*(BEATLES) THE RATTLES "TWIST AT THE STAR CLUB" 1963 UK

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Jul 5, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 28, 2010 Start Date

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THE RATTLES "TWIST AT THE STAR CLUB...HAMBURG"

ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE PHILIPS UK IST PRESSING.

THE RATTLES WHERE GERMANY'S EQUIVALENT OF THE BEATLES. FOUNDED IN 1960 THE RATTLES PLAYED THE SAME HAMBURG SCENE AS THE BEATLES AND IN 1962 THEY PLAYED ALONG THE BETALES ON THREE OCCASIONS IN MUNICH, ESSEN AND HAMBURG. THE RATTLES ALSO PLAYED AT THE CAVERN CLUB IN LIVERPOOL ON TWO OCCASIONS.

OFFERED FOR SALE IN STUNNING CONDITION IS AN ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE PHILIPS UK 1ST PRESSING OF "TWIST AT THE STAR CLUB, HAMBURG". THIS RARE ISSUE IS ALSO A PREVIOUS GRANADA TV RECORD LIBRARY COPY. THIS ALBUM ALSO FEATURES A COVER VERSION OF THE BEATLES "P.S I LOVE YOU"

PHILIPS BL 7614

THE BLACK AND SILVER PHILIPS LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION. CLOSE INSEPECTION REVEALS JUST TWO OR THREE VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN HAVE RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK BASE COLOUR WITH PERFECT AND UNSPOILT SILVER TEXT.

THE GLOSSY IS AGAIN STUNNING, CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER RECEIVED A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VERY CAREFUL PLAYS AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE VINYL'S BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE. IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THIS APPEARS TO BE MINT AND ONLY CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS JSUT THE ODD VERY LIGHT BUT VERY MINIMAL WISPY HANDLING MARK BUT NO NEEDLE MARKS. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT AND HAD NOT SUFFERED ANY BLEMISHES OR OTHER IMPERFECTIONS TO THE PLAYING SURFACE.

THE ORIGINAL "MADE IN GT BRITAN, PATENTS PENDING" WHITE INNER IS PRESENT AND IS EXCELLENT. IT DOES SHOW SOME CREASEING AND SOME MILD AGEING BUT IT IS CLEAN, TOTALLY INTACT AND FREE FROM ANY WRITING.

THE OUTER FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE IS SUPERB. THE FRONT IS BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH JUST A FEW SMALL EDGE WRINKLES PRESENT BUT NO ACTUAL CREASES. THE REAR IS BRIGHT AND WHITE WITH JUST A HINT OF AGE DISCOLOURATION VISIBLE TO TEH EDGES BUT VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF HANDLING. ALL EDGES ARE SQUARE WITH JUST A HINT OF WEAR EVIDENT TO THE TOP EDGE. THE SPINE IS RIGID AND CREASE FREE. THE SLEEVE FEATURES PERFECT COLOURS AND TEXT AND THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE IS STAMPED "GRANADA T.V RECORD LIBRARY" TO BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM.

OVERALL A STUNNING AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING.

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