EX/EX- 1st UK Press STEREO Beatles Hard Days Night Lp 'Parlophone' PCS 3058 1/L

	£		149
	$		197

The Beatles

A Hard Day's Night

STEREO

EX/EX-

1ST PRESS (With Parlophone rim text)

MKT tax

*1/L Mother/Stamper*

This Lp was released on the 10th July 1964. The 45rpm was released in April and at that time the Beatles' film had yet to get a title and as the story goes, Ringo emerged from a long days work saying "It's been a hard day," then seeing it was already dark added " 's night." This was then announced to the press as the title on the 17th of April. Ringo may have seen this phrase before in Lennons book "Sad Michael."

Holding a number 1 position for a huge 21 weeks, from July the 25th!!!

This is also the ONLY Beatles album to have every track written by Lennon/McCartney.

Catalogue number: PCS 3058

Matrix Numbers Side 1: YEX 126-1

Matrix Numbers Side 2: YEX 127-1

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: RP @ 3 O'clock 2 @ 9 O'clock

Mothers/Stampers Side 2: L @ 3 O'clock 1 @ 9 O'clock

LOVELY EARLY 1ST PRESSING HERE

Vinyl:

QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT 164g

VG(+) visually with EX audio.

Lovely heavy vinyl with a gorgeous sheen.

I have just given her a gentle, professional vacuum clean, followed by an ultrasonic bath and then a final vacuum clean, to suck up any residue.

I see only light marks, but found the sound reproduction isn’t even affected by these.

Having just listened to the whole album I found a superbly clean and clear audio playback...The audio was deep and rich, right from the start this Stereo copy sounded different to the Mono; with the cow bell ringing out in the left speaker, quite distinctly through track 1 as well as the clear split of the guitar into the left speaker too..Really did make me look and listen to this record differently from the 1st pressing in mono.

I also noticed a rather haunting start to If I Fell...Magical clarity!

The tambourine on I’ll Cry Instead was incredibly prominent and seemed Ringo was right there-to the right of me, shaking and banging :)

I didn’t even notice ANY significant background noise or ANY loud obtrusive pops throughout playback :) Just one soft pop noticed at the start of Things We Said Today-but this REALLY is insignificant-most wouldn’t even mention it. Even as silent as one could hope for in-between tracks too. Just a bit of crackle into the run-out groove-that really is all.

Very, VERY nice indeed.

Flat Flat, FLAT!

Shiny too

HEAVY

Labels:

EX!

Lovely and clear. Just light spindle marks, visible when angled towards bright light, with barely any central hole wear to either side...Please see the detailed pictures.

Outer text "The PARLOPHONE Co. LTD" it DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.

(SHOWING THIS TO BE A 1ST PRESSING AS IT LATER CHANGED TO GRAMOPHONE Co....)

Faint rarer "MKT" tax code to side 1.

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Now, here's the more unusual fact about this label:

Side 1 carries the really rather rare "MKT" tax code-

(This is an unusual tax code for this lp as the MT tax code was used from January 1963 and only until the 1st of June 1963...a very short running indeed and as this record was released in March 1963...THIS IS THE TRANSITIONAL STAMPING-it is a very unusual label indeed!)

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NO names or writing to either label.

Cover:

EX!

Remains wonderfully clean and intact.

NO WRITING

NO SPLITS

Large STEREO in top right corner. Shiny front cover...Please see the images for yourselves.

Some light discolouration to the card backing.

STRONG, only gently rubbed corners.

The Garrod and Lofthouse flipbacks remain in fantastically strong condition.

STRONG LEGIBLE spine.

Has "Patents Pending" to back bottom right corner flipback.

Inner:

EX-

It is the correct "USE EMITEX" inner, with the poly-lining...Not only that but it is the earliest example with the “Patents Applied For” statement to the bottom left of one side.

She has certainly done her job in looking after the lovely slab of vinyl!

Small 6cm split to the top left corner.

NO writing.

"MADE IN ENGLAND"

A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF AN INCREASINGLY RARE RECORD-PROVIDING

SUPERB, CLEAN & CLEAR AUDIO AND ALL WRAPPED UP IN THE ORIGINAL COMPLETE PACKAGE FROM 1964!

*FREE TRACKED 48Hr 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*

ALL MY PACKAGING IS RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED...MADE BESPOKE FOR EACH RECORD I SELL.

UPDATED PRICES FROM MARCH 2025.

**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: £16 Tracked

I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS

1 Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 500g: £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)

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1 Double Lp TRACKED to Australia/NZ up to 1kg: £32

7" Singles:

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