The Beatles Revolver. XEX 605-2 XEX 606-1. Rare Remix 11. Mono. E J Day. 1966.

	£		51
	$		68

THE BEATLES


REVOLVER



RARE RE-MIX 11


RARE ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD SLEEVE
 



XEX 605 - 2   XEX 606 - 1


MONO 1966 YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL



This is an original First Pressing of the Yellow & Black Parlophone Label copy of the Rare Remix-11 Revolver. It also has the Rare error of DR. ROBERT, as opposed to DOCTOR ROBERT, on the corrected pressings, as can be seen in the close up photo of the Side Two label. This has 'KT' as the Purchase Tax Stamp, again being the First Press Tax Coding.

The rare matrices are: Side One XEX 605-2 and Side Two XEX 606-1.

 It's actually very rare to find copies that have the side 2 matrix number of XEX 606-1. The majority of early mono copies out there have either 606-2 or 606-3. This is because the 606-1 copies of Revolver have a slightly different, alternative mix of the track 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. This track, known as Remix 11, has a longer fade-out and more prominent piano playing at the end. The story goes that the Beatles each received a copy of the LP after production started and later on John, after listening to his copy, either requested that the mix of TNK was changed slightly, or was replaced with another mix. The replacement mix, known as Remix 9, was very quickly added to production. It is believed that the 606-1 copies were only ever in production for a few hours in the afternoon before word came to stop because new Mother Plates with the different mix on them were on their way!

Today, copies of Revolver with the 606-1 side 2 matrix are highly sought after by collectors and copies in Excellent condition can sell for upwards of £80. VG copies are only worth slightly less, maybe around the £60 mark, so a nice record to add to a collection and a vauluable one, too!

  The "DR. ROBERT" label error was changed a little later in production to 'DOCTOR ROBERT', again because of John Lennon! He, apparently, didn't like it abbreviated. The 'DR.' labels add more to the value and it does help to show that a particular pressing is an original 1966 1st press rather than a later one. However, the abreviated credit remains on this sleeve, which John obviously did not notice!

Finally, as a total First Press statement, the Mother & Stampers are nicely low! Side One Mother or Master Dye is '5' and its Stamper or Copper Plate Dye is 'GL' or '18. Side Two has Mother '2' and Stamper 'RP' or '26'. These Stampers are really, seriously low!

The vinyl is in Excellent Minus condition, I would say, possibly Very Good Plus Plus, which means it does have some surface marks, with a few hairlines, but no serious marks and nothing deep. I have played it and it plays well on my NAD 2020 deck. The vinyl is heavy EMI and unusually, does not have any spindle wear or damage, just the usual gentle 'rubs'. It has the KT Purchase Tax Code, surrounding the spindles, as stated.

The flip-back is a more rare Ernest J. Day & Co cover, whereas most were Garrod & Lofthouse. It was around 1966 that Ernest J. Day & Co stopped sleeve manufacture for The Beatles records and Garrod & Lofthouse took complete control, so, again, another nice rarity. It is nicely intact, with no damage or staining, just the gentle age related look of the atmosphere and handling. The spine is nice and sharp and with minimal wear. It has a plain EMI full white inner sleeve, being totally intact, but gently aged in colour.

So, this is a rare copy of this LP. It has been played, but any surface evidence is, I believe, fully acceptable and does not detract from the visual or audio experience. For those unsure of grading, please check the Record Colector or Goldmine guides, which I have referred to for my guidance, too.

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