THE BEATLES - HELP 1965 PARLOPHONE R 5305 RARE FACTORY SAMPLE DEMO UK 7" EX

	£		16
	$		21

THE BEATLES

~ HELP! ~

(1965 PARLOPHONE RECORDS - VERY RARE UK FACTORY SAMPLE / DEMO 7"!!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE ORIGINAL UK 'FACTORY SAMPLE / DEMO' FIRST PRESSING OF THE CLASSIC 45 HELP! BY THE BEATLES ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL. IT IS HOUSED IN A PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE!! 

CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE R 5305

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE 7XCE 18280-2 / 7XCE 18281-2

MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE AT 3 KT / MA - KT

THE SLEEVE

THIS RARE 45 IS HOUSED IN A PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE WHICH IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR, CREASES AND A SMALL NICK AT THE OPENING. THERE IS SOME LIGHT DISCOLOURATION TO THE BACK. 

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND I CAN SEE SOME LIGHT MARKS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE 45 AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT OTHERWISE THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT BOTH BRILLIANT TRACKS.

THE LABELS

THE BLACK & SILVER PARLOPHONE CENTRE, WITH A FOUR-PRONGED PUSH-OUT CENTRE, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. THERE IS A RED & WHITE 'FACTORY SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE' STICKER ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL. THERE IS A 'WKT' TAX STAMP EMBOSSED ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL. BOTH LABELS HAVE 'THE PARLOPHONE...' TEXT AND THE 'SOLD IN ...' TEXT.

SIDE ONE

1. HELP!

SIDE TWO

1. I'M DOWN

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE 'ENVELOPE STYLE' MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£2.50

£4.75

£5.75

£6.25

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.25

£10.00

£11.00

£11.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION) 

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.