EX 1st press (Lark Mus.) 166g Beatles "Help" MT tax. 1965 UK Lp MONO PMC 1255

	£		105
	$		139

The Beatles
Help!
1st Press (Lark Mus.)
WITH FANTASTICALLY CLEAR AUDIO
HEAVYWEIGHT 159g!
*With the rarer MT tax code too*
&
ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER



Firstly a bit of history of the album.....HELP was the BEATLES'  5th album coming out on the 6th August 1965. The premier of the album was played in London on the 29th July. Once again reaching the top spot in all record magazines of that era...as they had done with the previous four albums!

Catalogue number: PMC 1255

Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 549-2
Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 550-2

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: GTM @ 3 O'clock  6 at 9 O'clock
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: RGT @ 3 O'clock  16 at 9 O'clock
 

Vinyl:
 HEAVY 166g QUALITY
EX-!
Lovely rich sound reproduction, with BARELY ANY bit of background noise!!
I have just had the utter pleasure of listening to her all the way through and was very happy at how quiet the run-ins were-as well as inbetween tracks! Not to mention how wonderfully clear the audio was....The violins on Yesterday were pure magic.
All I found (other than the clear audio) was a gentle and soft pop on track 1, side 2 as there is a small mark there...Nothing offensive at all.
GENTLY CLEANED WITH A VACUUM RECORD CLEANER.
Please listen to the audio clip provided abaove :)
Still has that magical sheen and remains lovely and flat, with just light wispy marks-mainly simply from removal and replacement of the inner.
Nothing AT ALL to make her jump or skip
RICH, GLORIOUS MONO
FLAT AS THE DAY SHE WAS BORN



Labels:
EX.
 Lovely and clear. There are a handful of incredibly light spindle marks-visible when angled to the light.
 "MT" tax code to side two...This is interesting as this tax code was only used between the 1st of Jan 1963 through to the 1st of July 1963.
Outer text "The Gramophone co.LTD" it DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.
Has the 1st type Times Roman

Please see the detailed images provided....Click on them for larger images with more detail.
Wonderfully clean and clear labels-NO WRITNG.

THE LABEL ALSO HAS THE CREDIT OF "LARK MUS." FOR TRACK 1, SIDE 2, RATHER THAN THE LATER PRINTING: "LARK MUSIC"
ALSO
Track 4, side 1 has the '*' AFTER the "I Need You" title rather than the later printing, which put it BEFORE the song title.
SHOWING THIS TO BE THE VERY 1ST VERSION OF THIS LABEL.


Cover:
EX+!
WOW-A LOVELY example.
With only a couple of very small fingers of spidering eminating from the spine & seems and only 3 little crescents of spidering near the opening...!!
The back card remains white, with just a few light and small patches of discolouration.
*NO WRITING ANYWHERE*
Please see the detailed images for yourselves.
Barely ANY wear to the corners as they remain lovely and sharp.
PERFECTLY clean & uncrushed spine.
I am being very critical...It really is a TOP COPY.
Superbly STRONG Garrod & Lofthouse flipbacks.

 ALSO HAS THE "PATENTS PENDING" STATEMENT TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
NO RIPS
NO TEARS
NO WRITING
**A TOP NOTCH COVER HERE**


PLEASE SEE THE DETAILED IMAGES PROVIDED AND READ MY HONEST FEEDBACK FOR TRUE GRADINGS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION


Inner:  
EX.
It is the ORIGINAL "USE EMITEX" inner in GREAT SHAPE.
NO writing
Small 2cm split to the bottom.
Not even any discolouration!
SIMPLY MAGICAL-and as The Beatles wanted you to receive them!


SHE IS A FIRST PRESSING AND AN ALL COMPLETE PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY-PROVIDING A WONDERFULLY RICH SOUND REPRODUCTION TOO.
WITH THE RARER MT TAX CODE.
.....HELP!
Would sit HIGHLY in any collection

*FREE TRACKED 48Hr UK POSTAGE*
(Maybe subject to VAT when sold within the EU)
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POSTAGE PRICES
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*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*

ALL MY PACKAGING IS RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED...MADE BESPOKE FOR EACH RECORD I SELL.
UPDATED PRICES FROM JAN 2024.
**I WILL SEND WITHOUT INSURANCE/TRACKING BUT YOU NEED TO SEND ME IN WRITING YOU WANT THIS AND ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE LIABILITY IF IT GOES MISSING**

OUR POST OFFICE IS BACK! SO I CAN USUALLY GET THE RECORD IN THE POST THE SAME DAY YOU BUY IT...AT THE LATEST THE FOLLOWING DAY :)

1 Lp UK: £FREE
1 Lp Europe up to 500g: £9.95 (£14 Tracked)
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
1 Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 500g: £14(£19 Tracked)
1 Lp World Zone 3 USA: £21 FOR TRACKED POSTAGE (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)
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1 Double Lp UK: £FREE
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Europe up to 1kg: £18
Double Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from USA, Australia & NZ) 1Kg: £25
Double Lp World Zone 3 TRACKED TO USA: £29 (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)..I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE INCREASE OF 'THE LAST MILE TARRIF' OF %100 BY USPS.
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Australia/NZ up to 1kg: £29

7" Singles:
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