BEATLES "HELP" MONO PARLOPHONE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE (PMC 1255)

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THE BEATLES "HELP" ORIGINAL MONO RELEASE - PMC 1255 (XEX.549 SIDE 1, XEX.550 SIDE 2). 

WOW!! I REALLY HATE TO PART WITH THIS ONE!!!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO 1965 PARLOPHONE/EMI RELEASE HOUSED IN A NEAR MINT (ALMOST PERFECT) GARROD & LOFTHOUSE JACKET.  ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL COLOR, CLEAN, BRIGHT AND AMAZINGLY GLOSSY.  NO DISCERNABLE RING WEAR TO COVER.  EDGES AND SPINE ARE NEARLY PERFECT, NO ROUGH OR WORN SPOTS.  VERY SLIGHT HINT OF A DING TO TOP AND BOTTOM CORNERS OF SPINE.

I'D CALL IT NEAR MINT ALL AROUND.  THE ALBUM APPEARS NEAR MINT WITH VERY MINOR SCUFFS AND JUST A COUPLE VISIBLE SCRATCHES.  THE VINYL IS NICE SHINY BLACK.  THE LABELS ARE GREAT LOOKING.

PLAYS FANTASTICALLY - EXTREMELY NICE AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT.  I LISTENED TO THIS ON A SANSUI QRX-5500 QUADRAPHONIC RECEIVER WITH ALL 4 SPEAKERS KICKING OUT SOUND, IT PLAYS FREE OF SKIPS AND VIRTUALLY FREE OF ANNOYING SURFACE NOISE TO RUIN OR DISTRACT FROM YOUR LISTENING EXPERIENCE. 

THERE IS A SCRATCH PRESENT ON "ACT NATURALLY" THAT PRODUCES A BARELY (SLIGHT) AUDIBLE TICK/POP FOR ABOUT HALF THE SONG.  THE LEAD IN TO "IT'S ONLY LOVE" WHICH FOLLOWS IS NICE AND QUIET.  "TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE" HAS A SLIGHT POP AUDIBLE NEAR END OF SONG BUT THE LEAD IN/INTRO TO "I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE" WHICH FOLLOWS IS QUIET.  "YESTERDAY" STARTS OUT PERFECTLY SILENT AND STAYS THAT WAY THROUGHOUT - JUST BEAUTIFUL SOUNDING.

THE LEAD IN TO "HELP" ON SIDE 1 IS AS CLEAN/QUIET AS CAN BE AND ENDS THE SAME - NO SURFACE NOISE!!!  SAME CAN BE SAID FOR "YOU GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY" - AMAZING SONICS ON THIS!!!  JOHN'S VOCALS SEND CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE.  ENDS AS QUIET AS IT BEGINS.  "I NEED YOU" STARTS QUIET WITH NO SURFACE NOISE.   THE LEAD IN TO "ANOTHER GIRL" HAS SOME VERY MINOR (BARELY AUDIBLE) SURFACE NOISE PRESENT.  REST OF SIDE 1 PLAYS JUST AS GREAT - "TICKET TO RIDE" SOUNDS AMAZING.  COUPLE OF LOUD POPS HEARD AFTER SONG FINISHES AND STYLUS GOES INTO RUN OFF.

THIS ONE'S A TRUE TREASURE - I'D DARE SAY YOU'D BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER LOOKING OR SOUNDING EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT BEATLES ALBUM FOR YOUR COLLECTION.

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