Sold Date: May 11, 2024
Start Date: May 7, 2024
Final Price: £49.75 (GBP)
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Help! PMC 1255 MONO UK LP 1965 1st. Press VG  (Variant "A" Times New Roman Type label)

Matrix numbers:

 Side 1: XEX 549-2; Side 2: XEX 550-2.

Mothers/Stampers:

Side 1: 4,8 / MM;   Side 2: 1 / T; (very low press numbers);

Weight 159 gr., heavy and thick vinyl record;

There is embossed KT tax code, stamped at the centre side 2;

*** This is a 1965 first pressing of The Beatles' LP Help! on 12" heavy and  thick vinyl record, featuring the iconic soundtrack from the film of the same name. There is a small “The Beatles” band name on both sides of the label. Most curiously on side 1 the “Northern Songs, NCB” credit appears below the band name! The side 2 layout differs from the other TNR variants, there isn't the “Northern Songs, NCB” credit. It is believed this is the first press TNR label, that appeared and the side 2 error was soon rectified. This LP is a British Invasion classic and a must-have for any Beatles or 1960s rock fan.

Record Visually: VERY GOOD
Clean vinyl record, deep-gloss playing surfaces bearing just a few harmless paper inner-sleeve removal hairlines, light surface marks side 2. Nothing to worry about, nothing that impacts playback.

Audio: VERY GOOD + (the record is audio tested)
           Side 1: Excellent
           Side 2: VERY GOOD (a couple of sticks in the quiet part between the songs).
A wonderful deep sounding mono copy, that has been played auditioned with care, no sign of any play wear. Apart from a bit of vinyl background between tracks, a couple of sticks in the quiet part between the songs, there isn't any wrong with this mono masterpiece. No skips, no jumps, no repeats. More than Excellent condition for a 60 year old vinyl record.

Cover: VERY GOOD +
The original cover is a cardboard flipback cover, with outline “mono“ on front cover and the catalog number is PMC 1255 from the Parlophone record company. The album has a laminated front cover produced by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents Pending credit. Clean and nearly intact with light wear to front but no staining to front, back and side covers. Cover sleeve spine - clearly legible name, no wear.

Labels: EXCELLENT
First press Variant "A" labels. For the first press labels used Time New Roman (TNR) font. A fully clean and bright pair labels with a handful of light spindle trails around each centre hole.See ***

Inner sleeve: EXCELLENT
An original printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd., EMI tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut, unworn, with no split or tears, and a clear inner lining inner sleeve, used between 1964-1965 on Beatles' "Parlophone" albums.

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