The Beatles HELP UK LP 1ST STEREO 1965 Y/B 100% NMINT-

	£		192
	$		254

THE BEATLES - HELP

1ST PRESS STEREO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN A FEW TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3071
• MATRIX:YEX 168-1 / 169-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GT / 2 RG
• THIS IS A VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK STEREO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS FANTASTIC AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS WITH JUST A TINY HANDLING LINE VISIBLE, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SOME SWIRLY WISPY HAIRLINES CAN BE SEEN

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 AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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

THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. THE EARLY STEREO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY 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 ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS.

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. NO CLICKS AND I HEARD ONLY TWO LITTLE POPS DURING THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN ANOTHER GIRL AND YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE THAT GIRL

THERE IS SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE BARELY AUDIBLE BACKGROUND WHICH I HEARD AS I SIT NO MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT. WHEN I MOVED BACK TO MY NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE OF 6-8 FEET THEN I COULDN'T DETECT IT APART FROM IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, BUT MY ADVICE IS TO TAKE A LISTEN TO IT FOR YOURSELF

IN PARTICULAR LISTEN TO 'YESTERDAY' WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF DISTORTION AND SOUNDING POOR, BUT NOT ON THIS ONE. IT IS A REALLY CLEAN SOUNDING RECORDING WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!

THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF YELLOWING BADLY BUT THIS COPY HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND HAS REMAINED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALSO IN SUPERB SQUARE CONDITION

INCREDIBLY THERE AN NO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER, AND THAT IS REALLY UNHEARD OF, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE EITHER, IN FACT I DON'T FIND ANY FLAW WITH THIS AT ALL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. HAS THE TAPERED AND WHICH OFTEN LOSES THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED AND TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A PURE WHITE CONDITION. EASILY STAINED AND MARKED THIS ONE ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE LIGHT BROWN AGEING SPOTS RIGHT ON THE OPENING EDGE

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS OR LINES.

THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES JUST LIGHT IMPRESSION ON THE CORNERS. THE TOP EDGE HAS SMALL NICK

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY