THE BEATLES With The Beatles SUPERB EX+ UK 1963 MONO LP, RARE TEXTURED LABELS.

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	$		106

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Artist or Band: THE BEATLES

Album Title: With The Beatles

Producer(s): George Martin

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: It Won’t Be Long; All I’ve Got to Do; All My Loving; Don’t Bother Me; Little Child; Till There Was You; Please Mister Postman.

Side 2: Roll Over Beethoven; Hold Me Tight; You Really Got a Hold on Me; I Wanna Be Your Man; Devil in Her Heart; Not a Second Time; Money (That’s What I Want).

Label/Format: Parlophone – intense black matt surfaces with very rough, deeply textured surfaces. Side two has the embossed ‘ K T’ tax codes, both letters are pristine. The matrixes confirm this is an EMI pressing, but the label finish is very unusual for this record, and indeed for Parlophone in general. Indeed I have never seen labels this heavily textured on any beatles or other Parlophone record. This is more like the very early pink Island, early B&C and Charisma pink scroll labels. So an unusual, and potentially quite rare variant, and at the time of compiling this listing, I have yet to be able to find another. My pictures show this texturing, the close-up in great detail. All text details as seen, and confirm this is the second 1963 pressing with Dominion, Belinda’ credits for ‘Money’.

Label Conditions: Both look amazing, and more unusual with these rough surfaces. Both are very clean, fresh and attractive with minimal and very few spindle traces, those tiny few present being ultra fine and faint. Very unusual and harder to find these very early Beatles albums appearing this little used, carefully handled and stored.

Catalogue Number: PMC 1206

Mode / Speed: Mono / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 148 grams. A typical heavyweight record, made in the era of quality.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Few standard issue Beatles are rare, they sold in vast numbers, this album very much a case-in-point. So-much-so, this record was briefly sub-contracted to Decca and Pye to press extra copies to meet demand. To my knowledge, this copy is neither of those. The matrixes seen below confirm an EMI pressing, but the labels are less typical EMI. They are very heavily textured with rough surfaces as seen. For this album, a considerable variant for Beatles collectors, I simply cannot locate another to date – on-line, or for real – this variant I am sure is rare and elusive. Not only that, this is a superb example that appears hardly played and offering truly fantastic sound throughout. Also this a beautiful clean, hardly aged cover with very little to fault. Those facts on their own make any copy of this vintage classic far more elusive, but the labels make it very interesting indeed – this is no run-of-the-mill copy.

Original Year of Release: 1963

Matrix Nos: XEX 447-7N / XEX 448-7N [these at 6 o’clock postition when viewed upright]

Stamper Digits: 3 15 GTR (the letter stampers machine punched horizontally) & 2 12 RRG (the letter stampers machine punched vertically). These are typically EMI style details, Decca for example never used the ‘GRAMOPHLTD’ codes, these are strictly EMI.

Musicians: George Harrison – lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead and acoustic guitars, handclaps, nylon-string acoustic guitar; John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars, harmonica, handclaps, nylon-string acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, tambourine; Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, handclaps, piano, claves; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, lead vocals on ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, Arabian loose-skin bongo.

Brief Info: The second UK Beatles album, with advance orders and sales, pressing companies could hardly keep up with demand. Some were contracted out to Decca, and a few to Pye Records to keep enough units in retailers. This a superb example, pressed by EMI with somewhat unusual label style finishes for this label. To date, this is the most unusual, and equally finest all-round copies I have seen to date. The play-grade was a joy, the condition almost exceptional. A scarce variant for Beatles collectors, fans and connoisseurs.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(++): a single format with front laminate, this covers all the folds and ends on the back on three external flipbacks. The main back panel is matt and smooth. The front has the large ‘mono’ text as used on the first issue examples as seen. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse with the ‘Patents pending’ text. Originals include the heavyweight polylined inner sleeve.

Lamination & Front: An attractive front that gives scant clues of age. The laminate retains excellent shine, freshness and clarity with no lifting and minimal hint of dulling, even under light. Any rim impression is very light, and this nigh-on impossible to avoid totally with such a thick, heavy record inside for several decades. Another huge plus is the overall lack of creasing – this has very little at all – a small one on the spine towards the top, and a tiny, very gentle half moon near the right. Any others tiny and very fine and light indeed near the edges. Try finding one with less. The lack of toning or general ageing is considerably harder to find also. So an impressive front for this vintage, classic cover.

Cover Back: The back has only very gently aged with any discolouration or grubbiness minimal and light, mere traces to the left edge, obviously, the area mostly affected by handling. The exposed panel has no rubbing, writing or marks of any note, just one super-fine minor semi-crease that hardly registers. All three flipbacks are in equally impressive condition – solid and neat with no burring or grime to their ends. They even retain excellent shine and devoid of the usual yellowing or toning beneath. Any hairline creases to the laminate you can count on one hand, the bottom one has zero. So a back that offers only gentle clues of age, and few available ones will better this.

Top Edge: Smoothly laminated and with no chips or scuffs, still very white and straight.

Bottom Edge: Same again.

Right Edge(s), and Type: This storage edge is clean, and still mainly sharp with little wear. Any thickening or burring very light as seen viewed end-on, again, few will show less. This edge is totally natural, guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Again in super condition as seen. Solid and straight with minimal hint of compression, the ends very gently tapered in manufacture, this quite subtle. Totally uncracked and smooth, all text is perfect and unworn, the white surface, still exactly that, white, not toned or yellowed.

Corners: Any tip wear tiny and light with excellent or better shape retained with no bashes or dinking. These will be hard to find better as well.

Cover Summary: A strong and generally age-defying original all-round example of this classic 1960’s cover, one that will prove difficult to find much better. Being cover-protected for most of its time and avoiding any faults or damage of any note, this is one that really does stand-out from the average, in fact, this could prove a substantial upgrade for many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: and arguably better still, this again, only gently aged. Beatles albums from this period initially had the polylined inners, these early ones were heavier and fairly robust compared to later ones. This one has two immaculate crisp undamaged window circles, the lining intact and still clear. Even the recessed wave-style top opening crisp and very sharp – all good indicators the record has not been removed many times. The odd small tone spot near the edges and a little creasing near the corners. All edges unsplit with no repairs, it includes the ‘PATENTS APPLIED FOR’ text.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(+): and I consider this a somewhat harsh grading for one of the most popular mono albums ever issued – most seen are hardly worthy of a second look. Many, if not most, played to near destruction with scratched, grubby, dulled surfaces. This is light years from any of that and actually appears little played at all, and then with due care, avoiding all the perils of the Dansette era and heavyweight blunted mono stylus. Under strong light, only very fine, wispy surface marks are seen, most even finer than hairlines, there are no penetrating stylus scratches at all – the record plays beautifully throughout. Along with two superb ‘orange peel’-style, deeply textured, rough labels, this is an impressive vintage mono record. Very clean with equally fine shine and quite heavily pressed. This is very impressive indeed, it should please many, if not indeed most collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I?offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This Beatles classic plays even above it’s high visual grading with hardly anything of note to fault – this was a joy from beginning to end with quality mono reproduction. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is fantastic with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. That includes the incredibly challenging final song ‘Money’, that is recorded loud and very full-on. This is a track that so often gives major issues in terms of clarity and distortion – sometimes described as being normal due to the master tape. Well that is nonsense, this song, like all others when not worn or abused, sounds simply superb – as it does on this copy. The vocals are all clear, precise and fully focused with no break up of the intense sound. This also being played on very revealing stereo Linn LP12 Sondek, such records were not really designed for such equipment, but copies up to the job, still sound marvellous. Another wonderful production from George Martin – this is how the band and him wanted their records to sound. This is the real thing, no digital enhancements or remastering required, this simply takes you back to the period of purchase. An exceptional clean pressing, barely any hint of wear or degrading and no tracking issues*. Few available copies will match, let alone outperform this early pressing I feel sure. I am certain this record has been played very lightly, certainly in Beatles terms, exceptionally little, and has been clearly well stored. I doubt if this one has seen light-of-date for decades. Nothing of any note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this impressive copy. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better – and rarely with these variant textured labels – it merits strong recommendation.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programs. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

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SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.