With The Beatles WorldWide 1st Press 1963 STEREO R/W/G Odeon STO 83568 OIS EX+

	€		202
	$		229

Collecting Beatles since 1976
All offered Records are 2nd, or more copies from my own collection located in good old Berlin, Germany.
100% Genuine Vinyl Vintage ~ No Counterfeits

The Beatles
»With The Beatles«
STO 83 568 ~ ZTOX 5545

GERMANY 1963 ~ 1st Press ~ on German Red/White/Gold Odeon STO ~ STEREO
Original Golden Stereo Sticker on front and back
with original b/w pictures Inner Sleeve
WorldWide FirstPress in an Excellent Plus Condition

Record Details   Origin   Germany Release Type   Original Release Format   Album, 12", FOC Label   Red/White/Gold Odeon Catalog No   STO 83 568 (ZTOX 5545) Pressing   1st worldwide THIS Copy issued   November 1963 Sound Mix   stereo Overall Grading   EX (see details) Matrix Side A   YEX-110-1 Matrix Side B   YEX-111-1   Overview Pressings (Germany stereo)   1st   November 12, 1963, German Red/White/Gold Odeon, STO 83 568
(later first presses from spring 1964 switched to SMO) [1st   November 22, 1963, U.K. (mono PMC 3045 & stereo PCS 3045)] 2nd   1966, R/W/G AND Blue Odeon, SMO 73 568 3rd   1969, German Blue Odeon, 1C 062-04 181 4th   1976, Red Odeon, 1C 072-04 181 5th   1977, Apple, 1C 072-04 181 6th   1981, Odeon, 1C 072-04 181 General Description   Yes, you are about to bid on an early STEREO first press, a very early one, still holding a stereo catalog number "STO" instead of the later common "SMO", introduced a month later only, completely adjusted to as early as of Spring 1964. Moreover, this copy's cover comes with original Golden Stereo Sticker in best condition on both front and back. Plus the original b/w pictures Odeon inner sleeve. That "nice package" comes in a superb, allover excellent condition...

As lined out in my prior listing where this' copy's mono version was up for auction: A) »With The Beatles« was worldwide published first in Germany, ten days prior to its release in motherland U.K. B) It was the first Beatles album in Germany at all! (»Please Please Me« released for allied military forces on ZTOX in limited numbers only in mid 1964, the "German Version" »Tanzschaffe«, same sound track, in January 1964.)
Both the early stereo and early mono first presses, featured a "last minute note" ("Letzte Meldung" in German) on back of cover, cos of a van robbery: British thiefs had rubbed a van packed with Beatles albums coming straight from the EMI's records plant in Hayes, Middlesex.

The copy up for auction here is both a worldwide first pressing and "equipped" with that certain note on the cover's reverse side, as well as stickers, and inner sleeve, and it comes in a superb quality!   Please NOTE that I list on three eBay sites, U.S., U.K., and Germany, namely .com, .co.uk, and .de, the three of them being the Bealtes' most important "places". Hence you'll have to use the link "See other items" in order to see all of my current listings. Thank you.

Aesthetics: I am a Collector, hence every record is stored (and will be sent) in a sophisticated way. Original cover, inner sleeve, prospective inserts, and/or whatever may come across, are stored separated. The vinyl sits in a neutral antistatic, padded inner sleeve, which is housed in a stable, neutral hard cover. For 1st pressings I use black, everything else goes to white ones. All together, it is protected by one (or more) transparent plastic sleeves. When sending out, this package is being wrapped by transparent bubble foil and goes to a brand-new professional record mailer.   Important: There's several options that are not changeable thru eBay's posting API. Please see remarks on bottom of offer regarding payment, shipping, etc. NO RETURNS. Please, ALWAYS wait for my invoice. There simply is no overseas shipping for 4 Dollars. Visual Grading   Cover Front   EX+ Cover Back   EX+ Inner Sleeve   EX+
(original “b/w Pictures Odeon”) Golden Stereo
Sticker F/B   NM/EX Label Side A   EX Label Side B   EX Vinyl Side A   EX Vinyl Side B   EX   Audio Grading   Side A   EX- Side B   EX-   I use a superb vinyl equipment with its heart being an Ortofan Diamond System and gold plated contacts all around Grading Remarks   As for the record's visual appearance, please refer to the photos listed below. I tried to show all details and characteristics as close and best as possible. As lined out before, I feel this copy to be in a straight EX(+) grading state. Cover, Sticker, labels, inner sleeve - nothing to complain at all. Again, please refer to photos.

The audio quality is througroughly VG+/EX-. There's some background noises, in particular between tracks. Of course the record plays thru, no skips, or jumps. Very sraight sound, clear channeling, pure 1960s STEREO.

Note: For a short explanation of my grading approach, please see my remarks on every listing's bottom of page.   Pictures (all pictures taken by myself from the record that is up for auction)                             More rare Collectibles ~ already on auction, or soon to come (all records 2nd, 3rd, or 4th/whatever copies from my own collection)   Germany, 1st, ULTRA rare Swiss Export, r/w striped inner sleeve U.K., 1st #21,126 MONO(!!) No "An E.M.I. Recording" Germany, 1st, rare ZTOX Export U.K., 1st, Y/B Parlophone MONO France, 1st, Red/Black Odeon LSO MONO (!) U.K., 1st, rare MISALIGNED Apple Mexico, 1st, Vol.2 MUSART D922 U.K., 1st, Y/B Parlophone MONO Brazil, 1st, rare MONO   PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE
If there is whatever question regarding this record or another one, please contact me thru eBay's message system. Also, please note that I am NOT a professional dealer, but a serious collector who possesses a huge Vintage Beatles Vinyl Collection, financed mainly by re-selling records that I own already, 2nd copies, etc. Hence I will not accept returns in case you don't like this item, no matter what the eBay boiler plate says, cos there is no way to change this option.
However, I CAN and I DO affirm that each and every detail mentioned in my descriptions is accurate and to my best knowledge and experience.
Germany, Berlin in particular, is a perfect place to acquire highly sought-after vintage vinyl. If you should have a certain interest, please don't hesitate to contact me, maybe I can help you.  

• Packing Records shipped in brand new professional record mailers. No superfluous tape, strange folding, etc. In case you win more than one record, each single one will still come in its own mailer. I do not charge for that very lavish packaging.
• Grading Every record has been carefully graded visually by myself. Most records are audio-graded, too. I grade NMint, NM-, EX+/EX/EX-, as well as VG+/VG (VG- rarely).
• Shipping Flat rate, Europe & International, is USD 15, for Asia & Australia USD 19. Please note that there IS nothing like "Four Dollars". I basically ship everywhere. However, I do not ship to Russia as well as all other former Eastern block countries, Italy, Greece. If you reside in Southern America, please contact me prior to bidding. Due to certain experiences of so called "non-arriving" records, signed-in, tracked, insured shipping only. Insurance fees are as low as USD 1,50 per each USD 100 value, hence marginal. Combined shipping available upon request. Buyers from within Germany, please don't hesitate to ask for customized shipping options.
• Payment is expected within 48 hours upon auction end, unless differently arranged prior to bidding. PayPal NON-EU CITIZENS ONLY. I am not a dealer thus not supposed to burn earnings on fees instead of spending it on new records. EU citizens use Money Transfer. Neither checks nor cash accepted. Us-Dollars, Euro, and British Pounds OK.

 

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