Beatles With The Beatles 1st Pressing Mono V. Good++

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THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM "WITH THE BEATLES"!!!! 1st PRESS MONO ON THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS PMC1206.

THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT ALBUMS TO LOCATE IN THIS VERY GOOD CONDITION!!!!

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE ALBUM BY THE BEATLES CALLED "WITH THE BEATLES" ON THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE  LABEL!!!! THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VERY 1st PRESSING AND I WILL EXPLAIN WHY!!!! WHEN THIS ALBUM WAS FIRST RELEASED THERE WERE A FEW ERRORS ON THE LABELS!!!! FIRST THE TRACK "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME" SHOULD HAVE READ "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME", THE PUBLISHING CREDITS TO THE TRACK "MONEY" STATES "JOBETTE MUSIC" WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN "DOMINION. BELINDA Ltd. AND IT ALSO HAS AN "MT TAX CODE" INSTEAD OF THE PROPER "KT TAX CODE" EMBOSSED TO THE CENTRE OF THE SIDE 1 LABEL!!!! THESE MISTAKES WERE QUICKLY NOTICED BY EMI AND CHANGED TO THE CORRECT DETAILS AND THEY ARE NOW KNOWN AS 2nd PRESSINGS!!!!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO UK 1st PRESSING ON THE "YELLOW AND BLACK" PARLOPHONE LABELS", IT HAS THE "PARLOPHONE COMPANY" EDGE TEXT, A "MT" TAX STAMP, IT HAS THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED" TEXT BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE "SOLD IN THE UK" STATEMENT, SIDE 2 THE LABEL INCORRECTLY SPELLS TRACK 3 AS "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME" AND   SIDE 2 THE PUBLISHING CREDIT FOR "MONEY" SAYS "JOBETTE" THESE ALL DENOTE IT TO BE A TRUE 1st PRESSING!!!!

THIS ALBUM CONTAINED THEIR 3rd SINGLE RELEASE  AND WAS RECORDED BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER 1963!!!! CHARTWISE, THIS ALBUM REPLACED "PLEASE PLEASE ME" AT THE No1 SLOT AND REMAINED THERE FOR 21 WEEKS GIVING THE BEATLES A CONTINUOUS RUN OF 51 WEEKS AT THE SUMMIT!!!!

THE MATRIX, MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES ARE:

SIDE ONE: MATRIX "XEX 447-1N"  MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS ARE 3 & MP.

SIDE TWO: MATRIX "XEX 448-1N" MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS ARE 2 & 0 .

CONDITION!!!!

SIDE ONE: THE LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN AND IN AT LEAST VERY GOOD++ CONDITION THERE ARE SIGNS OF VERY LIGHT SPINDAL MARKS AND THE CENTRE HOLE IS HARDLY WORN. THE "MT" TAX CODE IS EMBOSSED TO EITHER SIDE OF THE HOLE. THE RECORD ITSELF DOES HAVE SEVERAL LIGHT LOOKING MARKS BUT NONE THAT ARE SRATCHES AND THEY CERTAINLY DO NOT EVEN REMOTELY AFFECT THE PLAYBACK. THERE ARE NO "POPS", "CLICKS" OR "JUMPS" ANYWHERE!!!! EVEN THE GOOVES BETWWEN EACH TRACK IS PERFECTLY SILENT!!!! I TESTED THIS ALBUM ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH A LINN SYSTEM  AND THE SOUND WAS IMMENSE. IF IT LOOKED AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDED I WOULD HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT AS EXCELLENT+. AS IT IS IT MUST GRADE AS AT LEAST VERY GOOD ++ !!!!

SIDE TWO: THE LABELS ARE AGAIN BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH SOME VERY LIGHT SPINDAL MARKS. THE PLAYING SURFACE AGAIN HAVE VERY LIGHT MARKS BUT AS IN SIDE ONE THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND!!!! THE PLAYBACK IS SUPERB AND MUST GRADE AS EXCELLENT !!!! BUT BECAUSE OF THE MARKS I WILL GRADE IT AS VERY GOOD ++!!!!

SLEEVE

THE COVER WAS A VERY ARTFUL HALF SHADOW BLACK AND WHITE SHOT OF THE BEATLES TAKEN BY ROBERT FREEMAN INSIDE THE PALACE COURT HOTEL BOURNEMOUTH. THE SLEEVE NOTES ON THE REAR OF THE COVER ARE BY TONY BARROW. THE SLEEVE WAS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE . APART FROM A COUPLE OF LAMINATE CREASES AND LIFTS THE FRONT LOOKS IN VERY GOOD ORDER THERE ARE NO "RIPS", "TEARS" OR " WRITING"!!!! THE SPINE IS COMPLETE !!!! THE BACK APART FROM VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF AGEING IS IN GREAT CONDITION. ALL FLIPBACKS ARE COMPLETE AND INTACT!!!! I WOULD HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT AT VERY GOOD ++ !!!!

THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST THE NORMAL RECORD CREASES!!!!

ALSO WITH THIS AUCTION IS THE ORIGINAL "PARLOPHONE RECORD FLYER" THAT WAS SUPPLIED WITH THIS ALBUM!!!! THIS IN ITSELF IS A VERY NICE PIECE OF "BEATLES HISTORY". THE FLYER HAS A LIST OF ALBUMS RELEASED ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL. IT HAS BOTH "WITH THE BEATLES" AND "PLEASE PLEASE ME" LISTED ALONGSIDE OTHER SUCH GEMS AS  Mrs MILLS, ADAM FAITH, BERNARD CRIBBINS AND SO ON. AS FOR THE CONDITION: THIS WAS PRINTED ONTO ORDINARY PAPER SO TO STILL BE AROUND NEARLY "50 YEARS" LATER IS INCREDIBLE!!!!ALL THAT IS WRONG WITH IT IS THAT WHERE IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN AND OUT OF THE SLEEVE IT HAS GOT SEVERAL CREASES AND ONE STAIN TO THE FRONT!!!! THERE ARE NO "RIPS", "TEARS" OR "WRITING" ANYWHERE. SO AGAIN VERY GOOD ++ !!!!

 SADLY AS YOU CAN SEE MY PHOTOGRAPHY LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED AND THE PICTURES REALLY DO NOT DO THE RECORD JUSTICE!!!!

SO FEEL CONFIDENT TO BID ON THIS LITTLE GEM AS I CAN ASSURE YOU, YOU WILL NOT SEE THESE TOO OFTEN IN THIS VERY NICE CONDITION!!!!

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY AUCTIONS TO SEE IF I HAVE ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK IF BIDDING!!!!

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AUCTION. AS WELL AS TO CHECK MY FEEDBACK SCORE TO SEE THAT I DO NOT OVER DESCRIBE ANY ITEM THAT I SELL!!!! I WOULD PREFER TO UNDERGRADE AND DESCRIBE ALL FAULTS SO THE BUYER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WILL BE GETTING!!!!

SHOULD THE WINNING BIDDER FOR SOME REASOM NOT BE HAPPY WITH MY DESCRIPTION I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND MINUS ALL POSTAGE COSTS!!!! THAT IS HOW CONFIDENT I AM THAT THE PURCHASER WILL BE MORE THAN PLEASED WITH THIS ALBUM!!!!