BEATLES "HARD DAY'S NIGHT" MONO 1966 2nd PRESS RARE 2nd LABEL VARIATION EX VINYL
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THE BEATLES
"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" PARLOPHONE PMC 1230 MONO PRESSING WITH BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS
RELEASED 10th JULY 1964 THIS PRESSING AFTER 1965 MOST LIKELY 1966
THERE IS SOME RARITY TO THIS PRESSING BEING A SECOND VARIATION OF THE SECOND PRESSING FROM 1966
THE TRACK LISTING TITLES ARE IN ROMAN / SERIF TEXT AND THERE ARE NO PERIODS AFTER EACH TRACK (FULL STOPS )
ON SIDE 1 THE SHORTEST TRACK "IF I FELL" HAS A COMPLETE LINE TO ITSELF ,APPARENTLY THIS WAS DONE FOR BETTER BALANCE TO THE TYPESET LAYOUT AND SIDE 2 HAS ALL SIX TRACKS OVER THREE LINES, AGAIN TO SHOW A BALANCED LAYOUT
OVERALL THE LABEL LAYOUT LOOKS EXCELLENT , THE TEXT DOES LOOK BETTER AND EASIER TO READ UNFORTUNATELY AFTER A SHORT RUN WITH THIS LAYOUT THE PRINTERS HAD TO REVERT TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT
THIS TYPE OF LAYOUT WAS USED ON JUST TWO OTHER LATER PRESSING BLACK AND YELLOW LABEL BEATLES ALBUMS 'RUBBER SOUL' AND 'REVOLVER' FOR A SIMILAR SHORT TIME
STAMPERS 7 ATD 4 AAPA ( FOUR LETTERS VERY UNUSUAL)
MATRICES -3N -3N KT TAX CODE SIDE 2 CENTRE
"THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "SOLD IN THE UK" WITHOUT "RECORDING 1st PUBLISHED 1964"
VINYL RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION GLOSSY SURFACES WITH CLEAN LABELS (ONE TINY BARELY IMPERCEPTIBLE MARK ON SIDE 2 IN THE BLACK AREA VERY HARD TO SEE IN THE PICS) AND AN UNWORN CENTRE HOLE ,JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARK NOTHING FEELABLE OR THAT AFFECTS THE AUDIO AND JUST VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRES
THE 'KT' TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON THE LABEL IS A HIGHT POINT AND USUALLY WEARS AWAY FIRST, IN THIS CASE THERE IS NO WEAR SHOWING AT ALL AND IT IS STILL BLACK IN COLOUR
THE RECORD SLEEVE IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE, SOME LIGHT EDGE CREASING WITH AN UNCRUSHED SPINE AND A CLEAN WHITE REAR INNER PANEL WHICH HAS THE DATE 1966 HAND WRITTEN ON IT WHICH THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PRINTED ON AQUISITION OF THE RECORD
THERE IS HOWEVER SOME LIGHT DAMAGE TOP RIGHT FRONT ABOVE THE 'MONO' LOGO BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE TEXT
THIS COPY CAME WITH AN EMITEX TISSUE LINED INNER WHICH IS IN CLEAN CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE AGE FADING TO THE EDGES
A TEST PLAY WAS EXCELLENT WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES AND CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO
WE PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT RESPONSE ON MORE MODERN EQUIPMENT AND PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THIS RECORD WILL SOON BE 60 YEARS OLD AND WAS PRESSED IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ERA
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