The Beatles Beat - 1965 German Book Club LP Odeon 6086
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'THE BEATLES BEAT'
1965 GERMAN BOOK CLUB PRESSING LP
With just a few hundred copies produced, this LP is one of their rarest and most sought after European releases.
This 1st pressing copy was manufactured in 1965 by the German Book Club (Deutsch Buch Gemeinschaft) on the orange, white and black 'Impression' label: 6086
It features some of The Beatles' greatest hits from 1963-1964 in a mixture of true and re-processed stereo.
The disc is housed within its original unlaminated semi-gloss 'pink', black & white cover.
Matrix numbers: 12PAL 3152 SM-1 & 12PAL 3153 SM-1
Disc weight: 159g
N.B. This is a 100% original 1965 pressing and not a later counterfeit copy.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: 1. EXCELLENT 2. VERY GOOD +
Both labels are clean & bright with no marks ro writing to either. There is some minor wear to each centre hole and a small area of light rubbing and 'bubbling' to the right of the 'Impression' wording on label 2, but no other blemishes or wear.
Visual: GOOD
Both playing surfaces are clean but do display numerous marks and light scratches consistent with frequent handling & play. There is some visible groove wear (whitening) to the frist track on side 1 and to the first few grooves of the first track on side 2. The only significant scratch which is feelable beneath my fingertips measures 1cm and is on track of side 1. Both sides of this extremely rare disc lie 100% flat on the turntable with no dishing or warping.
Play: FAIR
This rare disc is still just about playable, but has unfortunately not been cared for properly. The first track on side 1 plays with considerable surface noise, as does the begining of the first track on side 2. The other tracks play reasonably well with the exception of some soft repeating clicks throughout half of track 4 on side 1. There are no jumps, repeats or any other major faults when played on my system. However, in light of its condition, I am not responsible for any of these faults occurring on your system.
Cover
GOOD
This example is fairly tired and displays general handling & storage wear throughout. The images on the right tell most of the story, so I'll let those do the talking and just add that there is a 9cm split to the lower seam and a 2cm split to the upper one.
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