BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE" 1964 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING
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BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE"
ORIGINAL 1964 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING.
RELEASED DECEMBER 4TH 1964 " BEATLES FOR SALE" ENTERED THE UK CHARTS AT NUMBER 1, IT REPLACED "A HARD DAYS NIGHT" AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS.
A MONTH BEFORE ITS RELEASE ADVANCE ORDERS FOR THIS ALBUM STOOD AT 750,000, WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS THE HIGHEST EVER ADVANCE ORDER FOR ANY L.P IN THE UK.
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO OFFER FOR SALE THSI REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS UK 1ST PRESSING. FEATURING NEAR MINT VINYL AND LABELS, FLAWLESS AUDIO AND HOUSED IN ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN SOMETIME THIS COPY WILL CERTAINLY ENHANCE MOST COLLECTIONS.
PMC 1240
XEX 503/4-3N-3M
KT TAX CODE
THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST ONE VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARK PRESENT TO SIDE TWO. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND FREE FROM WRITING OR ANY RUBBING MARKS E.T.C. AND ALL WORDING IS CRISP AND VIVID LABLES CARRY THE "PARLOPHONE CO" RIM TEXT AND "SOLD IN UK" TEXT.
THE GLOSSY MIRROR LIKE VINYL IS ALSO NEAR MINT, POSSIBLE ONLY PLAYED ONCE THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST THE ODD, VERY TINY AND WISPY HANDLING MARK BUT NO ACTUAL SIGNS OF PLAY. THIS STUNNING THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITH NO WARPING E.T.C..... VISUALLY THIS LOOKS VERY VERY APPEALING.
THE MONO AUDIO APPEARS TO BE FLAWLESS WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT. RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND TRACK GROOVES ARE SILENT. THE AUDIO IS CLEAR IS AND CRISP THROUGHOUT AND WAS A REAL JOY TO LISTEN TO.
THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER IS STUNNING WITH VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.....
THE OUTER "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS STUNNING. IT DISPLAYS NO ACTUAL CREASES TO THE FRONT AND ONLY TWO OR THREE TINY EDGE WRINKLES. ALL EDGES ARE SQUARE AND STRONG WITH NO WAER. THE REAR IS AS PER THE FRONT, CLEAN, GLOSSY AND BRIGHT .THE INNER OF THE SLEEVE IS PERFECT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF AGE, WEAR OR HANDLING, ALL THE SEAMS LIE PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO LIFTING. THE SPINE IS STILL RIGID AND UNCRUSHED WITH ITS FACTORY PINCHED ENDS STILL INTACT. THE SLEEVE STILL RETAINS ITS DEEP AND VIBRANT "AS NEW" SHEEN. THIS IS A TRULY WONDERFUL EXAMPLE..... THESE SLEEVES ARE RENOWNED FOR BEING VERY FLIMSEY AND MANY DIDNT SURVIVE THAT WELL TO FIND ONE IN THIS CONDITION IS QUITE REMARKABLE.
OVERALL A REALLY SUPERB AND PLAYED ONCE EXAMPLE OF THIS UK 1964 MONO IST PRESSING WHICH OFFERS NEAR MINT LABELS AND VINYL AND MINT AUDIO AND IS COMPLETE WITH A TOP QUALITY SLEEVE....AN UPGRADE COPY!
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