The Beatles A Hard Days Night 12" vinyl lp (EX+)
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Description
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - 1st Pressing Comes with the Parlophone catalogue insert (Mega rare)
PMC 1230 Matrices: Side 1 = XEX 481 3N Side 2 = XEX 481 3N
Condition: Sleeve EX+ Vinyl = EX+
The main difference of this early pressing, compared to later versions, is the black and yellow Parlophone label with the perimeter rim copyright text, 'THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD • ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED • UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED'. Above the spindle hole the centre text, 'SOLD IN THE U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS'.
There are a number of other differences present on both the labels and the cover.
Label:
Has a 'chubby' font with the right-hand side indicator numerals appearing under the '2' in the catalogue number 'PMC 1230' above them.
The publishing copyright date is given as 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964', and is nearly left-aligned compared to the matrix number above it.
The group's name 'THE BEATLES' is closer to the 'Northern Songs Music Ltd.' publishing credit below it than the '(Lennon-McCartney)' credit above it.
A2 'I Should Have Known Better' has it's title split over 2 lines.
All of the song titles on side 2 appear on separate lines.
Cover:
Front laminated, tri-flipback, printed by Garrard & Lofthouse Ltd, with a medium 'MONO' indicator on the front, top, right hand corner.
Cover details:
E . M . I . RECORDS LIMITED
(Controlled By Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.)
HAYES • MIDDLESEX • ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1230 PCS 3058
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