The Beatles HELP UK LP 1ST MONO 1965 1-2 PLAYS EVER. INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS PLAY

	£		360
	$		477

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 1-2 TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
• MATRIX:XEX 549-2 / 550-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 MDD / 5 ALG 
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

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

ASTONISHING WHITE SLEEVE.I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN WHAT GOOD LOOKED LIKE ON THIS SLEEVE BEFORE, BUT I HAVE PLACED IT NEXT TO ANOTHER 'WHITE' SLEEVE AND THE DIFFERENCE IS JUST INCREDIBLE. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!

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 MINT ORIGINAL SLEEVE, YOU HAVE HERE AN ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUM!!!

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 ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE , SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 47 YEARS!!!!

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.PLUS A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF LIGHTER COLOUR ON SIDE 2

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.

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 STATIC.

NO CLICKS AND JUST 3-4 BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

NO VINYL NOISE EITHER

IF YOU WANT THE BEST AND CLEANEST COPY OF A HELP THAT MONEY CAN BUY, AND A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE COPY, 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

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR 100% 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. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ASTONISHING EXAMPLE IS PURE WHITE.IT IS THE PUREST WHITE I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THIS SLEEVE. I HAVE SAT IT NEXT TO A SLEEVE THAT I WOULD HAVE DESCRIBED AS WHITE, BUT THIS COPY SURPASSES IT COMPLETELY

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND INCREDIBLY JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE . NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

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, WHERE THE TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT VERY TIP ENDS HAVE THE MOST MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUBBING

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

THERE ARE A A FEW TINY DIMPLES TO THE SURFACE EITHER SIDE OF THE BEATLES TEXT WHICH HAS CREATED TINY DENTS. ALL OF THE TEXT IS 100% LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT ROUGHNESS TO THE EDGE, BUT NOT BURRING

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 BARELY ANY  AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,PERHAPS A SLIVER ALONG THE OPENING EDGE,AND A LITTLE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE,  AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

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

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION , STILL VERY WHITE AND UNSPLIT AT THE SEAMS. ONE SIDE AT THE TOP IS CREASED WHERE IT HAS SAT INSIDE THE RECORD SLEEVE IN THIS POSITION FOR ALL THESE YEARS UNPLAYED.

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

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