BEATLES "BEATLES FOR SALE" UK MONO ***NEAR MINT***
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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 THIS REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS UK 1ST PRESSING. FEATURING NEAR MINT STUNNING VINYL AND LABELS, FLAWLESS AUDIO AND HOUSED IN A TRULY STUNNING OUTER SLEEVE THIS COPY WILL CERTAINLY ENHANCE MOST COLLECTIONS.
PMC 1240
XEX 503/4-3N-3N
STAMPERS ADO 1 AHR 3
NO TAX CODE
THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION WITH JUST ONE VERY LIGHT BUT SPINDLE MARK PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE . 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, THESE LABELS DO LOOK LIKE NEW.
THE GLOSSY MIRROR LIKE VINYL IS ALSO STUNNING AND AGAIN NEAR MINT, CLEARLY ONLY VERY CAREFULLY PLAYED POSSIBLY ONCE OR TWIICE THE VINYL DISPLAYS A MINT APPEARANCE IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT AND EVEN WHEN EXAMINED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY MARKS. 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 MINT, IT SHOWS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING AND AGAIN IS POSITIVELY LIKE NEW.
THE OUTER "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS STUNNING. IT DISPLAYS JUST TH ODD VERY SMALL AND LIGHT CREASE TO THE FRONT BUT NAND THE ODD EDGE WRINKLE. ALL EDGES ARE SQUARE AND STRONG WITH NO WEAR. THE REAR IS AS PER THE FRONT EXCEPT FOR ONE DEEPER CREASE TOWARDS LEFT CORNER BUT THIS IS NOT SEVERE, THE REAR IS 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 AND EVEN THE INNER SPINE SEAM IS UNDAMAGED AND NOT THE USUA WORN EXAMPLE. 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,BARELY PLAYED AND NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS UK 1964 MONO IST PRESSING WHICH OFFERS TRULY STUNNING LABELS AND VINYL AND MINT AUDIO AND IS HOUSED IN A TOP QUALITY OUTER SLEEVE ....A DEFINITE UPGRADE COPY FOR SOME!
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