Beatles - A Hard Day's Night UK 1964 1st *MONO* Press Parlophone LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'A HARD DAY'S NIGHT'
This superb UK MONO 1st pressing dates from initial July 1964 release and is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PMC 1230
Both labels bear the 'Sold in UK....' text & 'The Parlophone Co. Ltd...' worded rims.
The 'KT' purchase tax code is present in the centre of the side 2 label.
Matrix numbers: XEX 481-3N & XEX 482-3N
Stamper codes: 8/ROP & 8/RHL
Vinyl weight: 150g
Housed within a front laminated tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono cover, complete with original 'Use Emitex..' rice-paper lined inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: NEAR MINT
An immaculate pair with no more than two or three barely visible small spindle trails around each unworn centre hole.
Visual: NEAR MINT
Pristine deep-gloss playing surface which are totally unmarked and free from any scuffs or surface marks in strong daylight. In fact, apart from some harmless wispy paper hairlines consistent with inner-sleeve removal visible beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp, there is nothing to fault visual on this well looked-after copy.
Sound Quality: MINT
This amazing sounding copy has received two or three careful plays on good equipment and the sound is totally unworn and flawless throughout. Even the exposed introduction to 'If I Fell' and easily worn inner tracks play perfectly. Both run-ins and all bands play without interference there is not a single click, tick or any other such distraction anywhere. No need to upgrade this copy for sound quality.
Cover: EXCELLENT +
A highly respectable example which has been stored in a non-smoking environment and has remained clean, strong and unworn these past 48 years. The high-gloss front panel is unscratched and undamamged with just a single tiny 'thumbnail' towards the front opening edge, but no other significant traces of wear. There is minute shelfwear rubbing to the lower corner but no heavy bumps or bruising to any and both opening edges are clean & sharp with no tears or feathering. The rear panel is clean & unmarked showing just a faint bend towards the upper left corner.
All flipbacks are perfectly clean and intact and both seams and the spine are smooth, unstressed and unworn.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT +
Clean & crisp with just a trace of storage but otherwise as good as these fragile components get.
- This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Priority signed for airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**
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