The Beatles HELP UK LP MONO 1ST PRESS Y/B MINT-
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THE BEATLES - HELP
- CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
- MATRIX: XEX 549-2 / XEX 550-2
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 MG / 2 OR
- MONO PRESSING FROM 1965
- KT TAX CODE ON SIDE 2 LABEL
- THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
- SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT ACROSS LABEL
THE RECORD LABELS
THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. THE JET BLACK IS UNMARKED AND FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR AN AUTOCHANGER. THE YELLOW LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AS WELL, AS IS THE SILVER TRACKLISTING AND CREDITS. THE REAL GIVEAWAY ON ANY BEATLES LABEL IS THE NUMBER OF SPIDER LINES THAT APPEAR AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH DETERMINE HOW MANY PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED, AND HOW CAREFULLY IT HAS BEEN HANDLED. I CANNOT MAKE OUT ANY MORE THAN 3 VERY SMALL ONES ON EACH SIDE. I WOULD SAY THEREFORE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED NO MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 44 YEARS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS THE HEAVY FIRST PRESS VINYL AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. HANDLING THE VINYL REVEALS THAT THE ORIGNAL SHEEN HAS BEEN FULLY RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SCRATCHES OR ANY SIGNS OF CARELESS HANDLING, OR INDEED FINGERMARKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LP. ONLY WHEN OFFREDE UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW BARELY VISIBLE WISPS. THIS IS AS GOOD A COPY OF THIS LP AS I HAVE EVER SEEN
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD FOR YOU SOME SOUNDBITES. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE WORDS I CHOSE TO TYPE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO ACTUALLY HEARING WHAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERING TO BID ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE
I HAVE INCLUDED SIX COMPLETE TRACKS FROM THE LP INCLUDING THE DELICATE 'YESTERDAY' WHICH WILL I HOPE SHOW THIS ALBUM OFF TO ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER. . PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER ABOVE TO ACCESS THEM. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.
I HAVE ALSO RECORDED SECTIONS OF THE LINKING GROOVE THAT PRECEED EACH TRACK, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GUAGE THE SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "HELP" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO A GREAT ALBUM. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, APART FROM THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND THE VERY ODD LIGHT DUST POP HERE AND THERE.I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT MINUS
A FANTASTIC 'WHITE' SLEEVE IN TREMENDOUS CONDITION
THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE IS AS WHITE AS I HAVE SEEN ONE OF THESE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE (P[ATENTS PENDING) SLEEVES. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AT ALL, IN FACT THE ONLY LINES ARE SOME SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE ON THE SPINE EDGE. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THE CORNERS ARE VERY SQUARE.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND PROPERLY TAPERED AT EACH END. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNWORN.
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT THUMBNAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES SINCE 1965
THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS
THE WHITE SURFACE WHICH IS PRONE TO SEVERE BROWNING HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY WELL, WITH JUST A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADE OF AGING DUE TO HANDLING
THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN OK CONDITION, HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SEAM SPLITS AND SOME BROWNING TO THE SURFACE
OVERALL THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF ONE THE BEATLES MOST FAMOUS ALBUMS
SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
On 28-Apr-09 at 18:31:14 BST, seller added the following information: I HAVE FOUND A NEAR MINT INNER SLEEVE TO ADD TO THIS LP. IT IS THE SAME ORIGINAL RICE PAPER EMI INNER AND CAME FROM ANOTHER HELP ALBUM WHERE THE VINYL WASN'T SO GOOD
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