THE BEATLES Hard Days Night UK 1st Press 3N/3N Parlophone LP
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Description
THE BEATLES
Title : A Hard Days Night Label : Parlophone Cat No : PMC 1230
Matrix : XEX 481-3N / 482-3N Issue : UK 1st Press
This is the UK 1st press of 'A Hard Days Night' by The Beatles. This press has the earliest bold wide type and the original 'The Parlophone Co Ltd,' 'Recording first published 1964' and 'Sold in UK' label text. It has the polylined Emitex inner sleeve and the earliest original 'patents pending' Garrod & Lofthouse flipback sleeve.
The record is in Excellent condition. The vinyl has a superb gloss, the vinyl is jet black and the grooves show no sign of wear. There are just a couple of very light wispy marks. On playing the sound is Excellent, rich and vibrant. The black and yellow Parlophone label is completely clean. The black is bold, the yellow is bright and the text is sharp. There is just a little spindle wear. The record is complete with its original Emitex inner sleeve.
The flipback sleeve is in Very Good+ condition. The earliest heavy card is solid and the colours are extremely bright. The image is still very sharp. There is a little wear on the top and bottom edge. The back of the sleeve has sharp black text and the flipbacks are sealed and complete. The whole cover is still extremely solid and the spine is firm with clear black text on a clean white background.
779 (GS 7.0.4 (779))price rating
