The Beatles HELP 1969 UK LP SCARCE Y/B PROMO No Sold In PLAYS MINT HEAR

	£		147
	$		195

 MAGNIFICENT MINT  AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

THE VERY LAST YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL

FACTORY SAMPLE - PROMO COPY

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

This record came initially from an EMI employee who had it direct from the company, hence the Factory Sample labels

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
• MATRIX:XEX 549-2 / 550-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 9 MDT / 18 ATA
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTOR THEN YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM. ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES I HAVE EVER SEEN

THIS IS QUITE A HARD COPY TO FIND. RELEASED IN 1969 FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN SEPT-DEC 1969. OTHERS HAVE STATED ONLY 1000 COPIES OF THIS WERE PRESSED WITH THIS LABEL BEFORE EMI CHANGED TO THE ONE BOX EMI SILVER AND BLACK LABELS

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

 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 ABSOLUTELY NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 55 YEARS
THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE ONE

THE VINYL

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

UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THIS RECORD STILL LOOKS 100% MINT

THE TEST PLAY

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE 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 PRECISE

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. 

A DEEP RICH AND POWERFUL MONO SOUND THROUGHOUT UNINTERRUPTED BY ANY UNWANTED NOISES

NO STATIC HEARD ANYWHERE AND NO TICS OR POPS

IF YOU WANT A REALLY STUNNING COPY OF HELP BUY, THEN YOU SHOULD TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN TO THIS COPY

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO  MINT 

 TAKE A LISTEN A JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND HAS NO PEEL,  OR FLAKE AND JUST THE MOST MINUSCULE SPECK OF LIFT ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP
NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE COLOURS ARE DEEP, RICH AND VIBRANT HAVING NO RUB OR COLOUR FADE
THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND HAS NOT YELLOWED UNDER THE LAMINATE LIKE MANY COPIES

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. ALSO ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE
NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND JUST THE BEARST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION AT THE BOTTOM. IN ADDITION THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND ONLY THE CORNER TIPS SHOW A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. NO LAMINATE FLAKE, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECT, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS REMAIN IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECT FLIP BACKS. THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST A MILD TRACE OF HANDLING BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

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

GARRY