The Beatles HELP 1965 UK 1st Press MONO SUPER WHITE SLEEVE, MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		87
	$		115

THE BEATLES - HELP

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES EVER!!!

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255 
• MATRIX:XEX 549-2 / 550-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 5 RAL / 3 RAG
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 2-3 MINUSCULE  SPIDER LINES ON SIDE 2 AND ONLY ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ON SIDE ONE, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 53 YEARS!!!!

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB, AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME REALLY TINY WISPY HAIRLINES,AND ONE SUPERFICIAL BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINE, AND SOME EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES WHICH ARE ALL NON SOUNDING

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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH IN MONO SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT EXACTLY AS THE PRODUCER INTENDED. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO AVIRTUAL PERFECTION. 

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. EACH TRACK ON THIS ALBUM PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

NO CLICKS  TICS OR DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS  AUDIO MINT MINUS !!!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ASTONISHING EXAMPLE IS ONE OF THE WHITEST I HAVE COME ACROSS, AGAIN THANKAS TO THE OUTER PROTECTIVE SLEEVE

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND INCREDIBLY ONLY ONE NEAR INVISIBLE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE TINY ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ABSOLUTEL;Y ZERO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE. 

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 199 FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT, WITH JUST THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP SHOWING A TINY SPECK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION.  THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED WITH PRISTINE TEXT AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP, HAS ONE REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR EDGE AND A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND  NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

THIS IS A REALLY CLEAN EXAMPLE, LOVELY WHITE CONDITION WITH TWO REALLY SMALL STICKER REMOVAL RESIDUAL MARKS. ONE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND THE OTHER  UNDERNEATH SIDE TWO'S TRACK LIST. THE THREE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLLY ADHERED

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A MUCH CLEANER AND BETTER EXAMPLE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS, JUST A LITTLE NATURAL AGEING AND A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT  IT REALLY IS THAT MAGNIFICENT

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

GARRY