BEATLES With The Beatles LP 1963 MONO 1st G&L EARLIEST EVER DARKER COVER
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BEATLES With The Beatles LP 1963 MONO 1st! Garrod and Lofthouse !! EARLIEST EVER!! DARKER COVER!!
MATRICES 1N/1N
VINYL CONDITION:- VERY GOOD PLUS. Some hairlines, one scuff , but not one jump, stick or trip . Some background crackles ( but not many ) in quieter passages which do not spoil the listeners enjoyment . A little rubbing to spindle hole . Clean labels .
ALBUM COVER:- VERY GOOD PLUS . No writing. No tears . No spine crushing. Just handling and age related marks . Just the beginning of gaping to bottom, opening edge but hardly noticeable but had to mention it.
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THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL - BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!! AND HAS VERY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES (WHICH ALL LATER PRESSINGS NEVER HAD!) - AND I WILL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES IN DETAIL .
FIRSTLY THE SIDE 2 LABEL HAS THE ULTRA RARE 'JOBETE' MISCREDIT FOR THE SONG 'MONEY' (LATER CORRECTED!) AND SECONDLY ON THE SAME SIDE 2 LABEL AND THE REVERSE OF THE COVER (SEE PICTURES) THE TRACK 'YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME' IS MISPELT 'YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME' (ON LATER PRESSINGS THIS WAS CORRECTED!)!!!! THIRDLY THIS LP HAS 1N/1N MONO MATRIX ENDINGS (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP EVEN RARER STILL - IS THAT IT HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 'DARKEST POSSIBLE COLOURED' COVER!!!! THIS ULTRA RARE 'DARKER COLOURED' COVER ON EVER OCCOURED ON A TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED!!!! THE FIRST FEW COVERS EVER MADE WERE PRESSED FAR TOO DARK AND COMPLAINTS WERE IMMEDIATELY MADE ABOUT THE CLARITY AND DARKNESS OF THE BEATLES FACES!!!! AND IT IS VERY OBVIOUS INDEED WHEN YOU COMPARE THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DARKER COLOURED' COVER - WITH ANY LATER COVER!!!! IF YOU LOOK AT MY PICTURE OF THIS 'DARKER' 1ST PRESS COVER - YOU CAN ONLY SEE HALF OF EACH OF THE BEATLES FACES - AND THEY APPEAR EXTREMELY DARK AND 'GRAINY'!!!! THIS WAS NOT THE IMAGE THE BEATLES WANTED TO PORTRAY - AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED!!!!
* Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other Considerations"). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.
* Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly)that no record is ever truly perfect.
The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.
An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like.
Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.
Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade, in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value.
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* Very Good Plus (VG+)
A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.
Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences.
Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split.
In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.
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