"BEATLES FOR SALE" MATRIX 3N/3N PMC 1240 FIRST PRESS: 4TH DECEMBER 1964
"GARROD AND LOFTEHOUSE" GATEFOLD SLEEVE (THE PRINTERS NAME WAS NOT PRINTED ON THE COVER) LAMINATED FRONT AND BACK WITH OUTLINED "MONO" ON THE FRONT. THE BACK PHOTO IS NOT A SIMPLE PICTURE, THE BEATLES IMAGE WAS CROPPED AND SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE BACKGROUND OF LEAVES.
THE RECORD LABEL HAS "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD" PRINTED AT THE PERIMETER, THE STATEMENT "RECORD FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" AND TAX CODE "K & T" LETTERS EMBOSSED. THERE ARE THREE VARIATIONS OF CREDITS INVOLVING THE PRESENCE OR LACK OF PERIODS AFTER "NCB." FOR TWO SONGS TRACK-5 & TRACK-6 ON SIDE 2. (THIS ONE HAS MISSING PERIOD TRACK-6)
THE INNER SLEEVE: "USE EMITEX" DIA CUT TYPE "MADE IN ENGLAND". THE WORDS "PATENT APPLIED FOR" WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE BY THIS TIME.
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND SHINNY NO SCRATCHES HAS BEEN PRO-CLEANED AND VACUUMED. MONO PLAYBACK IS EXCELLENT, CLEAR AND CRISP. THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ON THE LAQUER SIDE 1: 2 GRG SIDE 2: 2 PO.
OUTER SLEEVE IS CLEAN VERY LITTLE WARE AND SPINE IS SHARP. INNER SLEEVE IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND CLEAN.