BEATLES Hey Jude 1978 PARLOPHONE 1st Press FACTORY SAMPLE MINT

	£		137
	$		182

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called "Hey Jude" and is an ORIGINAL 1978 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Silver/Black Parlophone label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEATLES MOST SOUGHT LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE (LIKE THIS!)!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ALSO IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND LIKE THIS TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSING (WITH A FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER!)!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  'FACTORY SAMPLE' PRESSINGS WERE ONLY EVER PRESSED IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED COPIES AT THE VERY MOST!), AND WERE ONLY EVER USED FOR 'IN-HOUSE' USE BY EMI / PARLOPHONE THEMSELVES (FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES), OR VERY OCCASSIONALLY ONE WAS GIVEN OUT TO 'IMPORTANT VISITORS' TO THE FACTORY - SUCH AS PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS FOR EXAMPLE!!!!  AND THEY WERE NEARLY ALWAYS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE - AS IN THIS CASE!!!!  BARELY ANY 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE EVER MADE - MAKING THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION!)!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP COMES FROM AN AMAZINGLY CAREFUL 1 PREVIOUS OWNER WHO STORED ALL OF HIS RECORDS OUT OF THE LIGHT (VERTICALLY IN CLOSED BOXES!) AND REMAINED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES SINCE NEW!!!!  AS A RESULT THIS LP HAS REMAINED IN AMAZING CONDITION - AS IT HASNT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE THE YEAR IT WAS MADE!!!!  AND IN THIS LPs CASE, CLEARLY THE 1 PREVIOUS OWNER DIDNT LIKE THE BEATLES MUSIC - AS THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN AWESOME CONDITION, THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION, AND THE 'FULLY LAMINATED' COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  

THIS LP IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH 'EMI RECORDS' LABEL TEXT (LATER ONES DONT!), 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1/1 MOTHER CODINGS (PLEASE DONT ASK ME FOR THE STAMPERS - THEY ARE GENIUNELY SO FAINT THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO READ), '10/78' DATE CODED INNER SLEEVE, AND A FULLY LAMINATED COVER (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1978 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'SILVER/BLACK' PARLOPHONE LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 'EMI RECORDS' LABEL TEXT, 1ST PRESS '10/78' DATE CODED INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED COVER!!!!  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 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is PCS 7184 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Parlophone label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AMAZING condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS INCREDIBLE!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  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 '10/78' Date Coded inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press FULLY Laminated 'Stickered' Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour!), NO splits, only some very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corner tips, NO rips, NO tears, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the laminated back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  SO DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE AMAZING RARITY OF THIS LP!!!!  THIS IS AN ULTRA RARE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' COPY, HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL, IS IN AWESOME CONDITION, AND IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  BARELY ANY COPIES OF THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING CAN POSSIBLE EXIST IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION TODAY!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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