Beatles Revolver Original UK XEX 606-1 "Remix 11" Mono Vinyl LP Read Desc.
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REVOLVER
The Beatles
Original Very First Mono Pressing w/ Wrong Withdrawn Mix of "Tomorrow Never Knows" A.K.A "Remix 11"
Early Stampers On Both Sides!
Sans Serif Font Labels with "Dr. Robert" Error On Side 2
PARLOPHONE PMC 7009 : MATRIX NOs XEX 605-2/XEX 606-1
Stampers (Sides 1 / 2): 1 R H / 3 M O
Vinyl: Very Good - Visually the vinyl has a notable amount of surface wear. There are some visible spindle trails and marks on the labels of both sides and it's pretty clear that this record was played often back in it's day. There are countless sleeve removal marks, hairline marks, scuffs and also a few scratches across both sides. There's a lot of wear, and visually it doesn't grade highly, however the record still manages to play through without skipping or jumping anywhere on my system. The record does play better than it looks, just with some audible surface noise in places throughout both sides of the record, mainly between tracks or in the quietest tracks. There are some rotational ticks and pops at some points too, but very little in comparison to what you'd expect with the way the playing surfaces look. Overall I think that the record grades as a realistic Very Good - and no higher. Summing your turntable to mono will help reduce surface noise and it helps this LP out a fair bit when I listened to it.
Luckily the track that matters the most, "Tomorrow Never Knows" with it's withdrawn mix still sounds good all the way through with no inner extra groove nasties anywhere, and it does a very good job highlighting all of the differences and subtleties when compared to the standard mono mix. It does have slightly audible surface noise in the intro but it's buried for most of the track, only re-emerging slightly during the breaks in-between tape loops. Unfortunately there are a couple of ticks here and there, and a couple of rotational ones at the very ending of the track, but for how the surfaces look I think the audio performance is quite surprising and it's still a very competent performer.
All in all while it's a far from perfect LP, it's sound performance is still quite decent in the busier songs and it's still able to provide a very enjoyable experience throughout! This one's not for the pickiest collectors or audiophiles but it's a great first copy for any collection :)
Please note your results with this may vary depending on turntable / stylus set-up and I have play-graded this in stereo on a very revealing deck to avoid any disappointment.
Cover: Very Good - The original Ernest J. Day flipback cover is in Very Good - condition only. It's still holding together decently but it does show it's wear too. It has some age related yellowing / discolouration, some slight laminate wear and some patches of dirt too. There is some minor staining in certain places, wear to the corners and some light wear to the openings. The flipbacks show some minor signs of wear / creasing and unfortunately one of them has a small tear forming but it doesn't affect the integrity of the cover and it still holds everything together quite well. Some of the wear cuts a little bit into the spine text but it's luckily still mostly legible. It's definitely seen better days and perhaps some rough storage too. For how much wear is there it still manages to present quite nicely and that's ultimately why I've chosen this grading. It's not the worst I've ever had but it's not the nicest by any means either. All in all it's quite equally about as worn as the record within.
Unfortunately the original inner sleeve is missing but a new anti-static archival inner will be included for free!
I'm willing to combine postage on multiple purchases. Any questions, please give me a shout! Thank you
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