With The Beatles - UK 1963 2nd Press -7N/-7N MONO Parlophone LP EX+
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'WITH THE BEATLES'
This barely played UK 2nd MONO pressing dates from late 1963 and is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PMC 1206
Both labels omit the 'Sold in UK....' text but have 'The Parlophone Co. Ltd...' worded rims.
The side 2 label bears the 'Dominion. Belinda.' credit for the song 'Money'.
Matrix numbers: XEX 447-7N & XEX 448-7N
Stamper codes: 10/GAR & 5/GRM
Vinyl weight: 166g
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed cover with the misspelt 'You Really Gotta Hold On Me' title printed on the rear track-listing. Complete with its original rice-paper lined 'Use Emitex..' inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: NEAR MINT
A clean & undamaged set with minimal centre hole wear and no writing or missing paper.
Visual: NEAR MINT
Pristine deep-gloss playing surfaces which are 'as new' and completely unmarked in strong daylight. Closer examination directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals just a few barely visible wispy paper hairlines consistent with the few times this disc has been removed from its inner-sleeve, but no scuffs, scratches or any other blemishes or wear anywhere.
Sound Quality: NEAR MINT
Outstanding sound quality from this immaculate disc which, unlike most copies of this LP, has been played just a few times on top-quality equipment. The sound-quality throughout is perfectly clean, clear & totally unworn throughout with no background interference or trace of groove/playwear distortion - even on the delicate innermost tracks. In fact the only audible distraction I picked up during my single careful play-check at volume wear three faint ticks' in the band between tracks 1 & 2 on side 1 - apart from that it is flawless.
Cover: EXCELLENT
A highly respectable example of this iconic cover which retains a high-gloss, un-yellowed front panel bearing just two tiny 'thumbnails' and a moderate bend to the upper right corner. There is some bruising to the upper corners and a few small 'pushes' to the rear opening edge, but no tears or feathering either side. The easily blemished rear panel is extremely clean & white with no age/finger marks, writing or missing paper. All flipbacks are fully intact and unworn and both seams and the spine are smooth, unstressed and unsplit.
The spine is clean, unworn & fully worded.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Clean & flat with just a one or two small stains, but no seam splits, writing or tears.
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