The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT UK LP YELL/BLACK MINT

	£		37
	$		49

THE BEATLES - A HARD  DAYS NIGHT

IN ABSOLUTE MINT CONDITION

THIS IS THE VERY HARD TO COME BY 2ND PRESS FROM 1965

THE SECOND PRESS DIFFERS FROM THE FIRST PRESS IN ONLY ONE WAY, AND THAT IS IN 1965 EMI CHANGED THE RIM WORDING FROM 'THE PARLOPHONE CO' TO 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO'

IT STILL HAS THE 'SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT' WHICH 3RD AND LATER PRESSES DIDN'T

• CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMC 1230
• MATRIX:XEX 481-3N / 482-3N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 ALP /  / 1 APR
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
•  

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE MATT BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND DEEP IN COLOUR AND FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. BOTH THE YELLOW PARLOPHONE LOGO AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE UNWORN. THERE IS BUT A COUPLE OF REALLY MINUTE SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT NOT ONLY HAS THIS STUNNING ALBUM BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED, BUT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

I HAVE TO SAY I AM AMAZED. THIS IS A BEATLES ALBUM AND BEATLES ALBUMS USUALLY GET PLAYED TO DEATH. MAYBE THE ORIGINAL OWNER JUST DIDN'T LIKE IT, OR PUT IT ONTO TAPE, BUT WHATEVER HAPPENED, IT IS HERE 44 YEARS LATER IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE

THE VINYL

THIS ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT EMI VINYL IS IN  IMMACULATE. 100% GLOSSY AND CLEAN ALL OVER. NO MARKS OR SIGNS OF HANDLING ETC. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL WISPS

I AM CERTAIN THAT YOU CANNOT GET A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS VINYL ANYWHERE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP, WHICH CONSISTS OF BOTH OPENING TRACKS TO EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE PRECEEDING RUN IN. THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLEAN THE SOUND IS

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AT ALL ANYWHERE, MEANING THE LP WHEN IT WAS PLAYED WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD DECK WITH AN UNWORN STYLUS. THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS MIAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL, EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS PRODUCED TO BE HEARD.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER, AND IF THERE WERE TWO TINY DUST POPS DURING THE WHOLE PLAY THEN I AM PROBABLY OVER ESTIMATING.

THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A TRUE GRADE ONE COLLECTIBLE VINYL WHICH I AM CERTAIN COULD NEVER BE BETTERED

THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT FULLY JUSTIFIES A MINT GRADING

I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD A BETTER COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.  THERE ARE A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE  SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF REALLY INSIGNIFICANT THUMB LINES JUST INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY PLACED AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW.

THE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK SIZED NICK

THERE IS THE ORIGINAL SHOP STICKER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. IT WILL PEEL OFF WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT I AM LEAVING IT THERE FOR AUTHENTICITY. IT READS SOUNDS INCORPORATED LTD, 126 BROADWAY S.W 19, AND THE PRICE OF £37/5 IN OLD MONEY.

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND HAS NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SPINE TAPERS OFF AT EACH END

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY VERY SHARP AND CLEARLY DEPICTS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF HANDLING. THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN AND UNBLEMISHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED . IT IS IN  NEAR MINT CONDITION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY