Beatles 8-Lot LP’s VG to NICE VG Condition

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Beatles 8-Lot LP’s VG to NICE VG Condition

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Vinyl---These LP’s will play all the way through with some small degree of surface noise.  A good VPI cleaning will improve each of these.  Many HTF label variations for you!  Please read on:

1. Meet the Beatles

   Mono Los Angeles First Pressing

    

   Cover---Front and back covers are fairly dirtworn.  Back cover has stains from water damage.  Spine is weak.  Top and bottom seams are much stronger, but show shelfwear.  Has “Produced by George Martin” credit on back.  RIAA 6.

   Vinyl---Beautiful VG.  Some light lines, no scuffs.  80% shine to both sides!  Just shy of VG+.  Wide Los Angeles asterisk in the trail-offs on both sides.

   Label---Much harder to find Los Angeles labels with flat-textured labels that resist spindle marks.  Font is the thinner, sleeker text, rather than the far easier to find block text.  No spindle marks on either side.  Good-looking record!

    

2.  Something New

   Stereo Scranton Second Pressing

    

   Cover---Pretty structurally solid.  All seams and spine very strong, although the top and bottom seams show minimal shelfwear.  Spine is perfect.  And I mean perfect.  Front and back slicks show moderate yellowing and dirtwear.  RIAA 3.

   Vinyl---Very nice VG.  Remember, VG does not mean VB.  Or horrible.  It means very good.  The vinyl retains 90% of its original shine.  Had it not been for a long, light line on side 2, this copy would have been a great VG+.  A few other short, light lines are visible under a bare bulb on each side.

   Label---Both labels are beautiful.  Songwriting credits for the last track are corrected to “Nicolas,” making this a second pressing.  Not a stunning record, but a certainly well-cared for example.  Original Orange Capitol inner sleeve is included.

    

3.  Beatles ‘65

   Stereo Scranton First Pressing

    

   Cover---RIAA 3.  Stereo cover first issue has a beautiful front cover, back cover has moderate dirtwear and ringwear.  All seams and spine are muscular and strong, not even about to split.  Gloss on all seams is 95% intact, very little shelfwear.

   Vinyl---Stereo LP.  Very beautiful VG vinyl, shines with 90% sheen on both sides.  A few small hairlines appear on each side.  Vinyl is literally a shade off VG+.  REALLY nice-looking record as well as the “Something New” LP.

   Label---Labels are both clean.  Side 2 label has a very light spindle mark that you will have to allow your eyes to adjust in order to find it.

    

4.  Rubber Soul

   Consignment Decca Stereo VERY hard to find.

    

   Cover---RIAA 8.  Spine is split, top seam has a one-inch split at each end.  Bottom seam has the beginnings of a split at the bottom right corner.  Front and back covers are nice, but yellowed.

   Vinyl---Solid VG.  Although there are very few, scant hairlines to each side, the vinyl surface on both sides have manufacturer’s cloudiness in areas of the surface.  Had these areas not been there, the vinyl would be a strong VG+, possible VG++.

   Label---As some of you may know, Decca was consigned to press almost exclusively mono copies of Beatles albums which Capitol needed help with.  Finding Decca-consigned stereo copies is, to my knowledge, still undocumented.  In 45 years’ worth of searching, I’ve not found another copy, nor in fact, another title of a Decca stereo contract pressing.  The concentric ring being so close to the playhole as well as the label being flat against the vinyl is what designates this copy as being pressed by Decca.  Original olive green Capitol inner sleeve is included.

    

5.  Revolver

   Mono Jacksonville Pressing

    

   Cover---No RIAA number.  Front cover looks really nice.  Minimal dirtand ringwear.Almost none, in fact.  Back cover has heavy ringwear, no dirtwear.  All seams and spine show shelfwear and loss of slick.  Seams are not split, but the spine has light to moderate signs of splitting soon.

   Vinyl---VG solid.  Both sides have light amount of light scratches.  60% shine.  There is a pretty ugly scuff on side 1.  I did play-test this side.  Although it plays back with light to moderate surface noise throughout the entire side, it disappears nicely once the music starts.  The scuff is soft, and IT DOES NOT SOUND DURING PLAYBACK.  Promise.  It just looks ugly.  (In fact, in the interest of full disclosure, “Here, There and Everywhere” played back with more surface noise than any of the first three cuts, which the scuff traverses.

   Label---This copy features Jacksonville’s in-house labels, which were exclusive to this plant.  Has very small text.  This is a later mono pressing, probably 1967.  Labels list the songwriting credits with John and Paul’s full names.  Side 1 label has an address label stuck to it.  Other than that, both labels are very clean.

    

   The mono mix has different versions of some songs.  “Yellow Submarine” has an extra call-and-response line from John.  “Tomorrow Never Knows” has the sound effects coming in at completely different places and intervals than the stereo mix does.  Backward lead guitar is chorused on the mono mix.

    

6.  Sgt. Pepper

   First pressing stereo Scranton

    

   Cover---No RIAA.  Pretty straightforward VG condition.  Front cover has minimal wear, back cover has moderate ringwear.  Top seams have slick loss, splits are occurring at the left-hand side.  Bottom seams shows shelfwear, no splits.  Spine is intact, no splits, but does show dulling.  Gatefold looks really good, a little dirty at the top.  No center splits.  INSERT IS MISSING.

   Vinyl---VG to VG+.  Both sides have a more than acceptable low amount of light scratches.  What places this one in the VG category is that there is a plainly visible small soft scuff at the ends of side 1 and side 2.  Does not sound during playback.  This copy has early plates, designating it as a first pressing.  B2/A1.

   Label---Side 1, track 2 is listed as “A Little Help From My Friends,” designating it as a first pressing.  Both labels are supernice and clean.

    

   Original red inner sleeve is present.

    

7. Magical Mystery Tour

   First pressing Jacksonville plant.

    

   Cover--- No RIAA.  Cover is in strong structural condition.  One top seam is showing the beginnings of splitting, all the rest are strong.  Shelfwear with some slick loss.  Spine is really good with some slick loss.  Still perfectly readable text on spine.  Front and back covers have light dirtwear and ringwear.  Gatefold is also strong with some yellowing.  Front inner panel has the Scranton east coast cover, with the “No, you’re not” expression in block lettering, not in the fake handwriting font.  These covers were only issued with the first run on just the east coast.  Back panel has a name written at the top in pencil.  Gatefold seam is strong, no splits.  Booklet is still attached.

   Vinyl---Nice VG.  80% shine with a few small light scratches to both sides.  This copy could have slipped into the VG+ range, had it not been for two soft scuff marks that are visible on side 1.  They do not sound during playback.

   Label---First pressing Jacksonville labels with “STEREO” in spaced font.  There are one or two very faint spindle marks on the labels, which can only be seen under the bare bulb test.  Otherwise, labels are beautiful.

    

8.  The Beatles Again

   First pressing Scranton

    

   Cover---Rough.  Bottom seam split all the way.  Top seam and spine marginally better.  Heavy ringwear on both sides.  You will want to replace this cover.

   Vinyl---VG  Lots of light to moderate scratches to both sides.  Still lots of shine.  75% shiny vinyl.  Machine-stamped triangle in the trail-off, both sides, which was Scranton’s insignia.  “Bell Sound” and sf insignias are present on both sides.

   Label---First pressing Scranton labels are clean, light spindle marks.  The first title, “The Beatles Again” appear on both labels.  The first catalogue number, SO-385 appear on both labels and both trail-off areas.  (Second catalogue number was changed to the budget price code, SW-385 on later issues.)

    

Note:  All LP’s ship outside of their cardboard sleeves, in order not to damage them during shipment.

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(Please note that due to time constraints, I have had to stop play-testing my vinyl.  However, I am happy to by request.  As these records have been in storage for many years, they will play back with crackling and tics, however; a good moisturizing and cleaning with either D4 Discwasher or a VPI machine always clears them up.  Thanks!)

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