The Beatles 1965 First Press Mono "HELP"

	£		20
	$		27

THE BEATLES

"HELP"

1965 PARLOPHONE RECORDS UK FIRST PRESSING MONO

PARLOPHONE RECORDS CAT No PMC 1255 RELEASED ON THE 6TH AUGUST 1965

SIDE 1 MATRIX No XEX 549-2

MOTHER / STAMPERS 6RHT

SIDE 2 MATRIX No XEX 550-2

MOTHER / STAMPERS 3RHT

THE VINYL

USING THE RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE SYSTEM I WOULD RATE THIS RECORD AS VERY GOOD. I HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD THROUGH AND IT SOUNDS GREAT. SIDE 1 PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO SKIPS OR JUMPS AND MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS. SIDE 2 HAS SOME SURFACE NOISE ON TRACK 1 TOWARDS THE END AND THERE IS A VERY SMALL SKIP AT THE START OF TRACK 3 WITH SOME SURFACE NOISE. OTHER THAN THAT THE SIDE PLAYS GREAT. VISUALY THE RECORD IS FLAT AND HAS A LOVELY GLOSSY SHEENE. UNDER STRONG LIGHT IT DOES SHOW SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRACHES BUT THESE DO NOT EFFECT PLAY OTHER THAN WHERE STATED.

THE LABLES

THE YELOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABLES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SHOWING THE "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" & "SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT. SIDE 1 HAS THE KT TAX CODE. BOTH SIDES SHOW MINIMAL SPINDAL WEAR.

THE SLEEVE

THE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH 3 FLIPBACKS ON THE REAR IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION SHOWING MINIMAL WEAR. THERE IS SLIGHT DISCOLORATION AND A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR CREASES TO THE LAMINATE. THE ALBUM TITLE IS CLEAR AND UNDAMGED ON THE SPINE.

THE INNER

THE ORIGANAL INNER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE

THE 2014 EDITION OF THE RRPG VALUES A FIRST PRESS COPY OF "HELP" AT £80. THIS IS OF COURSE FOR A MINT CONDITION RECORD. I'D PUT THE READY RECKONER GUIDE PRICE IN BUT THAT WOULD SPOIL THE FUN OF THE AUCTION AND PROPER COLLECTORS WILL HAVE IT ANYWAY. £5 IS A LOW STARTING PRICE.

GENERAL INFO

I AM A RECORD COLLECTOR AND NOT A DEALER. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR MANY YEARS AND NOW, HAVING COLLECTED MULTIPLE COPYS OF THE BEATLES RECORDS (FOR EXAMPLE I OWN 5 SGT PEPPERS) I HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE A CLEAR OUT SO I CAN BUY OTHER RECORDS. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECORDS I'M SELLING CLEANED USING A KIETH MONKS RECORD CLEANING MACHINE SO ALONG WITH THE ORIGANAL INNERS THE RECORD WILL ALSO COME IN A BRAND NEW INNER AND PLASTIC SLEEVE, I'LL ALSO POST THE RECORD IN A PROPER RECORD MAILER WITH 2 CARD STIFFNERS. I HAVE TRIED TO GRADE THE RECORD AS HONESTLY AND ACCURATLEY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT RECORD GRADING IS A EXTRAORDINARILY SUBJECTIVE TOPIC, ONE MANS VERY GOOD MAY BE ANOTHER MANS GOOD AND SO ON. SUCH IS THE RISK WHEN YOU BUY USED RECORDS ON THE NET. BUT LIKE I SAY, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A WHILE SO I'D LIKE TO THINK I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHEN RESEARCHING RECORDS I USE www.jpgr.co.uk  THIS SITE IS GREAT FOR ALL THINGS BEATLES. IF YOU THINK I'VE MADE A MISTAKE PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I KNOW WHAT A MINE FIELD EBAY CAN BE. I SAW SOMEONE SELLING A 1973 REISSUE OF THE WHITE ALBUM AS A FIRST PRESS THE OTHER DAY!!

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE READ

I WILL ACCEPT BIDS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE STATEMENT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH OVER SEAS BIDDERS. PLEASE EMAIL ME BEFORE BIDDING SO I CAN QUOTE A POSTAGE COST TO YOU. THANKS.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY. PLEASE PAY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AUCTION END, THANKS. THE SOONER YOU PAY, THE SOONER I POST.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK.

PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER BEATLES RECORDS FOR SALE.

RRPG GRADING

EXCELLENT - THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/ OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD - THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER AND EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD - THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLORATION, ECT.