Sold Date: November 9, 2018
Start Date: November 2, 2018
Final Price: £51.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 23
Seller Feedback: 11115
Buyer Feedback: 103

THE BEATLES

~ MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR ~

(1967 PARLOPHONE RECORDS - UK FIRST MONO PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST MONO PRESSING OF THE MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR EP BY THE BEATLES ON THE BLACK & SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL. 

THIS DOUBLE EP IS HOUSED IN A SUPERB BOOK SLEEVE WITH WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATIONS AND A BLUE INSERT WITH ALL THE LYRICS. 

ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MENTION OF “APPLE” AND THE PRODUCER IS LISTED AS “BIG GEORGE MARTIN”!! 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE MMT-1

THE MATRIX INFORMATION: 7XCE 18435–1 / 7XCE 18434–1 / 7XCE 18436–1 / 7XCE 18437–2

OTHER ETCHINGS: KT  GPL 4 / KT RMT 14 / KT GPM 13 / KT GOO 3

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL, ELABORATE BOOK / SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH SOME VERY MINOR TANNING INSIDE THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS.  THE TWENTY-EIGHT PAGE BOOKLET, INCLUDING THE BLUE PAGES WITH THE LYRICS, IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

THE INNER SLEEVES

THE ORIGINAL WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVES WITH WAVY TOP OPENINGS, ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR, FOXING, SOME CREASES AND SOME TANNING. 

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE FOUR SIDES OF HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEAR TO BE IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE SOME LIGHT MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR SIDES. I NOTED SOME OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISES. 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK & SILVER “PARLOPHONE” PAPER LABELS, WITH FOUR-PRONGED PUSH-OUT CENTRES, ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL. THE LABELS FEATURE THE “GRAMOPHONE CO LTD. …” TEXT, AND “SOLD IN THE U.K. SUBJECT ...” TEXT. THERE IS AN EMBOSSED “KT” TAX CODE ON SIDE 2 & SIDE 4 LABELS.

SIDE 1

SIDE 2

SIDE 3

SIDE 4

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE 'ENVELOPE STYLE' MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.00

£6.00

£8.00

£8.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.00

£10.00

£12.00

£12.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION) 

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.