THE BEATLES, Help (1965 PARLOPHONE STEREO 1ST)

	£		36
	$		48

THE BEATLES – HELP!

1965 UK Vinyl LP; Seriously hard-to-find original Stereo pressing in great shape with excellent audio clarity so don't miss out!!!

LABEL: Parlophone (Black label, yellow logo with 'Gramophone Co.' & 'Sold in UK..' label text, K.T. embossed tax codes across side 2 spindle)

CAT. NO: PCS 3071

MATRIX NO'S: YEX 168-1 / YEX 169-1

VINYL CONDITION: VERY GOOD+ (This album remains in wonderful shape, it has maintained a nice glossy surface and has no bad scratches or any other kind of serious problem; this is well preserved. A close look shows a few light paper scuffs and surface marks but having play graded both sides from beginning to end I can confirm that these are definitely not a problem. Both sides play through with brilliant clear audio and nowhere does the needle stick or skip. The most you get is a tiny amount of background noise and the odd isolated pop or click; nothing to spoil your enjoyment of the music. Stereo originals of this Beatles album seldom turn up in a nice playable state like this one so don't miss out!)  

COVER CONDITION: EXCELLENT Front laminate flip-back sleeve with outline 'Stereo' on top right corner of the front cover and 'Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending' on the bottom of the rear sleeve  (The whole cover is in wonderful clean shape. There are no marks, writing or indeed any kind of defacement on the sleeve at all. The top and bottom edges are smooth and totally unscuffed as is the spine which still has clearly legible text. The non-laminate rear side has less of a bright white sheen but there is no ring-wear either here or on the front. All in all, a really well preserved original album cover.)

TRACKS: Help! / The Night Before / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away / I Need You / Another Girl / You're Going To Lose That Girl / Ticket To Ride / Act Naturally / It's Only Love / You Like Me Too Much / Tell Me What You See / I've Just Seen A Face / Yesterday / Dizzy Miss Lizzy

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GRADING

We follow the record collectors grading system recognized as standard amongst buyers and dealers alike. To give you a brief guideline please take note of the following:

MINT: We will only ever use this grade if a record is totally un-played and therefore can be classed as brand new. Even if a record has only had one play it can no longer be Mint.

NEAR MINT: This grading applies to a record that has no visible faults and no lessening in sound quality. Other than perhaps a little dust and in some cases the lightest of totally non-sounding paper scuffs visible under strong light, vinyl graded Nr.Mint will be extremely well cared for. Sleeves graded Nr.Mint will have no damage and only the vaguest suggestion of any handling or use.

EXCELLENT: Records graded thus will essentially be in a very well cared for condition and play without any problems. Excellent records have been used but they will have been well looked after and the worst you can expect with the audio will be the odd light pop or click and perhaps a little bit of light background noise in a couple of places, but certainly nothing that will spoil your enjoyment of the music. Covers graded Excellent have no damage or defacement to the artwork , their evidence of handling will only be in minor details like a few faint creases, tiny edge scuffs or a small amount of writing or sticker residue but certainly no serious damage.

VERY GOOD: Records graded VG will be totally satisfactory to all but those looking for total perfection. They will be used but still fully playable and only show the kind of wear you would expect to find on a second hand record that has had a few plays. The odd light scratch may be evident as well as general spindle wear and paper scuffs but nothing to cause any overall problems with your enjoyment of the record. Basically, be realistic in what you’d expect a used record to look and sound like and you won’t have any disappointments with a record that is graded Very Good. Covers graded VG may show a bit of general wear or scuffing around the edges, there could be some light ring-wear, a few creases and perhaps a little bit of writing (1960’s record owners seemed to always write their name somewhere on the sleeve) but they will still be fully intact and certainly not abused in any way.

GOOD: Vinyl graded as Good should be approached with a little more caution, as most dealers will tell you in record collecting terms ‘good’ means ‘bad’! Here at Vinylsound we try and keep our items above this standard, however Good does have some saving graces and is not the lowest grading vinyl can be given. A record graded thus will still be just about playable although it will clearly have been played a lot by previous owners. You can also expect light scratches and definitely some surface noise. Covers graded as Good will be just about holding it together although you will inevitable find plenty of creases, maybe a few rips and seam splits as well as possibly chunks missing, writing or stains and indeed any other kind of defacement that it’s possible to find on record sleeves without them being totally destroyed.

FAIR: I’m tempted to say if a record is graded this low don’t bother with it, indeed it’s hard to imagine that many scenarios where Vinylsound will list an item that is in such bad shape. Still I suppose if I had a red-hot rarity with decent vinyl but a cover only grading as Fair it might go on so I’ll include it in these grading guidelines. Generally though, records and sleeves graded as Fair are only really worth bothering with if you’re just desperate to say you own a copy of that title and discard any other criteria!

NB. The grading below Fair is Poor but Vinylsound has never used this and we don’t expect to! There may be occasions when we add a + or a – to a grading. The reason for this is fairly self explanatory but essentially, if something is VG+ that means it is a seriously strong example of that particular grading and potentially worth a higher grade. Please also remember that there are variables within all of these gradings (for example, it is not impossible for a Nr.Mint sleeve to have a tiny bit of writing present) but Vinylsound always endeavour to mention any especially relevant points within the bulk of the main description text.

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