EX 150g Beatles Help 1st press (Lark Mus.) 1965 UK Lp mono PMC 1255

	£		89
	$		118

The Beatles
Help!
150g
1st Press (Lark Mus.)
WITH FANTASTICALLY CLEAR AUDIO

(Cleaned with Pro-Ject VC-S Mk II Vacuum Record Cleaner)



Firstly a bit of history of the album.....HELP was the BEATLES'  5th album coming out on the 6th August 1965. The premier of the album was played in London on the 29th July. Once again reaching the top spot in all record magazines of that era...as they had done with the previous four albums!

Catalogue number: PMC 1255

Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 549-2
Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 550-2

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: RMO @ 3 O'clock  710 at 9 O'clock
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: RMG @ 3 O'clock  3 at 9 O'clock


Vinyl:
 HEAVY 150g QUALITY
EX!
Lovely rich sound reproduction, with BARELY ANY background noise!!
I have just had the utter pleasure of listening to her all the way through and was amazed at how quiet the run-ins were-as well as inbetween tracks! Not to mention how wonderfully clear the audio was....The violins on Yesterday were pure magic.
Yes there are visible hairline marks when angled towards bright light, but these had very little effect on playback-which remains clean and clear.

CLEANED WITH VACUUM RECORD CLEANER.

Still has the glorious sheen and is lovely and flat.
Nothing AT ALL to make her jump or skip
RICH, GLORIOUS MONO

FLAT AS THE DAY SHE WAS BORN



Labels:
EX.
Lovely and clear...
With only light spindle marks-visible when angled towards the light, she is a lovely 1st Pressing
Very little central hole wear.
 "KT" tax code to side 1.
Has the 1st type Sans Serf text.
 Outer text "The Gramophone co.LTD"
 DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.

Please see the detailed images provided....Click on them for larger images with more detail.

THE LABEL ALSO HAS THE CREDIT OF "LARK MUS." FOR TRACK 1, SIDE 2, RATHER THAN THE LATER PRINTING: "LARK MUSIC"
ALSO
Track 4, side 1 has the '*' AFTER the "I Need You Title" rather than the later printing, which put it BEFORE the song title.
SHOWING THIS TO BE ONE OF THE VERY 1ST


Cover:
EX
A WONDERFUL example.
With only three very small crescents of near the opening and fingers emanating from the spine, she really shines out.
The back card has some small discolouration patches.
Light rubbing to the corners.
A very small nick of 5mm to the opening.
I am being very critical
Superbly STRONG Garrod & Lofthouse flipbacks.

 ALSO HAS THE "PATENTS PENDING" STATEMENT TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
NO WRITING


PLEASE SEE THE DETAILED IMAGES PROVIDED AND READ MY HONEST FEEDBACK FOR TRUE GRADINGS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION


Inner:  
EX.
 It is the ORIGINAL "USE EMITEX" tracing-paper lined inner in Great SHAPE.
NO writing
NO splitting.
Just discolouration and spots from age-like me :)
MAGICAL-as The Beatles wanted you to receive them!


SHE IS A FIRST PRESSING AND AN ALL COMPLETE PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY-PROVIDING A WONDERFULLY RICH SOUND REPRODUCTION TOO.
.....HELP!
Would sit well in any collection

*FREE UK POSTAGE*
(Maybe subject to VAT when sold within the EU)
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POSTAGE PRICES
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*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*
(Other than the free postage to the UK)

ALL MY PACKAGING IS RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED...MADE BESPOKE FOR EACH RECORD I SELL.
UPDATED PRICES FROM JAN 2022.
*ROYAL MAIL HAS SCANDALOUSLY  INCRESED PRICES 4 TIMES IN 2020 AND INTRODUCED A NEW ZONING FOR THE USA*
SO, BELOW ARE THE 4th UPDATED PRICES.
**I WILL SEND WITHOUT INSURANCE/TRACKING BUT YOU NEED TO SEND ME IN WRITING YOU WANT THIS AND ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE LIABILITY IF IT GOES MISSING**

OUR POST OFFICE IS BACK! SO I CAN USUALLY GET THE RECORD IN THE POST THE SAME DAY YOU BUY IT...AT THE LATEST THE FOLLOWING DAY :)

1 Lp UK: £FREE
1 Lp Europe up to 500g: £9.95 (£14 Tracked)
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
1 Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 500g: £14(£19 Tracked)
1 Lp World Zone 3 USA: £21 FOR TRACKED POSTAGE (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)
1 Lp Australia/NZ up to 500g: £21

1 Double Lp UK: £FREE
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Europe up to 1kg: £18
Double Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from USA, Australia & NZ) 1Kg: £25
Double Lp World Zone 3 TRACKED TO USA: £29 (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)..I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE INCREASE OF 'THE LAST MILE TARRIF' OF %100 BY USPS.
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Australia/NZ up to 1kg: £29

7" Singles:
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1 Single Europe up to 250g: £12
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
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1 Single World Zone 3 USA World Zone 3 up to 250g: £17
*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*
(Other than the free postage to the UK)

Thank you and good luck