The Beatles: "The Early Beatles", Original (First) US Mono Pressing, 1965, Nice

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From Capitol Records (T 2309) this is  THE EARLY BEATLES  by  JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE  and  RINGO, a beautiful original mono (high fidelity) pressing recorded in 1962 and 1963; released March 22, 1965 in the USA.  

Jacket shows gentle wear with clear tape along the seams and spine (see photos) keeping it sturdy and tight. Colors are bright and vibrant and white spaces show minimal wear. Overall, this is a great cover and I'm giving it a liberal VG+ or better. Take a close look at the photos.

This LP is play graded and I give it a NEAR MINT MINUS or better with extraneous noise held to a minimum and absolutely no distortion even in the dynamic passages and even when you crank it up to higher listening levels as I like to do.  It plays almost without flaw!  It is fantastic! You will NOT be disappointed. I highly recommend it and hope the opening bid tempts the skeptic among bidders.  

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The Cuts:

All songs written and composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

 Side One

1. "Love Me Do" – 2:23
2. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley and Bert Russell) – 2:33
3. "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander) – 3:00
4. "Chains" (Gerry Goffin and Carole King) – 2:27
5. "Boys" (Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell) – 2:25
6. "Ask Me Why" – 2:28

Side Two

1. "Please Please Me" – 2:00
2. "P.S. I Love You" – 2:05
3. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David, and Barney Williams) – 2:38
4. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow and Bobby Scott) – 2:04
5. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" – 1:59

• George Harrison – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar on "Till There Was You"
• John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica and handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar on "Till There Was You"; Hammond organ on "I Wanna Be Your Man" and tambourine on "Don't Bother Me"
• Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano on "Little Child" and claves on "Don't Bother Me"
• Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps; lead vocals on "I Wanna Be Your Man" and Arabian loose-skin bongo on "Till There Was You" and "Don't Bother Me"
• George Martin – piano