THE BEATLES - HELP 1965 UK LP Parlophone PMC 1255 Mono KT Tax Stamp -2/-2 EX
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Description
Help! PMC 1255 MONO UK LP 1966 early 2nd. Pressing EX
(Variant "B", Sans-Serif font label)
Matrix numbers:
Side 1: XEX 549-2; Side 2: XEX 550-2.
Mothers/Stampers:
Side 1: 4,8 / RDO; Side 2: 1,8 / RGA; (low press numbers);
Weight 161 gr., heavy and thick vinyl record;
There is embossed KT tax code, stamped at the center side 1;
*** This is a 1966 second pressing of The Beatles' LP Help! on 12" heavy and thick vinyl record, featuring the iconic soundtrack from the film of the same name. For rare Variant B labels used Sans-Serif font. Thick font and the same * credit indicator for “I Need You” was placed to the right of the song title with a space between: I Need You *. The laqueur numbers (XEX.549 & XEX.550) snuggle relative to date on the both sides. This LP is a British Invasion classic and a must-have for any Beatles or 1960's rock fan.
Record Visually: NEAR MINT
Clean vinyl record, deep-gloss playing surfaces, NO any harmless paper inner-sleeve removal hairlines, NO light surface marks both sides. Nothing to worry about, nothing that impacts playback.
Audio: EXCELLENT (the record is audio tested)
(a couple of light sticks in the quiet part between the songs, that is normal for 60 years old rekord).
A wonderful deep sounding MONO copy, that has been played auditioned with care, no sign of any play wear. Apart from a bit of vinyl background between tracks, a couple of light sticks in the quiet part between the songs, there isn't any worry with this mono masterpiece. NO skips, NO jumps, NO repeats. Plate is flat. More than Excellent condition for a 60 years old vinyl record.
Cover: VERY GOOD +
The original cover is a cardboard flipback cover, with outline “mono“ on front cover and the catalog number is PMC 1255 from the Parlophone record company. The album has a glossy laminated front cover produced by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents Pending credit. Clean and nearly intact with light wear to front but no staining to front, back and side covers. Cover sleeve spine - clearly legible name, no wear.
Labels: EXCELLENT
Second press Variant "B" labels. For this press labels used Sans-Serif font. The publishing credit for "Act Naturally" says early "Lark Mus." A fully clean and bright pair labels with a handful of light spindle trails around each center hole.
Inner sleeve: EXCELLENT
An original printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd., EMI tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut, unworn, with no split or tears, and a clear inner lining inner sleeve, used between 1964-1965 on Beatles' "Parlophone" albums.
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