"NOT FOR SALE" - The Beatles - 1985 LP NEMS MOP 910 - Fan Club LP - VG+/EX/VG+
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Description
Not For Sale is a classic fan club release by the fab four on the Nems Records Limited label, originally released in 1985. With nice cover art, it includes a selection of tracks from various sources and times in the Beatles career.
TRACK DETAILS:
Side 1, all mono. Side 2 mono & stereo:
A1 One After 909; Ringo has confirmed playing the drums so this dates the tape to post August 1962. Jacket incorrectly states "EMI but is actually a Cavern Rehearsal.
A2 Catswalk; Ringo has confirmed playing the drums so this dates the tape to post August 1962. Also from the Cavern Rehearsal.
A3 Bad To Me; Acoustic Demo, spring 1963
A4 How Do You Do It; Take 1, 04 Sep 1962. Pre "Sessions" mix
A5 Do You Want To Know A Secret; Take 7, 11 Feb 1963
A6 Leave My Kitten Alone; Takes 4-5, 14 Aug 1964
A7 If You've Got Trouble; Take 1, External/Monitor source, 18 Feb 1965 (NOT the "Sessions" mix, it's an external recording of a studio playback)
A8 Shout; Recorded for TV special "Around The Beatles", 19 Apr 1964, at IBC Studios for a lip-synch performance on the show
A9 Medley; Recorded for TV special "Around The Beatles", 19 Apr 1964, at IBC Studios for a lip-synch performance on the show
A9½ BBC, Today, 16 Jun 1965. A snippet of John reciting his John "The National Health Cow". Listed on label as track 9½ but not on jacket.
B1 Yes It Is; Take 14, 16 Feb 1965. Dry STEREO mix. John saying "K, Oh let's go, let's get out of here" was edited onto the front, from an outtake of "I'm A Loser". The actual record was edited onto the end of this take, at the wrong speed and in mono!
B2 Paperback Writer; Take 2, 13 Apr 1966. Dry STEREO mix (no effects)
B3 Your Mother Should Know; Take 8, 22 Aug 1967. This take was used to create Take 9 (the released take) as a reduction mix onto which numerous overdubs were made. The very end of the released version is tagged on at the end. (mono)
B4 Birthday; 18 Sep 1968. The backing track is phased down, focusing on the vocals and handclaps. (mono)
B5 Goodbye; Paul's Demo for Mary Hopkin, Feb 1969 (mono)
B6 I've Got A Feeling; Get Back Sessions, 27 Jan 1969 (mono)
B7 I Me Mine; Take 16, 03 Jan 1970. Without the extra middle added in and before the Phil Spector overdubs
B8 A Day In The Life; Take 6, 7 & Edit Piece 9, 20 Jan 1967; Alternate stereo mix (# unknown) is very much like the official release except for some details: John's count in still present. Unlike the other previous attempts, this one is complete and features the Edit Piece 9 (note that some bootlegs present this version without the edit piece 9)
Track A8 shown as Shout! on the label (i.e. with an exclamation mark).
FROM THE INNER SLEEVE: "Overall you will find the sound quality of this album to be superb. However, deficiencies will be apparent on several of the tracks that were taken from acetates, most notably on Bad To Me and Birthday on which surface noise will be evident.”
NEMS Enterprises was Brian Epstein's management company, the initials deriving from the Epstein family's 'North End Music Stores' in Liverpool. Its record label was a relatively late development, and it came after Epstein's death in 1967: the first mention of it was in 'Record Retailer' of the 31st of January 1968.
THIS COPY is a 1st pressing on the NEMS Records Limited label (see Notes, below).
The vinyl has only some rubbing from the inner sleeve. Per a test listen, It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
The original cover is in Excellent [EX] or better condition.
The original inner sleeve of translucent poly, has only the expected wrinkles. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
Notes
5:09
Mid 80s collection of tracks from various sources, in very good to excellent audio.
Track A8 shown as Shout! on the label (i.e. with an exclamation mark).
A snippet of John reciting his John "The National Health Cow" is Listed on label as track 9½ but not on jacket.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): MOP 910-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): MOP 910-B
ENJOY!
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