Beatles LP - With the Beatles UK 1st Pressing JOBETE label credit

	£		343
	$		455

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1963 UK mono -1N WITHDRAWN 1st pressing with ‘Parlophone’ rim labels, ‘Recording First Published’ and ‘JOBETE’ label credit with side one being from the 1st mother.

This record is a genuine UK 1st pressing and is the very earliest in the production cycle of records pressed for the initial release date. Pressed on or around the first day of production and ahead of the Friday 22nd November 1963 release date.

Played only 3 or 4 times since new! An astonishingly low amount for a UK 1st pressing which is now 52 years old.

With recording for their second album still taking place as late as 24th October 1963 these -1N matrix pressings were hurriedly made by EMI for the impending deadline which was less than a month away.

Mastered at high volume with an enhanced dynamic, these -1N pressings were quickly replaced by a succession of new and different sounding matrix masters before finally arriving at the most common

-7N matrix.

Fans back in 1963 were not concerned with examining either the stamper codes or matrix numbers on their records, most were not even aware of their existence. For most part they couldn’t wait to get their record home and onto their small mono portable player to listen to the latest offering by The Beatles; but here we are 52 years later examining these numbers closely. As we now know, these numbers and codes are of tremendous significance especially when dating a record and placing it within a certain pressing cycle.

Most 1st issue copies of With the Beatles that come to market have the common -7N matrix. Occasionally amongst every 30 or so copies one comes across, there will be a -1N pressing and occasionally one of those -1N pressings will carry the ultra rare Jobete label credit.

The problem is not confined to finding one but finding one in investment grade condition. Most Beatles records from the sixties (probably more than 95% of them) are well below VG in condition and are essentially ‘trashed’ and unplayable.

Not really surprising when one thinks of their age and all the parties they must have been played at during the sixties.

To give some idea as to the rarity of this record one would probably have to come across 50 or so Jobete labelled copies

(a huge task in itself) to find one in this remarkable condition. This gives some indication as to the rarity of this record.

Moreover, the copies that do exist in this extraordinary condition now rarely come to market and when they do, they

get snapped up and become permanently embedded in collections around the world. In the last 5 years there has been

a noticeable decline in rare collectable vinyl as most records have now been flushed out by ebay from their original collections. In a world where banks are offering zero % interest rates Beatles vinyl seems to be the only commodity

that is going up in value and I cannot see that changing. Records, in my opinion, should be played and enjoyed but they do offer the added benefit of acting as a great investment.

Happy bidding and good luck!

Matrix numbers: XEX 447-1N & XEX 448-1N

Stamper codes: 1/GM (first mother) & 3/GDA

Please check out the pictures and read on for further details:-

CONDITION

Disc

Visual: EXC+ to MINT-   

Stunning looking vinyl and quite remarkable to see a -1N pressing with the Jobete label credit in this condition. This is one of the finest copies I have come across. In strong daylight the record retains all its original glossy sheen and appears unmarked. On close inspection and under a strong halogen desklight I noticed some very light handling marks but one has to look very closely and angle the record at a particular direction to pick them out. Judging by the labels the record has only been played 3 or 4 times since new, side two may have only been played twice. A stunning example and massively rare in this condition. The disc lies 100% flat on the turntable.

Labels:  EXC+ to MINT-   

A great set of labels with evidence that the record has only been played 3 or 4 times since new. Label one has maybe two faint spindle trails with side two having maybe three or four. There is no writing to either label. A letter J is slightly visible on side one and appears to be part of some tax code maybe JT or KJT although it is impossible to say for certain. Side two carries the ultra-rare ‘Jobete’ label credit and track 3 has the miss spelling ‘Gotta’ on ‘You Really Gotta Hold on Me’.

Audio:  MINT-

Stunning audio with no groovewear or distortion to any of the music signals. Tracks such as All My Loving and You Really Got a Hold on Me are glorious on this -1N pressing. Most gaps are silent and the record plays through perfectly without any distraction. The record does not jump or stick. A superb audio experience of this powerful and dynamic UK -1N pressing.

Cover

EXCELLENT+

An original 1st issue 1963 Garrod & Lofthouse cover with the misspelling of ‘Gotta’ on ‘You Really Gotta Hold on Me’. The front panel retains it high gloss sheen and remarkably has no thumbnail creases. The front opening edge which is not covered by laminate has some discoloration marks caused by natural ageing and has some light damage although in the main the opening edge is sharp and un-feathered. The rear panel is in superb condition for its age. All flipbacks are strong and intact with only mild signs of discolouration. A superb and well preserved example of this iconic Robert Freeman cover, the photo of which was taken in a Bournemouth hotel in England.

Inner-sleeve EXC+ to MINT-

Original clear Emitex inner  

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This record has been strictly and conservatively graded to ‘UK RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.

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