BEATLES "REVOLVER" 1966 UK 1ST MONO PRESS...STUNNING
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£ 165 Sold For
Nov 20, 2006 Sold Date
Nov 13, 2006 Start Date
£   50 Start price
7   Number Of Bids
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                                      BEATLES "REVOLVER"

     VERY RARE VERSION WITH REMIX 11 OF TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS..... 606-1

ORIGINAL UK 1ST MONO PRESSING.

RELEASED 5TH AUGUST 1966 "REVOLVER" WAS THE BEATLES SIXTH UK ALBUM RELEASE. IT WENT STRAIGHT TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K WITH ADVANCED SALES OF 300,000.

THE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE TITLED "ABRACADABRA" UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS NAME HAD ALREADY BEEN USED.

ORIGINALLY IT WAS DECIDED THAT REMIX 11 OF TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS WAS TO BE USED ON THE ALBUM. PRESSINGS OF THE ALBUM HAD JUST STARTED WITH THE MATRIX 606-1 WHEN GEORGE MARTIN DECIDED HE PREFERED REMIX 8 AND WANTED IT CHANGED, PRESSINGS WHERE STOPPED AND THE TRACK WAS CHANGED HOWEVER NOT IN TIME TO STOP THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING  HITTING THE SHOPS. ONLY VERY VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF THIS ALBUM WITH MATRIX 606-1 EXIST.

PMC 7009

XEX 605/6-2-1

KT TAX CODE

THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE  LABLES TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT. LABELS CARRY "THE GRAMMOPHONE" CO RIM "AND SOLD IN UK" TEXT. SIDE ONE HAS EMBOSSED KT TAX CODE. LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN AND ALL WORDING IS VIVID.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS SUPERB, WITH JUST VERY LIGHT SURFACE MARKS.... ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED IT IS CLEAR IT HASNT BEEN PLAYED TOO MUCH, NON OF THE MARKS ARE SEVERE AND NONE APPEAR TO AFFECT AUDIO. THE VINYL LIES FLAT AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF WARPING.

THE ORIGINAL WHITE INNER IS EXCELLENT. IT IS STILL WHITE AND STILL QUITE CRISP WIT HJUST LIGHT BUT EXPECTED CREASING.

THE "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE" "PATENTS PENDING" LAMINATED  SLEEVE IS IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION .DESIGNED BY KLAUS VOORMAN, THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING.IT HAS THE ODD LIGHT CREASE AND SOME MINOR EDGE WEAR BUT REALLY NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. THE SLEEVE IS CLEAN AND ALL SEAMS LIE PREFECTLY FLAT WITH NO LIFTING E.T.C.THE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY RIDGID. THE SLEEVE CARRIES THE SMALL "MONO" LOGO.

ALL THIS COMES HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL NEMS PLASTIC SLEEVE. ANY RECORD BOUGHT FROM BRIAN EPSTEINS RECORD STORE IN LIVERPOOL WHERE ISSUED WITH NEMS PROTECTIVE COVERS. THESE WERE EITHER DISCARDED ARE JUST DIDINT SURVIVE. THIS SLEEVE HAS SURVIVED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION GIVEN ITS AGE. IT IS INTACT WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS.

THIS REALLY IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC RARE 606-1 MONO BEATLES ALBUM...WHICH DELIVERS SUPERB AUDIO AND WHICH COMES COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE NEMS SLEEVE..

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING....

IT IS WITH REGRET THAT BEATLES-64 MUST NOW ASK ANY FIRST TIME BIDDERS WITH US WHO ARE PLANNING TO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY COULD KINDLY PAY FOR EACH ITEM AS THEY WIN IT, WE WILL OF COURSE HOLD ALL ITEMS UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING AND THEN COMBINE THE SHIPPING COSTS FOR ALL... WHILST WE APPRECIATE THAT MOST BIDDERS ARE HONEST AND GENUINE WE HAVE FOUND TO OUR COST THAT SOME ARENT AND WE HAVE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A NEW BIDDER TO US WHO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (RUNNING UP A VERY LARGE INVOICE) AND HAS NOW NOT PAID. UNFORTUNATELY AS IS USUALLY THE CASE THE MINORITY HAVE SPOLIT IT FOR THE MAJORITY......WE APPRECIATE YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS....thank you

SHOULD YOU HAVE A RECORD LIKE THIS TO SELL THEN PLEASE DONT "STEAL" THIS WRITE-UP. WHILST WE DONT OBJECT TO ANYONE USING OUR WRITE-UPS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES WE HAVE FINALLY LOST PATIENCE WITH PEOPLE "STEALING" THEM WORD FOR WORD AND USING THEM FOR THEIR BENEFIT... THIS IS AGAINST EBAY POLICY AND SHOULD WE BE MADE AWARE THAT ANY PART OF THIS TEXT HAS BEEN "STOLEN" WE WILL WITH OUT HESITATION REPORT THIS TO EBAY"....thank you


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