THE BEATLES - HELP - 1965 FIRST PRESSING - 157g - Y/B LABEL - MONO - PMC 1255

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SOMETIMES I THINK I DO MYSELF A BIT OF A DISSERVICE WHEN DESCRIBING RECORDS. I'M MAYBE TOO HONEST. THIS ALBUM IS OF A SIMILAR STANDARD TO THE STONES ONE I RECENTLY SOLD AND THE COPY OF THE BEATLES 'REVOLVER' I RECENTLY SOLD (SEE MY FEEDBACK). THOSE BUYERS WERE MORE THAN HAPPY (SOME SPANIARD LEFT ME A 'NEUTRAL' FOR A KINKS LP HE BOUGHT OFF ME A WHILE AGO, BUT AS HE COULDN'T COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH,  I'LL ASSUME HE DIDN'T READ MY LISTING PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN TOO DISAPPOINTED THOUGH, OR HE'D HAVE LEFT A NEGATIVE). THE GRADINGS SYSTEMS ARE FINE TO AN EXTENT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE STILL SUBJECTIVE.   I HAVE SOLD LOADS OF VINYL OVER THE YEARS (45's & LP's) AND ALL HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR PURCHASES (EXCEPT THE SPANIARD MENTIONED).

APOLOGIES FOR SOME OF THE PICS, I'M HAVING TO USE THE CAMERA IN MY PHONE AT THE MOMENT AND THE QUALITY IS A BIT HIT AND MISS. 

FOR AUCTION HERE IS THIS 1965 , MONO ,  VINYL LP RECORDING FROM THE BEATLES .   IT IS ON THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL PMC 1255

THE MATRICES / MATRIX ARE XEX 549 - 2 AND XEX 550 - 2. MAKING IT AN EARLY PRESSING.

IT HAS BOTH THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD TEXT AND THE SOLD IN THE UK TEXT ON THE LABELS (PLEASE SEE PICS)

DIFFICULT TO SEE IN MY PHOTO,  BUT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE IT HAS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENTS PENDING PMC 1255   PCS 3071 .
 
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL EMI ONE, TELLING US TO USE THEIR EMITEX CLEANING CLOTH AND HAS MADE IN ENGLAND IN THE BOTTOM CORNER (RHS). IT'S JUST A BIT YELLOWED WITH AGE (A NATURAL REACTION OF THE PAPER) AND HAS ONE SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG. I LEFT THE VINYL IN IT FOR MY FINAL PHOTO AND TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THE RECORD POKES THROUGH.

MUCH OF THE ABOVE, HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE, MEANS VERY LITTLE TO ME, BUT HOPEFULLY IT IS OF HELP TO YOU, THE POTENTIAL BIDDER.

I AM NOT A RECORD DEALER AND I'M NEVER TOO SURE HOW TO GRADE ALBUMS ACCURATELY, BUT EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT AN ALBUM OR A 45 FROM ME IN THE PAST ON EBAY, HAS BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR PURCHASE. NONE HAVE EVER COMPLAINED OR LEFT NEG FEEDBACK. HAVE A LOOK THROUGH MY RECENT FEEDBACK FOR ASSURANCE.

IF I HAD TO GRADE IT ACCORDING TO THE RECORD COLLECTORS GRADINGS, I WOULD HONESTLY PUT IT AT GOOD+  THERE IS LIGHT TO MODERATE SURFACE NOISE (AND THE FEW RANDOM CLICKS MENTIONED), BUT IT IS MAINLY ONLY NOTICEABLE BEFORE AND AFTER TRACKS AND PERHAPS A LITTLE IS AUDIBLE IN QUIETER PASSAGES . THE ONLY SUCCESSIVE CLICKS ARE AT THE END / OUTRO OF ''I NEED YOU'' AND THEY STOP BEFORE THE NEXT TRACK (''ANOTHER GIRL'') STARTS AND THEN THERE'S A FEW SUCCESSIVE CLICKS BEFORE ''TICKET TO RIDE'' WHICH STOP AS SOON AS THE MUSIC STARTS. THERE'S ALSO A FEW LIGHT CLICKS DURING ''YESTERDAY'' BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SPOIL THE LISTENING PLEASURE. VISUALLY THE VINYL IS STILL NICE AND SHINY, BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW VISIBLE HAIRLINES. THEY PROBABLY ADD TO THE SURFACE NOISE, TO THE CLICKS, BUT NONE CAUSE THE RECORD TO JUMP, SKIP, STICK OR SKATE AND I CERTAINLY DON'T HEAR ANY DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. I HAVE HAD THIS LP IN STEREO AND ON CD IN THE PAST AND SONICALLY, EVERYTHING IS AS CLEAR AS ON THOSE VERSIONS. IN FACT I WOULD HONESTLY SAY THIS MONO LP IS BETTER THAN THE STEREO VINYL AND THE CD.   AUDIBLY / DYNAMICALLY, THE VOCALS AND BACKING VOCALS ARE CLEAR, THE GUITARS ARE CRISP, JANGLY AT TIMES AND RAUNCHY AT OTHER TIMES (AS THEY SHOULD BE, PLAYED THROUGH OVERDRIVEN VALVE AMPS). THE ACOUSTIC GUITARS ARE RICH AND FULL AS THEY SHOULD BE. THE BASS LINES ARE CLEAR AND PUNCHY, THE KICK DRUM THUDS AND THE SNARE IS SNAPPY.  EVERYTHING SOUNDS AS IT SHOULD.

HEAR THIS RECORDING AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE HEARD, IN GLORIOUS MONO.
FOLKS OFTEN TALK ABOUT THESE OLD MONO PRESSINGS AS HAVING MORE ''OOMPH'' THAN LATER PRESSINGS OR THE VARIOUS OTHER RECORDED FORMATS.  I WAS ALWAYS A BIT SKEPTICAL, THINKING IT WAS JUST A LOAD OF OLD PONY, BUT AFTER PLAYING THIS LP AND OTHERS, I NOW AGREE.

I HAVE PLAYED THIS ALBUM THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND THE CONDITION IS AS DESCRIBED, BOTH IN THE TEXT ABOVE AND IN THE 'CONDITION DESCRIPTION' BOX AT THE TOP.

THE LABELS ARE CLEAN, THOUGH SPINDLE WEAR IS EVIDENT, BUT ONLY TO THE DEGREE YOU CAN EXPECT ON VINYL THIS OLD (SEE PICS FOR CLOSE UP DETAIL).

THE SLEEVE IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. ORIGINALLY IT WAS PURE WHITE, BUT IT HAS YELLOWED A LITTLE WITH AGE. IT HAS STORAGE 'BUMPING' ON THREE OF THE CORNERS, WHERE TINY BITS OF THE LAMINATE ARE MISSING OR WORN. THE REST OF THE SLEEVE IS FINE. IT HAS HAD A NAME / INSCRIPTION ON THE TOP FLIP BACK AT ONE TIME. ALL THAT IS LEFT OF THE WRITING, IS A LIGHT IMPRESSION, ONLY VISIBLE WHEN HELD AT THE RIGHT ANGLE, THE INK HAS LONG GONE. ALL THESE MONO LP'S THAT I HAVE ALREADY SOLD OR AM GOING TO BE LISTING HAVE THE SAME IMPRESSION / INSCRIPTION, AS THEY WERE ALL OWNED BY THE SAME GUY. BOUGHT BY HIM IN THE 1960's AND HE OWNED THEM UNTIL THEY CAME TO ME. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE INSCRIPTION IMPRESSION UNLESS YOU REALLY LOOK FOR IT. TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, IT IS HARDLY VISIBLE. JUST A GHOST MARK. NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE TO PHOTOGRAPH (I TRIED).

THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF MINOR ABRASIONS, TOWARDS EITHER END AND BY THE 'T' IN THE WORD 'THE' (SEE CLOSE UP), BUT IT HASN'T FLATTENED AND THE TEXT IS CLEARLY AND EASILY READABLE (SEE PIC).

PLEASE ALSO ENSURE YOU READ MY CONDITION DESCRIPTION IN THE BOX UP ABOVE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE DO REMEMBER THOUGH, THAT THE PICS ARE ENLARGED AT TIMES AND EXAGGERATE ANY FAULTS AND HIGHLIGHT EVERY LITTLE DETAIL.
  ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER, BUT DON'T GET TOO TECHNICAL, AS I'M NO EXPERT.

GO ON, BUY YOURSELF A PIECE OF HISTORY. LOOKED AFTER, IT WILL ONLY APPRECIATE IN VALUE.

OPENING PRICE ON THIS ITEM, IS £19.99

POSTAGE & PACKING WILL BE £4 (UK ONLY), WHICH IS FOR 1ST CLASS POSTING AND ALSO INCLUDES THE 75p PER UNIT THAT I PAY FOR THE STRONG MAILERS. THE ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A HEAVY DUTY 'DEFENDA' RECORD MAILER.  I'M HAPPY TO SHIP OVERSEAS, BUT PLEASE ASK FOR THE SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE PLACING A BID, AS IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE OUT FURTHER INSURANCE (AT COST TO YOU THE BUYER) .


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