Sold Date: April 23, 2023
Start Date: April 4, 2023
Final Price: £39.95 (GBP)
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The Beatles
A Hard Days Night
 EX-
PMC 1230
1st Press: Parlophone rim text.
QUALITY 160g vinyl with great audio
&
ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER


This Lp was released on the 10th July 1964. The 45rpm was released in April and at that time the Beatles' film had yet to get a title and as the story goes, Ringo emerged from a long days work saying "It's been a hard day," then seeing it was already dark added " 's night." This was then announced to the press as the title on the 17th of April. Ringo may have seen this phrase before in Lennons book "Sad Michael."
Holding a number 1 postition for a huge 21 weeks, from July the 25th!!!
This is also the ONLY Beatles album to have every track written by Lennon/McCartney.

Catalogue number: PMC 1230

Matrix Numbers Side 1: XEX 481-3N
Matrix Numbers Side 2: XEX 482-3N

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: RAG @ 3 O'clock   2 @ 9 O'clock
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: RDD @ 3 O'clock   1 @ 9 O'clock
LOVELY AND EARLY


Vinyl:
HEAVYWEIGHT QUALITY: 160g
EX-
 Lovely heavy vinyl with a gorgeous sheen. There are just very light marks, with sound reproduction remaining superb!
After giving her a gentle vacuum clean I have just listened to the whole album and found a gloriously rich and clear audio playback, just a little bit of VERY occasional background noise in the quieter sections-run in and out..that's it really...Certainly nothing at all to worry about.
DEEP RICH BASS
 Very nice indeed.
Flat Flat, FLAT!
Shiny too


Labels:
VG+.
Lovely and clear. Just a few very light spindle marks, which are only visible when angled towards bright light, with just a small amount of central hole wear...
You can see from the images provided there is a small patch of lifting from the removal of a small sticker to side 1-this is why the grading is VG+ and not EX.
Please see the detailed pictures and click on them for larger, more detailed images

 Outer text "The Parlophone Co. LTD" (ONLY 1st Press have this) it DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.
NO WRITING
KT tax code to side 1.

 Cover:
VG++.
Solid, small mono in top right corner. Shiny front cover...With just some small fingers of spidering to the front laminted cover and three tiny crescents near the opening...LOVELY!
The card backing has some light discolouration and the top left on the fron find a very small 2cm patch missing-see if you can spot it in the detailed images provided.
Some light rubbing to the bottom edge, with a small split from the opening of 1.5cm.
The Garrod and Lofthouse flipbacks are in wonderfully strong condition.
EXCELLENT, STRONG, UNCRUSHED & LEGIBLE spine.
NO rips or tears!!
Has "Patents Pending" to back bottom right corner flipback.

SOLID EXAMPLE

Inner:
EX+!
ORIGINAL "Use Emitex" inner in SUPERB condition.
NO SPLITS
NO WRITING
ALL ORIGINAL

AN SOLID EXAMPLE OF THE 1st PRESSING OF AN EXCELLENT RECORD...
ALL COMPLETE WITH A SUPERB EMITEX INNER TOO

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