THE BEATLES "HARD DAY'S NIGHT" UK STEREO 1 BOX IN INCREDIBLY RARE "SNOW" SLEEVE
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THE BEATLES
"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" PARLOPHONE PCS 3058 STEREO ONE EMI BOX PRESSING RELEASED NOVEMBER 1969 STAMPERS 4 PA 2 GG MATRICES -1 -1
QUITE RARE AS JUST A ONE BOX EMI PRESSING AS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT TWELVE MONTHS AND DIDN'T SELL IN GREAT QUANTITIES
WHAT MAKES THIS AN EXTREMELY RARE PRESSING IS THE SLEEVE
THE "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" TITLE ON THE FRONT WHICH IS NORMALLY RED PRINT IN THIS INSTANCE HAS WHITE TIPS TO THE LETTERING WHICH GIVES IT A SNOW TIPPED EFFECT HENCE THE TITLE HENCE THE TITLE 'SNOW SLEEVE'
SECOND PHOTO IN THE LISTING SHOWS THE COMPARISON WITH A NORMAL PRESSING
AS MENTIONED EARLIER AN EXTREMELY RARE COPY WHICH HAS SOMEHOW ESCAPED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS
ITS THE FIRST COPY OF THIS ERROR WE HAVE EVER COME ACROSS
THE SLEEVE IS IN CLEAN LEGIBLE CONDITION BOTH BACK AND FRONT WITH SOME CREASING AROUND THE EDGES AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER CREASE TOP RIGHT ON THE FRONT AND PINCHED END SPINE IS UNCRUSHED
VINYL RECORD SIDE 1 HAS A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES WHICH APPEARS UNMARKED IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT AND THE LABEL IS PRISTINE AND CLEAN WITH AN UNWORN CENTRE HOLE AND JUST VERY MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS
SIDE 2 ALTHOUGH GLOSSY HAS A SLIGHT MIST EFFECT TO SURFACES WHICH AGAIN APPEAR UNMARKED IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT AND ALSO AS ABOVE A PRISTINE CLEAN LABEL WITH EVEN LESS SPINDLE MARKS
AUDIO WAS EXCELLENT WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES
RECORD COMES IN AN ADVERTISING SLEEVE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME
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