Beatles For Sale UK Parlophone LP Mono - Gorgeous 1964 1st Day Pressing M-

$

1,500

I am a 40 year collector of LPs and 45s from the 50s and 60s. I have been collecting The Beatles UK LPs for 25 years. The Beatles LPs I have listed on eBay are from my personal collection.

I have also been an audiophile for 40 years (analog only). The unsealed LPs listed have been play-graded on high quality equipment (turntable, tone-arm, cartridge, pre-amp, amp, speakers, and subwoofers). My system picks up the slightest surface noise on vinyl; i.e., ticks, pops, hiss, and sibilants due to groove wear. The standard I have used in adding a record to my collection has been how well it played (no surface noise present) in addition to how it looked. Over my years of collecting I have continuously upgraded my personal collection of Beatles LPs to where almost all of them play as new. To me, this means quiet surfaces; i.e., no ticks, pops, crackle, or hiss in the music or the dead wax.

The outer sleeves/covers of these LPs have been stored in polyethylene sleeve protectors since I acquired them. I also removed the LPs from the original Emitex inner sleeves and stored the LP in a custom rice paper sleeve while keeping the original Emitex inner sleeve in the LP jacket.

I have used strict grading standards of the UK publication Record Collector. I will use a mint grade only if I know a record has never been played. Unless a record is sealed, M- is my highest grade. I have described the flaws, if any, on the labels, vinyl, and sleeves. All the LPs I have listed will play as good as, or better than, they look. If you wish to see larger pictures than those shown on Ebay, I can send you much larger photos attached to an e-mail. I hope you find something you can add to your collection and enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed listening to vinyl records for the last 57 years.

This is a mono, first-day pressing of Beatles For Sale. It has The Parlophone Co Ltd in the rim print and the “Sold in U.K…. “ statement across the labels. It was released on December 4, 1964. It is catalog # PMC 1240. The demand for this LP was massive. Advance orders were 600,000 and the LP was a million-seller within a couple weeks of its release.

This is a gorgeous, near-perfect copy of this LP and is one of the first 300 copies pressed.

Matrix #s:

Side 1: XEX 503-4N 

Side 2: XEX 504-4N

Mothers:

Side 1: 1

Side 2: 1

Stamper letters:

Side 1: G 

Side 2: G

Labels: M-

There are no marks on Side 1 and one light spindle track on Side 2. The spindle hole shows no signs of wear. There are no other marks on the labels and they show no signs of handling.

Vinyl: M-

The vinyl shows the sheen and high gloss of a new LP. It is completely free of dust or dirt that would dull its natural sheen and affect its sonic qualities. There are two extremely light marks on the vinyl surface on track 2, Side 2. Other than these, the vinyl is flawless. It plays as new. There are no ticks, pops, or surface noise. You will hear nothing but the music in the songs and silence in the dead wax on the run-ins, run-outs, and between songs. As with all first-day pressings, the sound is simply stunning. It’s like being in Studio Two at #3 Abbey Road with the Beatles. The sound has a clarity and presence that can only be produced when the plates are sharp and new. I would venture to say there are few, if any, left from the first stampers that are in this condition.

Sleeve: M-

This is easily the finest copy I have ever seen of this very flimsy and fragile gatefold sleeve. It has a small crease on the tip of the upper left corner and very slight wear on the tip of the lower right corner of the top gatefold only. There are also two short and light creases on the front near the spine. No creases anywhere else on the very fragile front gatefold cover. The inside of the gatefold sleeve is flawless. The reverse of the sleeve shows just a hint of wear at the very bottom of the sleeve that can only be seen on close inspection. This sleeve is in amazing condition given its flimsy and fragile construction and the requirement to remove the LP from the sleeve by opening it completely and sliding the LP out of the bottom gatefold from the left side. These sleeves are usually quite mangled. Not this one. It’s a gem.

The Emitex inner sleeve is intact with no splits.

Payment, Shipping, and Returns:

Please do not remit payment until you receive an invoice. The buyer is responsible for all shipping costs. All boxes and other shipping materials are new. Each LP is carefully packaged in custom made LP mailing boxes with the disc removed from the sleeve cover. Where double-boxing is deemed appropriate, the LP mailing box is placed inside a larger box filled with Styrofoam material. Shipping costs include only the actual costs of shipping and the required shipping materials. Shipping services within the US are USPS Priority Mail. For a single LP in a regular custom mailer, this cost is $13.00. Double-boxing is often appropriate and necessary to ensure the LP is not damaged in transit. This cost within the US is $18.00. Shipping costs include a signed for receipt.

Shipping costs vary widely outside the US. International shipping services are either USPS International or Federal Express International. For all locations outside the US please contact me for an exact shipping cost. The buyer is responsible for any customs or import duties. Shipping costs include a signed-for receipt.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Notification of intent to return an LP must be made within 48 hours of receiving the LP and must be returned to me within 7 days of receipt. Shipping costs are not refundable and the buyer pays return shipping. A returned LP must be packaged in the same manner in which it was received and I must receive it in the same condition as it was received by the buyer.

Other Listings:

I have many other Beatles mono and stereo UK LPs listed on Ebay, including first-day pressings, Factory Samples, and export LPs.