The Beatles - Hard Days Night. 1964 UK Parlophone 1st Press. EX Condition
£
33
$
44
£ 33
Sold For
Oct 31, 2023
Sold Date
Oct 21, 2023
Start Date
3
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Great Britain
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Description
The Beatles - Hard Days Night
Always difficult to tell with The Beatles exactly what is a first press and what isn't, so happy to be corrected by anyone in the know.
The main differentiator of this early pressing, compared to later versions, is the black and yellow Parlophone label with the perimeter rim copyright text, 'THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD • ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDING WORK RESERVED • UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED'. Above the spindle hole the centre text, 'SOLD IN THE U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS'.
There are a number of other differentiators present on both the labels and the cover.
Label:
1 - Has a 'chubby' font with the right-hand side indicator numerals appearing under the '2' in the catalogue number 'PMC 1230' above them.
2 - The publishing copyright date is given as 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964', and is nearly left-aligned compared to the matrix number above it.
3 - The group's name 'THE BEATLES' is closer to the 'Northern Songs Music Ltd.' publishing credit below it than the '(Lennon-McCartney)' credit above it. There exists a very similar version with this text placed differently - A Hard Day's Night.
4 - A2 'I Should Have Known Better' has its title split over 2 lines.
5 - All of the song titles on side 2 appear on separate lines.
6 - The KT purchase tax code embossing on the label on either side of the spindle hole.
Cover:
1 - Front laminated, tri-flipback and printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., with a medium 'MONO' indicator on the front, top, right hand corner.
Cover details:
E . M . I . RECORDS LIMITED
(Controlled By Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.)
HAYES • MIDDLESEX • ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1230 PCS 3058
Sleeve Condition : VG+ (Really nice sleeve with nothing more than a little light edge/corner wear. Non laminated rear of the sleeve has a little discolouring. Comes with what I presume was its original poly lined inner sleeve)
I always let my auctions run to the end, so there is no 'Buy it Now' price - Thanks
Postage & Packing :
UK 2nd Class Recorded : £4.95.
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