The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES 1963 UK LP 2nd Press 1-2 Play MINT MINUS LISTEN

	£		51
	$		68

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THIS IS THE 2ND PRESS YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL FROM LATE 1963 WITH THE BELINDA CREDITS FOR 'MONEY'

PAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE

WITH AN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
• MATRIX:XEX 447-7N / 448-7N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 GGL / 4GRR
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• K.T TAX CODE ON SIDE 1 LABEL

THE RECORD 

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. I CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE RECORD

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION.FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT

EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE JUST A FEW VERY VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

THE TEST PLAY

THIS LIKE ALL EARLY BEATLES ALBUMS CAN SOUND DREADFUL DUE TO THE HEAVY CARTRIDGES AND STYLUS THAT WERE USED ON THEM BACK IN THE DAY. 

ALSO A WORD ABOUT STEERING CLEAR OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON A PLAYER USING AN AUTOCHANGER. 

THEY ARE DEAD EASY TO TELL BECAUSE THE SPINDLE HOLE IS WORN AND A LARGE WHITE CIRCLE OF WEAR APPEARS AROUND IT, WHERE THEY HAVE RUBBED AGAINST THE AUTOCHANGE SPINDLE

THIS COPY HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED AT ALL SINCE 1963

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS MONO SOUND.

HAVING MENTIONED THAT A HEAVY STYLUS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DISTORTION, I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY. 

THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE OF 'TIL I MET YOU' WHICH OFTEN SOUNDS TERRIBLE AND IS THE ONE TRACK ON WHICH YOU CAN JUDGE THE QUALITY OF THE ENTIRE ALBUM, BECAUSE IF THIS PLAYS WELL, THEN 99 TIMES OUT OF 100 THE REST OF THE LP WILL BE SUPERB AS WELL

EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED. CRISP , CLEAN, AND LOUD

THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS AND NO  EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINKING GROOVE / SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO

NO POPS OR TICS DURING THE PLAY

A TRULY ASTONISHING ALBUM

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE ON ANY PART OF THE COVER, APART FROM A FINGERNAIL SIZED SPECK IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

AND NO RINGWEAR EITHER WHICH THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE WHICH ONLY CAN BE SEEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.

THERE ARE JUST THREE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO SMALL ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THREE REALLY SMALL THUMB LINES 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER TIP END HAVING A SPECK OF LIGHT RUB.

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST ONE TINY LINE ACROSS THE SURFACE. THE TIPS ENDS HARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME VERY SLIGHT FEATHERING TO THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE WHITE SURFACE HAS ONLY SLIGHTLY AGED

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE, AND ARE TOTALLY UNDAMAGED

THE ORIGINAL SHOP PRICE OF 54/- IS WRITTEN ON THE TOP FLIPBACK IN BIREO. THIS CAN EASILY BE REMOVED BUT I HAVE LETF IT THER FOR PROSTERITY

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. SOME LIGHT CORNER CREASING AND LIGHT AGEING TO THE WHITE SURFACE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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