The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES UK LP Y/BLACK 3RD PRESS *STEREO* PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		81
	$		107

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THE VERY RARE 3RD PRESS FROM 1965

ONE PLAY EVER!!! 100% MINT!!!!

INCREDIBLE VINYL AND A MINT SLEEVE

A TRUE MUSEUM QUALITY SET!!!!

CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206

• MATRIX:YEX 110-2 / 111-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 AH / 2 MO
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - 3RD PRESS INDICATOR
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - 3RD PRESS INDICATOR
• SMALL STEREO ON THE SLEEVE - 3RD PRESS INDICATOR

A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FIRST 4 PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM

THE VERY FIRST PRESS WAS RELEASED IN 1963 AND HAS THE 'PARLOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING, RECORDING 1ST PUBLISHED, AND NO 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT. IT WAS VERY QUICKLY REPRESSED A FEW WEEKS LATER BECAUSE THE CREDIT FOR THE TRACK 'MONEY' WAS INCORRECT. THEREFORE THE SECOND PRESS HAS ALL THE SAME INDICATORS JUST A CREDIT CHANGE.

THE THIRD AND ARGUABLY HARDEST PRESS TO FIND WAS RELEASED IN 1965. IT HAD 'GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING, NO RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL ' SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL, AND THIS IS HOW TO TELL A 3RD PRESS FROM A 4TH WHICH WAS RELEASED IN 1969. THE 4TH PRESS DOES NOT HAVE 'SOLD IN THE UK' ACROSS THE LABEL.

SO THERE IS A 4 YEAR PRESSING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 4TH PRESSES

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 ONE!! TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING AGAIN JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED. PROBABLY JUST ONCE

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.

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 IS NO HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

'TIL I MET YOU' PLAYS WITHOUT ANY FLAW WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL SPECK OFBARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE HEARD IF AT ALL IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP  MINT!!!  IT IS THAT GOOD

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

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW!!!

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, AND NO RINGWEAR EITHER WHICH THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM. THERE IS NOT ONE TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

AMAZINGLY THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE, NONE AT ALL ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE SMALL STEREO IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER DENOTES A THIRD PRESS SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS AND RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING EVEN TO THE CORNER TIPS, WHICH INCIDENTALLY ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. TYPEFACE FULLY LEGIBLE, SPINE UNSQUASHED AND NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, HAS THE CORRECT TAPERED ENDS,AND THERE IS NO RUBBING EVEN TO THE VERY TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP NO THUMB NAIL NICKS AT ALL

THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY PURE WHITE STILL . AND VERY UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS TO THIS POROUS SURFACE. NO PEN MARKS AND QUITE INCREDIBLY NO HANDLING MARKS OR AGEING. THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS FULLY PROTECTED FROM NEW AND HAS REMAINED THAT WAY ALL OF ITS 47 YEARS

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE, AND NOT ONE CREASE LINE ON ANY OF THEM

THE ORIGINAL GREASEPROOF PAPER LINED  INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNCREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT EITHER. JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE ONCE WHITE COLOUR

YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE EVER!!!!

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!!!

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

GARRY