Beatles - Help UK 1965 1st Press *MONO* LP *EXCELLENT*
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Description
THE BEATLES
'HELP!'
1965 UK 1st *MONO* PRESSING LP
On the yellow & black Parlophone label: PMC 1255
Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text & have 'Gramophone Co. Ltd..' rims
The 'KT' tax/price code is visible in the centre of the side 1 label.
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono cover.
Complete with its original white 'Use Emitex' ricepaper-lined inner-sleeve.
This copy also comes with an original & genuine plastic sleeve from Brian Epstein's NEMS record store.
Matrix numbers: XEX 549-2 & XEX 550-2
Stamper numbers: 2/RMG & 4/RMO
Disc weight: 151g
Condition
Labels: EXCELLENT
Visual: EXCELLENT
Extremely clean, bright & glossy surfaces which when viewed in strong daylight display just 3 small & very light surface marks but no scratches to either side. Close & careful examination directly under my halogen desk lamp reveals nothing more than a sparkling rainbow gloss shine and a few wispy inner-sleeve removal paper hairlines on this well-looked after copy. Both sides lie 100% flat on the turntable on both sides, with no signs or dishing or warping.
Play: EXCELLENT
This great sounding copy has received just very careful play on good quality equipment and the sound is clean and totally crackle-free throughout. Both run-ins and all bands play without intereference and even the easily and frequently damaged 'Yesterday' plays without any significant deterioration to its fragile sound. A copy to change your mind about this much maligned mono mix.
Cover
EXCELLENT -
Obviously from a non-smoking household, this fine example retains its 'as new' whiteness with no discolouration, front or rear. The front lamimate is perfectly clean with just a single tiny 'thumbnail' towards the opening edge and a tiny pinhead spot between John & George which is actually under the laminate. Except for a tiny bruise to the lower right corner, all are clean & square. The rear opening edge has a few small 'pushes' but both are clean with no tears or feathering. The rear panel itself is pristine white with the only blemish being a tiny number written above the catalogue number but there are absolutely no further marks or any missing paper. All flipbacks are 100% intact and undamaged, and both both seams and the fully worded spine and unsplit and in perfect condition.
NEMS Cover
VERY GOOD +
Some light wrinkles to the plastic but no holes or tears. The print is clean and bold with no missing letters.
Inner-sleeve
VERY GOOD
Clean and crisp with some storage creasing but no tears, 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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