Beatles WITH THE BEATLES 1963 STEREO 1st 1 GP / 1P Jobete PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

	£		205
	$		272

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

1963 'STEREO'

 MINT MINUS AUDIO

JOBETE 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3045
• MATRIX:YEX 110-2 / 111-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GP /1 P
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• 'JOBETE' CREDIT FOR MONEY
• REALLY EARLY PRESS

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION . THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.THE BLACK BASE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY UNBLEMISHED RIGHT INTO THE UNMARKED AND UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES ON BOTH SIDES.

I CAN MAKE OUT ABOUT 3-4 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, INDICATING THAT THE VINYL HAS BARELY VERY CAREFULLY PLAYED IN THE FEW TIMES IT HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

AN ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT LP THAT ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. NO HAIRLINES, OR HANDLING LINES. A PRICELESS MINT DISC

THE TEST PLAY

THIS STEREO VINYL PLAYS TO VIRTUAL  PERFECTION. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE DELICATE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND I WOULD SUGGEST TAKING A LISTEN TO 'TIL THERE WAS YOU' WHICH HISTORICALLY ON MOST COPIES SUFFERS FROM POOR REPRODUCTION, BUT ON THIS VINYL IS PERFECT.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER. THE RUN IN'S AND RUN OUTS ARE NEAR SILENT 

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY  DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, WHICH INCIDENTALLY REPRODUCES THE MOST MAGNIFICENT STEREO SOUND. CRISP, CLEAR, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION

 THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO MAR THIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

THE TRACK THAT OFTEN LETS THIS ALBUM DOWN IS 'TIL THERE WAS YOU' BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO IT I THINK THIS COPY IS AS GOOD AS I HAVE EVER HEARD IT SOUND

TO BE EXTREMELY PICK I CAN SAY THAT I HEARD 2-3 TINY SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO

SO HERE WE HAVE A BARELY PLAYED STEREO 1ST ISSUE, 1ST PRESS WITH THE JOBETE CREDIT

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT YOU THINK. SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

 GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HIGHLY POLISHED. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR.

A FEW MINOR FLAWS ON THE FRONT. FIRSTLY THE LAST LETTER OF 'STEREO' IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A LITTLE RUB TO IT
THERE IS A THIN BAND OF YELLOWING ON THE OPENING WHITE EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TOP LEFT TIP

THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. TWO ON THE TOP EDGE. FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY FINE CREASE LINES ON JOHN AND UNDERNEATH HIM

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNERS

THE SPINE HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. THERE ARE TWO OF THE FRONT PRESSURE LINES VISIBLE ON THE SPINE . THE BOTTOM END HAS A TINY BIT OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS SLEEVE , BUT THE ORIGINAL OWNER DECIDED TO PLACE TAPE ON THE OPENING EDGE, AND WHILST IT IS NOT VISIBLE NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN REMOVED ON THE OPENING EDGE. YOU CAN SEE THE RESIDUE INSIDE THE SLEEVE AND ON THE REAR OPENING EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND THE TAPE RESIDUE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY ADHERED, NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, JUST A COUPLE OF THE STRESS LINES

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNCREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT EITHER. A GREAT EXAMPLE

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND DECIDE FOR YOUR SELF