THE BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES" RARE DECCA PRESS IN SIGNED SLEEVE ? BUT BY WHO ?
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THE BEATLES
"WITH THE BEATLES" RELEASED 22nd NOVEMBER 1963
PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
STAMPERS 3 9 2 7 (NUMBERS ONLY ON DECCA PRESSINGS)
MATRICES -7N -7N
"PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "RECORDING 1st PUBLISHED" LABEL TEXT
WITH 'GOT A' (NOT GOTTA) ON THE SLEEVE AND THE LABEL DECCA PRESSING WITH CIRCULAR IMPRESSION 15 mm IN FROM THE LABEL OUTSIDE EDGE
RECORD SLEEVE AS YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED CARRIES FOUR AUTOGRAPHS UNDER THE RESPECTIVE GROUP NAMES ,I DON'T THINK THEY ARE ORIGINALS ,BUT SEEM VERY GOOD COPIES, USUALLY WHEN COPYING AUTOGRAPHS YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PEN STOPS FOR EACH LETTER BUT THESE SEEM TO FLOW WELL
RINGO'S DOESN'T HAVE THE STAR IN IT ,JOHN'S IS USUALLY ON AN ANGLE ,BUT GEORGE'S DOES HAVE THE E OVER THE H AND PAUL'S HAS THE C's ABOVE EACH OTHER ,SO NOT A BAD ATTEMPT ,WOULD LOOK GREAT FROM A DISTANCE FRAMED
WE HAVE INCLUDED A COUPLE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF GENUINE AUTOGRAPHS IN THE LISTING WHICH WERE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE FOR COMPARISON
THE RECORD CAME FROM AN AUCTION OF A BOX OF BEATLES SIXTIES ALBUMS SO WE DON'T KNOW THE HISTORYOF THIS SLEEVE OR PRESSING "WITH THE BEATLES" AND "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WERE THE TWO ALBUMS MOST SIGNED BY THE BAND AS ACCESS TO THE GROUP WAS STILL AVAILABLE PRIOR TO GLOBAL STARDOM
EMITEX INNER IS NICE AND CLEAN AND ALSO SHOWS JUST A LITTLE LIGHT FOXING AND CORNER CREASE'S
VINYL RECORD HAS A GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES BUT DOES HAVE MANY HANDLING AND NEEDLE MARKS AND THE CENTREHOLE DOES SHOW SOME WEAR ,I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE MARKS ARE FEELABLE AND A PLAYTEST OF THE VINYL PRODUCED QUITE SUPRISING AUDIO WITH THE ODD LIGHT CRACKLE AND POP
THE LABELS ARE BOTH LEGIBLE WITH SOME WEAR AT THE CENTREHOLE
I WAS GENUINELY SURPRISED AT HOW WELL THE RECORD PLAYED BUT THESE EARLY COPIES ALONG WITH 'PLEASE PLEASE ME' ALSO ON THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL DO SEEM TO HAVE SURVIVED THE RIGOURS OF TEENAGE HANDLING QUITE WELL
WE DO PLAY TEST FOR REVIEW ON A SIXTIES HI-FI SYSTEM SO WE CAN ONLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR DIFFERENT SYSTEMS CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONE PLEASE BEAR THAT IN MIND
WE ARE LISTING IT BECAUSE ITS RARE AND COLLECTABLE AND HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO OUTLINE THE ISSUES WE CAME ACROSS ,WITH THIS IN MIND WE WILL USE A LOW START PRICE
PLEASE ALSO REMEBER THIS RECORDING IS NOW SIXTY YEARS OLD AND WAS PRESSED IN A VERY DIFFERENT ERA TO TODAY
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