The Beatles First - 1964 German 1st Press Polydor LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'THE BEATLES' FIRST'
This amazing sounding 1st German pressing contains 1st generation mono recordings of their superbly recorded Hamburg sessions.
It dates from April 1964 and is on the red Polydor label: 46 432
Matrix numbers: 46432 A & 46432 B
'Made In Germany' is machine stamped into each run-out
Vinyl weight: 134g
Housed in a semi-gloss, German printed cover, complete with its original poly-lined inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
Both are clean & vibrant with some faint spindle trails and slight wear to each centre hole together with a tiny area of missing paper on side 2.
Visual: EXCELLENT +
Pristine deep-gloss playing surfaces which are as new/MINT & unmarked in strong daylight with nothing more than one or two faint inner-sleeve removal marks upon close examination directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp. The disc has a slightly uneven edge when playing but this does not affect sound or play in any way.
Play: NEAR MINT
Incredible mono sound quality from the original 1st generation German master-tapes. For example, the bass on 'Cry For A Shadow' is truly amazing - deep and rich and superior to any other pressing or format I have experienced. All tracks play perfectly cleanly and clearly with no trace of any groove/play wear or any clicks, pops or other such distraction. In fact, apart from a touch of normal/light background between tracks, there is very little to fault here. This is without doubt the best sounding source for all these superbly-recorded gems and will not disappoint.
Cover: VERY GOOD +
A strong and vibrant example which apart from some minor storagewear issues, has little going against it. The front panel is clean & bright with a few speckles of missing paper to the right of the Polydor logo. There is also a little wear to the opening edge but the corners are in overall excellent shape. The rear panel is clean & bright with just a hint of storage rubbing but no major marks or any writing or missing paper. All seams are fully intact and the spine is square and fully worded.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Clean & flat with a little age-toning but creasing, writing, tears or seam splits.
**PLEASE NOTE: This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. 1st class international postage to UK addresses will be 7 GBP**
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