MEET THE BEATLES! 1ST LP ALBUM HIGH FIDELITY – MONO T2047 ORIG.BLUE INNER SLV.  

  For sale is “Meet the Beatles!.”  This is their first LP Vinyl album.  High Fidelity, MONO.  I believe this is the their third issue with BMI and ASCAP on the labels. (T2047).  “Meet the Beatles” is in Greenish-Brown lettering and the original BLUE inner sleeve; Rainbow Label.  Issued in the U.S.A., recorded in England by Capital Records. No Producer credit. RIAA. It also has the small number '6' on the back lower right corner identifying it as a Scranton, PA USA made cover (Scranton, PA is also written on the bottom of the back of the album cover).
 
 
Overall this album is in Very Good to Excellent condition. (See Guidelines below). I’ve included a lot of photos to get a better idea about the condition of this album.
 
Vinyl: VG+ I listened to both sides and it is very good to excellent in sound quality.  In play-grading, there are a few pops in between a couple of the tracks, but no skipping, repeats or loss of fidelity.  Most songs sound excellent.  Visually vinyl is glossy and clean; some minor surface scuffs and one tiny scratch.
Record Labels: EX or VG++ No writing, tears or scuffs. In near perfect condition
Sleeve Cover Front: VG++ Clean, very light wear, and no cuts, holes, stickers, or split seams. Hardly any ring wear from the vinyl. Cover is still shiny. Slight corner creases. Excellent!
Sleeve Cover Back: VG+ Clean, white; a couple of small stains. Owner’s initials were written in ink on upper left side. There’s a small dent on Paul’s face, but barely noticeable. Overall there’s nothing to distract the quality or readability of the text or the graphics.
Cover Spine: VG+ A small crease over the “EA” in Beatles. Otherwise, completely intact.
Sleeve/Inners: Original blue; VG w/seam splits.

Release Year: 1964 Special Attributes: 1st Edition Record Label: Capitol T2047 Sleeve Grading: Excellent (VG++) Record Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+) Record Size: 12" Speed: 33 RPM Duration: LP Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Genre: Rock Style: British Invasion       This album will be packed in a professional
record mailer.  
 
 
Guidelines for assessing the grading / condition of used records: MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it. NEAR MINT or NM, M- : This record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be. EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impressions to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade. VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned. VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear to have been played and may still have some degree of luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent. GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.

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The majority of the items I put up for bid come from my late husband and his parents' estate.  My in-laws were both born in the Midwest in 1913.  "Pop" lived to the of 91 and "Mom" to the age of 96. Then a couple of years ago, I unexpectedly lost my wonderful husband after 40 years of marriage.

During the last few years, I had the painstaking task of going through all their belongings either to keep, disperse to friends and relatives or to sell.  After doing five Estate Sales and donations to various charity organizations, there are hundreds of household items, decor, clothing and collectible items left.  Although they weren't what you would call "pack rats", Mom and Pop were from the "old school" whereby they took excellent care of everything they owned and didn't replace anything unless it was broken or worn out.  It’s amazing how pristine I found the condition of so many very old items! 

My mother-in-law also loved to buy and collect beautiful things.  She especially loved to buy clothes and accessories.  Up until just a few years before they passed, they were both active in their church and community.  They frequently attended luncheons and parties and always dressed to the nines.  They were also very generous people who gave to about every charity there was.  If you happened to admire mom's earrings, she'd take them right off and give them to you right then and there!!

I was blessed to have such loving and generous people in my life. My husband was an only child so his parents always treated me like the daughter they never had.  It's been very difficult for me to sell off their possessions and especially to part with so many pretty figurines, music boxes, vintage clothes, accessories, china, silver....it goes on and on.  If I had more room, you bet I'd be keeping most of it!

Many of the items I will be selling have more sentimental value for me than dollar value.  Because of this, I want you to be happy with your purchases and I want to make sure everything exceeds your expectations.   I take extra care in packing so it gets to you safely and quickly.  I'm not an e-Bay store, so I'm able to provide for you the extra care and personal customer service you deserve.

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