THE BEATLES"HELP"1967 SOLID CENTRE-VERY RARE VARIATION
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ATTENTION SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTORS!
FROM A MAJOR UK BEATLES EXPERT AND FAN!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE LATER 1967 PRESSING OF A CLASSIC 1965 BEATLES SINGLE WITH THE"SOLD IN THE UK"TEXT BUT WITH A SOLID CENTRE AND THE CORRECT AND CLEAN PARLOPHONE COMPANY COVER!
R 5305 +1U/1U MATRIXES!
THE BEATLES "HELP!" THE"B"SIDE="I'M DOWN"
POSSIBLY ONE OF THE BEST EVER"B"SIDES!!!
THIS SINGLE IS IN VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF ULTRA AND TINY FAINT MINOR SURFACE MARKS IN VERY STRONG LIGHT,GLEAMING SURFACES AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!
SO CLOSE TO MINT-MINT IS A TERM THAT DOES NOT EXIST UNLESS YOU HAVE SEALED ITEMS AND AS SUCH YOU CAN BET IF I SAY IT IS VERY NEAR MINT,IT WILL BE CLOSE TO PERFECT!!!!!
LOOKS GREAT!!!-SEE BOTH PHOTOS OF BOTH LABELS! SUPER PRINT! THE PARLOPHONE CO. AND MADE IN GT.BRITAIN RIM TEXT!
IT SOUNDS GREAT TOO!!!
SOLID MONO MIXES! CLEAN LABELS MUCH DARKER THAN LATER REPRESSES,SOLID CENTRE AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE SO CALLED"RARE"SOLID CENTRE REPRESSES OF THE 1970s and 1980s WHICH HAVE"EMI BOXES"AND ARE WORTH VERY LITTLE COMPARED TO THIS MEGA-RARE 1967 EDITION! TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY LIKE THIS ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE!
THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL COPY WHICH IS THE ONLY COPY I HAVE EVER FOUND OF THIS PRESSING FROM A TIME WHEN HARDLY ANYONE WAS BUYING THE OLD HITS ON 45!
DON'T FORGET IN 1967,THE 16 TRACK"BEATLES OLDIES"LP HAD ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR A YEAR PACKED WITH MOST OF THE BAND'S BIGGEST HITS,FAR BETTER VALUE AND AS SUCH MOST SHOPS WOULD ONLY GET THE OLD SINGLES TO SPECIAL ORDER,MANY INFACT WOULD STILL HAVE 1965 COPIES IN STOCK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN SHOPS KEPT A DECENT BACK CATALOGUE FOR INSTANT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TO PREVENT DELAY IN HAVING TO MAKE ORDERS FROM THE RECORD COMPANY!
THE SALES FIGURES IN 1967 FOR OLDER BEATLES SINGLES WOULD HAVE BEEN TINY!
BEING SUCH A HUGE SELLER IN 1965,ALMOST EVERY SECOND HAND STORE WOULD HAVE ONE AND LET'S FACE IT,ANY BEATLES FAN WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A COPY WAY BEFORE 1967!
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE WITH THIS RARE VARIATION OF A SOLID CENTRE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITIONS AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH CLASSIC #1 HITS!
I PUT IT TO YOU,ANYONE DETERMINED ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY GET THIS IN 1967 AS A 45 WOULD BE BUYING TO PLAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND NOT TO PUT AWAY FOR THE FUTURE! FACT!!
THE SOLD IN THE UK TEXT LABEL WAS NOT ON LATER 1970s REPRESSES!
"SOLD IN THE UK"TEXT ENDED IN 1969,JUST TWO YEARS AFTER THIS 1967 PRESSING!
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF ALL THE 1960s BEATLES PRESSINGS,ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION!
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IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER OF THIS ULTRA RARE VARIATION OF A CLASSIC BEATLES #1 HIT SINGLE-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!.
NATURALLY THERE ARE MANY BEATLES SINGLES AROUND THE WORLD AND MOST COLLECTORS LIKE TO HAVE NICE COPIES TO ADD TO A COLLECTION.
THIS COPY HAS HARDLY BEEN USED!!!!!
YOU WILL REALLY HAVE TO STRAIN YOUR EYES TO SEE THE COUPLE OF ULTRA MINOR AND TINY,FAINT SURFACE MARKS!!!!
THIS 45 PLAYS SUPERBLY WITH NO STICKS,JUMPS OR CLICKS.YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND ANOTHER COPY AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE ELSEWHERE IN THIS RARE LABEL VARIATION!
IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD BEATLES EXPERTS/DEALERS.
FROM MY OWN BEATLES COLLECTION WHICH IS HAVING TO BE PRUNED DOWN AGAIN!
TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER, MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE BEATLES!!!
I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.
I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL,CRISP AND CLEAN, CORRECT PARLOPHONE"WAVY CUT TOP"COVER WITH THE 1967 ONWARDS PRICES FOR RECORD TOKENS(7'3-PRE-1967 WERE LOWER PRICES!!)SOME SLIGHT SMALL CREASES BUT NO EDGE TEARS,WRITING, REPAIRS,STAINING etc.
A WONDERFUL COVER-CRISP AND VERY CLEAN-ALMOST RARE IN ITSELF!!
MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!
This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!
AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "NEAR MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.
REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO!
IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER BEATLES RELATED ITEMS SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!
Realistic £50 STARTING PRICE- BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! EXPECT KEEN INTEREST IN THIS ONE!
THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT!
Postage is FREE TO THE UK+ RECORDED DELIVERY,SPECIAL DELIVERY IF THE WINNING BID IS HIGH. YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!
Outside UK extra depending on destination.£2 EUROPE AND REST OF THE WORLD £3. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.
CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY.
SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT
DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!
Checkout my feedback of OVER 11,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.
I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.
I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.
LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS!
UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement. OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!
I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.
A FABULOUS SELECTION OF ORIGINAL 1960s BEATLES 45s,EPs AND OTHER 1960s 45s FROM ME ENDING AT AUCTION ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE ON EBAY!
MANY MORE BEATLES RELATED ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!
KEEP WATCHING IN 2011!
THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!GOOD LUCK!!
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AN ORIGINAL ULTRA RARE 1967 SOLID CENTRE PRESSING OF A CLASSIC BEATLES #1 HIT 45 IN MONO BUT LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND THINK,DO YOU REALLY EXPECT TO FIND ANOTHER COPY AS GOOD AGAIN AS THIS ONE?!!
ANOTHER ULTRA SCARCE SOLID CENTRE BEATLES SINGLE ENDING FROM ME AT AUCTION,FIVE MINUTES AFTER THIS ONE ENDS!
SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY PLEASE-THANKYOU!
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