THE BEATLES "SOMETHING NEW" INCREDIBLY RARE 1964 UK MISPRESSED EXPORT LP
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THE BEATLES
"SOMETHING NEW" PARLOPHONE CPCS 101 ( CPCS BEING THE LETTER DESIGNATION FOR AN EXPORT PRESSING )
RELEASED DECEMBER 1964 (AS A STEREO RELEASE ONLY )
STAMPERS G 1 G 1 (EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRESSING WITH THESE STAMPERS)
MATRICES YEEX 7-B12 YEEX 8-B12
KT TAX CODE SIDE 1 CENTRE
"PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "SOLD IN THE UK" AND "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" LABLEL TEXT
THE "KT" TAX CODE AND "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT WERE MISTAKENLY ADDED TO THESE VERY EARLY FIRST PRESSING'S OF THIS ALBUM
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DEFINITIVE NUMBER FOR THESE INCORRECT PRESSINGS BUT POSSIBLY IN THE HUNDREDS TO QUOTE SOME ONLINE COMMENTATORS
ACCORDING TO FURTHER SOURCES THEY WERE ALL HASTILY RECALLED BEFORE THE SECOND PRESSING WITHOUT THE TEXT AND TAX CODE WERE RELEASED BUT SOME COPIES DID EVADE THE RECALL INCLUDING FACTORY SAMPLE COPIES SUCH AS THIS
CPCS 101 WAS THE FIRST UK EXPORT ALBUM SO THE INITIAL MISTAKE WAS PROBABLY EASILY MADE
THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER ON SIDE 1 HAS AT SOME TIME INCURRED A LITTLE DAMAGE AROUND IT AS SOMEONE HAS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULY TO REMOVE IT FOR WHATEVER REASON BUT THANKFULLY GAVE UP
LAMINATED FOLDOVER SEAM 'GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE' PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS IN REALLY GREAT CONDITION FOR A SLEEVE OF THIS AGE ALL TEXT AND IMAGES ARE LEGIBLE WITH JUST LIGHT SMALL EDGE CREASES ON THE FRONT ,A LITTLE WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE WHERE THE LAMINATE STOPS SHORT WITH A NICE CLEAN REAR INNER PANEL WHICH SHOW'S A LITTLE FOXING
VINYL RECORD STILL HAS A GLOSSY SHEEN TO IT BUT DOES SHOW LIGHT HANDLING MARKS NOTHING FEELABLE AND THE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND LEGIBLE AND THE CENTREHOLE SHOWS JUST MINIMAL WEAR TO THE VERY EDGES
WE HAVE PLAY TESTED THIS RECORD A COUPLE OF TIMES IT PLAYS THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES AND THE AUDIO AS WITH MANY OF THESE HEAVY VINYL PRESSINGS WAS EXCELLENT WITH JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT POP ON THE RUN INS BUT THE ACTUAL AUDIO WHEN PLAYING SEEMED CLEAN AND CLEAR
RECORD COMES IN A DECENT EMITEX INNER SLEEVE
WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY REALLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR PLEASE REMEMBER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE
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