Beatles Hard Days Night UK 1964 1st Press *STEREO* LP
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224
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260
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Description
THE BEATLES
'A HARD DAYS NIGHT'
*EXCELLENT* 1964 UK 1st *STEREO* PRESSING LP
On the black & yellow Parlophone label: PCS 3058
Both labels feature the pale yellow Parlophone logo & 'chubby' style font only found on initial 1st pressings.
With 'Sold in UK..' text & 'Parlophone Co..' rims on both labels
The 'KT' tax/price code is visible on the side 1 label.
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed 'mid-sized' stereo logo cover.
Complete with an original 'Use Emitex..' rice-paper lined inner-sleeve.
Matrix nos: YEX 126-1 & YEX 127-1
Stampers: 2/AO & 1/GR
Disc weight: 151g
Condition
Labels: EXCELLENT
Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces are extremely clean & bright with their full deep-gloss finishes fully intact. Apart from a single light fingernail line on side 2, both sides are unmarked in strong daylight. Close inspection directly beneath my halogen desk lamp reveals nothing more than a few barely visible inner-sleeve removal lines, but no scratches in indeed any other marks or wear at all. Both sides lie 100% flat on the turntable with no signs of dishing or warping.
Play: EXCELLENT -
This copy has received just some infrequent, careful play on good quality stereo equipment and plays throughout without any major audible faults or wear. The great stereo mix sparkles throughout and my careful playcheck at volume revealed only a touch of minor background on 'If I Fell' and 'And I Love Her' but no further significant audible wear. Elsewhere, there are no clicks, jumps, repeats or any other significant faults anywhere.
Cover
EXCELLENT
Hard to find in this condition, this early example is clean & strong with just extremely light handling & storagewear but certainly no significant or major faults. The front panel is bright & glossy with with just two tiny 'thumbnail' wrinkles and all corners are unbumped and still square with just a tiny rub to the lower right. Both opening edges are clean, straight and undamaged with no tears or feathering. It is hard to fault the rear panel which is very clean and white with no discolouration, handling marks, writing or missing paper. All flipbacks and both seams are intact and undamaged and the fully worded spine is uncrushed, straight and fully laminated.
Inner-sleeve
EXCELLENT
Clean & crisp with no writing or splits.
- Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- I carefully play every record I sell on a $5,000 Rega P9 turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
- Unless stated, all records lie 100% flat & play without distortion, jumps or sticks. All sleeves/covers have no writing, splits or tears.
- All the photos in this listing have been taken by myself and are of the actual items for sale.
- All records are professionally & securely in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover. All text & images © Bright Field Music 2008
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