THE BEATLES BEATLES FOR SALE 1964 STEREO 1st PRESS UK Parlophone MT TAX CODE

	£		75
	$		99

THE BEATLES
 'BEATLES FOR SALE'  PCS 3062
YELLOW/ BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL WITH 'SOLD IN UK...'
December 4, 1964, Stereo, 1st Press

MATRIX:   SIDE1: YEX 142-1; SIDE2 YEX 143-1
MOTHERS / STAMPERS:  SIDE 1: 4 / ML ,  SIDE 2: 4 / L
VERY RARE 'MT' TAX CODE
VINYL WEGHT: 151 GR

LP Info: Beatles For Sale, Parlophone, PCS 3062, STEREO. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold inside flipback sleeve. Laminated front and back sides. With outline “STEREO” on the front. First pressing. December 4, 1964. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Parlophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print. “Recording first published 1964” and “Sold in U.K. subject…” text. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 142-1; Side 2: YEX 143-1. (http://thebeatles-collection.com). With VERY RARE 'MT' TAX CODE on the label. Back in 1964 the stereo format was still very much the underdog. Stereo discs cost more than their mono counterparts and stereophonic record players were still priced up to the point of being a highly expensive luxury. Because of this, the original stereo presses sold in far, far fewer numbers than the mono presses. Only a tiny percentage of the original 1964 1st presses were stereo and, today, are extremely rare and highly collectible!

CONDITIONS: (Disc/Audio/Gatefold Sleeve): VISUAL VERY GOOD(+) or near EXCELLENT / AUDIO EXCELLENT! / VERY GOOD(+)

PAY ATTENTION! HARD TO FIND, RARE 1st PRESS STEREO RECORD 'BEATLES FOR SALE'!  THIS RECORD HAS SOUND CLOSE TO THE MASTER TAPE AS YOU CAN GET! AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC LP FROM THIS FABULOUS BAND "FAB FOUR"!

COVER
This is the correct issued 1st PRESS Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., STEREO laminated flipback gatefold sleeve. This example is definitely at least in very good condition, with fully shine surface, gloss and clean, with no tears, writing, marks etc. At the corners and edges has a mild wear and laminate traces. The spine is square, well shaped, that is fully legible/readable, some light crase and very perfect considering for it`s 50 years old. Looks nice on the whole (see-pics). Definitely VERY GOOD(+) condition.

VINYL
The Iconic Beatlemania' 1964 UK 1st Press STEREO Vinyl record 'Beatles For Sale'! Nice bright, clean and shiny, as it was just pressed! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks GREAT with NO really nasty scratches, groovewear, or nasty deep scuffs whatsoever! Daylight will not find even minor scratches. Such, removal of the record from the sleeve will find under the light of led or halogen lamp. Just a small amount of cosmetic non-sounding and unfeelable scuffs (only visible in direct angled light) mostly caused from where it has stored or been removed from it's cover near the 50 years! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes really interfere with play AT ALL thanks to the deeply pressed quality! BRILLIANT for a record of this age and rarity! Must grade overall close Side 1 to EXCELLENT, while Side 2 is EXCELLENT(-) ! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL)! Visually it can be concluded, that both sides are at least EXCELLENT(-) condition.

AUDIO

Keep calm and listen to the Beatles! For pleasure of the client the most important of the vinyl record is sound. Upon playing both sides, the record plays brilliantly with fantastic STEREO sound - clarity, sharpness and depth! The sound really  is great - clearly identifiable instruments and vocals! WITH NO ANY HISS, REPEAT, SKIP/JUMP, or CRACKLE! with only a couple of typical light static clicks between some songs and in the run-out vinyl zone after the last songs. There is certainly no dominant interference and nothing obtrusive in the playback, both visually and audibly. Such a specific sound you can only get from original 1st Press  STEREO heavy-thick UK Parlophone vinyl record.  Amazingly perfect record at this age and rarity, listened to and stored very carefully in time! EXCELLENT or NEAR EXCELLENT SOUND condition -matter of personal point of view and judgment!     

LABELS
Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K. subject…” text.
Both labels are in EXCELLENT(-) condition without any unwanted writing or stains but with spindle trails on either side. VERY RARE 'MT' tax code is presented on Side1. (see pics.)

INNER SLEEVE
The correct 1st PRESS handle with thick ORIGINAL Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. The Sleeve has a number '61' writen with pen in the upper right corner, several corrected folds by placing in the cover, but without any splits. Inner Sleeve is in VERY GOOD(+). 

Conclusion: A FANTASTIC STEREO example of this INCREDIBLY RARE, 52 years old iconic 1st Press 1964 UK 'BEATLES' LP ALBUM! Hard to find in ANY condition, but simply IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS UTTERLY AWESOME AS THIS! Fantastic collectors Item!
Pls., note, this is not mint or near mint LP record, but according my opinion it is more than VERY GOOD(+), without any reserv?s.

PLEASE READ BELOW FOR GRADING, PACKING AND POSTAGE DETAILS.

GRADING:
ITEMS ARE  GRADED USING THE UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. ALL ITEMS ARE PLAY GRADED AT VOLUME AND ARE VISUALY INSPECTED BOTH IN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER STRONG LIGHTING WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTION. THE VINYL RECORD IS BEING TESTED AUDITION.

PACKING:
DISCS ARE ALWAYS REMOVED FROM THEIR COVERS AND HOUSED IN PROTECTIVE SLEEVES. THEY ARE THEN PLACED BETWEEN RIGID CARD STIFFERNERS AND THEN CAREFULLY PACKED IN STRONG PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM MADE BOXES. THUS GIVING MAXIMUM PROTECTION, SO YOU RECEIVE THE ITEM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT LEFT US.

POSTAGE:
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