The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES UK LP STEREO Y/BLACK 4TH PRESS PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		97
	$		129

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THIS IS THE 4TH PRESS YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL WITH THE SMALL STEREO LOGO ON THE SLEEVE

3-4 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS AUDIO

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206

• MATRIX:YEX 110-2 / 111-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 MO / 2 MH
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - 4TH PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - 4TH PRESS INDICATOR
• SMALL STEREO ON THE SLEEVE

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  MAKE OUT 3-4 TINY SPIDER 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 AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW TINY AND WISPY HAIRLINES. AND ONE SMALL NON SOUNDING HANDLING SCUFF IN THE LINKING GROOVE TO TRACK THREE SIDE ONE

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 STEREO REPRODUCTION. 

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  ARE NO HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP  MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS ALBUM FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW TO THIS SLEEVE WHICH I WANT TO POINT OUT RIGHT AWAY. SOME KIND SOUL AT ONE POINT IN TIME DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO PIN THE SLEEVE TO A WALL. SO AT THE VERY TOP OF THE SLEEVE JUST BELOW THE TOP EDGE, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SURFACE THERE ARE TWO TINY PIN HOLES AND A LITTLE CRACKING TO THE LAMINATE AROUND ONE OF THEM.

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A HIGHLY POLISHED LAMINATED SHEEN

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE ON ANY PART OF THE COVER, AND NO RINGWEAR EITHER WHICH THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM. NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER.

THERE ARE SIX LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE , ONE OF WHICH CROSSES THE TOP LEFT CORNER. TWO MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS THERE JUST THE VERY TIP END OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS LIGHT RUB

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. A TINY BEND TO THE TOP TAPERED END, AND ONE TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION, BUT ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT, AS IS THE TYPEFACE, AND  BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. AND VERY UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO VIRTUALLY GRUBBINESS TO THIS POROUS SURFACE. NO PEN MARKS EITHER.JUST THE ABSOLUTE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE.

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN LIGHTLY CREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT EITHER. A GREAT EXAMPLE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY