The Beatles HELP 1965 UK LP 1st Press **MONO** SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO - HEAR

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THE BEATLES - HELP

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 7-8 TIMES EVER!!!

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255 
• MATRIX:XEX 549-2 / 550-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GR / 4 AH
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS 1ST ISSUE BEATLES ALBUM FROM 1965

ASTONISHING WHITE SLEEVE

I IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION. THIS ALBUM HAS COME FROM THE SAME COLLECTION AS THE OTHERS I AM CURRENTLY LISTING AND HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ON A TOP AND HI-FI WHICH IS WHY DESPITE HAVING A FEW PLAYS THE SOUND QUALITY REMAINS AS PERFECT AS IT IS. 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN NICE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH ON SIDE ONE RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINDLE HOLE DON ONTO THE THE WORD 'FILM' OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE ABOUT 6-7 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

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 FROM SOME OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF SMALL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES. I STRESS THESE ARE ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A SPOTLIGHT

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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. 

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 WOULD BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS IN THAT RESPECT

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE THERE IS NEAR SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, NO CLICKS OR POPS JUST ONE ROTATION OF VINYL NOISE BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS AND ANOTHER AS THE FIRST TRACK ENDS

SITTING RIGHT ON TOP OF MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT WHILST LISTENING TO THE RECORD I HEARD THE TINIEST SPECK OF REALLY LOW LEVEL VINYL NOISE IN JUST A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, HOWEVER MOVING BACK TO NORMAL, LISTENING DISTANCE THIS IS ELIMINATED. 

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE, STATIC, OR ANY BACKGROUND DURING THE TRACKS APART FROM A REALLY TINY BIT IN 'YESTERDAY' VERY LOW LEVEL AND ONLY BARELY AUDIBLE

NO CLICKS, TICS AND NO DUSTPOPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY AND GRADE OF THIS ALBUM

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM'S AUDIO PERFORMANCE AS VERY CLOSE TO  MINT MINUS 

THE SLEEVE

THIS BEATLES ALBUM HAS COME FROM THE SAME INCREDIBLE COLLECTION AS THE OTHERS I HAVE ON AUCTION 

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 SERIOUS CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ASTONISHING EXAMPLE IS VERY WHITE.

THERE ARE JUST FOUR NEAR INVISIBLE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO MINUSCULE ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

FIVE SMALL THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ACROSS. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP SHOWS A LITTLE RUBBING

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

THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE SCUFF ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE UNDER THE TITLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS

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 OTHER THAN A TINY SLIVER BY THE OPENING EDGE, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. 

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 NEAR MINT  IT REALLY IS THAT MAGNIFICENT

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

GARRY