The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - Original 1964 UK Mono Vinyl LP - EJ Day Cover
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Description
The Beatles
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Original 1964 Mono First Pressing
Original Chubby Font + "SOLD IN U.K." Text On Labels
Rarer Ernest J. Day flipback cover
PARLOPHONE PMC 1230: MATRIX NOs XEX 481-3N/XEX 482-3N
The vinyl is in Very Good - condition. Visually the surfaces do have some scuffs / signs of wear and there's also the odd scratch too which I've tried to photograph. The audio playback also reflects this with luckily no jumps, just some crackle and some ticks /pops when playing over the scratches. Luckily this album is cut very hot and loud so the surface noise can be minimized and if you sum your cartridge to mono, the noise only gets quieter. It's not perfect but overall it's still alright and every track sounds good.
Please note that my camera does not pick up the record surfaces as well as I'd like them to. There is apparent wear to them.
The original Ernest J. Day flipback cover is in Very Good / Very Good - condition. It's the second type of E. J. Day cover, the first being the flimsier paper-flap flipbacks. This one is holding together quite nice and looking decent, but not perfect. There's some laminate wear all around, some foxing on the openings and some discolouration on the back, especially near the openings. It's seen better days but it still feels nice to hold and look at.
Unfortunately the original inner sleeve is no longer present. Included is a generic replacement inner sleeve from the era but it has seam splits on it. I'd recommend replacing it.
Overall this is an alright but not perfect example of this Beatles classic! While there's definitely better out there, this one is still nicely playable and I think it would be a nice addition to any Beatles collection.
I'm willing to combine postage on multiple purchases. Any questions, please give me a shout! Thank you
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