The Beatles YELLOW SUBMARINE 1969 UK LP 1st MONO Red Lines EX+/EX AUDIO - LISTEN

	£		206
	$		273

THE BEATLES - YELLOW SUBMARINE

PLAYS TO AN EX+ / EX GRADE

ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESS - THE RARE MONO PRESS!!!!

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE - RED LINES

• CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMC 7070
• MATRIX:XEX 715-1 / 716-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 T / 1 P (VERY VERY LOW)
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
• WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE
• SLEEVE HAS THE TWO RED LINES

 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 RECORDS 

THE LABELS

THE CLASSIC APPLE LABEL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDE IS A VERY DEEP GREEN COLOUR AND HAS NO BLEMISHES AT ALL. THE WHITE SIDE IS EQUALLY PERFECT.  THE GREEN COLOURS FULLY EXTEND INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT ON BOTH SIDES. UNFADED AND UNRUBBED

A CAREFUL CHECK OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ABOUT A DOZEN  LIGHT  SPIDER LINES WHICH ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD LIMITED PLAY SINCE 1969

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED  ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN . I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE THAT ARE DULL AND HAVE A WORN LOOK AND FEEL ABOUT THEM, BUT THIS ONE IS AS GOOD AS YOU WOULD EVER WANT. I THERE ARE NO FEELABLE SCRATCHES. IN DAYLIGHT I CAN SEE TWO LIGHT SURFACE LINES ON SIDE ONE, AND FOUR ON SIDE TWO. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND FEW SMALL SURFACE HANDLING LINES, MORE ON SIDE TWO THAN SIDE ONE.

VISUALLY I WOULD GRADE THE  DISC VG+

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE RECORD AND THE QUALITY. I HAVE ALSO RECORDED IT IN MONO, SO THAT IT SOUNDS AS IT SHOULD BE HEARD

SO THE AUDIO REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS

 THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AT ALL ANYWHERE, MEANING THE LP WHEN IT WAS PLAYED WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD DECK WITH AN UNWORN STYLUS. THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS CLEAR AND BRIGHT 

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS, STICKS, POPS OR JUMPS

YOU WILL HEAR A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE EARLIER LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES. THERE IS SLIGHTLY MORE ON SIDE TWO THAN SIDE ONE

THERE IS ALSO ONE SINGULAR ROTATIONAL LIGHT THUD TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK TWO, SIDE TWO

THE AUDIO GRADES EX+ FOR SIDE ONE AND EX FOR SIDE TWO

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FAMOUS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE TWO RED BANDS ON THE REAR SURFACE

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SLEEVES THAT IS OFTEN FOUND TERRIBLE CREASED, DUE IN THE MAIN BECAUSE THE CARD USED IN MAKING IT WAS SO VERY THIN, AND THIS IN ADDITION CAUSED SEVERE RINGWEAR ON MOST COPIES

THIS SLEEVE HOWEVER IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION, HAVING BEEN HOUSED IN AN OUTER SLEEVE FOR A LONG TIME

THE FRONT SURFACE IS LAMINATED AND IN MARVELLOUS CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THE SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO PEELING OR FLAKING OF THE LAMINATE EITHER.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE 

THERE ARE FIVE TINY LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE. THREE MINUSCULE ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, AND FIVE EQUALLY TINY ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE.  THERE ARE ALSO FOUR SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT. 

THE SPINE AGAIN HAS ALL THE LAMINATE INTACT AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A LITTLE BURRING TOWARDS THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED, AND HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS. 

THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENT PENDING INFORMATION IS CLEARLY LEGIBLE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. 

THE WHITE SURFACE IS SHOWING VERY MILD HANDLING. THE TWO RED LINES ARE BOTH UNBLEMISHED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT

THE  BLACK INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUED ONE, IT DOES A COUPLE OF NICKS TO THE CENTRE HOLE, BUT NO SEAM SPLITS

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT IN MY OPINION

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

GARRY