THE BEATLES "REVOLVER" 1966 UK RARE 1st PRESS STEREO STAMPS 1 & 2 SUPERB COPY
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THE BEATLES
"REVOLVER" PARLOPHONE PCS 7009 RELEASED AUGUST 5th 1966
STAMPERS 1 RL 2 AA
MATRICES 605-1 606-1
KT TAX CODE SIDE 2 CENTRE
EARLIEST FIRST STEREO PRESSING WITH "GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT AND "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT WITH SANS SERIF TEXT ON THE LABELS
EACH TRACK ON THE LABELS HAS ITS OWN LINE AND THE TITLE IS FOLLOWED BY WRITER CREDITS FIRST AND THE SINGER SECOND
"DOCTOR ROBERT" ON THE LABEL "DR ROBERT" ON THE SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FRONT LAMINATED FOLD OVER SEAM SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BRIGHT AND CLEAN FRONT WITH UNMARKED AND UNDAMAGED FOLDOVER SEAMS WITH THE STEREO DESIGNATION TOP RIGHT ON THE FRONT
ON THE FRONT LEFT RIGHT IN THE CORNER IS A VERY SMALL LAMINATE MARK BUT IT IS FLAT AND HARD TO SEE AND BOTTOM RIGHT IS A SMALL CREASE ON THE OPENING EDGE AGAIN HARD TO SEE
PINCHED END SPINE IS UNCRUSHED AND THE OPENING EDGES ARE CLEAN AND DEFINED ON THE SLEEVE REAR IS THE SUPPLYING RECORD DEALERS STICKER "MACKENZIE'S / YORK" BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE BY THE LOOK OF IT, WONDERFUL PATINA ,THE INNER PANEL IS ALSO IS SUPERB CLEAN CONDITION
VINYL RECORD IS FIRST CLASS WITH GLOSSY SURFACES TO BOTH SIDES WITH JUST ODD VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS SHOWING WITH PRISTINE CLEAN LABELS WHICH SHOW MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE
THE CENTRE HOLE IS UNWORN AS IS THE KT TAX CODE LETTERING IN THE CENTRE WHICH NORMALY WEARS AWAY FIRST WITH EXCESS PLAY TO THE WHITE PAPER UNDERNEATH
A TEST PLAY OF THE RECORD PRODUCED QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES WITH CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO AND A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO
THE RECORD COMES IN A "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" EMI WHITE INNER AS THE TEXT IMPLIES THEY WERE WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FOR FUTURE USE ,WASN'T AROUND FOR LONG THIS SLEEVE WHICH WAS SOON REPLACED BY WHAT IS KNOWN AS AN EMI PATENTS SLEEVE WITH A PATENTS NUMBER
THE SLEEVE LIES FLAT WITH ONE CORNER FOLDED OVER ,THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRACTICE AUDIOPHILES USED BACK IN THE SIXTIES TO ENSURE EASY FITMENT INTO THE SLEEVE SLEEVE SHOWS JUST A HINT OF FOXING DUE TO AGE
THIS RECORD WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE BACK IN 1966 AND WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKED AFTER AND MOST LIKELY PLAYED ON A DECENT HI-FI AND NOT A MONO DANSETTE OR LIKEWISE
WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE ACTUALY HEAR SO PLEASE REMEMBER MORE MODERN SYSTEMS CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE AND ALSO THIS RECORD WILL BE SIXTY YEARS OLD NEXT YEAR
PLEASE NOTE BUYERS OUTSIDE THE UK WE USE EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING FOR DELIVERY WHICH INCLUDES TAXES AND THEIR OWN SHIPPING CHARGES
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