The Beatles BEATLES FOR SALE No 2 RARE 1964 UK EP1ST PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS

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	$		45

THE BEATLES - BEATLES FOR SALE No 2

RARE 1964 GENUINE 1ST PRESS

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

WKT TAX CODE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE GEP 8938
• MATRIX:7TCE 874-1 / 875-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 T / 1 GD 
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - 1ST  PRESS INDICATOR
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT JUST UNDER THE SPINDLE HOLE
• WKT TAX CODE ON SIDE TWO OF THE LABEL AND KT IN THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THERE ARE SOME SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE EP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED SINCE 1964

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY EP THAT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE OR TWO ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH BECAUSE I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE EP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS MONO SOUND.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND THIS IS VITAL AS SO MANY BEATLES RECORDS WERE PLAYED TO DEATH ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A TOO HEAVY STYLUS AND OR A WORN STYLUS. THIS ONE IS PERFECT AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE ARE NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER

EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS THE PRODUCER INTENDED AND BEARING IN MIND THIS RECORD IS 49 YEARS OLD. IT IS QUITE STUNNING

THERE IS BARELY ANY  BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE STUFF HEAR JUST IN THE RUN IN AND RUN OUT, BUT NOT DURING THE ACTUAL RECORDING

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 5-6 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS / TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

A SUPERB VINYL THAT I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY SPARKLES

THE FRONT HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS WHATSOEVER, JUST A VERY LIGHT CURVE ON THE LEFT CORNERS. THERE IS A SMALL PATCH OF  LAMINATE LIFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE EXTENDING UPWARDS FOR JUST OVER A THIRD OF THE LENGTH OF THE COVER NO, PEEL OR FLAKE.

THE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE TINY ONES. ONE ALONG  THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE LIGHT THUMB LINE NEAR THE  TOP OF THE OPENING EDGE.THERE IS A SMALL SPLIT TO THE SLEEVE AT THE OPENING EDGE, AND ALIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AROUND THR LABEL AREA

THE WAFER THIN TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND ARE NOT SCUFFED OF DAMAGED,APART FROM ONE TINY CHIP ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND THE ONLY PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWS ON THE VERY CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS IDENTICAL, AGAIN NO HARM TO THE LAMINATE AND JUST THE WHITE DOTS ON THE TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE THUMB NOTCH IS STILL  SHARP WITH JUST A VERY SLIGHT ROUGH FEEL, BUT NOT BURRED

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS. NO DAMAGE TO ANY OF THEM. THE WHITE SURFACE IS SLIGHTLY AGED BUT STILL VERY WHITE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT BROWN STAINS IN THE TOP LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNERS, AND A VERY LIGHT OUT LINE OF RECORD SHAPE AROUND THE LABEL AREA

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY