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»Les Beatles chansons du film “HELP!”«
(13 detailed pictures on bottom of this listing)

France 1965 ~ 1st Press ~ MONO
Dark Blue Odeon ("Bleu Noir") "Seul" BIEM ~ OSX 230
Old Red Odeon "Film" Logo
LABEL ERROR !! ~ Heavy Thick Vinyl 190 grams

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Record Details  Origin    France Release Type   Original Release Format   Album, 12", FOC Label   Dark Blue Odeon "Seul" BIEM Catalog No   OSX 230 Pressing   1st THIS Copy issued   August 1965 Sound Mix   MONO  Matrix Side A   CBS OSX 230 Matrix Side B   CBS OSX 230 Matrix Extension A   (5 o'c) LPL 3593 380 Matrix Extension B   (5 o'c) LPL 3594 380 Weight Vinyl   190 grams beabay CID ORHLPMFR0001 (PICS 66, NPID 04)   Overview Pressings  [1st ww   U.K., August 05, 1965, PMC 1255] 1st   France, August 1965, OSX 230, Dark Blue Odeon "Seul" BIEM
(old Red Odeon "film" logo on cover) 2nd   1966, LSO 104, Orange Odeon "Seul"
(NO "BIEM", new Red Odeon logo on cover) 3rd   1967, LSO 104, Red/Black Odeon EMI 4th   1969, LSO 104, White/Black boxed Odeon NOTE If you're not looged in thru the U.K. eBay site, you can  .
We usually have at least 30 plus Beatles records listed, both as an auction and Fixed Price with MakeOffer option.   

  Welcome to a French "HELP!" album, released on the old Dark Blue Odeon Label ("Bleu Noir"). No doubt a rare first press in an overall very good condition. Being an early one, record comes with a label printing error: On Side A, title # 02, label lists THE NIGHT BEPORE, which was corrected by French Odeon after some three weeks already. Another way to determine its early heritage is the "LPL" Matrix extension on both sides of the record.

Cover still held the (very prominent) Red Odeon "Film" logo, changed with the second press half a year later. This is important to know in order to evaluate record and cover an "original match". Same goes for the old label logo variation, namely Odeon Seul with corresponding rectangled "BIEM" stamp.

A really nice copy with a still incredibly glossy cover, very clean folds on back side, strong colors, and a clean surface, which is everything but "usual" when it comes to old French Beatles records. If this lady is not on your shelf yet, this is a  perfect chance to obtain her in an allover very good condition.

We understand that our asking price is everything but a bargain (across all of our listings). However, we kindly ask you to refrain  from sending "50-percent-offers". At beabay, we possess an in-depth knowledge of Beatles Vinyl, meaning our prices  have been carefully chosen and placed. Dozens of international collectors trust in this and confirmed their 100-percent-satisfaction - some of them we copied later in this listing.

Please see grading details for a more elaborate description of the record's condition.

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Please note that we offer all of our records on different online platforms as well as thru home depot sales simultaneously.  We thereby reserve the right to cancel a listing without prior notice and/or justification, namely when a record has been sold and is no longer available.

    Visual Grading  Cover Front EXCover Back EXCover Spine EXInner Sleeve(s)   [N/A]
(plain) Label Side A VGLabel Side B VG+Vinyl Side A VG+Vinyl Side B VG   Audio Grading  Side A VGSide B VG  We use superb vinyl equipment with its heart being an Ortofon real-diamond system and gold plated contacts all around.
If available, audible checks were performed with an ORTOFON Pro-Ject Audio system connected to a DENON PMA 520-AE amplifier,  using a Sennheiser 350 headset.     Remarks   As for the Cover and related issues, please refer to pictures provided right after, which are legal part of this auction.
Spine only partially readable.
Cover is completely glossy. Strong colors, clean surface, intact folds on back side.  Scuffed edges, lower left corner 1/8" cut, and a small cut at insertion slot.
Shiny vinyl. Hairlines.
Clean labels. Spindle hole wear..


Regarding audio, plays perfectly thru no jumps, no skips. Bg noises. Still nice to listen to its strong mono sound.

Please keep in mind that an opinion is bound to be subjective. Refer to pictures, provided extensively.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, REGARDING AUDIO, DIFFERENT SYSTEMS PRODUCE DIFFERENT SOUNDS. IN OUR LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE, THIS APPLIES TO ALL KINDS  AND TYPES OF AUDIBLE DISTORTIONS, SUCH AS NOISES, CLICKS, POPS, SKIPS, ETC. AUDIO GRADINGS HENCE  MAY BE CONSIDERED AN  ADD-ON AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.
THUS WHEN MAKING A DECISION TO BUY, PLEASE BASE YOUR EVALUATION ON PHOTOS HEREIN AFTER PROVIDED,  AS WELL AS OUR DESCRIPTION OF A RECORD'S APPEARANCE, NAMELY ALL "VISUAL COMPONENTS".
For a short explanation of applied grading, please see remarks on every listing's bottom of page.       We are back, and here's some of our Five-Stars history   UK, 1st Sgt. Pepper's, complete, STEREO
SOLD on August 13, 2017, to 
£145.00 Australia, 1st MONO 1963
SOLD on March 02, 2014, to 
£280.00 Germany, 1st EXPORT 1964
SOLD on November 04, 2013, to 
£410.00 U.K., 1st "Jobete" 1963
SOLD on December 20, 2013, to 
£240.00 Mexico, 1st MUSART 1964
SOLD on February 20, 2014, to 
£190.00 U.K., 1st MONO 1968 # 4,406
SOLD on December 15, 2013, to 
£1,350.00 DE, WW 1st EXPORT CH
SOLD on August 03, 2014, to 
£100.00 FR, 1st Horse Cover 1965
SOLD on August 24, 2014, to 
£280.00 U.K., 1st -3N/-3N 1964
SOLD on July 20, 2014, to 
£90.00 U.K, 1st STEREO
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SOLD on June 18, 2014, to 
£5,580.00 Collectors from these Countries trust us

                   
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(PLEASE NOTE that pictured record is an EXAMPLE only. It is NOT the item up for auction. Thank you.) Grading  Every record has been carefully graded visually by ourselves. Most records are audio-graded, too. We grade NM/NM-, EX+/EX/EX-, VG+/VG/VG-. Shipping & Handling  is FREE, provided you live on planet earth.  To us, it doesn't matter where records find a new home, Paris, Tokyo, NYC, or Melbourne. Dispatch Time  We usually prepare shipping immediately upon cleared payment. As a cushion space, however, shipping is guaranteed within two business days. Shipping Time  ...is something that we do not have any influence on, please keep that in mind when applying feedback. As a rule of thumb, times from registering with the  carrier until delivery at buyer's home may be as follows: Asia 7 thru 10 days. U.K. one week. U.S. 7 thru 10 days.  South America 10 thru 14 days. Europe 4 thru 7 days. Germany 24 thru 48 hours. However, please keep in mind that  these times are estimates only and may vary among different carriers. Payment  is expected within 48 hours after an auction's end, unless arranged differently prior to bidding. We accept PayPal or IBAN (SEPA) bank transfer only.

A Note On Returns / Return Policy

We are two (crazy?) regular average women (Ginger & Fleur Isabell) who love Beatles, thus collecting their records, we're no dealers.  We buy vinyl to acquire better copies of what we have already, then selling our second, third, fourth copies. We are classic collectors and hence describe and grade what we sell to our best knowledge, possessing a very high, sophisticated level of knowledge, in particular regarding European records.  

If -for whatever reason- our description doesn't turn out to be appropriate, like, for instance, a song skips or jumps, vinyl isn't flat as assured  -these types of "error"-, we certainly accept a return (at buyer's expense), for a collector's satisfaction is of utmost importance to us. That certainly happened  already. We know that nobody buys a record from us "just for fun". However, as a very basic rule, all of our sales are personal und final.

ALL WE TRY TO AVOID IS TO SEND RARE, VALUABLE VINYL AROUND THE GLOBE "IN VAIN", JUST TO SATISFY A PERSON'S CURIOSITY, FOR EVERY "ROUND-TRIP" IS A HUGE RISK EXPOSING THE RECORD.

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