BEATLES "THE BEATLES FIRST" 1967 UK POLYDOR RELEASE.
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BEATLES " THE BEATLES FIRST"
OFFERED IN BARLEY PLAYED CONDITION IS THIS ORIGINAL 1967 UK POLYDOR ISSUE.
THIS ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN GERMANY IN APRIL 1964 IN A BLACK AND PURPLE SLEEVE, BOTH STEREO AND MONO VERSIONS WHERE AVAILABLE.
IN 1967 THE ALBUM HAD ITS OFFICIAL UK RELEASE. THE UK VERSION CAME HOUSED IN A DIFFERENT SLEEVE AND WAS AVAILABLE IN STEREO ONLY AND FEATURED MINOR VARIATIONS TO THE ORGINAL RED LABEL DESIGN.... ONE OF WHICH BEING THAT THE ORIGINAL UK ISSUES DO NOT FEATURE "STEREO" TO THE LABELS.
THIS ALBUM FEATURES ALL EIGHT SONGS RECORDED BY TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEATLES IN HAMBURG IN 1961, THE OTHER TRACKS WERE RECORDED BY TONY SHERIDAN WITH THE BACKING GROUP "THE BEAT BROTHERS".
POLYDOR 236201
FEATURING SUPERB RED POLYDOR LABELS, THESE LABELS HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO VERY TINY SPINDLE TRAILS TO EITHER SIDE. THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN WITH PERFECT LETTERING AND DISPLAY NO RUBBING OR FADING. THESE FIRST ISSUE LABELS DO NOT CARRY "STEREO" TEXT.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS STUNNING. IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THIS APPEARS TO BE MINT AND ONLY CLOSE AND CAREFUL INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT REVEALS MINIMAL AND VERY LIGHT, WISPY SURFACE MARKS. CLEALRY HAVING RECEIVED JUST A FEW CAREFUL PLAYS THE VINYL REATINS ITS ORIGINAL AS NEW PLAYING SURFACE WITH NO DULLING OR RUBBING. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.
AUDIO IS FLAWLESS... ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF REVEALS A PERFECT AND DISTORTION FREE PREFORMANCE THROUGHOUT. THERE IS NO CRACKLE EVIDENT AT ANY POINT AND ALL TRACK GROOVES ARE SILENT.
THE ORIGINAL INNER IS SUPERB WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AG EAND HANDLING AND THE ODD LIGHT CREASE. THE INNER IS COMPLETELY INTACT WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS AND IS OF COURSE FREE FROM WRITING.
THE OUTER E.J DAY PATENTS PENDING "POP ART" SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT. THE GLOSSY FRONT DISPLAYS A FEW LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND THE ODD LIGHT THUMBNAIL CREASE BUT THESE ARE REALLY ONLY VISIBLE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED TO A CERTAIN LIGHT. THE FRONT IS VERY CLEAN WITH VIVD DEEP COLOURS ON A BRIGHT WHITE BACKGROUND. THE REAR HAS A LIGHT CREASE TO BTTOM, LEFT CORNER BUT THIS IS NOT SEVERE AND LIKE THE FRONT THE REAR IS VERY CLEAN WITH A SLIGHT IMPRESSION VIISBLE FROM WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS STRONG AND RIGID WITH A HINT OF AGEING VIVISBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL STRAIGHT AND TRUE.
OVERALL A SUPERB AND BARLEY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE.
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