THE BEATLES MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR SUPERB 1st UK PRESS PLAY-GRADED EXCELLENT AUDIO

	£		48
	$		63

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Please look at the photographs in the listing, as they form a major part of the description.

First press double 7" in excellent condition. It looks and sounds great.

Please look at the photographs to see that the outer cover is in superb condition (among the best I've seen). I've played all four discs and they sound superb too.

The vinyl looks great with a few fine hairlines and some sleeve-removal marks, but nothing significant anywhere. The labels have no writing, stickers, tears etc, just a few minor marks and relatively light spindle marking, suggesting that the discs weren't played very much.  I have listened to the whole thing (all four sides, played in full) and it sounds superb with almost nothing to mention. I would play-grade sides 1 and 2 as a SAFE Excellent (Ex) to Excellent Plus (Ex+), side 3 as Excellent (Ex)  (2 or 3 tiny tics in 'The Fool on the Hill') and side 4 as Excellent minus (Ex-) (a slight crackly swish in the intro which stops before the vocals come in). It can be very hard to find an original set as good as this.

The original wavy-top inner sleeves have no splits or tears, just some normal signs of age and use.

Detracting features not covered above:  None.

Please note that this record was play-graded using mono equipment. Please see below under 'Play-grading mono records' for further information.

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Information about descriptions and gradings.
My items are always described accurately and fairly. I always do my best to point out any blemishes which might detract from the item and all photographs are of the actual item you will get. I am aware that different grading systems have different definitions and so I try as much as possible to describe items in plain English, rather than simply using gradings. Where gradings are given these are based on the UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. This grading system differs from some other grading systems, in particular the Goldmine grading system. Please make sure that you are familiar with the UK record collector grading system before you bid.

Visually-graded vinyl vs play-graded vinyl: Many people collect vinyl and never play it, whereas other people collect records because they want to play them. A visual grading will identify physical flaws (such as scratches) and can help determine whether a record has been cared-for properly, but it will not identify noise or crackle caused by non-visible sources. Most vintage records are likely to have some background noise even if they look perfect. I believe that records are for playing and so I try to play-grade records whenever possible. I always state in the listing if I have played a record prior to listing it. If I have play-graded the record I will usually only give a brief description of how the record looks (i.e. not a visual grading). The grading in the listing will be a play-grading and may be slightly different from the grading that the record would receive from a purely visual inspection. Most vintage records are not 100% perfectly flat and so I will only mention this aspect if it is very significant or has an impact on the way the record sounds. If I haven't play-graded the record, it will be given a visual grading.

Play-grading MONO records: Mono records and stereo records have different grooves. A stereo record produces a stereo sound via both lateral and vertical groove modulation whereas a mono record is not intended to produce any sound from vertical modulation. Playing a mono record with a stereo cartridge will create distortion because it is trying to pick-up the vertical (stereo) part of the signal, whereas this is not intended to be heard on a mono record and so is just noise.  Using a pre-amp with a mono switch will eliminate the noise caused by vertical modulation leaving just the lateral groove signal which is how the record was intended to be heard. Based on the assumption that most people choosing to listen to a mono record will have the right equipment to listen to it, I play all mono records via a pre-amp with a mono switch.  My play-grading is based on how the record sounds when played through a mono switch. If you do not have a mono switch on your amp or pre-amp you will be reproducing the noise from the vertical part of the signal and so the record will not sound as good. This is not any fault of the record, it is inherent to playing any mono record through a system that it was not designed for.

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POSTAGE & PACKING

Vinyl is protected with rigid cardboard. Packages are labelled "Do not bend" and sealed with "FRAGILE" parcel tape.

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P&P charges

My P&P charges are 'totally transparent'. Please read below and if you have any questions about P&P costs please contact me BEFORE you bid. Thank you.

UK P&P costs

UK Standard service - Orders are sent using Royal Mail 2nd class signed-for, for £2.50.

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Airmail to any country OUTSIDE the UK

Europe

£10.60.

Rest of the world (anywhere outside Europe)

£12.00.

Overseas orders weighing more than 2kg will be split into two or more packages as appropriate so they can be sent using Royal Mail's Small Packet Rate, so please wait for my invoice on larger multiple purchases.

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RETURNS

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