The Beatles HELP UK LP 1ST STEREO 1965 Y/B 100% MINT

	£		329
	$		436

THE BEATLES - HELP

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

1ST PRESS STEREO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN A FEW TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3071
• MATRIX:YEX 168-1 / 169-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 AG / 3 PD
• THIS IS A VERY EARLY  1965 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

I RECENTLY SOLD ANOTHER COPY OF THIS ALBUM AND NEVER EXPECTED TO COME ACROSS ANOTHER COPY IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

THIS STEREO FIRST PRESS HELP IS IN JUST THE BEST CONDITION YOU COULD EVER WISH TO OWN

CLEARLY THE ORIGINAL OWNER TOOK THE UNTMOST CARE WITH THIS RARE BEATLES ALBUM

I DOUBT WHETHER THERE IS ANYHTING BETTER OUT THERE. WHAT A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTIBLE!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 46 YEARS!!!!

THE VINYL

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

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM ONE TINY AND NEAR INVISBLE SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE

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 STEREO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. THE EARLY STEREO 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. I CANNOT SAY THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION

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 VINYL NOISE.

NO CLICKS AND NOT EVEN ANY DUST POPS

IF YOU WANT THE BEST AND CLEANEST COPY OF HELP THAT MONEY CAN BUY, THEN YOU SHOULD LOOK NO FURTHER

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN YOURSELF AND IN PARTICULAR LISTEN TO 'YESTERDAY' WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF DISTORTION AND SOUNDING POOR, BUT NOT ON THIS ONE. IT IS THE CLEANEST SOUNDING THAT IT COULD BE. NOT ONE SECOND OF NOISE OR STATIC.

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

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM MINT!!!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

OUTSTANDING 'WHITE' GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH CAN YELLOW BADLY HAS ON THIS COPY IS NOT AN ISSUE. IT IS  AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT WHITE!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND A GLEAMING LAMINATE

THE ONLY MINUSCULE WEAR IS TO THE 4 CORNER TIPS WHICH HAVE THE BAREST RUBBING TO THEM (SEE THE PICTURES AND YOU WILL SEE HOW TINY). THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAS ALSO A MINUSCULE BIT OF LAMINATE PEEL

THERE ARE SIX TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND TWO NEAR INVISIBLE ONES ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TINIEST PIN PRICK OF A CHIP TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. HAS THE TAPERED AND WHICH OFTEN LOSES THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND VIRTUALLY FLAT AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF SEMI FINGGER TO THUMB SQUASHES. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND HAS ONLY A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A VERY WHITE CONDITION. EASILY STAINED AND MARKED THIS ONE ONLY HAS  THE VERY LIGHTEST TOUCH OF MILD HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND PICTURES ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED.

CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED WITH JUST THE ODD TINY LAMINATE LINE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE AND TOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

I CANNOT GET OVER JUST HOW INCREDIBLE THIS VINYL AND SLEEVE IS, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO WIN ONE OF THE BEST AND CLEANEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM THERE IS TO COLLECT

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