The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT Stereo STUNNING MINT 2 BOX 1971 Sixth Press -1/-1
  £   26
  $   34

 


£ 26 Sold For
Mar 30, 2022 Sold Date
Mar 23, 2022 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
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BEATLES - A HARD DAYS NIGHT

SUPERB  MINT  PLAYTHROUGH!!!

MINT MINUS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE 


FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING



 

CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3058

  • MATRIX:YEX 126-1 / 127-1
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS; 4 TO / 1 HP


THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND SILVER  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ZERO  SPIDERS LINE BY THE HOLE


THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. 

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.

 EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE  LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES 


PLAYING THE RECORD

THE RECORD PLAYS TO  PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH MEAS NO GROOVE WEAR

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

 SILENT LINKING GROOVES ALL THE WAY THROUGH

NO AUDIBLE STATIC AT ALL DURING THE PLAY

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY   STATIC TICS  / DUST POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE  MINT  STANDARD.

 

THE SLEEVE

 

SINGLE SLEEVE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS A GLOSSY LAMINATE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR, JUST A TINY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE TOP AND BOTTOM WHEN ANGELD INTO THE LIGHT

NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP WITH A BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. 

THERE IS JUST A SINGLE TINY PRESSURE LINE NEAR  THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS. 

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. THE TYEPFACE IS PERFECT . THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE, BUT THIS IS VERY MILD INDEED

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT, FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS AND HAS NO CREASING

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE MINT MINUS


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