Sold Date: January 15, 2018
Start Date: January 5, 2018
Final Price: £24.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 9
Seller Feedback: 2755
Buyer Feedback: 18

TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A DECENT MONO FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THE BEATLES, HELP! VINYL ALBUM :

THE BEATLES, HELP! UK VINYL MONO LP, A 1965 FIRST PRESSING ON THE PARLOPHONE RECORDS LABEL, PMC 1255. IN GOOD AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT CONDITION NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE. IN PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES GOOD AUDIO CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT CRACKLE AND RANDOM POPS. NO SKIPS, HEAVY CLICKS OR JUMPS. PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES, THIS IS A DECENT AUDIO COPY WITH A LOVELY SLEEVE, A DECENT INTRODUCTION TO THE BEATLES IMMENSE CATALOGUE.
FIRST PRESSING LABELS WITH 'SOLD IN THE UK'.. AND 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.. TEXT ON THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS.

SEE BELOW FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE FOR UK FIRST PRESSING MATRIX NUMBERS :
 FIRST PRESS STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS :

SIDE 1 : YEX 549-2 PMH 1
SIDE 2 : YEX 550-2 PRR 1 6
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
 ‎– Help! Label:  ‎– PMC 1255 Format: , LP, Album, Mono 
Country: Released: Genre: ,  Style: , ,  Tracklist Songs from the Film "Help!"A1Help! Written-By –  A2The Night Before Electric Piano – *Written-By –  A3You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Flute – *Written-By –  A4I Need You Written-By – * A5Another Girl Guitar – *Written-By –  A6You're Going To Lose That Girl Written-By –  A7Ticket To Ride Guitar – *Written-By –  -B1Act Naturally Written-By – *, * B2It's Only Love Written-By –  B3You Like Me Too Much Electric Piano – *Piano [Steinway] – , *Written-By – * B4Tell Me What You See Written-By –  B5I've Just Seen A Face Written-By –  B6Yesterday Guitar – *Written-By –  B7Dizzy Miss Lizzy Written-By – * Companies, etc. Record Company –  Printed By –  Credits Lead Guitar –  Photography By –  Producer –  Notes First pressing. August 6, 1965. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K. subject…” text. Capitol print. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label.

Variation A. The original 1st labels used a Sans-Serif font and the * credit indicator for “I Need You” was placed to the right of the song title with a space between: I Need You *.

Variant B (this one): Other of the original labels used a thick font and the same * credit indicator for “I Need You” was placed to the right of the song title with a space between: I Need You *. In addition, the laqueur numbers (XEX.549 & XEX.550) shifted relative to date on the both sides.

Variation C. Side 1 is practically the same as in variation 1A but the titles of “Girl” on track 5 and 6 are now aligned directly above each other. Side 2 has a few more differences in the tracklist layout. Most noticeably, the second line now begins with BIEM instead of NCB; and “Yesterday” now no longer begins on its own line. The layout in general is neater with the space being used a little more efficiently. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side 1, stamped): XEX 549-2 Matrix / Runout (Side 2, stamped): XEX 550-2 Matrix / Runout (Label side A): XEX.549 Matrix / Runout (Label side A): XEX.550
LABELS : I CAN SEE SOME OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES. VERY GOOD CONDITION.

VINYL VISUAL : WITH A NICE SHEEN, THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND SCUFF MARKS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, WHICH JUST GAVE SOME VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND A FEW POPS HERE AND THERE. PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY GOOD CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY MONO SOUND. THERE IS SOME MOSTLY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND SOME  RANDOM BACKGROUND CLICKS HERE AND THERE. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC LOUD MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT REALLY DETRACTS FROM AN ENJOYABLE LISTEN. NO SKIPS, HEAVY CLICKS OR JUMPS. MORE NOTICEABLE CRACKLE AND POPS ON 'YESTERDAY', A QUIET TRACK. THEREFORE OVERALL IN GOOD AUDIO CONDITION. A DECENT PLAYABLE COPY.

I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORDS OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED THEM IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNERS.

LAMINATED FRONT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. : 
KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE, SO NO EDGE WEAR. THE SPINE IS CRISP AND TOTALLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGES HAVE NO FEATHERING, JUST A FEW LIGHT EDGE CREASES. NO RING WEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. THE REVERSE HAS NO REAL AGE STAINING, THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL IN PLACE AND CLEAN. SOME SLIGHT CREASING ON THE FRONT, NOTHING SERIOUS. A LOVELY SLEEVE, OVERALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.

EMITEX INNER SLEEVE : NO STAINING. NO SPLIT IN THE EDGES CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.

OVERALL A GOOD AUDIO CONDITION AUDIO COPY OF THE BEATLES HELP! MONO UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP WITH AN EXCELLENT LAMINATED FRONT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT EMITEX INNER SLEEVE. A DECENT AUDIO COPY WITH SOME CRACKLE AND POPS BUT A LOVELY SLEEVE.

LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.

I WILL ONLY POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL OR TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.

I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.

HAPPY BIDDING!