Beatles - Help (Parlophone PMC 1255 UK 1st Press Mono LP) -2/ -2. EX Audio
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The Beatles - Help!
(Parlophone PMC 1255 UK LP 1965)
This is a UK original Mono LP pressing. It has a front laminated flipback sleeve which is printed by "Garrod & Lofthouse". It has an outlined "Mono" on the front. It comes with its original tracing-paper lined "Emitex" company inner sleeve.
The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has yellow & black "Parlophone" labels. They have "The Gramophone Co. Ltd..."and "Sold in UK..." texts. The record has 1st press XEX 549-2 and XEX 550-2 matrix numbers. The mother stampers are AMT 3 and AP? 4 respectively.
Sleeve: There is some light to mild fading on the rear sleeve. There is some light or mild rubbing wear to the corner tips. There is a light crease in one corner area. There is some light to very mild ringwear. There is some light or mild rubbing wear at the sleeve opening. VG+ condition
Vinyl: There are some light to mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There are about 5 light marks. Nearly all of these are small hairline marks. They measure from 1.5 cm to 3 cm in length. VG condition. The labels are in VG++ condition & show mild spindle wear. The Emitex company inner sleeve is in VG condition. There is a 3 cm seam split at the centre of the bottom edge. There is some mild fading & some light to mild ringwear & creasing.
I have fully play tested this LP. It plays Near Excellent to Excellent overall. There is some light or very light crackle in a few quieter places. A great audio copy!
All gradings adhere to UK "Record Collector" specifications. Please be aware that I am an experienced record dealer of 25+ years, all gradings will be completely accurate. So please bid with confidence.
Postage for one LP to the UK will be £4.50.
Postage for one LP to Europe will be £6.85 to £8.00 (depending on weight)
Postage for one LP for non Europe countries will be £9.00 to £11.75 (depending on weight).
There are postage discounts on multiple purchases. Please note that on multiple purchases I shall weigh the items to get a completely accurate price before sending the invoice. Please wait for this invoice.
Traceable insurance is mandAtory if the value of the item(s) exceed £20 GBP. This is an extra £5.50. If the item(s) final price exceeds £80 then an extra £2.50 is necessary to cover the item(s) value.
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