Beatles With The Beatles 2nd Pressing Decca Press EX

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THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM "WITH THE BEATLES"!!!! 2nd PRESS MONO ON THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS PMC1206. THIS IS THE VERY RARE "DECCA PRESSING"!!!!

THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT ALBUMS TO LOCATE IN THIS VERY NICE CONDITION!!!!

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE ALBUM BY THE BEATLES CALLED "WITH THE BEATLES" ON THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE  LABEL!!!! THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 2nd PRESSING FROM 1963 AND IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS A DECCA PRESS!!!! I WILL EXPLAIN WHY!!!! TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE THERE WAS ALREADY AN ADVANCE ORDER LIST OF 270,000 COPIES, AND THE WEEK BEFORE IT'S RELEASE DATE ORDERS HAD EXCEEDED THE 500,000 MARK. WHEN THIS ALBUM WAS FIRST ISSUED THERE WERE A FEW ERRORS ON THE LABELS!!!! FIRST THE TRACK "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME" SHOULD HAVE READ "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME", THE PUBLISHING CREDITS TO THE TRACK "MONEY" STATES "JOBETTE MUSIC" WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN "DOMINION. BELINDA Ltd. AND IT ALSO HAS AN "MT TAX CODE" INSTEAD OF THE PROPER "KT TAX CODE" EMBOSSED TO THE CENTRE OF ONE OF THE LABELS!!!! THESE MISTAKES WERE QUICKLY NOTICED BY EMI AND WITHDRAWN THEN CHANGED TO THE CORRECT DETAILS WHICH ARE KNOWN AS THE 2nd PRESSINGS!!!! EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE RELEASED IN THE SAME YEAR!!!! BECAUSE OF THE WITHDRAWN INCORRECT COPIES EMI WERE UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE TO MEET THE RECORD BUYING PUBLICS DEMAND AND HAD CONTRACT OUT TO DECCA AND PYE TO HELP OUT. THIS ONLY HAPPENED FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL PARLOPHONE CAUGHT UP WITH THEIR ORDERS!!!! WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THIS RECORD VERY COLLECTABLE AND RARE!!!! SIMPLY BECAUSE NOT MANY WERE PRESSED IN COMPARISON TO THE EMI PRESSES!!!!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DECCA MONO UK 2nd PRESSING ON THE "YELLOW AND BLACK" PARLOPHONE LABELS", IT HAS THE "PARLOPHONE COMPANY" EDGE TEXT, IT HAS THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED" TEXT BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE "SOLD IN THE UK" STATEMENT, SIDE 2 THE LABEL CORRECTLY SPELLS TRACK 3 AS "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME" AND   SIDE 2 THE PUBLISHING CREDIT FOR "MONEY" SAYS "DOMINION. BELINDA Ltd." AND HAS NO "KT TAX CODE" THESE ALL DENOTE IT TO BE A TRUE DECCA 2nd PRESSING!!!! AS FOR CONFIRMING IT TO BE A CORRECT DECCA PRESSING, THAT IS SHOWN BY THE DEEP RIDGE THAT RUNS ROUND NEAR TO THE EDGE OF THE LABEL!!!! IT IS VERY DISTININCTIVE AND OBVIOUS TO THE EYE!!!!

THIS ALBUM CONTAINED THEIR 3rd SINGLE RELEASE  AND WAS RECORDED BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER 1963!!!! CHARTWISE, THIS ALBUM REPLACED "PLEASE PLEASE ME" AT THE No1 SLOT AND REMAINED THERE FOR 21 WEEKS GIVING THE BEATLES A CONTINUOUS RUN OF 51 WEEKS AT THE SUMMIT!!!!

THE MATRIX, MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES ARE:

SIDE ONE: MATRIX "XEX 447-7N"  MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS ARE 3 . BUT WHAT IS REALLY STRANGE IS THAT EVEN UNDER STRONG LIGHT AND MAGNIFYING GLASS THERE ARE NO STAMPER CODES????.

SIDE TWO: MATRIX "XEX 448-7N" MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS ARE 3 AND AGAIN THERE ARE NO MOTHER CODES???? .

CONDITION!!!!

SIDE ONE: THE LABELS ARE VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN AND IN EXCELENT CONDITION THERE ARE JUST ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT SPINDAL MARKS AND THE CENTRE HOLE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF PLAY. THE RECORD ITSELF STILL RETAINS A BEAUTIFUL SHEEN BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT LOOKING MARKS  BUT NONE THAT ARE SRATCHES AND THEY CERTAINLY DO NOT EVEN REMOTELY AFFECT THE PLAYBACK. THERE ARE NO "POPS", "CLICKS" OR "JUMPS" ANYWHERE!!!! EVEN THE GOOVES BETWWEN EACH TRACK IS PERFECTLY SILENT!!!! I TESTED THIS ALBUM ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH A LINN SYSTEM  AND THE SOUND WAS IMMENSE. SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE PLAYBACK I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT AS EXCELLENT!!!!

SIDE TWO: THE LABELS AGAIN VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT SPINDAL MARKS. THE PLAYING SURFACE AGAIN HAS VERY LIGHT MARKS BUT AS ON SIDE ONE THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IN THE REMOTEST!!!! THE PLAYBACK IS SUPERB AND MUST AGAIN EASILY GRADES AS EXCELLENT !!!!  THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER SINCE NEW AND HAS ONLY HAD A FEW PLAYS ON TOP END EQUIPMENT!!!!

SLEEVE

THE COVER WAS A VERY ARTFUL HALF SHADOW BLACK AND WHITE SHOT OF THE BEATLES TAKEN BY ROBERT FREEMAN INSIDE THE PALACE COURT HOTEL BOURNEMOUTH. THE SLEEVE NOTES ON THE REAR OF THE COVER ARE BY TONY BARROW. THE SLEEVE WAS PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J DAY & Co ltd LONDON. THIS SLEEVE IS DIFFICULT TO FAULT THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THE EXPECTED "LAMINATE CREASES", THERE ARE ARE NO "RIPS", "TEARS" OR " WRITING" ANYWHERE!!!! THE SPINE IS IN GREAT ORDER !!!! EVEN THE BACK HAS VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF AGEING . ALL FLIPBACKS ARE COMPLETE AND INTACT!!!! I WOULD HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT AS EXCELLENT !!!!

THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR PERFECT ORDER WITH JUST A COUPLE OF NORMAL RECORD CREASES!!!!

 SADLY AS YOU CAN SEE MY PHOTOGRAPHY LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED AND THE PICTURES REALLY DO NOT DO THE RECORD JUSTICE!!!!

SO FEEL CONFIDENT TO BID ON THIS LITTLE GEM AS I CAN ASSURE YOU, YOU WILL NOT SEE THESE TOO OFTEN IN THIS VERY NICE CONDITION!!!!

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY AUCTIONS TO SEE IF I HAVE ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK IF BIDDING!!!!

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AUCTION. AS WELL AS TO CHECK MY FEEDBACK SCORE TO SEE THAT I DO NOT OVER DESCRIBE ANY ITEM THAT I SELL!!!! I WOULD PREFER TO UNDERGRADE AND DESCRIBE ALL FAULTS SO THE BUYER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WILL BE GETTING!!!!

SHOULD THE WINNING BIDDER FOR SOME REASOM NOT BE HAPPY WITH MY DESCRIPTION I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND MINUS ALL POSTAGE COSTS!!!! THAT IS HOW CONFIDENT I AM THAT THE PURCHASER WILL BE MORE THAN PLEASED WITH THIS ALBUM!!!!