THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES 1963 UK *DECCA CONTRACT PRESS* MINT MINUS LISTEN

Sold Date: September 15, 2021
Start Date: September 8, 2021
Final Price: £172.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 17
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SUPERB UPGRADE  COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THIS IS THE 2ND PRESS YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL FROM 1963 WITH THE BELINDA CREDITS FOR 'MONEY'

PAYS TO A  MINT MINUS GRADE

HAS AN ABSOLUTELY DISTORTION FREE VERSION OF 'TIL I MET YOU'

WITH AN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206 MATRIX:XEX 447-7N / 448-7N MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3  / 4 PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR no tax code

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

THE RECORD

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION.

MARK FREE IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW  VERY VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE  INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS

THIS LIKE ALL EARLY BEATLES ALBUMS CAN SOUND DREADFUL DUE TO THE HEAVY CARTRIDGES AND STYLUS THAT WERE USED ON THEM BACK IN THE DAY. 

ALSO A WORD ABOUT STEERING CLEAR OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON A PLAYER USING AN AUTOCHANGER. THEY ARE DEAD EASY TO TELL BECAUSE THE SPINDLE HOLE IS WORN AND A LARGE WHITE CIRCLE OF WEAR APPEARS AROUND IT, WHERE THEY HAVE RUBBED AGAINST THE AUTOCHANGE SPINDLE

THIS LP HOWEVER HAS ESCAPED ALL OF THAT AND IS IN SUPERB PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS MONO SOUND.

HAVING MENTIONED THAT A HEAVY STYLUS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DISTORTION, I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY. 

THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE OF 'TIL I MET YOU' WHICH OFTEN SOUNDS TERRIBLE AND IS THE ONE TRACK ON WHICH YOU CAN JUDGE THE QUALITY OF THE ENTIRE ALBUM, BECAUSE IF THIS PLAYS WELL, THEN 99 TIMES OUT OF 100 THE REST OF THE LP WILL BE SUPERB AS WELL

EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED. CRISP , CLEAN, AND LOUD

THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS AND NO  EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES THERE IS THE LIGHTEST SPECK OF BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE STUFF WHICH CAN BE OCCASIONALLY HEARD, AND OCCASIONALLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO T DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP  MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE ON ANY PART OF THE COVER

AND NO RING WEAR EITHER WHICH THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM. NO RECORD IMPRESSION EITHER

THERE ARE JUST TWO SNEAR INVISIBLE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE REALLY SMALL THUMB LINE  AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER TIP END HAVING A SPECK OF LIGHT RUB.

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM PERFECTLY. THE TIPS ENDS ARE TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP , AND THERE ARE NO THUMB NAIL NICKS ANYWHERE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. AND VERY UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS TO THIS POROUS SURFACE. NO PEN MARKS EITHER.JUST THE ABSOLUTE BAREST SHADOW OF AGEING TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE, AND ARE TOTALLY UNDAMAGED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. WHITE WITHOUT ANY CREASES OR WRINKLES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 



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