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The Beatles - Beatles for sale. 1st U.K. Stereo. 1/1 Matrices. 1GP/2GH. VG/VG-
Sold Date:
February 21, 2023
Start Date:
February 14, 2023
Final Price:
£15.39
(GBP)
Bid Count:
5
Seller Feedback:
1436
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The Beatles - Beatles for sale. 1st U.K. Stereo. 1/1 Matrices. 1GP/2GH. VG/VG-.
This the much rarer first U.K. stereo issue of the Beatles 4th album from late 1964. At that time in U.K. Mono still outsold stereo by about 10 to 1.
Original, and notoriously fragile gatefold sleeve in VG condition. Signs of wear but no splits or writing. Spine fully readable.
Original use Emitex inner has a couple of small splits.
Record with very early stampers and first issue 1/1 matrices.
Visually side one is VG-Has scuffs and scratches but plays through well apart from one short skip at the beginning of track one. Otherwise plays with some crackles and pops denoting it has been played a lot. I would grade sonically as G+
Side two visually somewhat cleaner than side one, which shows on the playback with fewer crackles and pops and no skips.
