THE BEATLES HELP ORIGINAL UK MONO LP 2/2 SOLD IN THE UK PLAYS MINT PMC 1255

$

158

VINYL

            Side 1:  plays Mint, visually Mint under normal light, under halogen appears Mint-

            Side 2:  same as side 1, both sides retain original gloss

 DEAD WAX

            Side 1:  matrix ends with 2, mother: 4/0 stamper: APG

            Side 2:  matrix ends with 2, mother: 1/8 stamper: AAP

 LABELS

            Side 1:  no spindle marks

            Side 2:  same as side 1, has KT tax code

 COVER

            Front:   solid seams and excellent spine, sharp corners, has outlined “mono”, no ring wear, glossy laminate with a few thumbnails near the unfeathered opening typical of these thin covers

            Back:   excellent trifold flipbacks, clean white paper, PMC 1255 in upper right

 INNER:  original glasseine lined inner with no splits, will ship with an archival inner as well

 DESCRIPTION:  It would be difficult to find a cleaner early mono pressing of this LP. The vinyl plays perfectly with no background static in gaps or elsewhere including “Yesterday”. The disc retains its original gloss and the labels are devoid of spindle trails. The outlined “mono” on the “patent pending” front cover as well as the PMC 1255 on the back are indications of an early pressing, as are the matrices.

_______________________________

No International Shipping.

I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment. Combined shipping is possible for up to three LPs with a small surcharge for added weight.

Records are shipped in the highest quality LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will void returns.

Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable. LPs that play perfectly on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection. My advice: stop buying LPs until you purchase a real (non-USB) turntable, new or used.

    I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.