The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES -5N / -5N Dominion Belinda MONO MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		34
	$		45

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

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

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE (PLEASE PLAY THE RECORDING I HAVE MADE)

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

WITH AN OUTSTANDING EX+++++ SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
• MATRIX:XEX 447-5N / 448-5N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 OG / 4 OG
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• K.T TAX CODE ON SIDE 2 LABEL

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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.

CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS NEVER BEEN ON AN AUTO CHANGER

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

THE RECORD LOOKS TO HAVE HAD A BOUT A DOZEN CAREFUL DISPLAYS JUDGING BY THE  SPIDER LINES CLOSELY KNITTED AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, BUT THE KEY THING HERE IS THAT DESPITE THIS, THE AUDIO QUALITY IS STILL PHENOMENAL DUE TO THE SYSTEM IT WAS PLAYED ON. THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

SUPERB AND STUNNING GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN AMAZING CONDITION.TOTALLY MARK FREE IN DAYLIGHT AND WHEN PLACED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT ALL I CAN SEE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SURFACE WISP HANDLING LINE. NO DULLING WHATSOEVER EITHER. EXTREMELY GLOSSY ALL OVER

THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF  A BARELY PLAYED 1963 BEATLES ALBUM

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON.

I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE RECORD IN MONO SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE EXACT WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

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 ONE AS YOU CAN SEE IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY WEAR AROUND THE HOLE

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY 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

'TIL I MET YOU ' (plays absolutely magnificently from start to finish)

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

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE VERY QUIET INDEED

NO TICS OR POPS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

 A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL 1963 BEATLES RECORDING THAT PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

I HAVE TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS MINT MINUS

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

THE SLEEVE

 GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE 

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

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.

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A SMALL CREASE LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE TIP, THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A SMALLER ONE

THERE ARE FOUR LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT PRESSURE LINES  IN THE TOP RIGHT QUARTER OF THE SLEEVE AS WELL

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST A SINGLE TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE CRACK  WHERE THE TEXT SITS. THE TITLE AND BAND NAME HOWEVER ARE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TIPS ENDS HAVE THE MOST MINUTE SPECK OF RUBBING. 

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. AND VERY UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS TO THIS POROUS SURFACE. NO PEN MARKS EITHER.JUST THE ABSOLUTE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING ALONG THE OPENING EDGE, AND VERY VERY MILD AGEING

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED PAPER 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 EX++++++

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

GARRY