The Beatles A COLLECTION OF OLDIES 1966 UK LP 1st MONO PLAYS EX+ HEAR
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Description
PLAYS NEAR MINT FROM START TO FINISH
1ST MONO PRESSING FROM 1966
EX+ SLEEVE
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- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 7016
- MATRIX:XEX 619-1G / 620-1G
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 OH / 1 RD
- THE GRAMOPHONE CO CO RIM WORDING
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS 2-3 VISIBLE SPIDER LINESTHE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD SHOWS A FEW VERY FINE TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TOVERY CLEANLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.
MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS!!!
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
I HEARD SOME VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGESAND ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT TICS OR POPS
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO EX+
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE THERE ARE FIVE TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARETHE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A DOT OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPTHE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS THE WHITE NON LAMINATED SURFACE SHOWS SOME LIGHE EDGE AGEING AND HANDLING
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
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