Sold Date:
August 15, 2023
Start Date:
August 2, 2023
Final Price:
£115.00
(GBP)
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The Beatles
Beatles For Sale
VERY 1st Press
3N / 3N ***1O / 1A Mothers/Stampers*** ALL COMPLETE
QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL: 162g
This baby really is for the collectors of the VERY 1st RELEASES and VERY 1st PRESSINGS out there...Read on....
Firstly...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 503-3N
Matrix Number Side 2: XEX 504-3N
*THE VERY FIRST PRESSING*
Stampers Side 1: O @ 3 O'clock 1 @ 9 O'clock
Stampers Side 2: A @ 3 O'clock 1 @ 9 O'clock *INCREDIBLY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS*
Vinyl:
HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL: 162g
VG.
Superb heavy vinyl. The vinyl does have some light marks and scuffs, BUT still retains all is sheen and glory!
After giving her a gentle vacuum clean...
I HAVE JUST LISTENED TO HER ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION!
Only a very small amount of light and very occasional background noise, with some revolutionary pops at the end of I'll Follow The Sun and into Mr Moonlight, where there is a small mark which made my needle stick..Perhaps a slightly heavier stylus than mine will play over this..?
Side 2 blasts out with superb clarity with clear highs and bassy lows.
Gorgeously flat
STILL SOUNDS FAB
Labels:
EX
Lovely and clear & free from writing.
There are a few light spindle marks visible when angled towards the light. BUT minimal central hole wear.
Outer text "The Parlophone Co." (ONLY 1st Press have this) it DOES have the "Sold in the uk.." text.
Lovely, clear silver text.
VERY DISPLAYABLE
Cover:
VG+.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET TO SEE THESE DELICATE COVERS IN SUCH LOVELY CONDITION??!!
Mono outline in top right corner. Shiny front and back cover...There are just a few small lines of spidering areas to the two sided laminate.
The spine has had some rubbing and has small 1cm splits to the top and bottom of it.
...VERY CRITICAL HERE!!
The corners have only some very light knocking.
Strong and clean inner flipbacks.
No Writing ANYWHERE
DEEP, RICH COLOURS REMAIN
Inner:
VG.
It is the ORIGINAL "Use Emitex" inner, with the tracing paper lining.
Unfortunately each side has a small split but that has certainly kept it's integrity as it still holds the vinyl very well.
*WOULD STILL DISPLAY INCREDIBLY WELL*
NO writing
Really has helped by looking after this wonderful slab of vinyl for all these years.
SO, FOLKS....THIS IS A VERY 1st PRESSING COPY OF A CLASSIC BEATLES RECORD, STILL IN GREAT SHAPE AND STILL PROVIDING WONDERFUL AUDIO.
THIS IS ONE FOR THE TRUE COLLECTORS OUT THERE WITH INCREDIBLY EARLY 1/O 1/A MOTHERS/STAMPERS!!
F-A-B
*FREE TRACKED 48Hr UK POSTAGE*
(Maybe subject to VAT when sold within the EU)
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POSTAGE PRICES
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*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*
ALL MY PACKAGING IS RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED...MADE BESPOKE FOR EACH RECORD I SELL.
UPDATED PRICES FROM JAN 2023.
*ROYAL MAIL HAS SCANDALOUSLY INCREASED PRICES 4 TIMES IN 2020 AND INTRODUCED A NEW ZONING FOR THE USA*
SO, BELOW ARE THE 5th 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 (£16 Tracked)
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
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: £12
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
1 Single World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 250g: £14
1 Single World Zone 2 Australia,NZ up to 250g: £17
1 Single World Zone 3 USA World Zone 3 up to 250g: £17
*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*
Thank you and good luck