Les Beatles - No.1 - 1964 French Mono Odeon Label LP (OSX 225) EX+
£
999
$
1,324
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'No.1'
This 1964 French mono pressing of 'Please, Please Me' is on the orange & black Odeon label: OSX 225
Matrix numbers: XAR 783 22/M6 231562 & XAR 784 22/M6 231563
Vinyl weight: 165g
Housed within its original fully laminated, French designed & printed flipback cover.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: NEAR MINT
An immaculate, unblemished set bearing just a small handful of barely visible spindle trails around each unworn centre hole.
Visual: EXCELLENT +
Extremely clean & unworn playing surfaces which retain all of their deep-gloss factory shine with no noticeable marks or wear in strong daylight. Closer examination directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals a few harmless paper scuffs consistent with inner-sleeve removal, but no scratches or any other significant traces of wear.
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT +
This fine sounding copy has received just a few careful plays and the sound quality is impressive throughout and easily comparable with the UK 1st pressing. My single careful play-check at volume detected just a hint of playwear on the last two tracks on side 1 but no background crackle/interference, clicks, pops or indeed any other audible distractions anywhere.
Cover: EXCELLENT +
A spectacular example of this uniquely designed cover which has been carefully stored in a clean non-smoking environment all its life.
The front panel is perfectly clean & retains a pristine high-gloss laminate free from any scratching, 'thumbnail's or even a single spine wrinkle. there is just a faint, unavoidable disc impression from storage, but really nothing else. The only factor which prevents a 'NEAR MINT' grade' is a tiny 3mm 'nick' to the front opening edge. All corners are perfectly sharp and unbumped/unrubbed from both the front & rear. The rear panel is immaculate with no trace of any wear to any part.
Both seams are smooth & unsplit and the spine is unworn and perfectly worded. No original inner-sleeve is present with this copy.
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