The Beatles FOR SALE UK LP 1ST MONO 1964 100% MINT -

	£		166
	$		220

THE BEATLES - FOR SALE

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

1ST PRESS MONO - 1964

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 2-3 TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1240 
• MATRIX:XEX 503-4N / 504-4N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 GOM / 2 GTD 
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS 1ST ISSUE BEATLES ALBUM FROM 1964

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION AND YOU WILL HEAR EXACTLY WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

ALONG WITH A REAL TOP QUALITY ORIGINAL SLEEVE, YOU HAVE HERE AN ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUM!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE TINY SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 47 YEARS!!!!

INTERESTINGLY THE LABEL ON SIDE ONE WAS SLIGHTLY INCORRECTLY ALIGNED AT THE FACTORY, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN IT BEING VERY VERY LIGHTLY OFFSET (SEE PICTURES)

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART A FEW OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE 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 IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES. I CANNOT SAY THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION

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

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE.

NO CLICKS AND JUST 1-2 BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

IF YOU WANT THE BEST AND CLEANEST COPY OF BEATLES FOR SALE THAT MONEY CAN BUY, THEN YOU SHOULD LOOK NO FURTHER

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM MINT MINUS !!!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

OF ALL THE BEATLES ALBUMS, THIS SLEEVE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE HARDEST TO FIND IN REAL TOP CONDITION. ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FLIMSY DESIGN AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE LP WAS HOUSED INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF COPIES WILL HAVE CREASED FRONT SURFACE/FOLDOVERS, DAMAGED SPINES, TORN INNER POCKET, AND RINGWEAR ON THE REAR SURFACE

THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE HAS ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR 99% OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE . IT IS USUAL TO FIND THIS THIN FLAP CREASED ACROSS CORNERS WHERE THE FLIMSY PIECE OF CARD HAS BEEN ACCIDENTALLY BENT OR FOLDED

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. AS MENTIONED THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, FOLDS OR BENDS, AND EVEN THE CORNERS ARE TOTALLY SQUARE AND SHARP.THE ONLY LINES ARE A BOUT SIX TINY ONES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE TINY SLIVER IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND WHICH OFTEN LOSES THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND VIRTUALLY FLAT AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT SURFACE HAVE TRAVELLED OVER ONTO THE SPINE ITSELF BUT HAVE NOT CAUSED ANY LOSS OF THE LAMINATE

THE RIGHT HAD EDGE IS ALSO 100% FULLY LAMINATED AND UNBLEMISHED 

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS JUST HOW SUPERB THIS SLEEVE IS, AND WHY IT IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS. MOST COPIES HAVE DAMAGED INNER SPINES, OR AT LEAST NICKS TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE WAY THE RECORD IS HOUSED BY INSERTING IT FROM THE SPINE INTO THE INNER POCKET. AS THIS IS SUCH A TIGHT FIT, IT IS ALL TO EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY NICK THE POCKET EDGE AND TEAR IT, BUT FAR MORE LIKELY IS THE FACT THAT UNLESS THE LP IS FULLY HOUSED INSIDE THE POCKET, CLOSING THE GATEFOLD OFTEN RESULTED IN ANY EXCESS VINYL PROTRUDING FROM THE SLEEVE TO ACT LIKE A BLUNT KNIFE AND OVER TIME DAMAGED THE SPINE.

THIS SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY UNBLEMISHED/ NO ONE SPECK OF DAMAGE TO THE SPINE, NOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE INNER POCKET. ABSOLUTELY MINT!!!!

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALSO PRISTINE, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE TO EITHER INNER SURFACE

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

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE AND TOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!

I CANNOT GET OVER JUST HOW INCREDIBLE THIS VINYL AND SLEEVE IS, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO WIN ONE OF THE BEST AND CLEANEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM THERE IS TO COLLECT

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

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

GARRY