THE BEATLES, HELP ORIGINAL UK * STEREO * FIRST PRESS, VERY NICE CONDITION

	£		125
	$		166

I have been Collecting Original Beatles Records ,Memorabilia & Ephemera  since 1962.  Due to my continued poor health I have  decided to sell various  items  from my  Extensive Private Collection.
All Photographs are of the actual items being offered. ( I DO NOT use Stock Photo’s )

                      THE BEATLES    

I am pleased to offer for sale this very nice example of ;

 ‘ HELP ‘  ORIGINAL UK * STEREO * FIRST PRESS                                ( Superb All Round Condition including PRISTINE Audio.)


Catalogue No,             PCS 3071
Matrix No,s ;               Side 1,    YEX   168 –  1,     Side 2.     YEX  169 – 1,
Mothers / Stampers;    Side 1,          3 /  RG ,          Side 2.           2 / RT.
Both labels show                           ‘ SOLD IN UK SUBJECT  Etc …… ‘  Disc Label Text.                     & ‘ The GRAMAPHONE Co Ltd Etc  ……’  Disc Label Rim Text
                         KT Tax Code visible to the centre of the Side 1 label

CONDITION;
Please Note; In my opinion the grading of vinyl records and sleeves is at best subjective                      So with this in mind I will always err on the side of caution with my                      Grading’s. Which are based on the ‘Record Collector‘ UK Grading’s                        There seems to be far too many  vinyl records being offered for sale that are                     Not realistcally graded.                                                                                                                                          

DISC;  -  LABELS ,                EXCELLENT   /  EXCELLENT 
Both Labels are in lovely condition, all the silver and yellow lettering is in pristine   condition , they both show some feint  spindle trails more prevalent on the Side 1 label  and a little very light  spindle hole wear. They show NO writing, stickers or sticker removal marks whatsoever.
 
DISC;  VISUAL,                    EXCELLENT   /  EXCELLENT
Overall both sides of this disc are in simply lovely condition In normal daylight  it  shows both disc surfaces to have  retained their beautiful  deep black gloss sheen. There are just a very few feint wispy surface hairlines which are barely visible in normal daylight and are NON-FEELABLE, There are NO stylus marks scratches or surface rubs of any kind.  Directly beneath my unforgiving double halogen desk lamp I could detect just a few harmless bag removal wispy hairlines

.                           DISC;   AUDIO,                   EXCELLENT ++    /  EXCELLENT ++
During one very careful play of both sides of this superb disc the Audio was simply superb  all round. The Audio was deep, rich and punchy , I could detect NO background or surface  Static, crackle , clicks or pops throughout listening to all tracks indeed between all tracks was also near silent with no detectable static. The Run in’s and out were also virtually free from Interference, just the absolute minimum of very very light static. Even on the quiet track, ‘ YESTERDAY ‘ the audio was simply flawless. This is without doubt the finest audio that I have ever heard on this album, A sheer pleasure to listen to. There was of course NO skips or sticks whatsoever.
The PRISTINE AUDIO will not disappoint.
In my opinion it would be hard to find a better sounding  copy than this one.


.INNER;                  EXCELLENT +
This inner is the original rice paper lined Emitex , which is in a lovely clean condition   It shows  NO, seam splits, writing, stickers or seam repairs, the die cut centre circles  Are in perfect condition, It shows just some inevitable  clean creasing.  
SLEEVE;          Front Panel;         EXCELLENT         
The outer sleeve is the original Garrod & Lofthouse  front laminated tri  - flipback sleeve  with an unlaminated back panel. The front still retains a very nice high gloss sheen, it is still bright white, crisp and very clean. It shows just a very few light small creases and a feint part ring impression towards the front bottom half.  The top and bottom seams are free from any splitting or heavy wear and grade as MINT -,  the factory pinched edge spine is very firm with all the spine text in as new condition, crisp and clear  All four corners are in excellent condition with just a tiny amount of rub to the front top right corner  but little else to fault them in any way.

Flipbacks;          EXCELLENT +
The Tri  Fold  Flipbacks are in absolutely superb, clean  condition with no more than a very Few  feint clean thumbnails, the corners of the flipbacks are still in lovely condition .

Back Panel;        EXCELLENT +    The back panel has survived in wonderful condition, it  is still very clean and white and shows None of the age toning / browning that is often associated with these back panels, It shows NO writing or stickers of any king, and the open edge is still firm & sharp. |It shows just the absolutely minimal and very light age toning to the open edge .
Hard to find an original Garrod & Lofthouse Patents Pending ‘HELP’ STEREO Sleeve in this   overall condition .   SLEEVE OVERALL GRADING IS A FIRM,  EXCELLENT

In my opinion this is an excellent overall example of this sought after Beatles Album And represents an ideal future investment .

Should you have any further questions about this  Album, please do not hesitate to contact me  and I will do my best to answer them.

PACKAGING
All Records will be carefully and securely packed in custom mailers  with the Record/s removed from  the record cover and placed in a new separate paper sleeve
. POSTAGE and SHIPPING 
UK,  6.95 GBP  ( Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day before 1 pm, Tracked & Insured).
OVERSEAS, 15.75  GBP ( Royal Mail Int’l Airmail, Signed for Tracked & Insured )

PAYMENT, PAY PAL ONLY.



RETURNS ACCEPTED. If you are not happy with your purchase (Not as Described )  please contact me within 24 hours of receipt of the record, Return it within 7 days of receipt  in the condition that it was sent in, AND I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND OF THE PRICE  OF THE RECORD INCLUDING THE INITIAL POSTAGE.  ( BUYER TO PAY THE RETURN POSTAGE ).

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