*BEATLES NOWHERE MAN EP UK 1st PRESS 1 STAMPERS 1 MATRICES
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PARLOPHONE GEP 8952 STAMPERS 1 GM 1 GD MATRIX 7TCE 904-1 7TCE 905-1 KT TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON SIDE 1 CENTRE AND BOTH RUN OUT GROOVES
GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD RIM TEXT AND SOLD IN THE UK LABEL TEXT SIGNIFYING UK FIRST PRESSING
DISC SIDE 1 DOES HAVE SOME HANDLING AND SURFACE MARKS BUT PLAY'S THROUGH WITHOUT ANY JUMPING OR STICKING, THERE IS SOME CRACKLING ON THE RUN IN BUT LESSENS AS THE TRACKS PLAY THROUGH .THE LABEL ON THIS SIDE IS FREE FROM ANY WRITING OR STAINING AND HAS ONLY MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS THE CENTRE HOLE IS UNTOUCHED AND IS CLEAN AND DEFINED ON BOTH SIDES
DISC SIDE 2 AGAIN HAS SOME HANDLING AND SURFACE MARKS ( THERE IS A FEELABLE MARK BUT IT IS IN THE RUN OUT GROOVE NEXT TO THE STAMPER LETTERS) BUT PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT STICKING OR JUMPING WITH SIMILAR CRACKLING TO SIDE 1 .THE LABEL ON THIS SIDE IS AGAIN IN SIMILAR CONDITION TO SIDE 1 AND IS ALSO FREE FROM ANY WRITING OR STAINING AND AGAIN WITH MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS.
WITH THE CENTRE HOLE BEING IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE IT WOULD APPEAR THAT MOST OF THE DISC SURFACE MARKS HAVE PROBABLY COME THROUGH HANDLING RATHER THAN PLAYING.
THE AUDIO OVERALL AS WITH A LOT OF MASS PRODUCED 60's RECORDS IS GREAT TO LISTEN TO ONCE THE MUSIC BEGINS WHICH MASKS THE CARTRIDGE NEEDLE ON VINYL SOUND ,I PLAY MY RECORD'S ON A 60's PHILLIPS AUDIO SYSTEM WHICH HAS A HEAVIER PICK UP THAN MORE MODERN DECKS THE LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION AND IS FREE FROM ANY WRITING OR STAINING BUT DOES HAVE A SMALL CREASE BOTTOM FRONT BUT IT DOESN'T IMPACT ON THE TEXT OR IMAGES A REALLY NICE ENTRY LEVEL COPY WITH A GREAT SLEEVE AND LOW START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE
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