THE BEATLES A HARD DAY'S NIGHT VINYL LP ORIGINAL 1964 UK FIRST PRESSING PMC1230
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THE BEATLES - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT 1964 PARLOPHONE PMC1230 - ORIGINAL 1964 UK 1ST PRESS
A VERY EARLY 1ST PRESSING WITH CHUNKY TYPEFACE LABELS AND YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE RIM LABELS, "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED..." AND WITH "SOLD IN UK" CATALOGUE NUMBER PMC1230.
EARLIEST POSSIBLE LABEL VARIATION.
MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 481-3N / XEX 482-3N
SIDE 1 MOTHER - 4, STAMPER - RDG
SIDE 2 MOTHER - 7, STAMPER - GOH
VINYL WEIGHS A NICE HEAVY 179 GRAMS
SLEEVE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT WITH NICE CLEAN, SQUARE, LEGIBLE SPINE. NO BREAKS IN FRONT LAMINATION OTHER THAN A SMALL SECTION ON BOTTOM RIGHT EDGE AS CAN BE SEEN IN PHOTOS. VERY SMALL MARK AT TOP ABOVE THE B IN BEATLES AND A VERY VERY LIGHT CREASE MARK TOP RIGHT OF FRONT COVER. SOME LIGHT WEAR AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. REAR IS VERY CLEAN WITH NICE SOLID SECURE FLIPBACKS AND ONLY VERY LIGHT FINGER MARKS NEAR THE TOP NEXT TO TITLE. LIGHT FEATHERING AT OPENING. OVERALL A VERY NICE LOOKING SLEEVE.
THE ORIGINAL INNER HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS AND IS POOR, WITH A TAPED SEAM AND A SPLIT TO THE OPPOSITE SEAM.
VINYL LABELS ARE FRESH LOOKING WITH ONLY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.
VINYL GRADING IS AS FOLLOWS - I HAVE PLAYED THE COMPLETE ALBUM.
SIDE 1 - VISUAL - VG PLUS. PLAY GRADING - EXC MINUS. SOME LIGHT MARKS CONCENTRATED AROUND A 2" ROUND AREA HALFWAY BETWEEN TRACKS - HAS NO EFFECT AT ALL ON PLAYING QUALITY AND PLAYS OVER THEM AS IF THEY WERE NOT THERE. VERY LIGHT TICKS (NOT CLICKS) AND VERY LIGHT SURFACE NOISE AT RUN IN AND BETWEEN SOME TRACKS AUDIBLE AT HIGH VOLUME - IS ONLY VERY MINOR. THREE LIGHT CLICKS AT RUN OUT ON DEAD WAX (AFTER THE END OF THE LAST TRACK. OVERALL THE AUDIO IS SOLID THROUGHOUT ALL TRACKS AND WAS GREAT TO LISTEN TO.
SIDE 2 - VISUAL - EXC. PLAY GRADING - EXC. CLEAN RUN IN AND FEWER LIGHT TICKS AND VERY LIGHT SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS. FEW LIGHT TICKS/V LIGHT CLICKS AT RUN OUT ON DEAD WAX AFTER THE END OF LAST TRACK. OVERALL THE AUDIO IS SOLID THROUGHOUT ALL TRACKS AND A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO.
ALL VINYLS AND SLEEVES ARE STRICTLY GRADED TO THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING GUIDE. I VISUALLY INSPECT AND TEST PLAY EVERY ONE.
IF ANY ARE BETWEEN GRADES, THEY WILL BE MARKED DOWN RATHER THAN UP.
MY FEEDBACK IS VALUABLE TO ME AND I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE.
POSTAGE COSTS INCLUDE DESPATCH IN SECURE CUSTOM MADE PACKAGING.
VINYLS ARE ALWAYS PACKED EXTERNAL TO THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SLEEVE DURING TRANSIT.
THANKS FOR LOOKING
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