BEATLES 1963 Australian Parlophone LP - With the Beatles - GOLD / BLACK LABELS
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I'm having to make this even clearer as people are still buying records I'm grading low and as a 'collection filler', and then complain about the audio quality when they try to play them. As I VISUALLY GRADE my records I cannot guarantee that discs will be click, skip and noise free (although any marks that may cause such problems will be highlighted in the description). If you're looking for a copy to listen to then please look elsewhere.
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THE BEATLES
With the Beatles
Extremely Rare Early 1st Press with Gold on Black Labels!!
On offer here is a very rare and highly collecting 1st pressing of the Australian release of With The Beatles. This is the very early pressing that features the famous Parlophone gold on black labels!
Australia Parlophone use the same, old style gold labels as the UK when Please Please Me came out in 1963. However, whilst the UK phased theirs out in early 1963 just as the album was going to print, Australia kept with the design until late in the year and phased it out just as With The Beatles was going into production.
Only the very early, original copies had the older gold style labels and, today, these are extremely difficult to find! They're just as rare, if not rarer, than the UK Please Please Me gold labels!
Not in the best condition and is being sold as a collection filler due to how rare these are. Please do not consider this a play copy.
Please check out large, detailed photos of this record at the bottom of this listing.
Title With the Beatles Year of Release 1963 Catalogue Number PMCO 1206 Label Gold on Black Parlophone Tax Code on Disc - Sleeve Manufacturer - Side 1 Matrix Number XEX 447-1N Side 2 Matrix Number XEX 448-1N Side 1 Stampers - Side 2 Stampers - Sleeve Condition The sleeve is in F/G condition. The sleeve is still holding, but has had a couple of crude repair jobs and is showing a lot of wear and tear and staining. The photos below tell the best story. Inner Sleeve Condition - Inserts Condition - Disc Condition(VISUALLY GRADED) The disc is in G+ condition. It looks very clean with a decent shine and some light scuffs here and there along with some slightly heavier looking scuffs. However, the disc has a slight warp in it and has everso slightly bowled, and there is a scratch at 2 o'clock on side 2 than runs through the first two tracks. I can feel this light scratch with my fingernail. Like I say, this should be considered collection filler and not a play copy. Label Condition The labels are in VG condition. The labels are clean but have a fair amount of spindlewear that has rubbed the gold lettering just a little. Some whitening also around the centrehole.
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sheets of corrugated cardboard will be used where applicable.
My Vinyl Grading:
MINT No true preowned disc can be mint. The highest I will ever grade a disc is NM+/M- if it looks untouched and unplayed, but the MINT description will only be for records I personally know have never been played (i.e. I personally bought from new) or for copies that are still sealed. NEAR MINT (NM) For discs that look near flawless and which may have just the slightest, barely visible little whispy marks here and there. EXCELLENT (EX) For discs that still retain a brilliant, clean shine but does have some light scuffs here and there. VERY GOOD (VG) For discs that still look clean and have a nice shine to them, but do have a fair amount of light scuffmarks and/or some light scratches. GOOD (G) For discs that look like they have been loved and have a fair amount of scuffs and surface scratches. Not in terrible condition, but would look like it would play with a lot of crackle. FAIR (F) For discs that may have some life left in them but are pretty trashed with numerous surface scuffs and heavier scuffs and scratches etc POOR (P) For discs that are unplayable and look completely trashed. Discs like this would only ever be offered if they were insanely rare.
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