THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES 1st PRESS STEREO.

1963 PCS 3045 -  YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL.

A UK press album in 100% original condition, this is the very first  Stereo press of this LP, featuring three misprints, One on the sleeve, being ‘You really GOTTA hold on me’, where it should have been spelt ‘GOT a hold’,  and Two other misprints on the record label,  being  ‘Jobete’ for the publishing company for the track ‘Money’ and again the ‘GOTTA’ spelling is there. The vinyl also has a ‘1  G’ Mother/Stamper on side Two.

CONDITION:

MAIN SLEEVE:  is in very good+ condition, housed in the correct early front laminated sleeve, with a large black ‘solid’ Stereo on the front.  It features a tri flipback design to the rear.  The spine and the flipbacks are all very strong, the sleeve in general only really shows light handling over the years.  The spine  is  perfectly clear  and all the text is 100% clear. The unlaminated rear of the sleeve is clean and white for its age, there are NO stains or biro writing,  a very original untouched original sleeve.  The sleeve features the incorrect spelling of ‘GOTTA’, for the track, ‘You really GOT a hold on me’.  There is 30mm of rubbing wear to the top centre edge of the sleeve.

INNER SLEEVE: is in very good+ condition and is the original polylined  sleeve, it is clean and white.

VINYL:  is in excellent condition, the vinyl  is of the period sixties thick, heavy type, it is dark and has a high gloss.   The audio is very good and it plays really well all the way through, it lays flat with no jumps or skips.  The matrix nos. are:  YEX 110-2 and YEX 111-2, the Mother/Stampers are:  ‘ 1   R’  and on side Two  it shows to be one of the very first pressings to be made, it is   ‘1   G’  !.  There are a few light marks to the playing surface, but the general appearance of the vinyl is excellent. 

THE LABELS:  are  in excellent++ condition and look as  if they have only ever seen one play on a turntable.  There is a ‘KT’ embossed on side Two of the label.  The label on side Two lists the music Publisher for the track ‘Money’ as credited to ‘ Jobete’  this is a misprint and was soon corrected.  Another misprint on side Two is the track  ‘You really GOTTA hold on me’,  again this was soon corrected to the correct spelling of  ‘GOT a hold on me’  !.

I am using the official grading system from Record Collector Magazine.

Grading System

The seven standard condition categories and a description of what each one means are listed below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

+  or  – :  indicates a grading in between categories.

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