WITH THE BEATLES VINYL LP * MONO * PLAYS WELL * XEX 447 - 1N & XEX 448 - 1N L K

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	$		21

FOR AUCTION HERE IS THIS COPY OF THE BEATLES ' WITH THE BEATLES ' LP . IT IS IN MONO AND IS AN EARLY PRESSING , PROBABLY THE FIRST PRESSING. YOU'LL KNOW BETTER THAN ME. THE MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 447 - 1N & XEX 448 -1N.

PLEASE SEE MY PHOTOS FOR A CLOSE UP OF THE LABELS FOR ANY OTHER INFO YOU NEED.

I'VE WEIGHED THE VINYL (ON ITS OWN, WITH NO INNER OR OUTER SLEEVE) AND ON MY KITCHEN SCALES, IT WEIGHS JUST OVER 160g.

CONDITION :  THE RECORD PLAYS WELL ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. DOESN'T GET STUCK ANYWHERE, DOESN'T SKIP OR JUMP ANYWHERE. THERE ARE LIGHT CLICKS AND PERHAPS THE ODD LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE, BUT MAINLY ONLY NOTICEABLE BETWEEN TRACKS. THERE IS LIGHT TO MODERATE SURFACE NOISE THROUGHOUT AND MODERATE TO LOUD SURFACE NOISE JUST BEFORE THE FIRST TRACK 'IT WONT BE LONG'. BUT IT ISN'T HEARD ONCE THE TRACK STARTS (JUST MENTIONED FOR ACCURACY). I NEVER OWNED ANY VINYL THAT DIDN'T HAVE SURFACE NOISE AND I BOUGHT HUNDREDS (LITERALLY) IN MY RECORD BUYING YEARS. DO REMEMBER THIS LP IS 50 YEARS OLD AND WAS PLAYED, AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE. THERE ARE VISIBLE HAIRLINES ON THE VINYL, BUT AS STATED, IT PLAYS WELL THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITH ONLY VERY, VERY MINIMAL SOUND DETERIORATION. ONE BUYER HAS BOUGHT 2 OF THESE OLD BEATLES LP'S OFF ME DURING THE LAST 6 MONTHS, SO HE MUST HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE CONDITION OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE SECOND (THEY WERE LISTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS APART).

THE LABELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD ORDER, WITH ACCEPTABLE AMOUNTS OF SPINDLE WEAR AND THE ODD, VERY MINOR 'DING' TO THE PAPER (PLEASE SEE MY CLOSE-UP PICS FOR DETAILS. 

THE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE HAS MODERATE STORAGE (RING) WEAR AND LIGHT CREASES ON THE FRONT AND THERE'S A LITTLE LIFTING TO THE LAMINATE IN THE VERY TOP, LEFT CORNER (VISIBLE IN MY PICS, ABOVE THE 'P' IN PARLOPHONE). ON THE REAR, ALL 3 OF THE FLIP BACKS ARE WELL STUCK DOWN AS THEY SHOULD BE, NOT COMING AWAY ANYWHERE. THERE'S SLIGHT YELLOWING TO THE PAPER AND AN AMOUNT OF 'GRUBBINESS' AT THE OPENING END, WHERE IT HAS BEEN HANDLED. THERE'S ALSO THE BEGINNINGS OF A SHORT TEAR THERE TOO. IT'S MIDWAY DOWN (SEE MY 10th PHOTO) AND NO MORE THAN 3/8 OF AN INCH IN LENGTH. ON THE TOP FLIP BACK, THERE IS A LIGHT IMPRESSION OF WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD PUT THEIR NAME. THE INK HAS LONG GONE AND THERE'S JUST THE LIGHT, GHOSTLY IMPRESSION. YOU REALLY HAVE TO SCRUTINISE THE BACK TO SEE IT.

THE SPINE IS FINE, WITH ONLY LIGHT STORAGE WEAR. THE TEXT ON IT IS CLEARLY READABLE (PLEASE SEE MY LAST 2 PHOTOS).

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL EMITEX ONE. IT HAS YELLOWED SLIGHTLY WITH AGE, HAS CREASES AS CAN BE SEEN (MAINLY TO THE CORNER AREAS) AND HAS A SMALL SPLIT, ON EITHER SIDE AT THE OPENING END. AGAIN, NOTHING MUCH, JUST MENTIONED FOR ACCURACY.

CLICK ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT AND THEN USE THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROWS ( < > ) TO VIEW THE REST.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THE PHOTOS ARE MAGNIFIED AND THAT THE CAMERA FLASH HIGHLIGHTS EVERY MINOR SURFACE SCRATCH, FINGERPRINT AND DEFECT, ie THE SPLITS.

I THINK I HAVE DESCRIBED IT HONESTLY AND FOR PLAYABILITY, IT IS AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE OTHER LP'S I'VE SOLD OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. (ALL THESE MONO BEATLES LP'S CAME FROM THE SAME SOURCE, THE SAME OWNER). THOSE BUYERS WERE ALL CONTENT WITH THEIR PURCHASES, SEE MY FEEDBACK.

ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK, BUT DON'T LEAVE IT UNTIL THE FINAL DAY, AS I AM NOT ON THE COMPUTER 24/7 AND YOU MAY NOT GET A REPLY IF YOU ASK TOO LATE.

OPENING PRICE ON THIS ITEM, IS £15.99

SHIPPING :    POSTAGE & PACKING WILL BE £4.00 (1st CLASS, PLUS THE COST OF THE MAILER) AND YOUR ITEM WILL BE SENT IN A TOP QUALITY RECORD MAILER, WELL SEALED AND WITH 'FRAGILE' LABELS ON BACK AND FRONT ----------- SHIPPING WILL BE MORE FOR OVERSEAS, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE PLACING A BID IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF THE UK. 

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS !