The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES 1969 UK LP RARE Y/B PROMO *Small MONO Sleeve NMINT

	£		225
	$		298

 MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT / MINT  AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

THE VERY LAST YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL
FACTORY SAMPLE - PROMO COPY
This came for an EMI employee hence the factory sample

THE VERY SCARCE 'SMALL MONO' SLEEVE

This is one of the rarest of all 'With The Beatles' LP's to collect. EMI decided to try to sell some of the early Beatles LP's on the back of The White album and Abbey Road's success. This particular album they decided to release in it's original Mono format. It didn't do very well and only sold in absolute minimal quantities. They actually used leftover labels from 1963 that had 'The Parlophone Co' Rim wording. However they did have to reprint the sleeves and this is why the small mono wording appears in the top right corner.

The vinyl is easily identified as a 1969 press by the fact that there is a raised vinyl ridge running round the outside of the label, whereas the original 1963 issue was flat. Plus the Mothers and stampers also identify it as a 1969 press

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1206
• MATRIX:XEX 426-7N / 427-7N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 10 GTL / 3 17 RRM
• THE PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTOR THEN YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE RARE ALBUM. 
 

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

 YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST ONE VISIBLE SPIDER LINES# SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 57 YEARS
THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE ONE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT I CAN SEE ONE VERY FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE, AND UNDER A MAGNIFYING HALO SOME TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE DULL NON SOUNDING LINE ON SIDE ONE

THE TEST PLAY

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION. 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 PRECISE

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 BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. 

A DEEP RICH AND POWERFUL MONO SOUND THROUGHOUT 

NO STATIC HEARD 

THE ONLY VERY MINOR ISSUE IS THAT ON SIDE ONE TRACK 4 'DON'T BOTHER ME' THERE ARE 4-5 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE, BEHIND THE MUSIC TICS. I ONLY HEARD THESE AS I SIT NO MORE THAN 2 FEET FROM MY SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS OUT. STANDING BACK TO A MORE NORMAL LSITENTING DISTANCE THEY WERE IN AUDIBLE

THE REST OFSIDE ONE PLAYS TO PERFECTION AS DOES SIDE TWO

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO  NEAR MINT / MINT 

 TAKE A LISTEN A JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND HAS NO PEEL,LIFT, OR FLAKE 
NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE COLOURS ARE DEEP, RICH AND VIBRANT HAVING NO RUB OR COLOUR FADE
THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND THE BLACK A VERY DEEP BLACK

THERE AREONLY TWO VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. FOUR EQUALLY SMALL ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, OF WHICH THE LAST ONE ON THE RIGHT STRETCHES UPWARDS A LITTLE OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 
NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND JUST THE BEAREST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. IN ADDITION THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WHERE THE BOTTOM RIGHT AND TOP LEFT TIPS HAVE A DOT OF RUB

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS SHOW A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. NO LAMINATE FLAKE, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECT, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS REMAIN IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECT FLIP BACKS. THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST A MILD TRACE OF HANDLING AROUND THE EDGES, AND A LITTLE RING RUB NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX++

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

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

GARRY