The Beatles ?– A Hard Day's Night: Parlophone ?– PMC 1230 UK Mono original 1964 Vinyl LP in good playable condition. Please see my other listings for more original Beatles albums...
Vinyl G+, clean vinyl, well played with surface marks but still sounds very good. The odd click or bit of crackle here and there, still a good listen. Cover: G+, a bit tatty round the edges but no tears, writing or added mustaches. Small tears and wear at the opening. Inner is not original.

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• Details of specific pressing and track details are below. 
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Record Grading:
MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items are in perfect condition. 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 or 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, discolouration, etc. FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
Postage Rates:
United Kingdom: £3.95 for up to 2kg. Europe: £7.50 for one 12" LP. Australasia: £11.95 for one 12" LP. Rest of the World: £9.95 for one 12" LP. Please request a quote for posting additional items internationally. If buying more than one record please request an invoice before paying by PayPal.

The Beatles ?– A Hard Day's Night

Label:

Parlophone ?– PMC 1230

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve

Country:

UK

Released:

10 Jul 1964

Genre:

Rock, Stage & Screen

Style:

Soundtrack, Beat, Pop Rock

TracklistHide Credits

Songs From The Film "A Hard Day's Night" A1 A Hard Day's Night Lead Vocals – John* A2 I Should Have Known Better Lead Vocals – John* A3 If I Fell Lead Vocals – John*, Paul* A4 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You Lead Vocals – George* A5 And I Love Her Lead Vocals – Paul* A6 Tell Me Why Lead Vocals – John*, Paul* A7 Can't Buy Me Love - B1 Any Time At All Backing Vocals – George*, Paul*Lead Vocals – John* B2 I'll Cry Instead Lead Vocals – John*, Paul* B3 Things We Said Today Lead Vocals – Paul* B4 When I Get Home Backing Vocals – George*, Paul* B5 You Can't Do That Backing Vocals – George*, Paul*Lead Vocals – John* B6 I'll Be Back Backing Vocals – George*, Paul*Lead Vocals – John*

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – The Parlophone Co. Ltd.
• Record Company – E.M.I. Records Limited
• Published By – Northern Songs Ltd.
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits

• Liner Notes [Cover Notes By] – Tony Barrow
• Producer – George Martin
• Words By, Music By [Words And Music:] – John Lennon And Paul McCartney*
• Written-By – Lennon-McCartney

Notes

The main differentiator 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 RECORDING 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 differentiators present on both the labels and the cover.

Label:
1 - Has a 'chubby' font with the right-hand side indicator numerals appearing under the '2' in the catalogue number 'PMC 1230' above them.
2 - The publishing copyright date is given as 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964', and is nearly left-aligned compared to the matrix number above it.
3 - 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. There exists a very similar version with this text placed differently - A Hard Day's Night.
4 - A2 'I Should Have Known Better' has its title split over 2 lines.
5 - All of the song titles on side 2 appear on separate lines.
6 - The KT purchase tax code embossing on the label on either side of the spindle hole. A similar variant has the code MT.

Cover:
1 - Front laminated, tri-flipback and printed by Garrod & 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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side label, in brackets): XEX.481
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label, in brackets): XEX.482
• Other (Tax code Embossed on B-side label (Variant 1)): K T
• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped): XEX 481 - 3N
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped): XEX 482 - 3N
• Other (Tax code Embossed on A-side label (Variant 2)): ? T
• Matrix / Runout (A side Variant #3): 1 XEX 481 - 3N MH
• Matrix / Runout (B side Variant #3): 1 XEX 482 - 3N PR
• Other (Tax Code Embossed B side label Variant #3 ): KT
• Matrix / Runout (A side Variant #4): 2 XEX 481 - 3N 0A
• Matrix / Runout (B side Variant #4): 5 XEX 482 - 3N 0M
• Other (Tax code Embossed on A-side label (Variant 4)): KT
• Matrix / Runout (A side runout, stamped Variant #5): XEX 481 - 3N G AM
• Matrix / Runout (B side runout, stamped Variant #5): XEX 482 - 3N G TO 7
• Other (Tax code Embossed on A-side label (Variant 5)): KT