BEATLES Help LP 1965 MONO 1st Press FACTORY SAMPLE

	£		249
	$		330

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called "Help!" and is an ORIGINAL 1965 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEATLES RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSING - AND QUITE LITERALLY ONE OF THE FIRST 600 COPIES EVER MADE!!!!   AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES LPs EVER TO OFFERED FOR SALE - EVER!!!!  JUST THINK, OUT OF ALL OF THE 100s OF 1000s OF COPIES EVER MADE OF THIS LP - WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF FINDING ANOTHER 'FACTORY SAMPLE' COPY WHICH IS ONE OF THE FIRST 600 COPIES EVER MADE AGAIN?  THE ANSWER IS SURELY - VIRTUALLY NEVER!!!!  THE CHANCES OF SEEING ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AGAIN IS VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!  SO THINK VERY VERY CAREFULLY INDEED BEFORE PASSING THIS AMAZING BEATLES RARITY!!!!  'FACTORY SAMPLE' COPIES ARE OF COURSE VERY VERY RARE INTHEIR OWN RIGHT!!!!  THEY WERE ONLY EVER USED FOR 'IN-HOUSE' USE BY EMI/PARLOPHONE THEMSELVES - FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, OR TO CHECK THE SOUND QUALITY!!!!  OR OCCASSIONALLY ONE WAS GIVEN OUT TO 'IMPORTANT VISITORS' TO THE FACTORY - SUCH AS PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS FOR EXAMPLE!!!!  BUT THEY ARE UNDOUBTEDLY VERY VERY RARE INDEED!!!!  BUT THIS ONE IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS QUITE LITERALLY ONE OF THE FIRST 600 COPIES EVER MADE, ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF PRESSING WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!!!!  AND THIS IS SHOWN BY THE AMAZINGLY EARLY MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS!!!!  FOR NOT ONLY DOES THIS LP HAVE THE 1ST PRESS MONO 2/2 MATRIXES (THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE'!), BUT AMAZINGLY IT HAS 1/R 1/A MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS WAS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE FIRST 600 COPIES EVER MADE!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS AMAZING LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET, AND AN AMAZING BEATLES RARITY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  THE COVER IS ALSO 100% PERFECTLY WHITE - WITH ABSOLUTELY NO YELLOWING AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1965 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL, ULTRA RARE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER ON THE SIDE 1 LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'SOLD IN THE UK' TEXT, 1ST PRESS 'GRAMOPHONE COMPANY' EDGE TEXT, 1ST PRESS 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK LAMINATED 'PATENTS PENDING' MONO COVER (WITH AN 'OUTLINE' MONO ON THE COVER FRONT!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Parlophone UK 1st Pressing from 1965 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is PMC 1255 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 TINY surface marks, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Emitex' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback Laminated 'Patents Pending'  MONO Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

TAKE A LOOK AT PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE Beatles LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1965 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "HELP!" BY THE BEATLES, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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