Sold Date: March 26, 2022
Start Date: January 26, 2022
Final Price: £175.00 (GBP)
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The Beatles
Help!
1st Press (Lark Mus.)
WITH FANTASTICALLY CLEAR AUDIO

*AN UPGRADE*

(Cleaned with Pro-Ject VC-S Mk II Vacuum Record Cleaner)


Firstly a bit of history of the album.....HELP was the BEATLES'  5th album coming out on the 6th August 1965. The premier of the album was played in London on the 29th July. Once again reaching the top spot in all record magazines of that era...as they had done with the previous four albums!

Catalogue number: PMC 1255

Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 549-2
Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 550-2

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: TO @ 3 O'clock  2 at 9 O'clock
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: GR @ 3 O'clock  3 at 9 O'clock
WONDEFULLY EARLY Mothers/Stampers HERE

Vinyl:
 *HEAVYWEIGHT 165g QUALITY*
EX+!
Lovely rich sound reproduction, with BARELY ANY background noise to speak of at all!!
I have just had the utter pleasure of listening to her all the way through and was amazed at how quiet the run-ins were-as well as inbetween tracks! Not to mention how wonderfully clear the audio was....The violins on Yesterday were pure magic.

CLEANED WITH VACUUM RECORD CLEANER.

Still has the glorious sheen and is lovely and flat.
Nothing AT ALL to make her jump or skip-Just some very light, wispy marks.
RICH, GLORIOUS MONO
FLAT AS THE DAY SHE WAS BORN



Labels:
EX+.
Lovely and clear...
With only light spindle marks-visible when angled towards the light, she is a lovely 1st Pressing
Almost zero hole wear.
Proud "KT" tax code to side 1.
Has the 1st type Sans Serf text.
 Outer text "The Gramophone co.LTD"
 DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.

Please see the detailed images provided....Click on them for larger images with more detail.

THE LABEL ALSO HAS THE CREDIT OF "LARK MUS." FOR TRACK 1, SIDE 2, RATHER THAN THE LATER PRINTING: "LARK MUSIC"
ALSO
Track 4, side 1 has the '*' AFTER the "I Need You Title" rather than the later printing, which put it BEFORE the song title.
SHOWING THIS TO BE ONE OF THE VERY 1ST


Cover:
EX+!
A SIMPLY WONDERFUL example.
*ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME*
With only a few very small finger of spidering eminating from the spine and just 2 tiny little crescents of spidering near the opening...!! MAGICAL!!
The back card remains white, with just a few light, small discolouration patches. There appears to be a small name rubbed out at the top of theback-but not bad at all.
LIGHT & MINIMAL rubbing to the bottom left corner only.
I am being very critical
Superbly STRONG Garrod & Lofthouse flipbacks.

 ALSO HAS THE "PATENTS PENDING" STATEMENT TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
NO WRITING
**A TRULEY GREAT COVER HERE**


PLEASE SEE THE DETAILED IMAGES PROVIDED AND READ MY HONEST FEEDBACK FOR TRUE GRADINGS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION


Inner:  
EX+/NMINT!
 It is the ORIGINAL "USE EMITEX" tracing-paper lined inner in TOP SHAPE.
NO writing
NO splitting.
MAGICAL-as The Beatles wanted you to receive them!


SHE IS A FIRST PRESSING AND AN ALL COMPLETE PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY-PROVIDING A WONDERFULLY RICH SOUND REPRODUCTION TOO.
.....HELP!
Would sit HIGHLY in any collection

*FREE 1st CLASS UK POSTAGE* (Get it before Xmas..If you grab her quickly enough)

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POSTAGE PRICES
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ALL MY PACKAGING IS RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED...MADE BESPOKE FOR EACH RECORD I SELL.
UPDATED PRICES FROM JAN 2021.
*ROYAL MAIL HAS SCANDALOUSLY  INCRESED PRICES 4 TIMES IN 2020 AND INTRODUCED A NEW ZONING FOR THE USA*
SO, BELOW ARE THE 4th UPDATED PRICES.
**I WILL SEND WITHOUT INSURANCE/TRACKING BUT YOU NEED TO SEND ME IN WRITING YOU WANT THIS AND ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE LIABILITY IF IT GOES MISSING**

OUR POST OFFICE IS BACK! SO I CAN USUALLY GET THE RECORD IN THE POST THE SAME DAY YOU BUY IT...AT THE LATEST THE FOLLOWING DAY :)

1 Lp UK: £FREE
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7" Singles:
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*ALL ABOVE PRICES INCLUDE PACKAGING AND MY TIME-I ONLY EVER ADD A LITTLE ON TO COVER THIS AND SOMETIMES LOOSE OUT AS WELL*
Tracking and/or insurance is a further £5 for international buyers-other than USA, which already has the tacking factored in.
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Thank you and good luck