Sold Date: February 9, 2018
Start Date: April 3, 2017
Final Price: £1,250.00 £800.00 (GBP)
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                               the entertaining mr. sloane             the entertaining mr. sloane

                                      RECORD FOR SALE:  ARTIST: THE BEATLES. TITLE: "THE BEATLES" FORMAT: FIRST PRESS LABELS AND SLEEVE - NO 'EMI' ON LABELS, THE EMBOSSED LAMINATED TOP-LOADING GATEFOLD SLEEVE HAS THE INNER EDGE FLIPBACKS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A VERY LOW EMBOSSED NUMBER - 7014 - TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER. 2-DISC, 30-TRACK, BLACK VINYL, 12-INCH, 33rpm, LP ALBUM. WITH BOTH BLACK INNERS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING CREASES OR TEARS; ALL FOUR ORIGINAL PORTRAIT PHOTOS ARE FIRST EDITIONS ON CARD STOCK AND IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION WITHOUT PROBLEMATIC FAULTS; THE ORIGINAL RICHARD HAMILTON DESIGNED POSTER IS, AGAIN, THE FIRST PRESSING ON HEAVY UNLAMINATED PAPER STICK AND IS, AGAIN, IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE WITHOUT TEARS, CREASES, BLUE TACK OR PIN HOLES. MATRIX NUMBERS:  Matrix / Runout: XEX 709-1 Matrix / Runout: XEX 710-1 Matrix / Runout: XEX 711-1 Matrix / Runout: XEX 712-1. COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: UNITED KINGDOM.
                                          CONDITION:
CONDITION/SLEEVE: VERY GOOD++/NEAR EXCELLENT. SLEEVE CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 7.5. CONDITION/LABEL: EXCELLENT++. LABEL CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9. CONDITION/VINYL: RECORD 1: EXCELLENT++. RECORD 2: EXCELLENT++. RECORD 1 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9. RECORD 2 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9.
 
                                 CONDITION IN DETAIL: 
THE SLEEVE IS IN NICE, STRONG CONDITION WITH ACCEPTABLE FAULTS, INCLUDING SOME EDGE AND CORNER, AS WELL AS A LITTLE ACCEPTABLE LIGHT CREASING. BOTH FRONT AND BACK ARE NICELY CLEAN. THERE IS NO PEN DAMAGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS. ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. OUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AN HONEST REPRESENTATION. THE SPINE IS SOLID, SQUARE AND TRUE WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS. THE USUSAL CENTRAL CREASE ALONG THE SPINE IS AFFECTING MOST OF THE TEXT. ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH. OUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AN HONEST REPRESENTATION. THE LABELS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS. THERE IS NO WORRYING PEN DAMAGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THERE IS NO MAJOR SPINDLE WEAR. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.  THE DISCS ARE IN LOVELY CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING SCRATCHES OR HEAVY MARKS, JUST A COUPLE A COUPLE OF EXTREMELY LIGHT, INSIGNIFICANT, UNIMPORTANT, INAUDIBLE SUPERFICIAL SURFACE MARKS. THE RECORD TESTS EXTREMELY WELL, STRAIGHT THROUGH, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION DURING PLAYBACK, NO MAJOR LOSS IN SOUND QUALITY OR AURAL PERFORMANCE, AND NO WORRYINGLY OBTRUSIVE SNAP, CRACKLE OR POP. BOTH SIDES CAN BE ENJOYED ENORMOUSLY. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH. 
ALL IN ALL, AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A RARE RECORD. THIS ONE IS FOR THE COLLECTION WITH SOME ROOM AND REASON TO UPGRADE, IF SO DESIRED, BUT NOT WITH ANY URGENCY OR NECESSITY. STRICTLY GRADED USING RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM. BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE AS TOTAL SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED.
                                                                                   POSTAGE & PACKING:
PLEASE NOTE - IMPORTANT:  ALL PACKAGES ARE SENT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT. APPROXIMATE DELIVERY TIMES - UK: 1-3 DAYS; EUROPE: 5-7 DAYS; REST OF THE WORLD: 7-10 DAYS.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL COSTS.                                          PAYMENT METHODS: I ACCEPT CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS THROUGH PAYPAL. I ACCEPT CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS IN UK £POUNDS STERLING ONLY. I ACCEPT PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER. I ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL POSTAL ORDERS IN UK £POUNDS STERLING ONLY.
PLEASE NOTE: IF THE WINNING BIDDER IS UNHAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT OR WITH THE SERVICE WHEN THE ITEM ARRIVES, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK. I AM POSITIVE ALL ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED.
REGRETFULLY, OWING TO RUTHLESS EBAY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING THE FEEDBACK FORUM DISHONESTLY, I SHALL NOW LEAVE FEEDBACK ONLY IF AND WHEN FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ME.          FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BUY - WE SALUTE YOU!
                                                 the entertaining mr. sloane    


  THE ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE
DIAL 'M' FOR MR. SLOANE
 FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BUY - WE SALUTE YOU!