*WITH THE BEATLES* 1963 UK *DECCA PRESSING* MONO LP

	£		75
	$		99

WITH THE BEATLES :- Original 1963 UK Parlophone PMC 1206 Mono LP with Garrod & Lofthouse flipover sleeve......complete with correct polylined Emitex Liner Sleeve.

A very nice example of a 'Decca' pressing Beatles album ............. at the beginning of 'Beatlemania' EMI's pressing fascilities were at full stretch , so to cope with demand for Beatles discs , EMI used to 'contract out' to other pressing plants to fulfill orders ............. Please Please Me and With The Beatles were two such albums allocated a pressing run at Decca .......... These pressings are detectable by two visible features :- (1) The label area has a circular recessed impression 15mm in from the label edge , as with Decca LP issues .............(2) There are no 'stamper' letters at the '3-0-clock' position situated on the run out groove - e.g. 'GA' 'GL' and so on ..........

These pressings are very hard to find now , and are great Beatle collectors items .................

Track Listing:-

1. It Won't Be Long
2. All I've Got To Do
3. All My Loving
4. Don't Bother Me
5. Little Child
6. Till There Was You
7. Please Mister Postman
8. Roll Over Beethoven
9. Hold Me Tight
10. You Really Gotta Hold On Me
11. I Wanna Be Your Man
12. Devil In Her Heart
13. Not A Second Time
14. Money

Notes:- The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, Hammond organ, tambourine); George Harrison (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Paul McCartney (vocals, piano, electric bass, claves); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, bongos, maracas). Additional personnel: George Martin (piano). Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England from July to October 1963. Includes liner notes by Tony Barrow. This is the one that turned the world upside-down. Released as its creators evolved from pop group to phenomenon, this album both affirmed promise and proclaimed genius. A slew of memorable Lennon/McCartney compositions embraced pop at its most multi-faceted, robust, melancholic, excited, and wistful. Their grasp of melody and harmony startled, yet for every unusual chord sequence employed, the Beatles' vigor and sense of purpose remained true. Influences and mentors were acknowledged by a handful of cover versions, but the strength of the album lies in the group's own creations. With The Beatles freed artists to record their own material, and the course of pop was irrevocably changed.

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Matrix Numbers:- Side One: XEX 447 - 7N    Side Two: XEX 448 - 7N

Mother Number (9-0-Clock Position) :- Side One: 3 over 10 over 11 Side Two: 2 over 7

Stamper Letter(s) (3-0-Clock Position) :- Side One: blank   Side Two: blank

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Condition of Vinyl:- Both sides of the disc have very light surface use ............ just a few very light surface marks/ traces evident ........... The sound quality throughout is excellent , a little between track surface presence only ; Graded Visually almost EXCELLENT , and Aurally at EXCELLENT condition.

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Label Condition:- Both labels have light use only ........ bright , clear lettering .........just a little wear around the spindle hole : Graded at almost EXCELLENT condition.

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Condition of Sleeve:- Garrod & Lofthouse flipover feature sleeve

Front: Very light front laminate wear , just a few very small , light crease traces ................ No edge or spine wear , minimal corner use

Rear: The rear panel has light ageing only , very clean ..... nice tight flips

The Sleeve is Carefully Graded at almost EXCELLENT condition.

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