THE BEATLES A Hard Day's Night LP UK Yellow & Black 1st Press Mono Y&B

	£		40
	$		53

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THE BEATLES - A Hard Day's Night

Original UK 1st Press Mono LP

Parlophone (PMC 1230)

Scarce UK original yellow and black first press with "The Parlophone Co Ltd....", "Recording first published 1964" & "Sold in the UK...." text, housed in a front laminated Garrod & Lofthouse patents pending flipback sleeve. A nice copy, not a mint one, but a solid copy that plays extremely well.

The sleeve is a nice excellent condition. There is no writing, no splits and no tears. A really solid example. There is some light wear to the corners, more so on the top left corner, otherwise just ultra light handling/shelf wear.

Matrix:

XEX 481-3N (3 RP)

XEX 482-3N (1 MG)

Comes with the correct poly lined Emitex inner sleeve in nice condition.

Both labels are in excellent condition. There is some very light spindle wear and only a few light spider marks. There is no writing. KT tax code on side one label.

The record is in a very solid vg+ condition (not the usual trashed copies you see overgraded). Under a very strong light source there is ultra light micro scuffing, and just a few ultra light liness. Playback is very nice; crisp and clear mono audio with no sign of groovewear. Plays well above visual grade.

Please note that we grade all records the same whether they are 40 years old or 1 year old.

CONDITION

Sleeve: Excellent

Record: VG+

SHIPPING COSTS

U.K: £4.00 (Special Delivery)

Europe: £10.00 (International Signed For)

U.S.A./Canada: £12.00 (International Signed For)

Rest of the world: £13.00 (International Signed For)

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Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 & know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under two 50 Watt halogen bulbs. Pictures are of actual item up for auction.

All records are packed securely & most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.

Near Mint
Almost mint. Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care. Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

Excellent
An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG++
As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a couple of hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks on both sides. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.

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