The Beatles -  A Hard Day's Night
1964 UK LP PMC 1230
MONO 1st Press

Parlophone (Yellow and Black label, Type 'Chubby Printing Type', Variant 'A')

1st Press MONO, July 10, 1964

KT tax code (side 1)

Matrix: 481-3N & 482-3N

Mothers & Stampers: Side 1: 6 / RGA and Side 2: 3 / GHD very earliest 1st original pressings!

Vinyl record weight: 159 GR THICK HEAVY Vinyl!

The Vinyl record is in NEAR MINT condition!

A Hard Day’s Night, Parlophone, PMC 1230, July 10, 1964, mono. Ernest J.Day & Co. front laminated cover, with mid-sized “mono” on front. "USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-2 (1963 - ?). Polythene-lined "USE EMITEX" die-cut type. First pressing. July 10, 1964. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Parlophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print. “Recording first published 1964″ and “Sold in U.K. subject…” text. Label have thin print. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: XEX 481-3N; Side 2: XEX 482-3N. (http://thebeatles-collection.com) Variation A. This font type was chubby and rounded, and only lasted for a short time, but as so many copies were pressed initially to satisfy the preorders, it is the style most commonly seen for this album.

CONDITIONS

VINYL
This is the original thicker, heavier chunky slab of vinyl, only found like this on the earliest 1st original pressings, from the earliest period of 1960s. (Later press are much more flimsier and less robust). It has remained very dark and with all their original high gloss finish fully intact and ‘looks’ as if it has received little play. Both playing surfaces are graded NEAR MINT. This is superior ultra clean copy, which looks like has received few play's & been extremely well looked after... There are two slight traces, one on each sides, which naturally have no impact on the reproduction of brilliant sound. So, the vinyl itself is in excellent visual condition, glossy surface in result, that it has been most probably stored and played very carefully. Also there is a couple  minor traces of insertion and removal of records from the bag, they usually has and best preserved records of the inner sleeve use. The record lays flat on the turntable. Certainly top-class ORIGINAL MONO COPY 1ST PRESS from 1964. NEAR MINT condition!
PLEASE NOTE, This vinyl was pressed on the EMI on old machines press. IT’S NOT CBS PRESSING,  as many people think! THIS IS EMI PRESSING! To date only three Beatles albums have been found in this variation and they’re A Hard Day’s Night, Rubber Soul and Revolver.
AUDUO: Precise EXCELLENT! On both sides of the vinyl it plays fantastic from start to finish, crystal, clear deep MONO sound with NO any deterioration. NO skips/jumps, NO repeats! There is occasionally between some songs very light clicks, most probably 'static' reason. Without any hesitation the sound quality is better than EXCELLENT(+)!

SLEEVE COVER
The RARE front laminated 'Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London' sleeve, with middle 'mono' on front, is fully intact and clear, with only few minor light laminate stress lines on the front high gloss picture. A hard to find very early issue sleeve with thin ‘paper’ flipbacks with ‘square ends’, made by 'Ernest J. Day & Co.' (regular 'Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.' sleeves and later 'Ernest J. Day & Co.' sleeves had conventional thicker ‘card’ flipbacks with ‘rounded’ ends.), showing light signs of wear in some places of the edge and input. There are NO tears, splits, pen writing, stickers or sticker residue on the front sleeve.The Spine is in excellent(+) condition and has remained an excellent clean, fresh white and all the text on the spine is clear to read. EXCELLENT condition. ( see pics.)
The rear of the sleeve has remained an excellent clean, fresh white in colour. Has the period thrее flipback design. These earliest known ‘Ernest J. Day’ paper flipbacks are known to be fragile and can ‘snag’ and tear easily, but on this sleeve the flipbacks are all excellent and undamaged. The rear cover panel has inscription 'Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London' at the bottom right. Rear of the sleeve is strong, but with two signs and a mark on the rear panel. VERY GOOD (+) condition, because of the names and the mark from removed sticker. ( see pics.)

LABELS
Both sides are graded EXCELLENT. Labels are Yellow Parlophone with silver print Type 4 label, First pressing 1964, Variant A! Black label with yellow logo and silver print. "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" statement were printed on the label. "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed (Side 1). This label has a chubby printing type. Labels are clear, all the silver, yellow/black indications are in excellent conditions. There are couple of very light traces from the turntable spindle. On Side 1 there is a small round black/red brand recognition mark. NO any corrections. EXCELLENT conditions. (see pics.)

INNER SLEEVE
Original "USE EMITEX" Sleeve Type-2 (1963 - ?). Polythene-lined "USE EMITEX" die-cut type. This sleeve was made in a  thinner material than type-1. The words "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" were printed at the bottom of the front sleeve. Inner is in EXCELLENT(-) condition and is the original period EMI ‘Use Emitex’ sleeve. An excellent clean, fresh and no creased sleeve. The two opening edges have remained clean and very light worn. At several places from inside has met inconspicuously strengthening as prevention against subsequent tears. Theres NO pen writing, stains, tears, splits or stickers. EXCELLENT(-) condition.

This original Beatles LP is becoming a very pleasant for listening and very rare, very collectible, particularly in such perfect condition.
Please see the photos, which are also part of the condition description.

The terms of my sale are as follows:

UK Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide: "MINT: 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: 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: 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: 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.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."
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