THE BEATLES.BEATLES FOR SALE.STEREO 1ST PRESS.PLAYS AS NEW
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EVERY NOW AND THEN A RECORD TURNS UP WHICH REALLY SHOULD NOT EXIST.THIS IS THE SERIOUSLY RARE 1964 UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THE BEATLES FORTH ALBUM,`BEATLES FOR SALE.IN 1964 STEREO RECORDS WERE FOR HI FI ENTHUSIASTS ONLY AND HAD TO BE SPECIALLY ORDERED FROM THE RECORD SHOP.THE VAST MAJORITY OF RECORD BUYERS DIDN`T HAVE THE (VERY EXPENSIVE) EQUIPMENT TO PLAY STEREO RECORDS.CONSEQUENTLY,ONLY A MINUTE AMOUNT OF STEREO RECORDS WERE PRESSED.THERE IS A SERIOUSLY RARE ALTERATION TO THE MATRIX WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE BELOW.THIS IS AN ALL ROUND TOP COPY. PLAYBACK IS EXTRAORDINARY.THIS RECORD PLAYS LIKE NEW AND SOUNDS STUNNING!
CATALOGUE:PCS 3062.
MATRIX:YEX 142-1(THE 2 LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN SCRATCHED ON TOP OF ANOTHER NUMBER). YEX 143-1.
MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 G(at 3 `o` clock) OD(at ten past 2) 1(at 9 `o` clock) OA(at ten past 2).
COVER:OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH VISIBLE FLAPS INSIDE GATEFOLD GRADES EXCELLENT. THE SPINE WITH `SNIPED` EDGES IS CLEAN AND LEGIBLE.IT HAS SOME MINOR CREASING.THERE IS SOME LAMINATE LIFT TOP LEFT HAND CORNER,FRONT COVER BUT THE LAMINATE HAS NOT SPLIT(SEE PHOTOS).THERE IS SOME LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO THE EDGES OF COVER AND A STICKER ON INNER GATEFOLD INDICATING PLACE OF PURCHASE.THERE IS NO WRITING OR TEARS.THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS FRAGILE COVER.
INNER:ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER GRADES EXCELLENT.
LABELS:AS GOOD AS IT GETS.THESE LOOK LIKE THEY ARE FRESH OUT OF THE FACTORY.BOLD AND CRYSTAL CLEAR,THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.A FEW SPINDLE TRAILS ARE APPARENT WHEN ANGLING THE LABELS INTO STRONG LIGHT.THEY GRADE EX+.
RECORD: VISUAL:THE RECORD LIES PERFECTLY FLAT AND RETAINS A STUNNING BLACK GLOSS.CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER STRONG LIGHT REVEALS SOME SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES AND A FEW LIGHT MARKS TO BOTH SIDES.NOTHING FEELABLE!GRADES EXCELLENT MINUS(I AM BEING VERY CAUTIOUS WITH MY GRADING.MOST SELLERS WOULD GRADE THIS EX).
AUDIO:PLAYBACK IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB.THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR JUMPS,NO CLICKS AND NO POPS.THE ONLY THING TO REPORT IS A LITTLE (VERY) LIGHT STATIC/SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS.THIS RECORD PLAYS AS NEW AND GRADES EX+++.IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BAND ARE IN THE ROOM WHEN THIS RECORD PLAYS.STUNNING!
ON OFFER HERE IS A SERIOUSLY RARE, STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THIS BEATLES CLASSIC.THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE YOU GET TO OWN A COPY IN THIS FANTASTIC SHAPE.I DOUBT THERE IS A BETTER SOUNDING COPY ON THE PLANET!
SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY UK:£5.00 EU:£12.50 JAPANESE BUYERS PLEASE CONTACT FOR COSTS
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