The Beatles A COLLECTION OF OLDIES 1966 UK LP 1st MONO PLAYS EX+ HEAR
  £   89
  $   118

 


£ 89 Sold For
May 5, 2025 Sold Date
Apr 28, 2025 Start Date
11   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
eBay Auctioned at
 
save auction  

Description

  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE BEATLES - A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES


    PLAYS NEAR MINT  FROM START TO FINISH

    1ST MONO PRESSING FROM 1966

    EX+ SLEEVE


      • 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 LINES 

      THE 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 PASSAGES

      AND 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 SQUARE

      THE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

      THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A DOT OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP

      THE 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 OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP

      THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS THE WHITE NON LAMINATED SURFACE SHOWS SOME LIGHE EDGE AGEING AND HANDLING

      I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+



  • price rating