"With The Beatles" Vinyl First Pressing Mono 1963 Parlophone
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Description
"WITH THE BEATLES"
This record has all of the characteristics of a first pressing, except this version has no tax code.
The main points which differentiate this early pressing, compared to later versions, is the black & yellow Parlophone label with perimeter rim copyright text beginning, 'THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD...', and the text 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963' above the side indicator numeral.
There are a number of other features present on both the labels and the cover.
Label:
1 - The title of B1 'Roll Over Beethoven' is indented so that the 'R' appears over the 'BI' in 'BIEM' below it.
2 - The title of B3 is given as 'You Really Got A Hold On Me'.
3 - The publishing credit for B7 'Money' is given as 'Dominion.Belinda (Ldn.) Ltd.'.
4 - The lack of a UK purchase tax code embossing on the label.
5 - The stamper codes etched into the deadwax at the 3 o'clock position on side 1 are G and GL, which I believe may indicate that the stampers were the first and 18th stampers.
Cover:
1 - Printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., with a large 'MONO' indicator on the front, top, right hand corner.
2 - The title of track B3 as 'You Really Gotta Hold On Me'.
Condition:
The cover is in generally very good condition apart from the small amount of damage to the top right hand corner, as can be seen in the detail photo. Also a name has been written in ink on the back cover at the top left ( see photo).
The disc is also in generally very good condition with several light surface marks that are visible under a strong light. There is one deeper scratch across track 3 on side 1, although this is not audible (to me) and is only detectable as a light 'click' in the dead space between tracks 2 and 3 and between tracks 3 and 4. A name has also been written on the label on side 1, although this is not immediately obvious because it has been written on the black label with dark ink.
Apart from the comments above, the record plays very well with no background noise.
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