BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES" UK 1ST PRESS ***STEREO***
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BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES
UK STEREO
ORIGINAL AND RARE 1965 UK STEREO JOBETE 1ST PRESSING.
WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS SUPERB & BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE IST UK STEREO VERSION WHICH IS COMPLETE WIT ITS ORIGINAL "NEMS" SLEEVE
OFFERED WITH STUNNING LABELS & VINYL, FLAWLESS AUDIO AND HOUSED IN A SUPERB OUTER SLEEVE THIS COPY.
FEATURING ALL THE CORRECT CRITERIA FOR THIS PRESSING AND EXTREMLEY WELL MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT.
THIS COPY CARRIES THE INCORRECT JOBETE CREDIT FOR "MONEY", HAS THE "GOTTA" LABEL AND SLEEVE ERRORS AND IS HOUSED IN THE VERY FIRST ISSUE LARGE STEREO SLEEVE WHICH FEATURES THE VERY DARK PICTURE TO THE FRONT..(THIS WAS CHANGED LATER TO A SLIGHTLY LIGHTER VERSION AS ON THESE IST ISSUES HALF OF THE GROUPS FACES WHERE COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT)
PCS 3045
YEX 110/11-2-2
KT TAX CODE.
THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION. WHEN EXAMINED CLOSELY AND THROUGHLY UNDER A STRONG LIGHT THERE ARE JUST 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 !
THE GLOSSY HEAVIER WEIGHT VINYL IS ALSO STUNNING, CLEALRY HAVING BEING CAREFULLY PLAYED WHEN IT IS CLOSELY EXAMINED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD TINY NEEDLE MARK.THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DULLING OR OTHER IMPERFECTIONS TO THE PLAYING SURFACE.
AUDIO IS FLAWESS, PRISTINE AND IMMACULATE THROUGHOUT. DURING ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF (AND THIS COULD BE ITS ONLY EVER PLAY) I DID NOT DETECT ANY DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, BOTH RUN IN/OUT GROOVES ARE SILENT AS ARE ALL TRACK GROOVES, EVEN THE QUIETER PARTS OF THE AUDIO ARE FREE FROM ANY INTERRUPTION
THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT EMITEX INNER IS PRESENT AND IS SUPERB WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND THE INEVITABLE CREASES WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE, IT ALSO HAS "PCS 3045" NEATLY WRITTEN TO TOP CORNER WHICH ENSURES THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL INNER.
THE OUTER GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE "PATENTS PENDING" SLEEVE WHICH CARRIES THE CORRECT LARGE "STEREO" LOGO IS A STRONG AND SUPERB EXAMPLE.THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS JUST LITTLE SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING. THERE ARE JUST MINIMAL LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES PRESENT AND A FEW TINY "THUMBNAIL" CREASES . THE FRONT IS SPOTLESSLY CLEAN, GLOSSY AND WITH NO RINGWEAR PRESENT, THERE IS SOME LIGHT BUT MINOR EDGE WEAR PRESENT TO BOTTOM EDGE. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND TRUE AND THERE ARE JUST VERY TINY CORNER BUMPS PRESENT. THE REAR IS AGAIN SUPERB AND IT ONLY DISPLAYS THE ODD LIGHT SIGN OF AGE AND A FEW HANDLING MARKS AND AGAIN THERE IS NO RINGWEAR PRESENT. ALL THREE FLIPBACKS LIE PERFECTLY FLAT WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT 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 PRISTINE...A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL "NEMS" PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE DIRECT FROM BRIAN EPSTEINS RECORD STORE IN LIVERPOOL. THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT. IT DOES HAVE A SMALL TEAR TO TOP, OPENING EDGE AND THERE IS A TINY SPLIT TO BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SEAM EDGE. THERE IS SOME EXPECTED HANDLING EVIDENT TO OPENING EDGE. THE SLEEVE IS CLEAN WITH PERFECT LETTERING.
THIS IS A GENUINE SUPERB AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND VERY COLLECTABLE UK STEREO WHICH FEATURES ALL THE ESSENTIAL VERY IST ISSUE CRITERIA AND IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL "NEMS" SLEEVE.
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