The Beatles

Help!

1st Press (Lark Mus.)

WITH FANTASTICALLY CLEAR AUDIO

(Cleaned with Pro-Ject VC-S Mk II Vacuum Record Cleaner & Ultrasonic 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: GPP @ 3 O'clock 5 at 9 O'clock

Mothers/Stampers Side 2: GPH @ 3 O'clock 1 at 9 O'clock

Vinyl:

HEAVYWEIGHT 164g QUALITY

EX-!

Lovely rich sound reproduction, with BARELY ANY background noise!!

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 and played with such clarity.

The starting track on side 1 blasted out with wonderfully clear harmonies, I felt like I was in the recording studio ;p)

Yes there are a few visible hairline marks when angled towards bright light, but these had very little effect on playback-which remains clean and clear.

Still has the glorious sheen and is lovely and flat.

Nothing AT ALL to make her jump or skip

RICH, GLORIOUS MONO

Labels:

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Lovely and clear...

With only light spindle marks-visible when angled towards the light, she is a lovely 1st Pressing

Very little central hole wear.

"KT" tax code to side 2.

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 WONDERFUL example.

With only a couple very small crescents to the laminate and with two small nicks to the opening, she really shines out.

The back card has some very slight discolouration.

Lovely sharp corners.

NO WRITING.

I am being very critical

Superbly STRONG Garrod & Lofthouse flipbacks.

ALSO HAS THE "PATENTS PENDING" STATEMENT TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

NO WRITING

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

Inner:

EX.

It is the ORIGINAL "USE EMITEX" tracing-paper lined inner in Great SHAPE.

NO writing

Just discolouration and spots from age-like me :)

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 well in any collection

*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 2024.

**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