Hollies - Would You Believe? UK 1966 1st Press MONO LP
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Description
THE HOLLIES - 'WOULD YOU BELIEVE?'
1966 UK 1st *MONO* PRESSING LP
This pristine 1st UK mono pressing is on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PMC 7008
Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'Gramophone Co. Ltd..' rims.
The 'KT' tax/price code is present in the centre of the side 1 label.
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono cover.
Complete with its original 'Use Emitex' rice-paper lined inner-sleeve.
Matrix numbers: XEX 603-1 & XEX 604-1
Stamper codes: 1/O & 1/P
Disc weight: 159g
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT +
As you can see, this superb pair display a slight groove/indentation which appeared on a number of EMI pressed LP from this year. The labels themselves have a collection of faint spindle marks around each centre hole but are otherwise in perfect condition.
Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces of this spectacular disc are MINT & totally unmarked. It really does look like it was pressed yesterday. Close examination directly beneath my halogen desk lamp reveal nothing more than a few barely visible wispy paper hairlines from initial inner-sleeve removal, but no other blemishes or wear at all.
Play: NEAR MINT
This truelyy outstanding sounding copy has only received a few careful plays on top-quality equipment. All tracks during my careful playcheck at volume sounded 'as new' with no evidence of any groove/play wear whatsoever or indeed any clicks, ticks or any other such distraction. I guarantee that you won't be disappointed.
Cover
EXCELLENT +
This top-class example has been carefully and correctly stored in non-smoking environment for the past 43 years. It displays a perfect, unscratched & undamaged high-gloss laminate with just a few light spine bends but no 'thumbnails' or any other wear whatsoever. Apart from a slight bruise to the upper right corner, all are pretty much 'as new' and there is no wear at all to either opening edge. The rear panel is perfectly clean & bright white with no discolouration, marks, writing or missing paper. All flipbacks, both seams and the spine are in perfect, undamaged condition.
Inner-sleeve
EXCELLENT
Clean & crisp with just a few unavoidable storage creases but no splits, tears or writing.
Take a listen to the track 'Hard, Hard Year', recorded directly from this copy on the player below:
- Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- I carefully play every record I sell on a $5,000 Rega P9 turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
- All the photos in this listing have been taken by myself and are of the actual items for sale.
- All records are professionally & securely in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.
- Please take a look at my About Me page for more details.
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