The Beatles HELP UK LP 1ST MONO 1965 4-5 PLAYS EVER MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT

	£		331
	$		439

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT!!!  CONDITION

WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
• MATRIX:XEX 549-2 / 550-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 6 RPP / 4 PPM
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 4-5 SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE , SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 48 YEARS!!!!

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE SOME WISPS. SIDE ONE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, WHILST SIDE TWO HAS SOME SWIRLY LINES, AND A FEW FINE HANDLING LINES, PLUS ONE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING TINY HANDLING LINE IN THE RUN IN DEAD WAX

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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.

THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE WITH JUST THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC HEARD ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL.

SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE MORE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND 1-2 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS AND PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT !!!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR 100% OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ASTONISHING EXAMPLE IS STILL COMPLETELY WHITE.

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER

NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!! LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE MINUSCULE ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE VERY SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER, EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE GLEAMING LAMINATE IS THERE RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TIPS TOP AND BOTTOM ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY WEAR. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT ROUGHNESS TO THE EDGE, BUT NOT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN A WHITER EXAMPLE, THERE IS BARELY ANY  AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,PERHAPS A SLIVER ALONG THE OPENING EDGE.  AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A CLEANER AND BETTER EXAMPLE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION , STILL VERY WHITE AND UNSPLIT AT THE SEAMS. SLIGHT WRINKLING TO THE CORNERS, A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!! IT REALLY IS THAT MAGNIFICENT

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY