BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE" 1964 UK 1st PRESS MONO PARLOPHONE RIM TEXT & S.I.U.K.

Sold Date: June 7, 2019
Start Date: May 28, 2019
Final Price: £155.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 12
Seller Feedback: 3983
Buyer Feedback: 1244


THE BEATLES
"BEATLES FOR SALE"
1964 PARLOPHONE PMC 1240 FIRST UK MONO PRESSING WITH "PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT AND "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT
STAMPER NUMBERS    1   G            2  L
MATRICES                 XEX 503-3N     XEX 504-3N
LAMINATED  GATEFOLD RECORD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION APART FROM A CREASE ACROSS THE BOOTM RIGHT CORNER AND A SMALL NICK ABOVE THE MONO TEXT ON THE SLEEVE  THE PINCHED END  SPINE ITSELF IS UNCRUSHED
SLEEVE ALSO COMES WITH CORRECT FOLDOVER INTERNAL FLAPS
EMITEX INNER IS IN SIMILAR BRIGHT  CLEAN CONDITION

VINYL DISC HAS A SUPERB DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES  AND HAS PRISTINE CLEAN LABELS WHICH APPEAR TO SHOW SOME MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRES
THERE IS MAYBE JUST THE ODD VERY VERY LIGHT HANDLING   MARK ON THE VINYL SURFACES BUT NOTHING FEELABLE AND ONLY REALLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT AUDIO  COMES  WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES
WHEN PLAY TESTED ON A SIXTIES HI-FI THE AURAL EXPERIENCE WAS EXCELLENT AND A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO