Beatles Hard Days Night UK 1969 Y&B *MONO* Pressing LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'A HARD DAY'S NIGHT'
1969 UK FINAL Y&B LABEL *MONO* LP
Pressed in mid-late 1969, this superb, hard to find issue bears the final incarnation of the yellow & black Parlophone label: PMC 1230
Both labels omit the 'Sold in UK..' text but have 'Gramophone Co. Ltd..' rims.
There is no tax/price code is present in the centre of either label.
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono cover.
Complete with its original red & white EMI advertising inner-sleeve.
Matrix numbers: XEX 481-3N & XEX 482-3N
Stamper codes: 8/MDL & 8/AHT
Disc weight: 144g
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: NEAR MINT
A very bright & unworn pair showing just two or three clumsy spindle trails to each centre hole.
Visual: EXCELLENT +
Both surfaces of this extremely well-looked after copy are perfectly bright & glossy and apart from two 3mm light surface marks on side 2, this disc is unmarked in strong daylight. Close examination directly beneath halogen light shows up just a sparkling rainbow shine and a few barely visible wispy paper hairlines from the few times this pristine copy has been played.
Play: EXCELLENT
The sound throughout this barely played copy is clean & warm with no significant signs of wear, let alone major faults. My careful playcheck at volume picked up just a touch of wear on 'I'll Be Back' but apart from that, & little normal/light background between tracks, there is little to fault here.
Cover
EXCELLENT -
An overall clean & strong example with no significant signs of wear. The front panel is clean & retains a perfect high-gloss laminate with no creasing or 'thumbnails' anywhere. All corners are unbumped and both opening edges undamaged. There is a touch of age-toning towards the opening edge of the rear panel but certainly no marks, writing or missing paper. There is a small repair to the upper seam but all flipbacks are in place & the spine is clean & fully worded.
Inner-sleeve
VERY GOOD +
Clean & flat with slight age-toning but no splits, tears or writing.
- Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- I carefully play every record I sell on an EMT 950 transcription turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
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