BEATLES HARD DAYS NIGHT UK 1ST 3N 3N MT TAX CODE STAMP

	£		52
	$		69

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY LISTING FOR THE BEATLES "A HARD DAYS NIGHT" EARLIEST 1964 1ST UK PRESS WITH MATRIX ENDINGS 3N 3N AND VERY RARE MT TAX CODE STAMP ON THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL CATALOGUE NUMBER PMC 1230 IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACK COVER. I TEST PLAYED THE ALBUM TWICE BEFORE LISTING ON MY MONO DEDICATED SYSTEM AND THE ALBUM PLAYS THROUGHOUT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SKIPS, JUMPS, POPS OR CLICKS, A VERY PLAYABLE COPY.

Matrix/Mothers Side1 XEX 481 - 3N / 4 RPP     Side2 XEX 482 - 3N / 2 RPM

SIDE 2 ALSO HAS THE RARE MT TAX CODE

(This is only visible when angled under a bright light, it doesn’t show up on the photos, but it is there) 

I have been a collector of vinyl for more than 30 years, with a collection of over 2,000 albums, the time has come to part with some of the collection. Over the coming months I will be listing some of the albums I have decided to part with here on ebay as well as on my bluesvinyl4u website, while the majority of my albums are blues related from all eras, there will be a mixed bag to chose from.

A Hard Day's Night was The Beatles third studio album, released on 10 July 1964 as the soundtrack to their film A Hard Days Night. The American version of the album was released on 26 June 1964 by United Artists with a different track listing. It was eventually replaced by the original UK version with its first release on CD and LP re-release, 26 February 1987.

Of the album’s 13 tracks seven were featured in the soundtrack of the film. One single had been released ahead of the album that being “Can’t Buy Me Love”/”You Can’t Do That” which had been issued on 20th March. It was also quite remarkable that for the first time on a Beatles album that all of the titles had been composed by John and Paul.

Since the release of With The Beatles, the previous November, their UK success had started to spread around the world. Their first US single via Capitol Records – “I Want To Hold Your Hand”/”I Saw Her Standing There” had topped the US charts for seven weeks, leading to their former US distributor reissuing ‘She Loves You’ and ‘Love Me Do’ both of which also reached the # 1 spot. In fact such was the group’s popularity that in the first week of April, 1964 they held all top five positions in the Billboard chart with a further seven titles it’s Hot Hundred.

Despite their success, their workload did not ease up, in fact within hours of returning from a triumphant visit to the US, which had included concert performances and three appearances on the Ed Sullivan TV show, the guys were in a TV studio in London rehearsing and recording another guest appearance.

The Spring and early Summer of 1964 saw The Beatles filming and recording new material both for the movie and their next album. They also filmed a TV special, and played a few UK dates prior to jetting off on a 27 day tour that visited Denmark, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. They eventually returned to Britain on 2nd July and four days later attended the world premiere of “A Hard Day’s Night” at the London Pavilion.

The album reached number 1 in the UK charts towards the end of July and occupied the top spot for 21 of the 38 weeks that it spent in the Top Twenty

In the USA, A different album was issued to that at home. The US version (issued in late June) was a soundtrack which as well as featuring a number of the songs from the UK album also included four instrumental pieces from the film’s soundtrack performed by George Martin’s Orchestra. A month later Capitol Records released “Something New” an all Beatles album that included eight songs from the UK release along with a further three tracks not previously released in the US. Both albums achieved enormous success. The soundtrack album enjoyed a 14-week stay at number 1 and despite the crossover of titles, “Something New” spent nine of those same weeks at number 2.

Track Listing

Side1

      1. A Hard Days Night

      2. I Should Have Known Better

      3. If I Fell

      4. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You

      5. And I Love Her

      6. Tell Me Why

      7. Can’t Buy Me Love

Side 2

      1. Any Time At All

      2. I’ll Cry Instead

      3. Things We Said Today

      4. When I Get Home

      5. You Can’t Do That

      6. I’ll Be Back

The audio plays through completely with no skips, jumps, pops or clicks with a limited amount of background noise, obviously with an album of this age a certain amount of static/ticks has to be allowed for, generally this is a very playable copy.

THE VINYL

On initial visual inspection the vinyl looks very clean and lays perfectly flat on the turntable with no sounding needle marks or significant scratches that would effect on the audio. When angled under a strong light the only marks I can see are storage / sleeve removal type scuff marks.

THE COVER 

The original Garrod & Lofthouse laminated front flipback cover is in superb condition considering the age straight and square with no marks or writing. The laminated front shows only minimal storage wear or creasing.  The back of the cover is totally unmarked nr mint. The spine is perfectly straight with no marks and minimum storage wear all the writing is clearly legible.

THE LABELS 

The yellow and black Parlophone labels with the earliest MT tax code stamp on side 2 are in excellent condition I can see very little spidering and spindle hole only has only a small amount of wear.

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE VINYL AND COVER WILL BE INSERTED SEPARATELY IN POLY SLEEVES AND WRAPPED WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION.

I have tried to give an honest assessment of the item listed. I have played the item track by track and again given my honest view on the audio quality. The photos I have taken are intended to give you the clearest impression of the visual quality. Please note, photos are the actual item for sale.

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions regarding the album or details regarding the listing.

Shipping 

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