BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE N0 2" EP RARER 1ST/2ND PRESS

£ 103

$ 136

£ 103 Sold For

Sep 1, 2009 Sold Date

Aug 25, 2009 Start Date

£ 25 Start price

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BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE N0 2"

EXTREMLEY RARE AND SELDOM SEEN 1965 UK 1ST/2ND PRESSING.

"BEATLES FOR SALE N0 2" WAS THE BEATLES NINTH E.P RELEASE AND ACHEIVED LESS SUCCESS THAN THE "BEATLES FOR SALE" E.P, THIS OFFERING ONLY REACHED A HIGH OF NUMBER 5 IN THE U.K CHARTS.

RELEASED 4TH JUNE 1965 THE INITIAL PRESSINGS OF THIS E.P CARRY "THE PARLOPHONE CO" RIM TEXTS AND ALSO THE "SOLD IN U.K" TEXT.

IN JULY 1965 EMI INTRODUCED THEIR NEW LABEL, THE NEW DESIGN STILL FEATURED THE "SOLD IN U.K" TEXT BUT NOW THE RIM TEXT HAD CHANGED TO "THE GRAMMOPHONE CO".

THE NEW LABELS HOWEVER WHERE NOT INTRODUCED IMMEDIATELY ON ALL PRESSINGS AS 1ST PRESSINGS OF HELP (JULY 1965) RIGHT THROUGH TO "DAY TRIPPER" (DECEMBER 1965) WHERE STILL INITIALY PRESSED WITH "PARLOPHONE" RIMS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF COPIES OF "BEATLES FOR SALE N0 2" APPEAR WITH "THE PARLOPHONE CO" RIM TEXT'S, VERY FEW TEND TO FEATURE "THE GRAMMOPHONE CO" AND ADDED TO THAT THE FEW THAT DO SURFACE FOR SALE TEND TO BE SOLID CENTRE COPIES, PUSH-OUT CENTRE COPIES OF THIS LABEL VARIATION APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PRESSED IN VERY VERY LIMITED NUMBERS.

OFFERED FOR SAL EIN SUPERB CONDITION IS AN ORIGINAL PUSH-OUT CENTRE VERSION OF THIS E.P WHICH FEATURES "THE GRAMOPHONE CO" RIM TEXT & "SOLD IN U.K" TEXT.

GEP 8938

7TCE.875/6-1-1

STAMPERS A 1 RM 4

KT TAX CODE TO RUN OFF GROOVE AND EMBOSSED TO SIDE TWO LABEL.

"GRAMMOPHONE CO" RIM TEXT'S & "SOLD IN U.K" TEXT.

THE PUSH-OUT CENTRE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS NO MORE TAHN ONE OR TWO VERY TINY SPINDLE TRAILS TO EITHER SIDE. BOTH LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN WITH CLEAR, BOLD AND UNSPOILT LETTERING AND BOTH SIDE ARE FREE FROM NAY FADING OR RUBBING.

THE SUPERB VINYL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN AND AGAIN CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS JSUT VERY LIGHT, WISPY HANDLING MARKS BUT NO ACTUAL SIGNS OF PLAY. LYING PERFECTLY FLAT THIS SUPERB VINYL SHOWS NO FAULT WHATSOEVER.

AUDIO IS FLAWLESS...ONE CAREFUL PLAY DELIVERED A STUNNING AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT.

HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED, TRI FLIP BACKED SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS SUPERB. A STRONG EXAMPLE THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS TWO OR THREE SMALL "THUMBNAIL" CREASES AND ONE ACTUAL CREASE TOWARDS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER BUT THIS IS NOT SERIOUS. THE FRONT HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS WITH NO LAMINATE DAMAGE PRESENT. THE EDGES ARE ALL SQUARE WITH NO WEAR PRESENT AND EVEN THE OPENING EDGE DISPLAYS JSUT A HINT OF LIGHT HANDLING. THE REAR IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH ALL THE CORRECT CURVED ENDED FLIP BACK INTACT AND CREASE FREE. THERE IS JUST ONE CREASE VISIBLE TO THE REAR TOWARDS BOTTOM, LEFT CORNER. THE REAR FEATURES PERFECT UNSPOILT TEXT.

OVERALL A SUPERB AND CLEARLY BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE "GRAMMOPHONE CO" LABEL TEXT VARIATION WITH PUSH-OUT CENTRE....SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE. .

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