The Beatles HELP 1965 UK LP 1st Press MONO DIFFERENT FONTS PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
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PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE
TWO DIFFERENT FONTS ON THE LABEL
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
- MATRIX:XEX 549-2/ 550-2
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 6 LM / 2 TD
- KT TAX CODE
- SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE LABELS. YOU WILL SEE THAT THE TRACKLISTING IS IN TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT, BUT THE BEATLES UNDERNEATH IS IS IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENMT FONT
I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE ON ANY COPY OF THIS
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 IT
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN.
IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS
EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. 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 ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A FEW TINY AND RANDOM SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ABD 4-5 LITTLE STATIC LIKE DUST DICS / POPS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS,SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT. THERE IS A TINY LIOGHT BROWN STAIN UNDER THE LAMINATE ON THE OPENING EDGE AT THE TOP
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE ONLY THREE TINY PRESSURELINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE. THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SQUARE , WITH A TINYSPECK OF RUB ON A COUPLE OF THE TIPS
NO RING WEAR JUST A LIGHT OUTLINE OF RECORD IMPRESSION
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO DAMAGE OR SCUFFING. THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. THE TAPERED TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A DOT OF RUB. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITH ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND IS STILL WHITE WITH JUST A TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES AND MORESON ON THE OPENING EDGE. A SMALL LIGHT BROWN MARK JUST OVER THE WORD 'HELP' AT THE TOP OF THE SLEEVE
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE ON ALL THREE EDGES
THE RICE PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY SEAM SPLITS. ONE CORNER CREASE AND SOME AGEING
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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