THE BEATLES REVOLVER ORIGINAL MONO UK PARLOPHONE LP NM COVER PLAYS MINT PMC 7009

$

159

VINYL

          Side 1:  plays Mint with no surface static, original gloss, visually Mint- under normal light, under halogen light I see very faint wispy lines which are probably from the inner sleeve, so perhaps EX+ visually under halogen light

          Side 2:  plays Mint, visually Mint- under normal light, under halogen a few small blemishes can be seen, so visually EX+ under halogen, retains original gloss

        Realize that some sellers would call this LP visually Mint on both sides under normal light.

LABELS

          Side 1:  a nearly invisible tiny spindle mark, “sold in the UK……”

          Side 2:  a few light spindle trails, KT embossed tax stamp, “sold in the UK…..”

DEAD WAX

          Side 1:  matrix ends with 2, mother is 6, stamper is GHT 

          Side 2:  matrix ends with 3, mother is 3, stamper is GMP

COVER

          Front:   solid seams and spine, sharp corners, crisp opening without feathering, glossy laminate with no lifting, no thumbnails, disc impression, only one short crimp in the lower right. Almost impossible to find these fragile UK covers in this condition.

          Back:  the black matte paper is close to Mint with just a few tiny insignificant rubs, the tri-fold flip backs are completely intact. Bottom right indicates this is a G&L Patents pending cover. Overall the cover should grade close to Mint-

INNER:   original inner with no splits, will also come with an archival inner

DESCRIPTION:  Most of the description is above for the vinyl and cover. It would be very difficult to find a cleaner copy although I’m sure they exist for a substantial price. Bruce Spizer’s definitive book on The Beatles on Parlophone lists this early version as MR3B for those who care.

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.