Here is a reissue of The Beatles LP With The Beatles from 1963 on Parlophone PCS 3045.  This reissue may have come out about the early '70s.  This label is a black and white Parlophone label and with EMI logo at the top and bottom of the label, too.  Says Made in GT BRITAIN.  The writing on the rim side of the label says The Gramophone Co. Ltd. along with more wording about All Rights...which you can zoom in on.  Other reissues had the wrong wording on the song You Really Gotta Hold On Me, when this one has the correct wording as You Really Got A Hold On Me.  Also, this one has the correct credits under the song Money as Bradford--Gordy. Dominion. Belinda (Ldn.) Ltd. which other reissues used different names.

The cover is in great shape.  It's a light cardboard cover and has a shine to the front of it.  Back cover is in great shape, too.  There was no inner sleeve with it, so I will include just a white plain sleeve.  Side 1 just had a few super light small surface scratches that did not cause any playback problems.  Side 2 only had maybe one or two tiny surface scratches that didn't affect anything.  I played it on my Technics turntable and was stunned at the sound quality of it. It only had some super light crackles that you get in the beginning of songs or in between the grooves after the songs.  But they were very, very light.  I actually started dancing with myself through some of these great tunes!

The cover gets an Excellent (EX) for its great shape.  And the vinyl I rate as Excellent (EX), too, for sound quality. Video is here so you can hear (or not hear) the tiny crackles that are typical on an album.

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.

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