THE BEATLES: A Hard Day's Night *UK MONO FIRST PRESS LP; PMC1230 *NICE COPY
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THE BEATLES 'A Hard Day's Night'
A super copy - Fully play graded - 14 photos below
UK MONO FIRST PRESS ON PARLOPHONE; PMC 1230
-3N / -3N MATRIX; KT TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL
THE LABELS HAVE THE CORRECT 'PARLOPHONE CO', 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964' & 'SOLD IN THE UK...' TEXT
LOVELY FRONT LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACK SLEEVE IN GREAT CONDITION
COMES COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL TRACING PAPER LINED 'USE EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE
*FULL RELEASE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BELOW THE PHOTO GALLERY
There was some background crackle as expected for this grade, but nothing that I felt was overly intrusive in the main. This was more pronounced on the final track of each side for some reason, but these were the overall exception. Nice audio throughout and a very reasonable listen.
VINYL (VISUAL): VERY GOOD; the heavyweight vinyl has retained a reasonable shine but does have some noticeable light marks and scratches as expected for this grade. Overall, the record looks very presentable.
Both labels look fine. Bright and clean with no writing. Just the expected spindle and needle marks + some wear to the spindle hole consistent with having been played.
SLEEVE: Overall graded as EXCELLENT; the sleeve is a very nice example overall. Lovely and bright to the laminated front with just the mildest hint of partial ring wear and some light tiny laminate creases. Very slight age browning/mottling along the white band towards the top. The rear remains reasonably white with just minor age marks/discolouration. The flipbacks are all undamaged but the top and spine ones have the same browning/mottling as seen to the front of the sleeve.
The spine is virtually perfect; firm and straight with all text still clearly legible. Overall, the sleeve looks really nice and is a more than presentable example.
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LABEL: Parlophone
YEAR OF RELEASE: 1964
COUNTRY OF RELEASE: UK
CATALOGUE NUMBER: PMC 1230
MATRIX NUMBERS: XEX 481-3N / XEX 482-3N
MOTHER / STAMPER CODES: 3 GM / 1 P
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GRADING
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MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.
EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.
VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.
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