THE BEATLES "HEY JUDE" UK 1968 RAREST PRESSING , PYE CONTRACT SOLID CENTRE
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THE BEATLES
"HEY JUDE b/w REVOLUTION" RELEASED 30th AUGUST 1968 APPLE R 5722
STAMPERS 14 S 14 I ( THE S AND THE I ARE HAND ETCHED ) MATRICES -1 -1 KT TAX CODE IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES
THIS IS POSSIBLY THE RAREST UK SOLID CENTRE CONTRACT PRESSING VARIATION OF "HEY JUDE" PRESSED BY PYE RECORDS CONFIRMED BY THE DOUBLE RING CENTRE TO BOTH SIDES
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL COMING IN AT 42gm
FACT CHECKING ITS RARITY CONFIRMS ON LINE SALES FOR SOLID CENTRE PYE PRESSINGS HAVE ONLY EVER PRODUCED JUST OVER A DOZEN SALES WITH PRICES ON SOME SALES REACHING OVER THREE FIGURES
THIS PARTICULAR COPY DOES HAVE A GLOSSY FINISH TO THE SURFACES WHEN VIWED IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT ,BUT THERE ARE HANDLING MARKS MAINLY TO SIDE 1
LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN CENTREHOLE SHOWS LITTLE WEAR AND ANY SPINDLE MARKS SEEM TO BE CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRES
A TEST PLAY OF 'A' SIDE OF THE RECORD PRODUCED A LIGHT CRACKLY INTRO WHICH LESSENS AS YOU PLAY THROUGH
THE 'B' SIDE HAS A NICE GLOSSY CLEAN SURFACE WITH THE ODD LIGHT HANDLING MARK BUT COMES WITH A QUIET RUN IN AND PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFUULY
RECORD COMES IN ITS GLOSSY APPLE SLEEVE WHICH WAS SUPPLIED AT THE TIME
WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY REALLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR ,PLEASE REMEMBER 'SOTHER SYSTEM CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE
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