WITH THE BEATLES RARE DECCA CONTRACT PRESS UK LP EX++

	£		230
	$		305

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

THE RARE DECCA CONTRACT PRESS

THIS IS THE 2ND PRESS YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL FROM 1963 WITH THE BELINDA CREDITS FOR 'MONEY'

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
• MATRIX:XEX 447-7N / 448-7N
• THE DECCA PRESSINGS ONLY HAVE THE NUMBER THREE AT 9 O'CLOCK, AND 4 ON SIDE 2
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO K.T TAX CODE

• BECAUSE THE DEMAAND ON THE EMI PRESSING PLANT WAS SO HUGE FOR THE EARLY BEATLES ALBUMS, THEY HAD TO ASK PYE AND DECCA TO PRODUCE SOME OF THEIR ALBUMS FOR THEM.

THESE RARE PRESSINGS ARE NOW HUGELY SOUGHT AFTER AMONGST COLLECTORS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST 6 MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST HAD LIMITED PLAYS FROM NEW.

THE DECCA SONTRACT PRESS CAN BE IDENTIFIED EASILY BY THE INNER RING RUNNING AROUND THE LABEL COMMON ONLY TO DECCA PRESSES

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A COUPLE OF TINY AND WISPY HAIRLINES

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 RECENTLY DECIDED TO RECORD IN FULL AL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST FOR AUCTION, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IN FULL, AND IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS MONO SOUND. THE VINYL PLAYS WITH OUT DISTORTION, SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR CLICKING.

THE ONLY NOISES ARE MADE FROM A LITTLE VINYL NOISE AND SOME RANDOM LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH I CAN ONLY HEAR AS I SIT NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND THIS WAS ALSO ELIMIATED. A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP  EXCELLENT PLUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS  INSUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES ON THIS SLEEVE, JUST A THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE TINY ONE ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES (BARELY VISIBLE) INCREDIBLE NONE OF THUMB NAIL LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE THAT OFTEN ARE FOUND ON THIS DELICATE SLEEVE

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE ON ANY PART OF THE COVER, AND NO RINGWEAR EITHER WHICH THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE WHICH ONLY CAN BE SEEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS NEAR IMMACULATE. TYPEFACE FULLY LEGIBLE, SPINE UNSQUASHED AND NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY BROWN MARKS NEAR THE BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK WHERE THE LP WAS PLUCKED FROM THE COVER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL VERY  WHITE. WITH THE ONLY SIGN OF AGING BEING SOME LIGHT HANDLING

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED 'EMITEX' INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNCREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT EITHER. A GREAT EXAMPLE

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

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

GARRY