BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE" RARE UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING STAMPS 1 & 2 -1 MATRIX
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THE BEATLES
"BEATLES FOR SALE" PARLOPHONE PCS 3062
RARE STEREO FIRST PRESSING RELEASED DECEMBER 4th 1964
STAMPERS 1 GP 2 GH (EARLY PRESSING)
MATRICES. -1 -1 KT TAX CODE SIDE 2 CENTRE
"PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "SOLD IN THE UK" AND "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" LABEL TEXT
STEREO PRESSING'S FROM THE EARLY SIXTIES ARE RARE AS THE EQUIPMENT TO PLAY THEM ON WASN'T READILY AVAILABLE AT A LOW PRICE ( SO A DANSETTE AND MONO RECORDINGS PREVAILED IN MOST HOUSEHOLDS)
VINYL RECORD STILL RETAINS A GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES ,SIDE 1 IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND AUDIO PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISTRESS SIDE TWO HAS SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS (WHICH DON'T AFFECT THE AUDIO) AND ONE VERY TINY FEELABLE MARK (ABOUT 3mm) BUT PLAYS THROUGH WITH JUST A LIGHT TICK ON THE AUDIO AND DOESN'T REALLY DETRACT FROM THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE
BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION ANY SPINDLE MARKS ARE CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRES AND CENTRE HOLE IS UNWORN , THE EMBOSSED KT TAX CODE STILL HAS A BLACK FINISH WHICH USUALLY WEARS AWAY FIRST ON MULTIPLE PLAYS BEING THE HIGHEST POINT.
RECORD SLEEVE WITH OUTLINE STEREO ON THE FRONT DOES HAVE SOME CREASING ACROSS THE FRONT FACE BUT THE IMAGES ARE ALL LEGIBLE THE SEAM EDGE ALSO SHOWS SOME WEAR AS DO THE CORNERS OF THE SEAM EDGE SLEEVE REAR HAS SOME LIGHT CREASING AROUND THE EDGES BUT AGAIN ALL THE IMAGES ARE LEGIBLE
INTERNAL GATEFOLD IS AGAIN ALL CLEAN AND LEGIBLE AND HAS BOTH FOLDOVER SEAMS ARE PRESENT
EMITEX INNER IS AGAIN IN CLEAN CONDITION
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