The Beatles x 5 Vinyl Collection (All genuine first pressings)

On offer here is a very impressive Beatles collection and rarely do you see five genuine UK first pressings being sold as one 'lot'.  The first three on the list are mono pressings also.

A Hard Day's Night (3N/3N)

Revolver (2/1 Withdrawn version)

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1/1)

Abbey Road (2/1 Misaligned Apple)

Let It Be (2U/2U Red Apple Cover)

Of course the rarest album here is 'Revolver' which has the 'Remix 11' version of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' and not the standard 'Remix 8' which replaced it on all other pressings.  Overall it plays extremely well and is a prime example of a vinyl playing far better than it looks.  There are a few hairlines and faint marks but by no means is it in poor condition.  There are ten clicks on 'Eleanor Rigby' and a little interference on 'Here, There and Everywhere' but the majority of the remainder play very well indeed.

'A Hard Day's Night' has stunning audio with not a single click or pop!  The vinyl is in lovely condition with a superb glossy sheen and only a small number of very faint hairlines.

'Sgt Peppers...' is of a standard that is so rarely heard today and has only one light click during 'Within You Without You'.  The rest of the album plays with wonderful clarity and depth and for once 'She's Leaving Home' has very little static background and again the record is in lovely condition with only a couple of very minor marks.  The only downside here is that whilst it is the more collectable mono version it has somehow found its way into a stereo cover.

'Abbey Road' plays to a 'high end' standard and the only intrusive interference is a handful of clicks on the 'You Never Give Me Your Money' intro.  S1 in particular is stunning.  The vinyl is very impressive visually with only a small number of mega faint hairlines.

S1 of 'Let It Be' plays extremely well but with some obvious interference on the title track for 3/4 seconds.  S2 does have some interference here and there but do not get me wrong, many sections play with excellent audio.  The vinyl does have a few more hairlines and a couple of faint scuffs but is still better than many I have seen!

The covers are in excellent condition apart from 'Let It Be' as described below.  The remaining four have very little shelf wear and whilst it may be the 'wrong' cover, 'Sgt Peppers...' is in superb condition.  Of course as they are genuine first pressings 'Abbey Road' has the 'misaligned apple' and 'Let It Be' has the 'red apple' on the back cover.  The former just has a little wear next to the opening edge but is otherwise in lovely condition.

A Hard Day's Night 3N/3N PMC 1230 (Mono First Press / First label variation / 'Parlophone Co. Ltd' etc on rim / 'Recording first published 1964' and 'Sold in UK subject...' text + KT tax stamp on S2 label

S1 Ex+ (Near Mint in many sections / track 6 & 7 Ex) / S2 NM (track 5 & 6 Ex+) // The 'Patents pending' cover is Ex- (very clean, just some creasing here and there) // The plain white die-cut inner is Ex+

Revolver 2/1 PMC 7009 (Mono First Press 'Withdrawn version' Remix 11 / Dr. Robert on label and cover)

S1 Ex (Ex+ in many sections / track 2 & 5 VG) / S2 Ex (Ex+ in many sections / track 3 Ex- / track 7 intro VG) // 'Patents pending' cover Ex- (very clean, very minor wear only) // The labels are VG+ // The plain white 'British & Other Patents Pending' poly-lined inner is VG+ (only one tiny 1cm side split)

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1/1 PMC 7027 (Mono First Press but in a Stereo Cover / Red 'Fool' inner + Cut Out Insert / KT tax stamp on S2 label

S1 NM (track 6 & 7 Ex+) / S2 Ex+ (NM for the majority) // Stereo cover is NM- // Red 'fool' inner Poor (large side splits and marking) // Cut Out insert NM

Abbey Road 2/1 PCS 7088 (First Press / Misaligned Apple on Cover / No 'Her Majesty' on S2 label

S1 Ex+ (NM in many sections) / S2 Ex (Ex+ in some sections / t2 & t8 intros VG+ / t3 intro G+) // Cover Ex- (a little wear by the opening edge) // S1 label VG (remnants of thin sticker), S2 label NM) // Plain white die-cut inner with Patent No and 'Made in England' Ex+)

Let It Be 2U/2U PCS 7096 (First Press / 'Red Apple' on back cover)

S1 Ex+ (NM in many sections / t6 Ex overall but G+ for 3 seconds) / S2 VG+ (Ex to Ex+ in some sections) // Cover VG- (two small tears either side of opening edge and a little wear on bottom edge) // Plain white die-cut inner with Patent no and 'Made in Great Britain' Ex+

Play tested on my Pro-Ject Essential III Turntable / B&W 684 Speakers

All records have been cleaned on a Pro-Ject VC-S machine

I grade according to "Record Collector" guidelines.

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