The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES 1963 UK LP 2nd Press MONO MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR

	£		210
	$		278

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

This is just one of a number of magnificent Mint / Near Mint Beatles LP's that I will be listing one per day over the next week or so

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

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

PAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE

HAS AN ABSOLUTELY DISTORTION FREE VERSION OF 'TIL I MET YOU'

WITH AN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

AS GOOD AS THERE IS

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
• MATRIX:XEX 447-7N / 448-7N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MT / 3 HO
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• K.T TAX CODE ON SIDE 2 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. FLAWLESSIN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT STILL LOOKS STUNNING. NO MARKS OF HAIRLINES AT ALL

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 IS AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET I BELIEVE

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

IN A FEW OF THE THE LINKING GROOVES THERE IS THE LIGHTEST SPECK OF BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE STUFF , NEVER ANYTHING DURING THE TRACKS

NO DUST POPS OR TICS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP MINT MINUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

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

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS 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

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. THIS IS ONLY AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE  ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THIS IS UNHEARD OF

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% 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  THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE ENDS ARE PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP , AND THERE ARE NO THUMB NAIL NICKS ANYWHERE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. AND VERY UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS TO THIS POROUS SURFACE. NO PEN MARKS EITHER.THERE IS A DARKER SHADOW OF AGEING? BY THE OPENING EDGE AND A LITTLE TINY BIT OF HANDLING TO THE OTHER EDGES, BUT NOTHING TOO SERIOUS.

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

THE ORIGINAL GREASE PROOF PAPER LINED 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO AGEING, NO SPLITS AND NO CREASES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY