THE BEATLES A Collection of Beatles Oldies SUPERB UK 1969 EXAMPLE, BARELY PLAYED

	£		187
	$		223

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FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion. As will any bidder who cancels a bid. I do not like this practice as it is most often used to phish out the price to beat. Ebay does not approve and neither do I – so only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: THE BEATLES

Album Title: A Collection of Beatles Oldies (But Goldies!)

Producer(s): George Martin

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: She Loves You; From Me to You; We Can Work It Out; Help!; Michelle; Yesterday; I Feel Fine; Yellow Submarine.

Side 2: Can’t Buy Me Love; Bad Boy; Day Tripper; A Hard Day’s Night; Ticket to Ride; Paperback Writer; Eleanor Rigby; I Want to Hold Your Hand.

Label/Format: Parlophone – second press format as seen with matt smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both in exceptional conditions, like many Beatles albums, this often took heavy usage and abuse on the most basic of record players with the usual disastrous results for audio quality. These first format labels are both very clean, fresh and attractive with only a couple of small spindle marks each side. Amongst the least played I have seen on a vintage Beatles album, most are seen played to destruction. A this still early copy plays little short of Mint with a lovely cover as well.

Cat Number: PCS 7016

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 135 grams. A fine solid weight.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: As I always state, for the vast majority of Beatles records, few are rare, or even remotely so, most all sold in vast numbers, especially in mono until ‘Sgt Pepper’. The most important factor bar none is condition, with the majority played heavily, and often now rendered unlistenable on modern-day hi-fi systems. Ones appearing hardly played and offering superb clean sound quality are at far more of a premium. Ths one appears hardly even played and offers sublime stereo sound, that every song including the more difficult ones like ‘Michelle’ and ‘Yesterday’ that are always a challenge on vintage vinyl. Finding any yellow and black Beatles album hardly played is always far more difficult.

Original Year of Release: December 1966. This copy pressed mid 1969 to late autumn 1969, making it by a distance the rarest label variant of all. First issues, that sold in huge numbers included ‘Sold in the UK…’ text, which was dropped from this pressing. So only available for a brief few months before the new one box format came along.

Matrix Nos: YEX 619-1G / YEX 620-1G

Mothers / Stampers: 3 MD / 2 AT

Brief Info: A compilation of the early hits issued for the Christmas 1966 market. It did include a ‘new’ song for the UK market with ‘Bad Boy’ that was issued in the United States in 1965. An important factor, and somewhat strangely, this album has never officially been issued on CD – even in recent box sets. So it remains unique to vinyl, with the superb cover, that is a real surprise. A difficult album to find in really top condition, in most cases, the yellow and black label records were played to destruction. This one is a beauty and appears hardly played with pristine sound throughout. A still early, and rarer label variant example for those who simply want the best audio quality possible.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): a single format with front laminate. This wraps around the closed edges and ends on three rear external flipbacks. This the correct PCS stereo cover as seen. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse and still includes the ‘Patents pending’ cover. The sepia style promotional inner sleeve also included.

Lamination & Front: Stunning artwork, and this cover does it near maximum justice. The beautiful vivid and fresh graphic looks hugely impressive under clear, fresh and shiny laminate that has no lifting and minimal traces of dulling, even under light. The fine exposed strip on the right laminate end line also clean with no toning or grubbiness. A small few laminate creases, just one, near the top left can be deemed moderate. Most show little with normal full on viewing, lost in the brightly coloured graphic. This front really does look terrific.

Cover Back: The main unprotected matt panel is superb as well with barely anything of note to fault. All three flipbacks are almost as impressive, being solid and very clean, the odd small end burr or faint rub, but lacking the usual grime to the laminate end most seem to get. Both sides complement other perfectly and look very impressive indeed.

Top Edge: Unworn, smooth and reasonably straight.

Bottom Edge: Immaculate, and even straighter.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, quite sharp with very little wear. A little thickening and gentle burring as seen more viewed end-on. But this is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced, the record enters on this edge vulnerable edge.

Spine and Text: A superb, barely worn spine: solid, straight with barely any compression, the ends are gently nipped in manufacture. All text is perfect and unworn under the solid and uncracked laminate, this well centred and the white surface still just that – white – not toned or yellowed.

Corners: All retain superb shape with no knocks or dinks with barely any wear.

Cover Summary: A very strong all-round example of this classic 1960s cover – one still unique to vinyl, it will prove difficult to find much better. With fantastic artwork, this beautiful item should please many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: a sepia unlined promotional inner with the album number written in pencil on one corner as seen - clearly this will erase if deemed necessary. Barely worn or aged bar the usual darkening of the seam adhesive, here only small and patchy. Hardly creased and all edges unsplit with no repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: MINT(–): a superb visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and very solidly pressed. A copy appearing hardly played on all the evidence with any surface traces minuscule, even under bright angled light. Simply compare to most seen these days – chalk and cheese – this record is beautifully and plays the same. One to please most-all collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This sublime album includes all the early classics, it plays little short of perfectly with lovely stereo sound. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sound barely even registered, they hardly get much better, and this is an exceptional clean pressing. I do not offer Beatles often, simply because I want to when they are close to their best, and this one more than passes the test. Few available copies will outperform this still early pressing I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp without single channel noises, even played on a critically revealing LP12 stereo turntable. I am certain this record has been played little, clearly well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. For me, the best way to enjoy these vintage singles, better than old crackly, scratched and worn-out 45s. One most collectors will cherish and enjoy.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.