EMITEX LINED INNER / 1ST UK PRESS MONO MATRIXES / ORIGINAL MONO CAT NUMBER. ONLY GENUINE VERY EARLY UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THERE CHARACTERISTICS....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT UNFEELABLE SURFACE HAIRLINES-SCUFFS AND SLEEVE SCUFFS GENERALLY BUT WITH OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT FEELABLE SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS-VERY VERY HARD FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE HEAVY VINYL (170g APPROX) LAYS FLAT AND WARP FREE. THE LABELS ARE IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME SPINDLE LINES. THE SLEEVE (HANDWRITTEN INITIALS ON REAR) AND EMITEX INNER (SLIGHTLY YELLOWED WITH AGE) IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME USEAGE CREASES BUT WITH NO EDGE SPLITS. THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. NOTHING MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 58 YEARS! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PMC 1255 (SLEEVE AND LABELS) WITH UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 549-2 0 A P A AND XEX 550-2 C A W T.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER BEATLES VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.25. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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