Up for Auction is an extremely  Rare,  Australian,  LP, Mono, First Pressing of  
The Beatles
"With The Beatles"

The record is in MINT/NEAR MINT condition, the record labels are bright, clean and crisp and MINT/NEAR MINT TOO!

This Beatles Album was purchased in Australia in 1964 and kept by a fastidious Audiophile who kept the record in storage since purchase and never played it or removed it from the jacket. The album jacket design is specific to Australia/New Zealand only!

The whole package is in as fine a condition as you can get, considering it has been stored away for over fifty-three years.

The jacket has picked up very light shelf wear just from the passage of time. I do not believe you will find a better copy of this anywhere in the world. It is almost pristine in every way.

The front of the album jacket has a slight crease, following the edge of the line of the record, through John Lennon’s head 3 centimetres long and one the same on the left of the Parlophone logo 4 cm long. There is a crease to the left of McCartney’s chin, following the line of the record 3.5 centimetres long. The spine has five tiny creases coming in horizontally 5-8 mm long 

The rear of the album jacket has very slight, minor, ring wear in the middle, the shape of the record label, also, some very light, minor, ring wear along the shape of the edge of the record.

The album jacket has no corner knocks or folds and in general is bright, colourful, crisp and clean. No age tanning or any other wear whatsoever. The white areas are pure white and there is no grime along the tabs of the flip-back jacket on the rear. The album jacket is graded VERY GOOD PLUS condition!

The actual record has never been played or handled, or ever removed from the album jacket in its fifty-three years since its purchase

The record labels are bright, crisp, colourful and very clean and pristine with no spindle wear or any damage whatsoever. The record labels are in MINT/NEAR MINT CONDITION

The actual record is bright, shiny, clean and pristine. The record is absolutely flawless, even when viewed under artificial light, it cannot be faulted. There is not one scuff, mark, blemish or scratch anywhere on the record, as it has never ever been handled or played.

You will not find a Mono, First Australian Pressing in better condition than this. The pristine record is still housed in the original, plastic, record sleeve it was purchased in fifty-three years ago. 

The record is graded MINT/NEAR MINT. IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND A COPY IN THIS TYPE OF PRISITINE CONDITION, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE!!!

The Beatles ?– With The Beatles

Label:

Parlophone ?– PMCO 1206

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono 

Country:

Australia

Released:

Feb 1964

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Beat

Tracklist

Companies, etc.

• Made By – EMI (Australia) Limited
• Distributed By – EMI (Australia) Limited

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Paul McCartney
• Drums – Ringo Starr
• Lead Guitar – George Harrison
• Liner Notes – Tony Barrow
• Producer – George Martin
• Rhythm Guitar – John Lennon

Notes

First Australian version. Released only in February 1964. Black-Gold label similar to UK stereo version, since in Australia there were no stereo issue until March 1964. 
Laminated cover. Label Variation- "B"
Made and distributed in Australia by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited, Sydney, New South Wales.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): XEX447
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): XEX448
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Stamped): XEX447-1 N
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Stamped): XEX448-1 N