The Beatles REVOLVER 1966 UK LP 1st Press * STEREO * NEAR MINT AUDIO/SLEEVE

	£		587
	$		778

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

THE BEATLES - REVOLVER

1ST PRESS STEREO - 1966

NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3075
• MATRIX:YEX 605-1 / 606-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 AP/ 4 PR
• KT TAX CODE
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK STEREO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE LOIGHT RUBBED SPINDLE HOLE, 

THERE ARE JUST 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED

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.

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A JUSTA COUPLE OF WISPY HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO

A SUPERB EXAMPLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

 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 ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT

THE RUN IN'S ARE NEAR SILENT ON BOTH SIDES

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. 

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY WERE A FEW TINY SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND ALSO A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS

CERTAINLY  A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE LP

HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE

JUST THE TINIEST SHADE OF YELLOWING UNDER THE LAMINATE

THREE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE TINY THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH PERFECT CORNERS. THE BOTTOM EDGE SIMILAR WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP

THE SPINE IS PERFECT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. 

PERFECT TEXT AND UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE BLACK AREAS, WHILST THE WHITE SLETTERING IS UNBLEMISHED AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE VERY MANY SIGNS OF HANDLING AND AGEING. 

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS 

THE ADVERTISING INNER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST LIGHT AGEING

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT