BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES" RARER 1963 UK MONO DECCA

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Apr 13, 2011 Sold Date

Apr 6, 2011 Start Date

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BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES

ORIGINAL AND RARE 1963 UK MONO DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING.

OFFERED WITH SUPEB LABELS AND VINYL, NEAR FLAWLESS AUDIO AND HOUSED IN A SUPERB OUTER SLEEVE

FEATURING ALL THE CORRECT CRITERIA FOR THIS CONTRACT PRESSING AND BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT.

THIS COPY CARRIES THE DISTINCTIVE "DECCA" RIDGE TO THE LABELS AND DOES NOT CARRY ANY STAMPER NUMBERS.

PMC 1206

XEX447/8-7N-7N

STAMPERS 3 4 (NO LETTERS)

NO TAX CODE.

THE BLACK AND YELLOW DECCA RIDGED PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION. WHEN EXAMINED CLOSELY UNDER A STRONG LIGHT THERE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE ON EITHER SIDE, THE LABELS ARE PERFECT WITH STRONG, BOLD LETTERING AND STILL DISPLAY THEIR ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK COLOUR. THERE IS NO FADING OR RUBBING EVIDENT AND THEY LOOK IMMACULATE!

THE GLOSSY HEAVIER WEIGHT VINYL IS SIMPLY STUNNING AGAIN WHEN IT IS CLOSELY EXAMINED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT THERE ARE JUST LIGHT AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS PRESENT BUT NO ACTUAL NEEDLE MARKS. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DULLING OR OTHER IMPERFECTIONS TO THE PLAYING SURFACE.

AUDIO IS NEAR FLAWLESS THROUGHOUT. DURING ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF THERE WAS SOME VERY MILD CRACKLE TO BOTH RUN IN/OUT GROOVES BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE VINYL PLAYS PERFECTLY EVEN THE QUIETER PARTS OF THE AUDIO ARE FREE FROM ANY INTERRUPTION

THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT EMITEX INNER IS PRESENT AND IS EXCELLENT WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND THE INEVITABLE CREASES WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE.

THE OUTER GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE "PATENTS PENDING" SLEEVE IS AN EXCELLENT+ EXAMPLE.THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING. THERE ARE JUST MINIMAL LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES PRESENT AND JUST TWO THUMBNAIL TYPE CREASES TO THE FRONT WHICH HAS REMAINED VERY CLEAN AND GLOSSY, THERE IS NO RINGWEAR PRESENT AND JUST A SMALL MARK TO THE BLACK AREA BELOW GEORGE BUT THIS IS NOT SERIOUS. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND TRUE AND THERE ARE JUST MILD CORNER BUMPS PRESENT. THE REAR IS STILLVERY VERY CLEAN DISPLAYS JUST VERY MILD AND MINIMAL HANDLING MARKS MOSTLY TO THE OPENING EDGE AND AGAIN THERE IS NO RINGWEAR PRESENT. ALL THREE FLIPBACKS LIE PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO CREASES AND JUST A HINT OF HANDLING EVIDENT TO THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK.. THE SPINE IS PERFECT WITH PERFECT WORDING AND THERE IS NO WEAR PRESENT. ALL WORDING IS PERFECT.

OVERALL A SUPERB AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL UK MONO DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING WHICH HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT.

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