Sold Date: February 28, 2022
Start Date: February 16, 2022
Final Price: £65.00 (GBP)
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The Beatles
Beatles For Sale
 1st Press
SOLID VG+

A bit of history.....This album was first released on the 4th Dec 1964. Prior to its release there was a huge order of 750,000...which went on to break all records for advance orders of ANY album!!! Of course this meant the album went straight into the number 1 position in the U.K. charts, staying in the charts for 46 weeks!! POPULAR is too small a word for it!

Catalogue number: PMC 1240

Matrix Number Side 1: XEX 503-4N
Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 504-4N

Stampers Side 1: GOO @ 3 O'clock   38 @ 9 O'clock
Stampers Side 2: RAP @ 3 O'clock   38 @ 9 O'clock

Vinyl:
HEAVY QUALITY 141g
VG+.
Lovely vinyl. There are just some very some light marks to her.
Having said that, I have just finished playing her all the way through (as I always do with the vinyl I am selling) and just found only incredibly light and very OCCASIONAL background-nothing offensive what-so-ever.
I have given her a gentle professional vacuum clean, so she now shines out and still retains all her sheen and glory!
Gorgeously flat
Wonderfully heavy.
Just: GORGEOUS

Labels:
EX!
Lovely and clear. There are only light spindle marks, visible when angled towards the light and looking for them.
WOULD DISPLAY VERY WELL
"BEATLES" in very small print

Outer text "The Parlophone Co." (ONLY 1st Press have this) it DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.
Only light hole wear as you can see in the images.
Lovely, clear silver text.

Here's the rare bit:
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'MT' for the tax code on side 1.
(Now, this is unusual as the MT tax code was only used from the 1st of Jan 1963 until the 1st of July 1963..
AND THIS RECORD WAS RELEASED IN DECEMBER 1964)
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PLEASE SEE THE DETAILED IMAGES PROVIDED-CLICK ON THEM FOR EVEN LARGER IMAGES AND SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR FAIR GRADING AND HAPPY CUSTOMERS

Cover:
VG+.
VERY HARD TO FIND THESE DELICATE COVERS IN SUCH FAB CONDITION.
Mono outline in top right corner. Shiny front and back cover...There are only 2 very small crescents of spidering areas to the two sided laminate, with just a couple of very small fingers of spiderings eminating from the spine....GORGEOUS!
The spine is completely legible, with a small split to the top-of around 2cm-other than that she remains in TIP TOP CONDITION.
The inner flipbacks are also wonderfully strong and clean.
No Writing ANYWHERE!!


Inner:
EX+.
It is the ORIGINAL "USE EMITEX" inner in TOP shape. It has the tracing paper type lining.
"MADE IN ENGLAND"
The singular part of note is a small semi circle of a coffee cup stain to one side-but very light and not at all terrible.
NO Splits
SUPERB


SO FOLKS-THIS IS A GREAT COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM-ALL COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL FROM 1964.
NOT FORGETTING THE MUCH RARER 'MT' TAX CODE TOO!

*FREE UK POSTAGE*

(Maybe subject to VAT when sold within the EU)
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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 2022.
*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
1 Lp Europe up to 500g: £9.95 (£14 Tracked)
**Apart from Italy & Russia as these will ONLY be sent with tracking: £14**
1 Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 500g: £14(£19 Tracked)
1 Lp World Zone 3 USA: £21 FOR TRACKED POSTAGE (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)
1 Lp Australia/NZ up to 500g: £21

1 Double Lp UK: £FREE
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Europe up to 1kg: £18
Double Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from USA, Australia & NZ) 1Kg: £25
Double Lp World Zone 3 TRACKED TO USA: £29 (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)..I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE INCREASE OF 'THE LAST MILE TARRIF' OF %100 BY USPS.
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Australia/NZ up to 1kg: £29

7" Singles:
1 Single UK: £FREE
1 Single Europe up to 250g: £7
**Apart from Italy & Russia as these will ONLY be sent with tracking: £10**
1 Single World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 250g: £10
1 Single World Zone 2 Australia,NZ up to 250g: £12
1 Single World Zone 3 USA World Zone 3 up to 250g: £13

*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.
-I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT-GET INSURANCE-
AS A NOTE-I WILL INSIST ON TRACKING FOR ITALY, ISRAEL, RUSSIA, MEXICO & BRAZIL FROM NOW ON-THEY TEND TO GO 'MISSING' THERE....
PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE CORRECT INVOICE FROM ME, ITEMS OVER £25.00 WILL REQUIRE REGISTERED POST (THIS IS DUE TO THE PEOPLE SAYING THEIR LP DIDN'T ARRIVE)!!!
Thank you and good luck