The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT UK LP 1st Press MONO STUNNING MINT AUDIO MM Sleeve
  £   338
  $   448

 


£ 338 Sold For
May 23, 2022 Sold Date
May 16, 2022 Start Date
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES - A HARD DAYS NIGHT

STAGGERING MINT AUDIO

1ST PRESS MONO - 1964

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1230 
  • MATRIX:XEX 481-3N / 482-3N
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 AMT / 4 AAA
  • KT TAX STAMP
  • THE PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
  • SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT


 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS THE TINIEST BIT OF WEAR ON SIDE  TWO

THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS IMMACULATE IN DAYLIGHT. TOTALLY MARK FREE

GLEAMING MINT CONDITION VINYL

EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE


PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION

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. HOWEVER  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. SOMETIMES JUST FROM ONE CHANNEL

THIS VINYL HAS NO DISTORTION, NO GROOVE WEAR AND A PRISTINE CLEAR AND IMMACULATE REPRODUCTION

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

NO LOUD BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. 

I JUST CANNOT FAULT THE AUDIO OF THIS ALBUM. EVERY NOTE IN EVERY TRACK IS PERFECT

NO VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN ANY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

I HEAVE NEVER HEARD A CLEANER COPY

NO CLICKS AND NO DUST POPS OR EVEN ANY STATIC TICS


I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

THE RARE E.J.DAY AND CO ISSUE OF THIS SLEEVE (MOST ARE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE)

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, AND EVEN THE CORNERS ARE TOTALLY SQUARE AND SHARP, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINE BY THE SPINE,  NONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND FIVE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE VERY SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

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

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 A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM CORNER TIP ONLY

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

THE SPINE IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY AND 100% TOTALLY FLAT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.NO SQUASHING WHATSOEVER

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY 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

I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN A WHITER EXAMPLE, THERE IS JUST NO AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING THIS HAD JUST BEEN PRINTED AND PRESSED UP

THERE IS ONE TINY OFF WHITE PATCH IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

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

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS SOME FOLD LINES BUT REMAINS UNSPLIT AND IS STILL VERY CLEAN

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


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