The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES UK LP 1963 MONO Y/BLACK 2nd press PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		26
	$		34

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THIS IS THE 2ND PRESS YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL FROM 1963 WITH THE BELINDA CREDITS FOR 'MONEY'

PAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS GRADE

HAS AN ABSOLUTELY DISTORTION FREE VERSION OF 'TIL I MET YOU'

WITH AN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
• MATRIX:XEX 447-7N / 448-7N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:10 GAH/ 2 GMA
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• K.T TAX CODE ON SIDE 2 LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. I CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT 1-2 TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE RECORD

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION.MARK FREE IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THIS LIKE ALL EARLY BEATLES ALBUMS CAN SOUND DREADFUL DUE TO THE HEAVY CARTRIDGES AND STYLUS THAT WERE USED ON THEM BACK IN THE DAY. ALSO A WORD ABOUT STEERING CLEAR OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON A PLAYER USING AN AUTOCHANGER. THEY ARE DEAD EASY TO TELL BECAUSE THE SPINDLE HOLE IS WORN AND A LARGE WHITE CIRCLE OF WEAR APPEARS AROUND IT, WHERE THEY HAVE RUBBED AGAINST THE AUTOCHANGE SPINDLE

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS MONO SOUND.

HAVING MENTIONED THAT A HEAVY STYLUS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DISTORTION, I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE OF 'TIL I MET YOU' WHICH OFTEN SOUNDS TERRIBLE AND IS THE ONE TRACK ON WHICH YOU CAN JUDGE THE QUALITY OF THE ENTIRE ALBUM, BECAUSE IF THIS PLAYS WELL, THEN 99 TIMES OUT OF 100 THE REST OF THE LP WILL BE SUPERB AS WELL

EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED. CRISP , CLEAN, AND LOUD

THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS AND NO  EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

IN THE LINKING GROOVES THERE IS THE LIGHTEST SPECK OF BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE STUFF WHICH CAN BE OCCASIONALLY HEARD, AND OCCASIONALLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE TINIEST STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP  NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE ON ANY PART OF THE COVER. THERE IS A SCUFF TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP

NO RINGWEAR EITHER WHICH THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE WHICH ONLY CAN BE SEEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.

THERE ARE JUST FOUR SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE SMALL ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THREE  SMALL THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, APART FROM THE TOP LEFT TIP END AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM UNBLEMISHED. NO RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM TIP END. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP.

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE. AND VERY UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO HEAVY GRUBBINESS TO THIS POROUS SURFACE. NO PEN MARKS EITHER.JUST THE ABSOLUTE BAREST SHADOW OF AGEING, AND A FEW MARKS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE, AND ARE TOTALLY UNDAMAGED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. SOME LIGHT CORNER CREASING AND LIGHT AGEING TO THE WHITE SURFACE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY