Beatles LP With The Beatles OZ ONLY 1964 Black & Gold MONO
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Description
Postage costs for 3 to 10 albums anywhere in Australia is $16.00
Item : 12” Album
Artist : The Beatles
Title : With The Beatles
Songs :
It Won’t Be Long ; All I’ve Got To Do ; All My Loving ; Don’t Bother Me ; Little Child ; Till There Was You ; Please Mr. Postman ; Roll Over Beethoven ; Hold Me Tight ; You Really Got A Hold On Me ; I Wanna Be Your Man ; Devil In Her Heart ; Not A Second Time ; Money.
Year : 1st Australian ‘MONO’ issue (22 Feb 1964)
Parlophone ‘Black and Gold’ label # PMCO-1206
Matrix No’s : XEX 447-1N / XEX 448-1N
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An acceptable copy of easily the 2nd rarest of the Australian released Beatles albums …. the highly collectable 1964 Black and Gold original Mono ‘With The Beatles’ LP issued in the fold-back cover…..also long regarded one of the more desirable Australian issues of all their albums music-wise.
The Australian first pressings both of ‘Please Please Me’ and ‘With The Beatles’ featured a gold-text on black base design that was based on the labels which graced the first two UK pressings of ‘Please Please Me’. Although the gold/black style had long-since been phased-out in the UK prior to the Australian release of ‘With The Beatles’, EMI (Australia) nevertheless retained the gold label for the second Beatles album. Somewhat 'busier' than the UK original, these Australian gold labels still possess a certain antique charm which is reflected in their market-value. The Black and Gold label lasted until March, 1964 when the album was eventually re-pressed in the more familiar Black and Yellow label.
Most collectors would be aware that the cover here, with it’s pink lettering and different photo-shots on the black background, is exclusive to Australian issues and it also features the 50’s style Parlophone ‘logo-box’ at the top R/H corner which also differs to overseas releases of this album.
Trivia buffs are probably also know of the clanger on the back cover notes by Tony Barrow where, in the third last paragraph, ‘our side of The Atlantic’ is mentioned.
One listen to this and you can understand why these ‘mono’ Beatles albums are so sought after …especially in 1964 when ‘stereo’ was in its infancy. Another point of note is that most collectors would naturally assume that the UK Parlophone pressings are of better quality than elsewhere … this is proven otherwise here as Australian (and NZ issues for that matter) have deeper grooves , more dB and consistently play louder as well as cleaner….the upshot of all this is that the extremely loud and richer bass sound is very noticeable in comparison.
A timeless classic and quite serious collector’s item in any sort of playable condition.
CONDITION : see 5 photos above.
Vinyl - play-tested completely both sides : some lead in-out noise (mostly at the end of side 1) a few light pops in between tracks. A beaut heavy duty piece here at over 150 grams !! Not as bright and glossy as it once was but certainly not dull in appearance either. Plenty of light surface scuffs both sides however being a deep grooved pressing it still plays through lovely with a decent crisp and clear and clear sound. No skips or ugly sound blemishes and worthy of a VG rating on looks and a VG+ on the sound quality.
Labels : Numerous spindle marks. Otherwise clean. No writing or marks etc. No fading at all. Clear and distinct gold print. Much fewer pressings of this LP were released here in Australia and hence there are no numbers found in the dead-wax at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock that you would find on the UK issues.
Sleeve : Pretty good overall and one of the better example one sees these days.
Front :- A terrific glossy laminated front with some only the faintest hint of ring-wear. No crease marks to speak of. Some light scratching from handling which can only be seen up close and is normal for laminated covers. The corners are quite good with a little wear. No edge-wear or splits and the spine is intact though there are the usual number of small nicks down the left hand side of the front though again only very minor and doesn’t detract from the presentation much at all.
Back :- Minor ring-wear on the non-laminated back along with previous owners names in pen at the top. Clear print on the track list and liner notes. Much better than average for sure.
POSTAGE COSTS (albums are professionally packed and shipped with an outer protector plastic sleeve) :
To anywhere in Australia is AU$7.60. For 2 or 3 x LP’s the cost is $15.00.
For extra items costs will depend upon weight and destination however I will do my best to keep the combined total at a minimum.
1st class Air-Mail overseas :
NEW ZEALAND - $13 AUS
ASIA and JAPAN- $16 AUS
USA, CANADA, MIDDLE EAST - $19.00 AUS
EUROPE & REST OF THE WORLD - $23.00 AUS
PACKING INFORMATION :
Records will be packed in a plastic bag between two strong pieces of cardboard for safe arrival.
PAYMENT METHODS :
within Australia : 1. Paypal (quickest and easiest) OR 2. Bank Deposit (this may take a day or two to confirm)
International : Paypal
Thanks for your interest in this item.
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