The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT UK LP 1st Plays Near MINT
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THE BEATLES - A HARD DAYS NIGHT
- CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMC 1230
- MATRIX:XEX 481-3N / 482-3N
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AG / / 5 OP
- THE PARPLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
- KT TAX CODE
- SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
THE RECORD
SUPERB AUDIO - PLEASE LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS
THE LABELS
YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE MATT BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND DEEP IN COLOUR AND UNMARKED. THE COLOUR EXTENDS FULLY INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE YELLOW LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS CLEAN, AND UNRUBBED.THERE ARE SOME SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, AND MY ESTIMATE IS THAT THE LP HAS HAD BETWEEN 15-20 PLAYS SINCE 1964. HOEVER I AM ALSI VERY CERTAIN THAT THE PLAYS WERE COMPLETED ON A VERY GOOD SYSTEM, AND THAT THE HANDLING WAS DONE WITH EXTREME CARE
THE VINYLTHIS ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT EMI VINYL IS IN THE NEAR ORIIGINAL CONDITION . CONSIDERING IT IS 45 YEARS OLD, IT STILL LOOKS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY FINE WISPY HANDLING LINES, WHICH ARE VERY SUPERFICIAL, AND A COUPLE MORE UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP, WHICH CONSISTS OF BOTH OPENING TRACKS TO EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE PRECEEDING RUN IN. THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLEAN THE SOUND IS
THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS PURE "FIRST PRESS" AND DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS EVER!!
AS THE OPENING TRACK STARTS TO PLAY IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LP IS PLAYING WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED IF IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS WORN OR FAR TOO HEAVY. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND THE SOUND IS PERFECTLY CLEAN. . THIS SUPERB PERFORMANCE CONTINUES ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITH THE ONLY NOISE OTHER THAN THE PERFECT MONO SOUND BEING THE OCCASIONAL AND VERY ODD LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SUPERB SOUND NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. SURE THERE ARE A FEW TINY ONES NEAR THE SPINE AND BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING ACCROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER, BUT THE SLEEVE HAS WITHSTOOD THE RAVAGES OF TIME AND IS WITHOUT DOUBT A VERY VERY FINE EXAMPLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AND THE OPENING EDGE IS AS SHARP AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED.THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT MOTTLING OF THE WHITE BAND SECTION ALONG THE TOP
THE REAR SURFACE IS INEXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE AND IN FACT THE ONLY LIGHT AGING CAN BE SEEN NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN. THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. VIRTUALLY NO CREASES WHATSOEVER, AND NO SPLITS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE VERY GOOD
A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTI9BLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC BEATLES LP
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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