Beatles - Help UK 1965 1st Press Parlophone *MONO* LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'HELP!'
1965 UK 1st *MONO* PRESSING* LP
This well looked after 1965 UK 1st mono pressing on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PMC 1255
Both include the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'Gramophone Co. Ltd..' rims.
The 'KT' tax/price code is visible around the side 1 centre hole.
Housed in a rare front-laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed cover WITHOUT a front mono logo.
Complete with its original plain white 'Patents Applied For' inner-sleeve.
Matrix numbers: XEX 549-2 & XEX 550-2
Stamper codes: 4,8/HA & 1,8/LG
Disc weight: 158g
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT -
A clean & bright pair with the only significant blemish being a set of initials written to the left of the side 1 centre hole.
Visual: VERY GOOD +
Both playing surfaces are extremely clean, glossy and free from any significant or major marks on strong daylight. Close & careful examination directly beneath my unforgiving powerful halogen desk lamp revealed numerous wispy paper hairlines consistent with frequent inner-sleeve removal and play but no scuffs, marks or feelable scratches.
Play: VERY GOOD +
This copy has been carefully played and bears no significant deterioration to the sound quality overall or indeed any major faults. My careful play check at volume picked up no groove/play wear or any clicks, pops or ticks on or between any song. Aside from some light background on 'Yesterday, there is little to fault on this well looked after copy.
Cover
EXCELLENT +
This rare cover variant is clean & bright white with an unworn front panel showing just a few tiny spine wrinkles but no 'thumbnails' or other such wear. All corners and both opening edges are clean, sharp & undamaged. The rear panel is clean & bright white with no marks, writing or missing paper to any part. All flipbacks, seams and the spine are all strong, unstressed and totally undamaged.
Inner-sleeve
VERY GOOD +
Clean & white with some minor storage creasing but no splits, tears or writing.
- Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- I carefully play every record I sell on an EMT 950 transcription turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
- All the photos in this listing have been taken by myself and are of the actual items for sale.
- All records are professionally & securely in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.
- Please visit my About Me page for more details about how we grade & pack records. All text & images © Bright Field Music 2009
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