THE BEATLES, A Hard Day's Night EP (PARLOPHONE N.MINT)

	£		82
	$		109

This is a massively collectable & rare 1964 first pressing of The Beatles EP ‘Extracts From The Album A Hard Day’s Night’ complete with picture sleeve. Hard to find for sure but the most incredible detail is this: IT HAS ONLY HAD ONE PLAY!!! You will see the phrase “impossible like this” a lot on eBay record listings but here is one occasion when such a grand statement is justified! The Beatles first pressing ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ EP Nr.Mint & as close to unplayed as you can hope for; impossible to find like this so don’t miss out...

Year of original release: 1964

Year of this pressings release: 1964

Label: Parlophone (With all first pressing details: ‘Parlophone Co...’, ‘Recording First Published...’ & ‘Sold in UK...’ label text as well as the 60s KT Tax code across the side A spindle. The round push-out centre is intact)

Catalogue No: GEP 8924

Matrix No’s: 7TCE 850-1N / 7TCE 851-1N

Country of Manufacture: England

RECORD CONDITION

Labels: NEAR MINT

Completely clean and unmarked, there is no writing, marks or any kind of wear to report at all on these labels. The spindle areas are basically as new, it’s only on close inspection that you can just about make out one single trace on the side two label. These original labels are perfection.

Visual: NEAR MINT

These are immaculately preserved surfaces with a wonderful clean deep glossy sheen. There are absolutely no surface marks or wear even under a very strong light. It is possible to spot a couple of the lightest non-sounding paper scuffs but they are so minimal that they barely warrant a mention at all. This is vinyl that has impossibly maintained an ‘as new’ appearance and is being graded Near Mint rather than Mint on the technicality that I suspect it might have had just one play.

Play: NEAR MINT

This record looks like it is un-played, the spindle area only seems to suggest that there might have been one single play of the A side but nevertheless, because this is as close to ‘like new’ as it is possible for original Beatles 60s vinyl to get, I have decided not to add to the play count with a (unnecessary) play grade. As much as it pains me not to indulge in just one play of a pristine Beatle original like this for my own pleasure, I feel it’s in the best interests of the future owner to handle it as little as possible. I’ll take an educated guess that the audio is pretty damn perfect mind!

COVER CONDITION

Front laminate flip-back picture sleeve: NEAR MINT

An impossibly well preserved picture sleeve with no faults or serious signs of wear to report at all. There are no creases or folds, no scuffs or seam splits and no marks or writing on either the front or the back. There is a small bit of label ring-wear visible under strong light but this really is early stage, not a scuffy type of ring or indeed a serious fault. You will rarely see an example of this original EP cover in better shape.

ABOUT THE BEATLES - ‘EXTRACTS FROM THE ALBUM A HARD DAY’S NIGHT EP’

‘Extracts From The Album A Hard Day's Night’ is The Beatles seventh official EP, released on 6 November 1964. This EP contains four tracks from the album, but not featured in the film.; they are ‘Any Time At All’, ‘I’ll Cry Instead’, ‘Things We Said Today’ & ‘When I Get Home’.

POSTAGE & PACKING

UK:

Basic option – FREE / Recorded Delivery (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) £3.50

EUROPE:

Basic airmail - £4.00 / Insured delivery £8.00

REST OF WORLD:

Basic airmail - £7.00 / Insured delivery £12.00

We will always ensure that our records will be well packed in a secure manner. We do everything we can to provide a safe delivery and ensure that your records arrive in the same condition that they left us in. We use professionally packed heavy-duty mailers. We are also happy to accommodate pick up in person.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

If you are unhappy with your purchase, for any reason, we are not going to get into a long dispute with you about the items merits. We offer a no nonsense money back promise including postage upon return of the item. Obviously we do ask that you raise any issues within 7 days of delivery. Just get in touch, we can work it out.

GRADING

‘Record Collector Magazine’ have for years promoted a grading system that has been accepted as the all round standard amongst dealers and collectors. We too use that system but just in case anyone’s not sure here’s my basic interpretation:

MINT: Only ever used if a record is totally un-played and therefore can be classed as brand new. Even if a record has only had one play it can no longer be Mint.

NEAR MINT: This grading applies to a record that has no visible faults and no lessening in sound quality. Other than perhaps a little dust and in some cases the lightest of totally non-sounding paper scuffs visible under strong light, vinyl graded Nr.Mint will be extremely well cared for. Sleeves graded Nr.Mint will have no damage and only the vaguest suggestion of any handling or use.

EXCELLENT: Records graded thus will essentially be in a very well cared for condition and play without any problems. Excellent records have been used but they will have been well looked after and the worst you can expect with the audio will be the odd light pop or click and perhaps a little bit of light background noise in a couple of places, but certainly nothing that will spoil your enjoyment of the music. Covers graded Excellent have no damage or defacement to the artwork , their evidence of handling will only be in minor details like a few faint creases, tiny edge scuffs or a small amount of writing or sticker residue but certainly no serious damage.

VERY GOOD: Records graded VG will be totally satisfactory to all but those looking for total perfection. They will be used but still fully playable and only show the kind of wear you would expect to find on a second hand record that has had a few plays. The odd light scratch may be evident as well as general spindle wear and paper scuffs but nothing to cause any overall problems with your enjoyment of the record. Basically, be realistic in what you’d expect a used record to look and sound like and you won’t have any disappointments with a record that is graded Very Good. Covers graded VG may show a bit of general wear or scuffing around the edges, there could be some light ring-wear, a few creases and perhaps a little bit of writing (1960’s record owners seemed to always write their name somewhere on the sleeve) but they will still be fully intact and certainly not abused in any way.

GOOD: Vinyl graded as Good should be approached with a little more caution, as most dealers will tell you in record collecting terms ‘good’ means ‘bad’! We try and keep our items above this standard, however Good does have some saving graces and is not the lowest grading vinyl can be given. A record graded thus will still be just about playable although it will clearly have been played a lot by previous owners. You can also expect light scratches and definitely some surface noise. Covers graded as Good will be just about holding it together although you will inevitable find plenty of creases, maybe a few rips and seam splits as well as possibly chunks missing, writing or stains and indeed any other kind of defacement that it’s possible to find on record sleeves without them being totally destroyed.

FAIR: Don’t bother bidding!

NB. There may be occasions when we add a + or a – to a grading. The reason for this is fairly self explanatory but essentially, if something is VG+ that means it is a seriously strong example of that particular grading and potentially worth a higher grade. Please also remember that there are variables within all of these gradings (for example, it is not impossible for a Nr.Mint sleeve to have a tiny bit of writing present) but we’ll always endeavour to mention any especially relevant points within the bulk of the main description text