The Beatles HELP 1965 UK LP 1st Press MONO -2 / -2 PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

	£		113
	$		150

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

 MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 3-4 TIMES EVER!!!

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS 1ST ISSUE BEATLES ALBUM FROM 1965

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION AND YOU WILL HEAR EXACTLY WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

ALONG WITH A SUPERB ORIGINAL SLEEVE, YOU HAVE HERE AN ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUM!!!

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 A SMALL CLUSTER OF SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

THE TEST PLAY

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. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

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

NO CLICKS AND JUST 1-2  BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

NO VINYL NOISE EITHER

IF YOU WANT A REALLY CLEAN  COPY OF A 'HELP' THAT MONEY CAN BUY, AND A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE COPY, THEN YOU SHOULD LOOK NO FURTHER

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND YELLOWED WITH AGE,AND THIS ONE HAS SOME MILD YELLOWING TO THE SURFACE, SLIGHTLY HEAVIER ON THE EDGES THAN THE CENTRE SECTION

THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE NICK TO THE OPENING EDGE NEAR THE TOP

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND INCREDIBLY JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE . NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WHERE THE TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT VERY TIP ENDS HAVE THE MOST MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUBBING

THE SPINE IS IN MINT CONDITION. THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED.

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE MILD FEATHERING

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, THERE IS BARELY ANY  AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE BROWN MARKS AT THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

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

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION , STILL VERY WHITE AND UNSPLIT AT THE SEAMS. NO CREASES OR MARKS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT 

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