THE BEATLES "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" ORIGINAL 1964 VINYL LP RECORD.
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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1st PRESS "SLENDER PRINTING TYPE" : PMC 1230) RELEASE DATE 10th JULY 1964 FIRST PRESS.
THE WORD 'MONO' IS AT THE UPPER RIGHT OF THE FRONT COVER AND IS THE 'MIDDLE' SIZE TYPE. IT HAS WRAP-AROUND COVER, ROUND CUT CORNERS WITH CATALOG No. 'PMC 1230' PRINTED AT THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THE SLEEVE WAS PRINTED BY 'GARROD & LOFTHOUES LTD. PATENT PENDING'. THE LABEL IS BLACK AND YELLOW WITH 'PARLOPHONE' BOLDLY PRINTED AND SILVER WRITTEN SONG TITLES. THERE IS A EMBOSSED TAX CODE 'KT' ON SIDE TWO. THERE WERE TWO ORIGINAL LABEL TYPES WITH EITHER 'CHUBBY ROUNDED ' AND A 'SLENDER' TYPE FACE. MATRIX No. SIDE 1: XEX 481-3N. SIDE 2: XEX 482-3N.
THE 60 YEAR OLD 1st. PRESSING VINYL RECORD HAS BEEN PLAY TESTED, GRADED AS VERY GOOD, IT HAS BEEN PRO-CLEANED AND VACUUMED HAS A RICH DARK BLACK SHEEN. A FEW LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT FROM A RECORD OF THIS AGE, STILL THE AUDEO IS CLEAR WITH STRONG VOCALS, BASS AND ACOUSTICS, A NICE SOUNDING COPY TO ME. PERHAPS NOT FOR THE PERFECTIONIST WHO MIGHT PREFER THE SOUND OF A BRAND NEW VINYL WITH NO CHARACTER. THE ALBUM SLEEVE IS CLEAN, HAS A GOOD SPINE CLEARLY READABLE, HAS GENERAL CREASING & CRACKING DUE TO AGE AND HANDLING, OVERALL VERY GOOD. HAS THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER WRITTEN ON THE BACK. ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
OVERALL THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED AND ENJOYED OVER THE YEARS AND FOR THE MONEY A GREAT COPY FOR ANY COLLECTOR AND LISTENER. SHIPPED IN PROFESSIONAL EASY OPEN RECORD MAILER, FREE U.K. POSTAGE.
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