The Beatles Factory Sample Help UK Y&B Mono Parlophone LP 1965 PMC 1255 Patents

	€		138
	$		160

The Roland Rennie Collection

Coming up for the foreseeable future, is a record collection that is quite unique. It is the personal collection of the late great Mr. Roland Rennie who was the managing director at Polydor records in the UK during the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. There are some unique records, including 7 inch singles and LP's, along with Acetates, Demo's / Promo's and Factory sample records. Most are very early issues, if not the first to be produced. All of the main Polydor artists are present, including international and UK labels connected to Polydor.

In 1950, a young man named Roland Rennie joined EMI records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. Roland quickly grew with the company and saw its success mushroom manyfold during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

During his 12 years at EMI, he held many positions and eventually became the right hand man to EMI managing director, LG Wood in 1959, and was closely involved with major affiliation switches by major American firms. He oversaw the changes from British Decca to EMI and of Liberty and United records. His experience would put him in the top 6 of most knowledgeable executives in the industry at that time.

In 1962, Roland was a member of the team reponsible for the conception of the 'Stateside' label, which became the outlet in the UK and many other countries for: Scepter, Vee Jay, Diamond, Swan, Laurie; and a dozen other US ensigns.

In addition, under instruction from Sir George Martin, Roland was also the person responsible for The Beatles' entrance onto the American stage, and was directly involved in negotations for them to appear on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time.

In 1965, he left EMI to take up the position of managing director at Polydor records in the UK, and directly oversaw the signings to the label of: The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Bee Gees, Sonny & Cher, Wilson Pickett, Ben E King, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Joe Tex, Patti and her Belles, Don Covay, Barbara Lewis and Soloman Burke, to name but a few.

References

7th September 1963 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34

26th March 1966 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34.

On offer today, a factory sample copy of The Beatles 1965 UK mono 12" Vinyl Lp titled "Help!" on the black and yellow Parlophone label with a Factory Sample - Not For Sale sticker on side 2.

Catalogue number: PMC 1255

Matrix side 1: XEX 549 -2 (2 GOP)
Matrix side 2: XEX 550 -2 (5 GLT)

Side 1 condition:

The surface and shine of the vinyl is very good with a few marks and light rubs on the surface.
There is very little interference with playback, it is excellent, with very little background noise throughout. Even on the quieter tracks like; 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' and 'I Need You' there is low amounts of background noise and the listening experience is super. The side plays through without any sticks, loud pops or jumps.

The black and yellow Parlophone label with "Sold in the UK....." text is in very good plus condition with light wear and spider trails around the centre hole.
Generally, the label is pleasing to the eye and the printed text boldly stands out with very little fading present.

Side 2 condition:

Side 2 plays through beautifully with some light background noise throughout but no sticks, no loud pops and no jumps.

The very good shine and surface of the vinyl on side 2 is equal to that as described on side 1. There are a few marks and lines but no deep scratches.

The Parlophone label on side 2 with a Factory Sample sticker and "Sold in the UK...." is in very good plus condition. Again, there is a little discolouration and light wear around the centre hole but the text remains visually bold with no obvious fading.

The Emitex inner sleeve is in excellent plus condition with no fading, no tears, no seam splits, light creasing and very little discolouration.

The Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. outer sleeve with 'PATENTS PENDING' reference in the bottom right hand corner of the rear panel, is in very good condition with very little wear to the laminated panels.

On the spine, the title of the album reads almost perfectly but with some fine laminate cracks along its length. There is a little bit of corner rubbing also.
The rear panel shows very little wear and the print remains excellent. The clean tri-fold margins are firmly in place, but with a little bit of background discolouration to the panel.

Shipping

7 Euros tracked shipping to Spain
14 Euros tracked shipping to the UK and Europe.
16 Euros tracked shipping to North America
18 Euros tracked shipping to the rest of the world.

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