The Beatles HELP UK LP 1ST STEREO 1965 Y/B LIGHT PLAY NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		135
	$		179

THE BEATLES - HELP

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH  CONDITION

1ST PRESS STEREO - 1965

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE TO MATCH

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3071
• MATRIX:YEX 168-1 / 169-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GT / 2 RG 
• THIS IS A VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

ANOTHER SUPERB BEATLES COLLECTIBLE STEREO LP FROM 1965 - HELP, IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 7-8 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

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 INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM THREE TINY HANDLING LINES AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS 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 STEREO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. 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. I CANNOT SAY THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION

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

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. OCCASIONAL LIGHT EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN THE RUN IN / OUT, AND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

NO CLICKS AND I AM CERTAIN I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS EITHER

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT AN INCREDIBLY CLEAN COPY OF THIS CLASSIC BEATLES RELEASE

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN YOURSELF AND IN PARTICULAR LISTEN TO 'YESTERDAY' WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF DISTORTION AND SOUNDING POOR, BUT NOT ON THIS ONE. IT IS THE CLEANEST SOUNDING I HAVE EVER HEARD. NOT ONE SECOND OF NOISE OR STATIC.

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

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM'S PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS!!!

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH CAN YELLOW BADLY HAS ON THIS COPY IS NOT AN ISSUE. IT IS  AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT WHITE!!! WITH JUST THE BAREST SHADOW ON THE VERY OUTER EDGES

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

THERE ARE SIX TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND FIVE ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, PLUS A SMALL CLUSTER OF FIVE THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING PERFECTLY ACROSS THE SURFACE AND BOTH CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. HAS THE TAPERED AND WHICH OFTEN LOSES THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE TINY LINE ACROSS THE SURFACE IN THE TOP THIRD

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A VERY WHITE CONDITION. EASILY STAINED AND MARKED THIS ONE ONLY HAS ONE LIGHT BROWN PATCH NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND THE VERY LIGHTEST TOUCH OF MILD HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS OR LINES.

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. LIGHTLY WRINKLES IN THE CORNERS WHERE THE VINYL HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY