THE BEATLES PAPERBACK WRITER / RAIN VERY EARLY 1ST UK PRESSING 7" STUNNING MINT
  £   27
  $   36

 


£ 27 Sold For
Jan 31, 2014 Sold Date
Jan 21, 2014 Start Date
9   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY, I'LL BE LISTING RECORDS FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. THIS IS MY PRIDE AND JOY COLLECTION OF TOP CONDITION MAINLY UK 1ST PRESSINGS INCLUDING GEMS SUCH AS THE BEATLES, BEE GEES, BLUR, STONE ROSES, THE KINKS, BOB DYLAN, VELVET UNDERGROUND, BOWIE, THE WHO, FLOYD, ZAPPA, SIMON & GARFUNKEL...AND MANY MORE.
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I'LL BE LISTING SOME TOP BEATLES 7" SINGLES. MOSTLY 1ST PRESSINGS AND SOME WITH EARLY MOTHERS AND STAMPERS. HERE WE HAVE A VERY EARLY UK 1ST PRESSING OF PAPERBACK WRITER / RAIN  FROM 1966. THE 1R MOTHER/STAMPER SIGNIFIES THIS. ANOTHER BEAUTY THAT'S BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER.
MATRIX NUMBERS                 MOTHER / STAMPER
SIDE A : 7XCE 18380 - 2                    1      R            + KT TAX CODE                                                              SIDE B : 7XCE 18381 - 2                    3      OR          + KT TAX CODE

LABELS : BOTH LABELS CLEAN AND UNMARKED. NO SPINDLE LINES ON EITHER SIDE. KT TAX CODE ON SIDE B LABEL. GRADES AS NEAR MINT.
VINYL : BOTH SURFACES ARE STUNNING. CLEAN, SHINY AND BRAND NEW LOOKING. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR LIGHT SCRATCHES ON SIDE A. SIDE B HAS TWO VERY LIGHT LINES WHICH DON'T AFFECT PLAYBACK. VISUALLY MINT. GRADES AS NEAR MINT AUDIO.
SLEEVE : CORRECT 1ST PRESS SLEEVE IS CLEAN WITH NO MARKS. DOES HAVE SOME CREASING AND A NAME WRITTEN AND SMALL STICKER TOP RIGHT FRONT. GRADES AS VG++
Paperback Writer / Rain (1st. Press: R 5452)
THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATIONS ARE FOR INFORMATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 Paperback Writer (Lennon-McCartney) SIDE 2 Rain (Lennon-McCartney) RELEASE DATE 10th June. 1966/First Press SLEEVE:FRONT SLEEVE:BACK SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISK --> Click! LABEL CLOSE UP "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.

The "(P)-1966" statement was printed at the left part of the label. 

It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK..."
Push-out center, tax code is "K,T" LABEL CLOSE UP Has the "NORTHERN SONGS, NCB" credits on the label. Matrix suffixed with "2" on both side. OTHER ITEM - CATALOG NUMBER R 5452 LABEL Silver Parlophone (logo: small type) MIX Mono MATRIX No. SIDE 1 7XCE 18380 - 2 SIDE 2 7XCE 18381 - 2 VINYL COLOR BLACK RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter) CENTER Push-out center CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." YES PUBLISHER'S NAME SIDE 1 NORTHERN SONGS, NCB SIDE 2 NORTHERN SONGS, NCB PRODUCER George Martin COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Green sleeve type-5C : Wavy cut at top. 
"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD." below the Parlophone logo on front. "6'- to 50'-" tokens on front. "Fran The Fan, Dear Miss Brown" in her latest episode advert on back. 
Glued left and right. COMMENTS The first label was with capitalized printing of "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." at the perimeter, and a smaller Parlophone logo.
It has the central remark "SOLD IN UK...", and the "(P) 1966" statement.


I GRADE ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR STANDARDS AND TRY TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE PLAYING ON A TECHNICS SL-1200MK5 USING ORTOFON CARTRIDGE AND STYLUS WEIGHTED AT 1.5 g.

THESE ARE THE POSTAGE COSTS FOR THIS ITEM
UK : £1.50 EUROPE : AIRMAIL £4.50 R.O.W : AIRMAIL £5.50
*****************************I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND POSTAGE CHARGES IF I FEEL THE RECORD SHOULD BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL****************************
PLEASE WAIT FOR FINAL INVOICE FROM ME.
ALL RECORDS SENT IN PROFESSIONAL MAILERS WITH TWO STIFFENERS AND DISCS REMOVED FROM SLEEVE.



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