The Beatles HELP 1965 UK LP 1st Press MONO STUNNING PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
  £   169
  $   224

 


£ 169 Sold For
Feb 15, 2024 Sold Date
Feb 8, 2024 Start Date
19   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE BEATLES - HELP

    PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE
    INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE

    NEAR MINT SLEEVE

    A FINAL UPGRADE VINYL

     

    • CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
    • MATRIX:XEX 549-2/ 550-2
    • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 ROP / 2 ROP
    • KT TAX CODE
    • SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT



    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

    GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

    THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT 

    THE VINYL

    THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. 

    EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE WISPY HAIRLINES 


    PLAYING THE RECORD

    THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED. IT HAS GOT THE MOST PERFECT AUDIO I HAVE EVER HEARD FROM A FIRST PRESS BEATLES ALBUM

    THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. 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 ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT

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

    NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

    NO  CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER

    INCREDIBLY I DIDN'T HEAR ANY STATIC OR ANY OTHER LIGHT NOISES DURING ANY OF THE SILENT PASSAGES

    PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC

    I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS 

     

     

     

    THE SLEEVE


    GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS,SINGLE SLEEVE

    THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT

    THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

    THERE ARE ONLY FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND TWO MINUSCULE THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

    THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE , WITH A TINY DING ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP

    NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AT ALL

    THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO DAMAGE OR SCUFFING. THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END HAS A TINY DOT OF RUB

    THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. EVEN THE TAPERED TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY

    THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF FEATHERING 

    THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND IS STILL WHITE WITH JUST A TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES AND A SMALL LIGHT BROWN MARK NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE AND AN EVEN SMALL ONE IN THE CIRCULAR EMITEX INFO

    THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE ON ALL THREE EDGES

    THE RICE PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY SEAM SPLITS

    I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT



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

    GARRY


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