THE BEATLES HELP MONO VINYL UK 1ST PRESS 1965 NEAR MINT 1960'S POP BEAT AUDIO
  £   50
  $   66

 


£ 50 Sold For
Jul 29, 2026 Sold Date
Jul 19, 2026 Start Date
13   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES
 HELP!
PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN

PLAYS BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT.
THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY BEATLES, FROM LIVERPOOL, AND THIS IS THEIR 5TH ALBUM RELEASED IN 1965, AND I THINK IN THEIR TOP 5 BEST EVER ALBUMS.
THE ALBUM BELOW IS AN ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESS MONO......
TRACK 4, ON SIDE 1, "I NEED YOU", HAS A SPACE BETWEEN THE '*', SO ON THE LABEL IT LOOKS LIKE...I NEED YOU  *... ALSO ON SIDE 1, TRACK 5 AND TRACK 6, BOTH END WITH, 'GIRL', AND ON THIS FIRST PRESS THEY ARE NOT ALIGNED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, LIKE THE NEXT PRESSINGS, WHERE THEY ARE ALIGNED TOGETHER.
ALSO HAS, 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT, AND, 'SOLD IN UK SUBJECT TO RESALE' LABEL TEXT. 


THIS 1965 UK 1ST PRESS IS ON THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABEL.

ON THE LABELS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PMC 1255. 


IN THE RUN OFFS IT HAS,  XEX 549-2   /  XEX 550-2 .

X7/10  GOR  /  1  GOO . 


THE COVER IS AN ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED, WITH FLIPBACKS ON THE BACK. THE EDGES AND SPINE ARE ALL VERY NICE WITH NO SPLITS, BUT THERE IS A RUB ON THE CORNERS. THE EDGES WHERE THE VINYL IS REMOVED, HAS A VERY TINY TEAR IN THE BOTTOM CORNER. THERE RE A FEW SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE OUTER EDGES, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BACK, THERE ARE SOME VARIOUS AGE RELATED MARKS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS.

THE VINYL PLAYS OUT OF THIS WORLD, AND I STILL FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE HOW A 61 YEAR OLD VINYL PLAYS AND SOUNDS AS GOOD AS IT DID BACK IN THE DAY. IT IS BECAUSE IT IS PRESSED ON THICK FIRST PRESS PARLOPHONE VINYL, SO THAT IS WHY.

ON SIDE 1 THERE IS NOTHING ON THE AUDIO.

ON SIDE 2 THERE IS NOTHING ON THE AUDIO.


YES NOTHING AT ALL ON THE AUDIO.

TO LOOK AT THE VINYL, TAWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS LOVELY, AND IT IS ONLY WHEN HELD UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME COSMETIC FINE LINES WHERE THE VINYL HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT AND REPLACED INTO THE INNER SLEEVE, AND ALSO SOME SMALL HARMLESS HAIRLINES, WHICH ARE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, AND JUST HAVE A VISUAL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VINYL UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, SO BEAUTIFUL MONO AUDIO.


THE LABELS WITH NO ISSUES, JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT LINES FROM THE SPINDLE PIN, AND TAX CODE, 'K T' STAMPED ON LABEL 1.


INNER  AGAIN NO ISSUES, JUST SOME AGE RELATED MARKS, AND A VERY TINY SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE. I WILL PUT THE VINYL IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER.

SO ONTO THE THE GRADING SIDE OF THINGS, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING I AM ALWAYS ON THE OTHER END TO ANSWER....

THE COVER AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE VG+ .

THE AUDIO AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE NEAR MINT. 

THE LABELS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE  EX/EX- .


THE INNER AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE VG .


ONE OF THEIR GREATEST ALBUMS, AND IT PLAYS SO WELL, AND ALSO AN ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING.

>>>With no buyers protection fee to pay when you win<<<


ALL PACKAGES WILL BE PACKED BOMB PROOF WITH A TRACKING NUMBER.

I MUST ALSO MENTION THAT ALL MY ALBUMS ARE FROM MY OWN COLLECTION WHICH I AQUIRED MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, FOR MY OWN PERSONAL ENJOYMENT, AND I DID MANAGE TO COLLECT MORE THAN MOST. I AM NOT A DEALER OR TRADER, I AM JUST TRYING TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE PLEASURE OF MY VINYLS THAT I HAVE LOVED AND CHERISHED FOR MANY YEARS. THEY ARE ALL SOLD IN GOOD FAITH, AND ARE NOT FAKE OR BOOTLEGS.

TO FIND THE SHIPPING COST TO YOUR COUNTRY, PLEASE LOOK AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN PHOTO, YOU WILL SEE...

POSTAGE : £4.45.............. See Details.

PLEASE CLICK ON 'See Details' AND THEN WHERE YOU SEE, 'Delivery to' IN THE FIRST BOX, WHERE IT SAYS, 'Country / Region' PLEASE CLICK ON THE 'V' INSIDE THE BOX, AND A LIST OF COUNTRIES WILL APPEAR. FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, AND THEN CLICK THE 'BLUE Update' BOX.

THE LAST TWO PHOTO'S, AFTER THE COVER, VINYL, LABELS, AND INNER PHOTO'S, AT THE START OF THIS LISTING WILL HELP YOU. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE UK AND IT DOES NOT HAVE, 'ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24' AS THE DELIVERY SERVICE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE, AND IT WILL UPDATE TO THE CORRECT, ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24, THANK YOU.

IF YOU GET STUCK PLEASE ASK, THANK YOU.

I HOPE I HAVE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING, AND I HAVE BEEN AS HONEST AS I POSSIBLY CAN, SO YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE. ONE LAST THING AS MY SISTER HAS HAD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PACKING AND SHIPPING VINYLS AROUND THE WORLD, I WILL BE USING HER METHODS, SO HAVE NO WORRIES ABOUT PACKING AND ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT...

ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24...TO THE UK.


INTERNATIONAL TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR...TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

JUST BEFORE I GO, I ALSO DO COMBINED SHIPPING AND CAN GET FROM ONE TO 5 SINGLE LP'S IN ONE PACKAGE, FOR THE SAME PRICE FOR SHIPPING ONE LP, SO SAVES YOU A FEW £'S ON SHIPPING. THIS ALSO IS THE SAME FOR UK BUYERS AS WELL.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME VINYL GEMS, AND THAT YOU WILL BE BACK TO LOOK AGAIN, THANK YOU, CERI .  


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