THE BEATLES "A Hard Day's Night" 1964 UK 1st MONO EX
£
39
$
52
£ 39
Sold For
Mar 25, 2011
Sold Date
Mar 15, 2011
Start Date
£ 22
Start price
5
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
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Description
THE BEATLES "A Hard Day's Night" 1964 UK 1st MONO EX
EX G&L FLIPBACK, EMITEX INNER, CLEAN, SHARP & BRIGHT
THE BEATLES
A Hard Day's Night
ORIGINAL UK PARLOPHONE (PMC 1230) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (July 1964) OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC "A Hard Day's Night" LP - IN WELL PLAYED BUT REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION DELIVERING SUPERB AUDIO THROUGHOUT - VERY CLEAN, BRIGHT AND FRESH - SOUNDS GREAT (please see detailed audio assessment below)
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST YELLOW/BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS WHICH HAVE "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." RIM TEXT, "SOLD IN UK..." AND "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" STATEMENTS AND 'KT' TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON SIDE TWO
MATRIX NUMBERS: XEX 481 - 3N / XEX 481 - 3N
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 6/GDA and 2/TT
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. patents pending”
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL EMI 'EMITEX' POLY- LINED INNER SLEEVE
Track Listing:
Side 1: A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better / If I Fell / I'm Happy Just To Dance With You / And I Love Her / Tell Me Why / Can't Buy Me Love
Side 2: Any Time At All / I'll Cry Instead / Things We Said Today / When I Get Home / You Can't Do That / I'll Be Back
LABELS: The labels are clean and unmarked with spindle traces and some wear around the spindle hole. This copy has clearly see many plays but not played on poor equipment to the point of distortion - it sounds great - VERY GOOD++++
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces still retain their original deep, glossy sheen with no dulling but there are some general light marks (nothing at all major or feel-able to the touch) - VERY GOOD++++
VINYL Audio: Outstanding MONO audio delivery on this first pressing with a crystal clear, deep, rich and detailed sound (and a superb loud cut) - very, very impressive indeed and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my records prior to listings) there are no scratches, no skips or jumps, no prominent surface noise and no clicks or pops (none at all) - it actually plays really, really well throughout (to a much higher standard than many lesser played copies I have seen) and the run-ins and track divisions are all very clean. I also detected no overt groove-wear or distortion on my play-through and I would critically grade this copy a very strong EXCELLENT for audio - sounds great
SLEEVE: The original G&L flipback sleeve is in very nice condition. There is no real top and bottom edge wear to speak of and all text on the spine is clear and bold. The front laminated surface still retains its original deep, glass-like glossy sheen with just some half-moon creases towards the opening edge. The unlaminated back is also pretty clean with just a few light marks. Overall, a very fine example - EXCELLENT
INNER : The EMITEX inner has no splits and is still very white - there is a very small stain (coffee drop?) by the die-cut central section but otherwise a superb example - EXCELLENT+
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS
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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT.
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH A NAGAOKA ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks 420 (GS 6.0.8 (420))
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