Beatles EP A Hard Day's Night 1964 NM UK GEP 8924 Rare 1969 3rd Press

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-Artist / Group: Beatles

-Mini bio: Formed in Liverpool, England, in the late 1950's. Known in early forms as The Quarrymen, Johnny & The Moondogs, The Rainbows, and The Silver Beatles. Named The Beatles in 1960. Originally consisted of John Lennon (born on Oct. 9, 1940), Paul McCartney (born on June 18, 1942)  George Harrison (guitars; born on Feb. 24, 1943), Stu Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums). Sutcliffe left in April 1961 (died of a brain hemorrhage on April 10, 1962); McCartney moved to bass. Best replaced by Ringo Starr (born on July 7, 1940) in August 1962. Group managed by Brian Epstein (died of a sleeping-pill overdose on Aug. 27, 1967) and produced by George Martin (born on Jan. 3, 1926). First U.S. tour in Feb. 1964. Won the 1964 Best New Artist Grammy Award. Group starred in the movies A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967) and Let It Be (1970); contributed soundtrack to the annimated movie Yellow Submarine (1968). Formed their own Apple Record label in 1968. McCartney publicly announced group's dissolution on April 10, 1970. Won the Grammy's Trustees Award in 1972. Lennon was shot to death on Dec. 8, 1980 (age 40). Harrison died of cancer on Nov. 29, 2001 (age 58). Group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. On Nov. 19, 1995, ABC-TV began airing the three-night documentary, The Beatles Anthology, which featured two new Beatles recordings; Free As A Bird (original demo recording by John Lennon in 1977, with new vocals and instrumentation added by the other Beatles and Real Love (original demo recorded by John Lennon in 1979, with new vocals and instrumentation added by the other Beatles).

-Title: A Hard Day's Night

-Side one: Any Time At All / I'll Cry Instead

-Side two: Things We Said Today / When I Get Home

-Label: UK Parlophone GEP 8924

-Year originally released: 1964

-This pressing released: 1969 3rd pressing

-Comments: Rare 3rd and second to last pressing of Beatles For Sale EP is on the black and yellow Parlophone label GEP 8924 from 1969. This copy features a solid centre and has no 'Sold in the UK' statement and has a capitalized 'EMI records Ltd.' rim on the periphery of the label. (P) 1964 statement instead of 'Recording First Published 1964' statement.

-A Hard Day's Night sold hundreds of thousands upon its release in 1964 and throughout 1964. However by 1969 everything; the music, the Beatles and even the EP format had moved on and sales of this EP had pretty much dried up by the 3rd pressing in 1969. So it's not surprising that sales were low and that this particular pressing hardly ever turns up.

-Billboard number: Non charted

-Billboard debut: 

-Pressed in: UK

-Visual grade: Near mint, beautiful copy, appears unplayed

-Labels: Near mint

-Picture sleeve: Near mint, there is an original PATHE R MARCONI sticker still attached to the back, easily removed if so desired.

-Picture sleeve printed in: Great Britain

-Liner notes: Tony Barrow

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.