Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - UK 1968 *STEREO* Parlophone LP
  £   290
  $   384

 


£ 290 Sold For
Feb 17, 2013 Sold Date
Feb 7, 2013 Start Date
£   5 Start price
22   Number Of Bids
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Description



THE BEATLES - 'A HARD DAY'S NIGHT'
This scarce UK 2nd STEREO pressing of their 1964 album dates from 1968 on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 3058

Both labels bear the 'Sold in UK....' text with 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd...' worded rims.

1st pressing matrix numbers: YEX 126-1 & YEX 127-1

Stamper codes: 3/OL & 2/MA

Vinyl weight: 138g

Housed in an ultra-rare front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed cover with outline 'STEREO' front indicator.

The cover retains its original shrinkwrapping, $6.98 price sticker & red/white EMI advertising inner-sleeve.


CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT

A clean & bright pair with a small number of light spindle trails around each centre hole.

Visual: VERY GOOD +

Both playing surfaces are clean & retain their deep-gloss shine with no significant surface marks/wear in strong daylight. Close examination directly beneath my unforgiving, powerful halogen desk lamp reveals some harmless wispy marks and hairlines consistent with inner-sleeve removal, but nothing I would call a scratch.

Sound Quality: EXCELLENT

This copy has received careful play on good equipment and is free from any groove/playwear distortion or any other major audible wear. My playcheck detected some low-level vinyl background between tracks and on 'And I Love Her', but there are no clicks, pops, jumps or any other such distraction on this outstanding stereo mix.

Cover: EXCELLENT +

 This rares example has been kept in its original shrinkwrap since purchase which has protected it these past 45 years from most types of wear. The shrink itself is fully intact all-round and retains it original '$6.98' price sticker alongside a small circular red one. The front panel beneath the shrink is perfectly clean & glossy with just a handful of faint 'thumbnail' wrinkles towards the front opening edge. There is slight corner bruising and minor opening edge wear but nothing major.

As expected, the shrink has kept the delicate unlaminated rear panel as fresh and clean as when it left the factory.

All flipbacks are clean & fully intact and both seams and the spine are smooth, unstressed & unworn.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT

Clean & flat with no writing, tears or seam splits.



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