Beatles LP - Help - Original 1965 UK 1st Pressing (first mother) in STEREO
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Description
The Beatles –Help!–Genuine 1965 UK 1st STEREO pressing on the yellow & black Parlophone label with ‘Sold in UK…’ label text, catalogue number PCS 3071. An original and earlySTEREO pressing most likely pressed ahead of the original release date of 6thAugust 1965.
Stunning copy in excellent condition with excellent audio.
and 1stmother stamper
"Between March 1963 and mid 1965 there were numerous changes to the Parlophone label which helped identify the chronology of any given record. There was of course the label change from the Black Gold Parlophone label in early ’63 to the familiar Yellow & Black label. Then came the edition of ‘sold in UK’ label text and the removal of ‘Recording First Published’ to simply the letter (P), and then, in July/August 1965 came the removal of the ‘Parlophone’ rim text to ‘Gramophone’.
Help! therefore was the first Beatles album to feature the new ‘Gramophone’ rim text. Having made all these minor changes in the previous two years EMI would make no further label changes until mid 1969, a period of 4 years, when the wording ‘Sold in UK’ would be removed. This would be of no consequence except for the fact that in 68/69 EMI started pressing stereo records in larger and larger quantities as stereo became more and more popular; also by this time fans had began replacing their worn out mono copies with stereo ones.
The problem collectors therefore face is that the label on a 1969 stereo copy of Help! is identical to that from 4 years previously and as the matrix code on the record did not change in this time, 1969 stereo’s (which are clearly not 1stpressings or 1st issues) can be easily passed off as 1965 originals. Whilst ‘69 stereo’s are still rare in above excellent condition they are nowhere near as rare as their 1965 counterparts as the sales of stereo back in 1965 were still extremely small.
This copy, up for auction, positively dates to 1965 and more importantly is a 1st pressing almost certainly manufactured ahead of the 6thAugust 1965 release date, most likely dating to July 1965. This is confirmed by two separate factors; firstly the presence of early double digit stamper codes, (later copies had triple digit codes) and secondly the record has been pressed from the 1st and 2nd mother. 1965 stereo copies of Help! are of course extremely rare in any event but to find one in this condition is difficult and becoming more difficult by the year. Certainly an investment grade copy which is set to appreciate in value."
Matrix numbers: YEX 168-1 & YEX 169-1
Stamper codes: 1/GT (First Mother) & 2/RG
Please ask if you have any questions on this very rare record.
Will happily ship worldwide.
