The Beatles HELP 1965 UK LP 1st Press STEREO PLAYS NEAR MINT / EX HEAR
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THE BEATLES - HELP
NEAR MINT / EX AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
1ST PRESS STEREO - 1965
EX+ SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE,WHERE ON SIDE TWO THERE IS JUST A LITTLE WEAR AROUND THE RIM OF THE SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 4-5 SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS VERY SHINY. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF VERY THIN SURFACEC HANDLING LINES . UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WSIPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW VERY FINE SURFACE SKATE LINES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS REALLY WELL
THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.
THE EARLY STEREO 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 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. NO VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC
THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE TICS OR POPS ON SIDE TWO WHICH LOWERS THAT SIDES GRADE TO EX
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT / EX
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS
SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SINGLESLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH CAN YELLOW BADLY, HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE WHITENESS ON THIS ONE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A VERY TINY DOT OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS
THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, THREE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TINIEST PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A PIN PRICK OF RUB AT THE TIP ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A VERY WHITE CONDITION. EASILY STAINED AND MARKED THIS ONE ONLY THE VERY LIGHTEST TOUCH OF HANDLING / AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES AND A LITTLE MORE ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FALT AND HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, JUST A LITTLE NATURAL AGEING TO THE SURFACE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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