BEATLES FOR SALE PARLOPHONE ONE BOX TUBE CUT LP PCS 3062 PLAY GRADED

$

75

No International Shipping
VINYL:

            Side 1: plays Mint, visually Mint under normal light, EX++ under halogen with a few wispy blemishes only visible under halogen and are probably from the original paper inner sleeve.

            Side 2: the first song’s guitar fade in has a brief scratch-like sound for two revolutions, each only a split second, neither are loud or jarring. They’re caused by a manufacturing flaw near the edge which is invisible under normal light. There’s a random faint tick or two as you may hear on any older UK pressing. Otherwise the vinyl plays like Side One with CD-like quiet in the gaps between songs.   

DEAD WAX:

            Side 1: matrix ends with 1 indicating an original tube cut master; Mother is 1/6, the Stamper is PH

            Side 2: matrix ends with 1 indicating an original tube cut master; Mother is 1/6/8, the Stamper is PR

LABELS:

            Side 1:  two light spindle marks

            Side 2:  one light spindle mark

COVER:

            Front:    solid seams and spine, the thin laminated overleaf shows record impression, one thumbnail crimp on right and small area of laminate lift near spine.

            Back:    clean and shiny with record impression and three small areas of laminate lift common with these UK covers

            Gatefold: interior is clean

INNER:  original inner with no split edges, will come in a UK archival inner for shipping

DESCRIPTION:  This LP allows one to own a vintage tube cut analog pressing in superb condition at a fraction of the cost of a first edition Parlophone label in stereo in the same condition. The cover is extremely thin and flexible, even by UK standards. It has minor handling wear and grades at least EX.

“In October 1969 EMI introduced this new '1-EMI-box' design label to replace the yellow & black design which had been employed since April 1963. Most utilized the same matrices with the original 'tube-cut' mixes/masters as the 1st pressing and are their equal in all and sometime better in sound quality. The '1-EMI-box' label design did not stay around very long and by mid-1970 a second EMI boxed logo had been added but the 'Gramophone Co..' rim-text remained and so did the quality of the pressings. Some titles kept one or both of their original 1st pressing matrices and those that were re-cut were done so by original Beatles ace cutting engineer Harry Moss. In 1973 EMI's Hayes factory was refurbished and the pressing of back catalogue vinyl was contracted out to EMI's sister company Pathé Marconi in France bringing this golden age of analog vinyl production to an end.”

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No international shipping.

I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment. Combined shipping is possible for up to three LPs with a small surcharge for added weight.

Records are shipped in the highest quality Whiplash LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will void returns.

Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable. LPs that play perfectly on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection.

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   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.