Beatles WITH THE BEATLES 19863 UK 1st Jobete MONO E.J Day NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THE FIRST UK PRESS IN GLORIOUS MONO

1ST PRESS WITH INCORRECT 'JOBETE' CREDIT FOR MONEY

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT STANDARD

OUTSTANDING SLEEVE TO MATCH

CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206

• MATRIX:XEX 447-1N / 448-1N

• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 T / 2 GG

• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - 1ST PRESS INDICATOR

• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - 1ST PRESS INDICATOR

• LARGE MONO ON THE SLEEVE
• NO 'SOLD IN THE UK'

THE VERY FIRST PRESSING OF 'WITH THE BEATLES' HAD AN ERROR IN THE CREDITS FOR THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO. 'MONEY' WAS ORIGINALLY ACCREDITED TO (JOBETE), WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CREDITED TO 'DOMINION BELINDA' THIS ERROR WAS QUICKLY RECTIFIED BUT NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO STOP THE WRONG LABELS TO GO OUT ON THE FIRST RELEASES OF THE VINYL

THIS IS ONE SUCH 1ST ISSUE WITH THE JOBETE CREDIT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE THE SPINDLE HOLE. SIDE ONE HAS A SMALL WHITE SCUFF TO ONE TINY SPOT ON THE HOLE

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE A CLUSTER OF SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE RECORD

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS 

WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT IS STILL VERY GLOSSY AND SHOWS JUST A FEW SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES AND ON SIDE TWO ONE DULL STREAK LINE WHICH HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT ON THE AUDIO, PLUS A FEW VERY SMALL DULL NON SOUNDING MARKS

THE TEST PLAY

I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE A LONG LISTEN TO JUST HOW SUPERB THIS ALBUM STILL SOUNDS AFTER SIXTY YEARS

 EARLY BEATLES ALBUMS CAN SOUND DREADFUL DUE TO THE HEAVY CARTRIDGES AND STYLUS THAT WERE USED ON THEM BACK IN THE DAY. THIS HEAVY STYLI WOULD EVENTUALLY SCORE THE GROOVE AND UNTIMATELY CAUSE GROOVE WEAR WHICH IN TURN RESULTED IN A HISSING NOISE USUALLY COMING FROM JUST ONE SPEAKER.

  ALSO A WORD ABOUT STEERING CLEAR OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON A PLAYER USING AN AUTOCHANGER. THEY ARE DEAD EASY TO TELL BECAUSE THE SPINDLE HOLE IS WORN AND A LARGE WHITE CIRCLE OF WEAR APPEARS AROUND IT, WHERE THEY HAVE RUBBED AGAINST THE AUTOCHANGE SPINDLE. THESE RECORDS WOULD CLONKED DOWN ONTO OTHER RECORDS AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO SERRATED RIM RIDGE ON LP'S WOULD CAUSE SURFACE SCRATCHING ULTIMATELY

ANYWAY THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO MOST EARLY BEATLES RECORDS - NOT THIS ONE THOUGH

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. 

THE VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ALBUM, YOU WILL KNOW THAT ONE OF THE TRACKS 'TIL I MET YOU' IS VERY VULNERABLE AND MOST COPIES WILL SOUND DISTORTED ON THIS PARTICULAR SONG. THIS COPY HOWEVER IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS SONG, AND EVERY OTHER ONE AS WELL FOR THAT MATTER

 THERE IS NO CRACKLING, NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE THE SOUND QUALITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT, AND CONSIDERING IT'S 60 YEARS IT STILL PERFORMS SUPERBLY

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY STATIC OR EVEN DUST POPS OR TICS, THE ONLY TINY BIT OF NOISE WAS A SPECK OF VERY LOW LEVEL VINYL NOISE SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN TO THE LP AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

E.J.DAY AND CO SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF GETTING VERY CREASED VERY EASILY, BUT THIS ONE ONLY HAS PRESSURE LINES ON THE EDGES NOT IN THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE ON ANY PART OF THE COVER, AND NO RINGWEAR EITHER. JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. SIX ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS THERE AND FULLY RUNS  FROM CORNER TO CORNER SMOOTHLY. THE CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THEM

THE SPINE IS STILL FULLY LAMINATED. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. UNBLEMISHED ENDSJ

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BURRING IN THE MIDDLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE. JUST A LIGHT SPECK OF HANDLING NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, 

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE. THE TOP ONE HAS A SMALL NICK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL EMI GREASEPROOF PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB  CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT EITHER.NO CREASES AND STILL VERY WHITE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT