The Beatles BEATLES FOR SALE UK LP 1ST * MINT- *

	£		62
	$		82

THE BEATLES - BEATLES FOR SALE

• CATALOGUE: PMC 1240
• MATRIX NUMBERS XEX503-4N / 504-4N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 HO / 2 RP

THE RECORD

THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT FIRST PRESS, "MONO" 1964 ORIGINAL BLACK AND YELLOW LABELLED "BEATLES FOR SALE"

YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE MATT BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND DEEP IN COLOUR AND UNMARKED, . THE COLOUR EXTENDS FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE YELLOW LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS CLEAN, AND UNFADED, WHILST THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR, SHARP AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. , CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NOWHERE NEAR THE 60'S AUTOCHANGER AS THE SPINDLE HOLE IS IMMACULATE. THERE ARE 2-3 VERY LIGHT AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO INDICATE JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 45 YEARS. I FIND IT QUITE AMAZING THAT ONE OF THE MOST POULAR LP'S ON THE PLANET HAS HAD SO FEW PLAYS, BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT AN ALBUM TO HAVE AVAILABLE IN THIS AMAZING CONDITION. IT IS ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THE LABELS DO NOT HAVE THE USUAL WHITE FLECKS ON THEM THAT YOU FIND ON SO MANY EARLY BEATLES LABELS. I WOULD HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THE LABELS MINT MINUS

SUPERB ULTRA GLOSSY SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR HANDLING MARKS TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE BARELY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY LIGHT AND WISPY HAIRLINES. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN INCREDIBLE OFFERING IN VIRTUALLY "AS NEW" CONDITION. I DOUBT WHETHER THIS COULD BE BETTERED

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE RECORDED 4 SEGMENTS FROM THIS ALBUM TO SHOW OF IT'S MAGNIFICENCE. I HAVE RECORDED THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FORM EACH SIDE. EACH EXAMPLE INCLUDES THE RUN IN GROOVE OR THE LINKING GROOVE PRECEEDING THE MUSIC. THIS WILL ALSO SHOW OF THE LACK OF BACKGROUND NOISE IN THE SILENT PASSAGES BETWEEN THE TRACKS

YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT THE LP HAS BEEN HANDLED WITH THE UTMOST CARE, IT HAS ALSO NOT BGEEN SUBJECTED TO A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS, WHICH COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE GROOVE AND CAUSED THE AFORESAID DISTORTION.

THE LP, PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ALL THE WAY THOUGH WITH THE QUALITY YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A MINT MINUS EXAMPLE OF THIS SUPERB VINYL. THE VINYL AND PRODUCTION EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS, AND IS GENUINE UPGRADE TO KEEP COPY

THE SLEEVE

THE 1ST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE (PATENTS PENDING) SLEEVE IS IN EXCLLENT PLUS CONDITION  THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERES FROM SEVER CREASING DUE TO THE THIN FRONT FLAP AND THE WAY THE ALBUM SLIDES INTO THE SPINE SECTION OF THE SLEEVE RATHER THAN THE OUTER EDGE. THE ONLY BLEMISH TO THE FRONT SURFACE IS A LAMINATE LINE ACCROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS STILL ON THESE  EDGES. THE SPINE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN, BUT DOES HAVE ONE SMALL SCUFF JUST OVER THE WORD BEATLES HOWEVER THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. OPENING THE SLEEVE YOU ARE OFTEN FACED WITH A TORN SPINE TOP AND BOTTOM WHERE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN POORLY INSERTED AND THE SLEEVE SHUT ON THE EXPOSED VINYL. THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS ONLY THE SMALLEST OF NICKS ON THE VERY TIP OF THE BOTTOM EDGE.

THE REAR SURFACE SUPERB AND AMAZINGLY HAS NO TRACE OF RINGWEAR LIKE MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE

THE ORIGINAL GREASEPROOF LINED EMI INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SET AND AS SUCH MAKES THIS TOTALLY ORIGINAL IN EVERY WAY. THE INNER IS IN EXCELLENT AND UNSPLIT CONDITION. , I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

THE SET WILL COME TO YOU HOUSED IN A NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE, AND THE VINYL IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER

SO HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB HIGH GRADE COELLECTIBLE COPY OF THIS GREAT ALBUM

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY