BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES" UK 1ST PRESS RARE STEREO
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BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES"
ULTRA RARE UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING
ORIGINAL 1963 UK RARE STEREO 1ST PRESSING.
RELEASED NOVEMBER 1963 "WITH THE BEATLES" WAS THE GROUPS 2ND UK ALBUM RELEASE. IT ENTERED THE UK CHARTS ON NOVEMBER 27TH AT NUMBER AND TOOK OVER THE TOP SPOT FROM "PLEASE PLEASE ME", THE ALBUM STAYED AT NUMBER 1 FOR A STAGGERING 21 WEEKS.
THE ALBUM HAD ADVANCED ORDERS OF 270,000 TWO WEEKS BEFORE ITS RELEASE AND BY NOVEMBER 27TH IT HAD SOLD 530,00. IT WENT ON TO BECOME THE BEATLES FIRST MILLION SELLING ALBUM.
ALL ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM CAME WITH FOUR MISPRINTS.. FIRSTLY THE PUBLISHING CREDITS FOR "MONEY" WHERE LISTED AS "JOBETE MUSIC" ( THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOMINION BELINDA).. SECONDLY THE TRACK LISTINGS TO THE LABELS WHERE INCORRECTLY PRINTED AS "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME" (THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME").. THIRDLY THIS SAME ERROR WAS ALSO PRINTED ON THE SLEEVE. AND LASTLY VERY 1ST ISSUES CAME IN A MUCH DARKER SLEEVE... THE FACES OF THE GROUP ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT TO ONE SIDE.(THIS WAS LATER CORRECTED TO A LIGHTER VERSION)... THIS ALBUM CARRIES ALL THESE VERY 1ST ISSUE FEATURES.
PCS 3045
YEX 110/1-2-2
STAMPERS GG3 N1
KT TAX CODE
THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS ARE IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION. LABELS HAVE JUST VERY LIGHT BUT MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS/WEAR PRESENT. BOTH SIDES ARE CLEAN AND FREE FROM WRITING. LABELS FEATURE THE "JOBETE" CREDIT FOR MONEY AND "GOTTA" MISPRINT.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS VERY GOOD.... IT DOES DISPLAY A VARIETY OF SURFACE MARKS, THE ODD SCUFF AND THE ODD HAIRLINE (THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED). SIDE ONE CARRIES FOUR SMALL FEELABLE MARKS TO TRACKS 4,5,6 & 7. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAY WITH NO WARPING.
THE AUDIO IS VERY GOOD.... THE SURFACE MARKS DO CAUSE SOME DISTORTION TO THE RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND THE QUIETER PARTS OF THE AUDIO AND THE FEELABLES MARKS DO CAUSE A "POP" ON EACH REVOLUTION UNTIL THE STYLUS CLEARS THE MARKS.... THE VINYL DOES NOT JUMP AT ANY POINT.
THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER IS EXCELLENT WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.
THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING DARKER SLEEVE IS REALLY EXCELLENT. IT SHOW SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING IN THE FORM OF SOME LIGHT CREASING TO THE FRONT AND SOME MINOR WEAR TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE SLEEVE IS HOWEVER INTACT, ALL THE SEAMS LIE FLAT AND THE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY RIGID. THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE DOES SHOW SOME SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND CARRIES THE "GOTTA" MISPRINT TO THE TRACK LISTING...... THE SLEEVE NOTES TO THE REAR BY TONY BARROW DO NOT CARRY THE "GOTTA" MISPRINT.
OVERALL THIS IS STILL AN ACCEPTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE AND VERY SOUGHT AFTER ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING STEREO ...... AND ALTHOUGH NOT A PERFECT COPY (PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND BEFORE BIDDING) THESE STEREO COPIES WITH ALL FOUR MISPRINTS DO NOT SURFACE FOR SALE VERY OFTEN IN ANY CONDITION AND ARE NOW CONSIDERED VERY HARD TO FIND AND ARE CONSIDERED A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS BEATLES COMPLETISTS!!!!
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