George Martin Orchestra HELP UK LP 1965 1ST PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		21
	$		28

GEORGE MARTIN ORCHESTRA - HELP

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT CONDITION

1ST PRESS STEREO - 1965

• CATALOGUE: COLUMBIA TWO 2
• MATRIX:YEX 172-1 / 173-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GD / 1 H
• THIS IS A VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL BLUE AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND BLUE LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN.

 THERE ARE  A DOZEN SMALL SPIDER LINES REALLY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HANDLING LINES IN THE RUN OUT GROOVE TO SIDE ONE, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES  AND A TINY SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINE OR TWO

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A FEW RANDOM SECONDS OF STATIC IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE TWO DUST POPS  / TICS IN THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO

THIS LP PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE WITHOUT A DOUBT

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN YOURSELF AND  YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH CAN YELLOW BADLY HAS ON THIS COPY IS NOT AN ISSUE. IT IS VERY VERY WHITE INDEED

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THERE ARE JUST FIVE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE SMALL ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE SMALL ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE LITTLE THUMB LINE NEAR TO THE THE EDGE OF THE PICTURE THAT GEORGE APPEARS IN.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THE TOP EDGE HAS PRISTINE LAMINATE THAT RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH EVEN THE TIPS UNRUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR BUT THERE IS A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNER.

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND WHICH OFTEN LOOSE THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND VERY FLAT. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT. ONE OF THE SMALL LINES ON THE FRONT SURFACE HAS CREPT ROUND ONTO THE SPINE ON TOP OF THE LETTER 'H' IN THE WORD ' THE '

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A VERY WHITE CONDITION. EASILY STAINED AND MARKED THIS ONE IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT IN EVERY WAY, PERHAPS A TOUCH OF HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE.

,THE REST IS JUST PERFECT/ THE LAMINATED FLIPBACKS ARE ALSO PRISTINE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY  LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, BUT UNSPLIT AND STILL VERY WHITE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY