The Beatles: Help Mono 2nd Press, Variant A. Ex Audio/Ex G&L Sleeve + Inner.
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The Beatles: Help Mono 2nd Press, Variant A. Ex Audio/Ex G&L Sleeve + Inner..
PLAY TESTED - ABSOLUTELY NO SKIPS, JUMPS OR STICKING. EXCELLENT OVERALL GRADING.
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Plays excellently, with barely a ‘crackle or pop.’ Very little surface noise, and very quiet between tracks. Absolutely no skips, jumps or sticking.
This is the 2nd mono pressing of this LP, pressed and released in 1966-69.
Black label with yellow logo and silver print. ‘The Gramophone Co. Ltd’ printed on the perimeter, and the publishing year printed as 1965, with ‘Sold In The U.K.’ Housed in a G&L front laminated flipback cover, with outline mono to front cover. It originally came in tracing-paper lined Emitex die-cut inner (see below).
This copy is ‘Variation A’, with ‘Sans-Serif’ thick font, and * credit indicator for ‘I Need You’, placed to the right of the song title with a space between ‘I Need You’. The laqueur numbers (XEX.549 & 550) shifted relative to the date on both sides.
Pressing Information.
Side 1:
Matrix XEX 549-2 (at 6 ‘O’ Clock)
GHN at 3 ‘O’ Clock
4 at 9 ‘O’ Clock
KT tax code to label.
Side 2:
Matrix XEX 550-2 (at 6 ‘O’ Clock)
GLO at 3 ‘O’ Clock
4 at 9 ‘O’ Clock
Vinyl: Playback
As mentioned, it plays excellently, without skips, jumps etc, with very very little surface noise, pops etc. I’d grade the audio as minimum excellent.
Vinyl: Appearance.
Side1:
Barely a mark/scuff. Stunning.
Side 2:
As side 1.
Labels:
Side 1:
Clean, bright, and graffiti free. With very minor spindle ware, and KT tax code. VG+
Side 2:
As side 1. Again, minimum VG+
Front laminated sleeve.
The G&L sleeve, has some minor creasing to top right, and very light feathering to opening.
A clean rear panel, with slight yellowing/feathering near opening, and some ‘dirt’ to right of George. Some occasional age spotting, but overall VG+.
The spine is again excellent. Strong, legible, and very little ware.
I’d describe the sleeve condition as minimum VG+, bordering excellent.
Inner Sleeve.
Emitex inner is without its ‘window’/lining, but is otherwise in excellent condition.
I’d give an overall grading as excellent, though I do tend to be quite conservative in my gradings/descriptions, as being a collector myself, I appreciate that accurate and honest grading is paramount. Thus, I retain a 100% positive feedback rating, so rest assured, you can bid with confidence.
Please see all photos, as they form part of the description. More on request.
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Item will be despatched via Royal Mail 2nd class signed for, plus 50p, to cover EBay postage fees.
Other items available, including Beatles, please take a look. A 50% p&p discount will apply to any further items purchased, so please wait for me to send a combined invoice, if buying more than one item.
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