THE BEATLES 'HELP ' 1965 FIRST PRESS (LARK MUS.) VINYL LP RECORD VG/VG
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1963 BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT.
HELP! (1st. PRESS SANS SERIF TYPE LABEL "THE GRAMOPHONE" RIM. LARK MUS. CREDIT. TYPE-2. "MATRIX 2/2 PMC 1255) RELEASE DATE LATE 6th.AUGUST 1965. WRAP-AROUND COVER WITH ROUND-CUT CORNER, CATALOG NO. 'PMC 1255 MONO' WAS PRINTED ON THE UPPER RIGHT OF THE FRONT COVER. THIS COVER WAS PRINTED BY 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENT PENDING'. THERE ARE TWO SUBTYPES WHICH FEATURE SANS SERIF TYPE FACE. THE PUBLISHED CREDIT FOR 'ACT NATURALLY' SAYS 'LARK MUS.' LATER PRESSINGS WHERE CHANGED TO 'LARK MUSIC' THE TOP OF THE 2nd. LINE STARTS WITH THE WORDS 'NCB'. 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.' IS STATED ON THE OUTER RIM. ON 1st. JULY 1965 EMI UNDERWENT A MERGER AND EACH SUBSIDIARY OF 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.' WHICH WAS OWNED BY EMI. THIS MERGER MEANT ANOTHER CHANGE OCCURRED, PREVIOUS 'PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.' RIMS WHERE REPLACED WITH THE NEW 'GRAMOPHONE' RIMS. INNER SLEEVE FROM TRACING-RICE-PAPER-LINED "USE EMITEX" DIE-CUT SLEEVE.
THE VINYL RECORD HAS BEEN PLAY TESTED, GRADED AS VERY GOOD PLUS, IT HAS BEEN PRO-CLEANED AND VACUUMED HAS A RICH DARK BLACK SHEEN. VERY FEW LIGHT MARKS, AUDEO IS CLEAR WITH STRONG VOCALS, BASS AND ACOUSTICS. A REALY NICE COPY, HASN'T SUFFERED LOSS OF LISTENING PLEASURE! MATRIX SIDE 1: XEX 549-2. 1 RPG. SIDE 2: XEX 550-2. 2 NOO. INDICATING EARLY PRESSING.
THE ALBUM SLEEVE IS CLEAN, HAS A GOOD SPINE CLEARLY READABLE, HAS GENERAL EDGE CREASING DUE TO AGE AND HANDLING, OVERALL VERY GOOD. ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
OVERALL THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED AND ENJOYED WITH CARE SO THIS MAKES IT A GREAT COPY FOR ANY COLLECTOR AND LISTENER. SHIPPED IN PROFESSIONAL EASY OPEN RECORD MAILER
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