THE BEATLES uk 1st B/Y 1965 MONO Help M-/EX+ STUNNING
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Description
This is a superb 1965 uk first press mono copy,It has a stunning NEAR PERFECT cover and FANTASTIC audio
The matrix numbers and stampers are
Side 1: xex 549
Side 2: xex 550
Cover
The orignal Garrod & lofthouse patents pending front laminated cover is really nice,with no tears,stickers or writing and no ring wear..just look at the scans,the laminated front which has the "outlined mono" in the corner is very white with no dirt wear..no laminate damage,the corners are nice and square and there are hardly any creases just a few small edge creases.The back like the front is very..this is very unusual because it is not laminated and normally suffers from wear..but not this one.Seams and spine are MINT and the text is fully readable
ALTOGETHER A NICE COVER
Original emitex inner
This Grades Excellent
Labels
The black/yellow parlophone labels which have the "gramophone co.." and "sold in uk" text are in Near mint condition,very clean..no spindle wear just a few very very small and feint spindle marks around the hole,side 2 is KT tax stamped
Record
The record is in Excellent to Excellent+ condition,full gloss and shine with no warping and no groove wear just mirror like wax,i grade records under strong light and you can just see some faint hairlines which could have been caused by removing the record from the inner sleeve AS IN NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS MINT-!!..no bad fingernail scratches at all.It plays SUPERBLY well and of course does not stick or jump.Both sides play near perfect.
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