THE BEATLES ' WITH THE BEATLES ' DECCA CONTRACT PRESS, ORIG UK MONO, EX++ AUDIO

	£		89
	$		118

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,
                                      ‘ WITH THE BEATLES ‘ ORIGINAL UK MONO
                         ( RARER DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING )

 Note;  Due to extremely high demand and pre – orders for ‘ With The Beatles ‘ their second Album,             EMI / Parlophone sub contracted a small amount of overstock to be pressed by the            DECCA Pressing Plants, this has resulted in these DECCA CONTACT Mono pressings            Becoming very sought after by collectors and are becoming ever harder to find in anything           Like decent collectable condition.
         The DECCA contract pressing can be identified by the following criteria, Firstly the disc          Labels show a large pressed outer ring towards the outer edge of the disc labels, there           Is no Tax Code pressed at the center of either disc label, and there are NO Buckingham          Stamper codes to either run off areas.


Catalogue No,             PMC 1206
Matrix No,s ;         Side 1,    XEX   447 – 7N,     Side 2.     XEX  448 – 7N.
Mothers ;               Side 1,      3,                               Side 2.  4.
Stamper Codes;          NONE.

Both labels   ‘ Recording First Published Etc …… ‘ Label Text.                      & ‘ The Parlophone Co Ltd Etc  ……’ Label Rim Text


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 records being offered for sale that are totally                      overgraded.                                                                                                                      

DISC;  -  LABELS ,                EXCELLENT -
Both Labels are in lovely condition, all the silver and yellow lettering is pristine as is  the black label background , they both show just a very few feint wispy spindle trails and a small amount of wear / rubbing to the spindle hole. .

DISC;  VISUAL,                     EXCELLENT
In normal daylight  it  shows both disc surfaces to be in ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION, They have retained their beautiful deep black gloss sheen. Again under my Double Halogen Lamp they show just a very few of the feintest wispy hairlines which are consistent with the removal of the disc from its lined storage sleeve And they are consistent with this disc being barely played.
                          
DISC;   AUDIO,                   EXCELLENT ++
During one very careful play of both sides of this superb disc the Audio was SIMPLY STUNNING. The Audio was deep, rich and punchy and during all tracks I could not Detect any background or surface interference whatsoever, NO, skips,jumps,  or clicks even on the quieter track ‘ TILL THERE WAS YOU ‘  the Audio simply  superb, a sheer pleasure to listen to. Even on the run in’s & outs and between tracks there I could detect no more than just a very occasional feint dust pop. The Audio on this disc is the best that I have ever heard and must be on of the very best  available,  This is how the Mono Album was meant to be heard. I am sure that it will not disappoint.



INNER;             Graded as       EXCELLENT -
This inner is the  ORIGINAL  Emitex Poly – Lined  Inner with the rarer  “ PATENTS APPLIED FOR “ text in the bottom left hand corner and   Made in Great Britain text in the bottom right corner. There are NO, seam splits, writing, stickers or seam repairs, the die cut centre circles Show no rips ,tears or nicks of any kind . It shows just some inevitable light creasing



SLEEVE;        Graded Overall As    VERY GOOD + +
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 shows a few laminate creases and small edge thumbnails.  The top and bottom seams are free from any splitting or heavy wear, the spine is very clean and firm  with all the writing crisp and clear. All four corners show just a very small amount of rubbing which is negligible. The Tri  Flipbacks are in very nice condition and all the text is very clear, they show just a very few thumbnail creases.  The back panel is free from any writing or stickers of any kind, It shows some very light age toning together with some light rubbing towards the open edge and two small nicks  to the back open edge which do not encroach on the front open edge. There is also two very small areas of foxing on the back. Overall  this  is a very respectable example of this early sleeve.

In my opinion this is a very nice example of this hard to find rare variant and represents an excellent future investment for a collector.

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,  3.99 GBP    ( Royal Mail First Class recorded & Tracked ).
OVERSEAS, 12.50 GBP ( Royal Mail Int’l Airmail, Signed for & Tracked )


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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