THE BEATLES "PAPERBACK WRITER" 1ST UK 45 DEMO MATRIX

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BEATLES PAPERBACK WRITER ORIGINAL 1ST UK DEMO 45 MATRIX Search

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THE BEATLES

PAPERBACK WRITER / RAIN

TRANSITIONAL DEMO "J" MATRIX STAMPERS

"SOLD IN THE UK" ON BOTH LABELS

"KT" TAX CODE EMBOSSED ACROSS THE FOUR PRONG PUSH OUT CENTRE OF SIDE 2

WITH  "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" TEXT ON EACH LABEL

ON OFFER TODAY IS THIS VERY NICE AND EARLY TRANSITIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES 1966 DEMO RELEASE OF "PAPERBACK WRITER / RAIN" ON THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESSING PRESSING WITH -2 MATRICES.

IN ADDITION, THE RUN OFF GROOVE MATRIX STAMPERS INDICATE THAT THIS AN ORIGINAL EMI TRANSITIONAL DEMO PRESSING AS IT HAS NO STAMPERS AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION (i.e. 1,  2, ETC.) ON EITHER SIDE.  HOWEVER, WHAT IS STAMPED IN THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION IS "JH" ON SIDE 1 AND "JGD" AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION ON SIDE 2. THESE "J" STAMPERS ARE NEVER REALLY EVER SEEN.

A NOTE ABOUT EMI STAMPERS:

EMI MATRIX AND STAMPER NUMBERS / LETTERS WERE PRESSED INTO THE RUN-OFF-GROOVE AREA OF EACH EMI VINYL THAT WAS PRODUCED. USUALLY, AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION, THERE WOULD APPEAR A MOTHER NUMBER WHICH WOULD INDICATE WHICH MOTHER STAMPER WAS USED TO PRESS THE RECORD. i.e. 1 = FIRST MOTHER, 2 = SECOND MOTHER ETC. 

AT THE THE 3 O'CLOCK POSTION, EMI AGAIN ASSIGNED DIFFERENT STAMPER CODES TO INDICATE WHICH PRESSING OF EACH MOTHER STAMPER WAS CHRONOLOGICALLY PRODUCED. THE CODE WAS BASED ON "GRAMOPHONELTD" WITH EACH LETTER REPRESENTING A NUMBER, i.e. G = 1, R = 2, A = 3, PROCEEDING THROUGH TO D = TO 0.

THESE “J” STAMPERS ARE BELIEVED TO BE FOR DEMONSTRATION SINGLES ONLY, HOWEVER, AS THERE WERE ONLY A FEW DEMONSTRATION RECORDS WITH THE RED AND WHITE "A" PARLOPHONE LABELS ASSIGNED FOR DISPATCH, THE REMEINDING FEW WERE PRESSED FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION USING THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE LABELS, WHICH STATED "SOLD IN THE UK" AND "THE GRAMOPHONE CO." CREDITS IN UPPER CASE TEXT.

THE LABELS HOLD THE CATALOGUE NUMBER WHICH IS R 5452, WITH THE EXTENDED LETTERING TYPE-FACE VARIANT "NORTHERN SONGS, NCB" IN UPPER CASE TEXT AND LARGE “(P)1966” ON BOTH LABELS. THE "NCB" TEXT IS BELIEVED TO STAND FOR "NORDIC COPYRIGHT BUREAU" WHICH IS AN ORGANISATION FOR COLLECTING ROYALTIES ON RECORDS SOLD IN NORWAY, SWEDEN AND FINLAND. 

 THE LABELS ALSO CARRY "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" TEXT ON EACH LABEL. SIDE 2 HAS "KT" EMBOSSED ACROSS THE FOUR PRONG PUSH OUT CENTRE.

BOTH LABELS HAVE ALMOST PERFECT TEXT. EACH FONT CLEARLY STANDS OUT FOR PERFECT READING CLARITY. THERE IS MINOR FADING AS INDICATED WITHIN OUR PICTURE SECTION. THIS IS REPRESENTED BY A HAIRLINE SCRATCH AT APPROXIMATELY  8 O'CLOCK ON SIDE 1’S LABEL. THE UPPER CASE TEXT IS NEAR PERFECT AND ALL FONTS ARE BOLD AND STRONG.

THERE ARE A FEW SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO THE LABELS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR TO BOTH SPINDLE HOLE AREAS. EXCELLENT -.

THE MATRIX ON THE RUN OFF GROOVE OF BOTH SIDES STATE:

SIDE 1:

 JH  MATRIX

JH                                 IN THE 3 O'CLOCK POSTION.

7XCE 18380 – 2           IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION

NO STAMPER             IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION

KT                                IN THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION.

SIDE 2:

JGD MATRIX

JGD                                 IN THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION

7XCE 18381 - 2              IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION

NO STAMPER             IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION

KT                                  IN THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION

THIS REALLY IS A VERY NICE EXAMPLE.

THE VINYL ON BOTH SIDES IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VERY FEW AMOUNTS OF LIGHT SURFACE WEAR TO THEIR SURFACE. THE PICTURES CLEARLY PRESENT THE VINYL CONDITION AS IT IS. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES ON BOTH SIDES BUT NO OR AN ABSOLUTELY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MODERATE SURFACE MARKS ON EACH SIDE. THE SHINE OF THE VINYL IS DEEP BLACK. IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE VINYL IS NOT DULLED OR FADED BY SURFACE GRIME JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. EXCELLENT !!

AN EASY REPRESENTATION OF THE VINYL CONDITION IS THE PLAYBACK QUALITY.

WHEN PLAYED ONLY ONCE ON EACH SIDE, THE SOUND REPRODUCED IS EXCELLENT  +++ IN CLARITY. THROUGHOUT THE MOODY MONO VERSION OF "PAPERBACK WRITER", THERE ARE VERY FEW SURFACE MARKS THAT AUDIBLY REGISTER. IT IS CLARIFIED THAT DURING THE INTRODUCTION, THERE IS VERY LITTLE SURFACE NOISE PRESENT AND IS CLARIFIED AS EXTREMELY LIGHT SURFACE NOISE THROUGHOUT THE REMEINDER ( VERY LOW SURFACE NOISE AND ONLY SLIGHTLY DETECTABLE). THERE ARE EXTREME LOW LEVELS OF SURFACE NOISE BUT THERE ARE CERTAINLY NO SKIPS, POPS, HISSES, CRACKLES OR JUMPS ON THIS RARE PRESSING.

THE SIDE 2 TRACK "RAIN" IS ALSO AMAZING IN CLARITY. WE CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE LOW AMOUNT OF SURFACE NOISE THAT IS PRESENT ON THIS SUPER EARLY 1ST PRESSING, CLARITY IS ENSURED AS EXTREMELY MINOR DISTORT THROUGH THE ENTIRE MOTION OF PLAYBACK AND DOESN'T IN ANY MODERATE WAY DECLINE BELOW THIS LEVEL. THE MONO BRILLIANCE IS REPRESENTED AND GRADED AUDIBLY AS EXCELLENT PLUS.

THE ORIGINAL E.M.I. “FRAN THE FAN” PARLOPHONE SLEEVE IS 100% CLEAN OF SEAM SPLITS AND EXCESSIVE CREASING. THERE ARE NO RIPS OR FADING PRESENT. THE SLEEVE IS REPRESENTED AS EXCELLENT.

WE WISH YOU LOOK ON THIS GREAT EXAMPLE OF BEATLES HISTORY.

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