THE BEATLES, Beatles For Sale (1964 PARLOPHONE STEREO)

	£		77
	$		102

THE BEATLES – BEATLES FOR SALE

1964 UK Vinyl LP; Mega Rare Stereo 1st pressing. Plays with brilliant clear sound so don't miss out!!!

LABEL: Parlophone (Black label, yellow logo. With 'Parlophone Co.', 'Recording first published' & 'Sold in UK...' label text & K.T. tax codes embossed across the spindle area)

CAT. NO: PCS 3062

MATRIX NO'S: YEX 142-1 / YEX 143-1

VINYL CONDITION: VERY GOOD (This album has been played all the way through both sides and I'm delighted to report that the sound is really clear, this record still has brilliant audio! A close visual inspection under light shows a few marks and scuffs but absolutely nothing to interfere with the playing of the album and the play grade has proved this to be the case. The spindle area shows that the album has had some use but fortunately the former owner has handled it with great care leaving any signs of age and use as very minor indeed. Definitely a highly respectable copy of a rare original Beatles pressing!).  

COVER CONDITION: VERY GOOD Front laminate flip-back gatefold sleeve with outline 'Stereo' on the top right corner of the front. (The whole cover remains completely intact with only very minor signs of age and use and absolutely no serious damage. Both the front and back covers are basically fine, the only thing to mention here is one or two light marks in the laminate that you may spot when looking close up. The inside gatefold spread is also unblemished, there are some small numbers written on the top right corner of the flip-over edge but this is a very minor point. The 'pinched end' style spine is still smooth with clearly legible text. The top and bottom edges are smooth with no seam splitting and only very slight rub marks, definitely not scuffing. There is no nasty rubbed ring-wear developing either so all in all this remains a great, well cared for original album cover).

TRACKS: No Reply / I'm A Loser / Baby's In Black / Rock And Roll Music / I'll Follow The Sun / Mr.Moonlight / Kansas City / Eight Days A Week / Words Of Love / Honey Don't / Every Little Thing / I Don't Want To Spoil The Party / What You're Doing / Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

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POSTAGE & PACKING

                           
1 RECORD

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2-3 RECORDS

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4-5 RECORDS

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We will always ensure that our records will be well packed in a secure manner. We do everything we can to provide a safe delivery and ensure that your records arrive in the same condition that they left us in. We use professionally packed heavy-duty mailers. We are also happy to accommodate pick up in person.

GRADING

We follow the record collectors grading system recognized as standard amongst buyers and dealers alike. To give you a brief guideline please take note of the following:

MINT: We will only ever use this grade if a record is totally un-played and therefore can be classed as brand new. Even if a record has only had one play it can no longer be Mint.

NEAR MINT: This grading applies to a record that has no visible faults and no lessening in sound quality. Other than perhaps a little dust and in some cases the lightest of totally non-sounding paper scuffs visible under strong light, vinyl graded Nr.Mint will be extremely well cared for. Sleeves graded Nr.Mint will have no damage and only the vaguest suggestion of any handling or use.

EXCELLENT: Records graded thus will essentially be in a very well cared for condition and play without any problems. Excellent records have been used but they will have been well looked after and the worst you can expect with the audio will be the odd light pop or click and perhaps a little bit of light background noise in a couple of places, but certainly nothing that will spoil your enjoyment of the music. Covers graded Excellent have no damage or defacement to the artwork , their evidence of handling will only be in minor details like a few faint creases, tiny edge scuffs or a small amount of writing or sticker residue but certainly no serious damage.

VERY GOOD: Records graded VG will be totally satisfactory to all but those looking for total perfection. They will be used but still fully playable and only show the kind of wear you would expect to find on a second hand record that has had a few plays. The odd light scratch may be evident as well as general spindle wear and paper scuffs but nothing to cause any overall problems with your enjoyment of the record. Basically, be realistic in what you’d expect a used record to look and sound like and you won’t have any disappointments with a record that is graded Very Good. Covers graded VG may show a bit of general wear or scuffing around the edges, there could be some light ring-wear, a few creases and perhaps a little bit of writing (1960’s record owners seemed to always write their name somewhere on the sleeve) but they will still be fully intact and certainly not abused in any way.

GOOD: Vinyl graded as Good should be approached with a little more caution, as most dealers will tell you in record collecting terms ‘good’ means ‘bad’! Here at Vinylsound we try and keep our items above this standard, however Good does have some saving graces and is not the lowest grading vinyl can be given. A record graded thus will still be just about playable although it will clearly have been played a lot by previous owners. You can also expect light scratches and definitely some surface noise. Covers graded as Good will be just about holding it together although you will inevitable find plenty of creases, maybe a few rips and seam splits as well as possibly chunks missing, writing or stains and indeed any other kind of defacement that it’s possible to find on record sleeves without them being totally destroyed.

FAIR: I’m tempted to say if a record is graded this low don’t bother with it, indeed it’s hard to imagine that many scenarios where Vinylsound will list an item that is in such bad shape. Still I suppose if I had a red-hot rarity with decent vinyl but a cover only grading as Fair it might go on so I’ll include it in these grading guidelines. Generally though, records and sleeves graded as Fair are only really worth bothering with if you’re just desperate to say you own a copy of that title and discard any other criteria!

NB. The grading below Fair is Poor but Vinylsound has never used this and we don’t expect to! There may be occasions when we add a + or a – to a grading. The reason for this is fairly self explanatory but essentially, if something is VG+ that means it is a seriously strong example of that particular grading and potentially worth a higher grade. Please also remember that there are variables within all of these gradings (for example, it is not impossible for a Nr.Mint sleeve to have a tiny bit of writing present) but Vinylsound always endeavour to mention any especially relevant points within the bulk of the main description text.

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