The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT UK LP 1st Press MONO 3N/3N MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR

	£		242
	$		320

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

This is just one of a number of magnificent Mint / Near Mint Beatles LP's that I will be listing one per day over the next week or so

THE BEATLES - A HARD DAYS NIGHT

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO

1ST PRESS MONO - 1964

 MINT MINUS SLEEVE

ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1230 
• MATRIX:XEX 481-3N / 482-3N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RMD/ 1 GMM
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .

THERE ARE 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS IMMACULATE IN DAYLIGHT. TOTALLY MARK FREE

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS ALL I SEE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A LITTLE EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLING BUT THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON ANYTHING

AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE  CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. 

THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE WHATSOEVER

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. 

THE ODD MINUSCULE SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO

NO TICS OR POPS

A SUPERB EXAMPLE

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE , NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.  THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, FOLDS OR BENDS.
THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP END HAS A MINUACULE DING, AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP A LITTLE RUB TO IT

THERE ARE JNO LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE,  ONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE VERY TINY THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE. NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE ANYWHERE

NO RING WEAR OR ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THERE IS JUST A TINY DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS   IN MINT CONDITION.  THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND  NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

AN EXTREMELY WHITE SURFACE AND THE ONLY SIGN OF HANDLING IS THE MOST MARGINAL SPECK NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A CLEANER AND BETTER EXAMPLE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT WITHOUT SEAM SPLITS. A LITTLE YELLOWING

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT  IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD