BEATLES Help LP UK 1st PRESS 1965 RARE STEREO EX+

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A BEATLES 'HELP!' LP EARLY UK 1ST PRESSING 1965 RARE STEREO IN EXCELLENT(+) CONDITION.  PARLOPHONE:  PCS-3071, MATRIX:  YEX 168-1/YEX 169-1, EMI STAMPING CODES:  O1/GO3 (EARLY).  THE DISTINCTIVELY TEXTURED LABELS 1965 LABELS HAVE:  THE "SOLD IN UK" TEXT.  THE UK TAX CODE 'KT' IS EMBOSSED ON THE CENTER OF SIDE 2, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A BEATLES LP, "GRAMMOPHONE CO. LTD" IS ON THE LABEL RIMS.  THE FRONT COVER IS A BEAUTIFUL FIRST ISSUE LAMINATE "CLARIFOIL" FLIP-BACK COVER WITH A PURE WHITE FRONT/THE  BACK COVER BEING SUPERB - WHITE AND CLEAN......A 45 YEAR OLD GEM!  BOTH FRONT AND BACK ARE MARK/SCUFF/PROBLEM FREE!  THE ONLY FLAWS ARE:  1)  FRONT:  LAMINATE CREASES (AT THE LP OPENING) ACROSS RINGO'S  FIGURE  AND...  2)  A NATURAL AGEING PATINA/FEATHERING AT THE LP OPENING; FEATHERING/CREASES MOST LIKELY DUE TO REMOVAL OF THE LP.  THE UNIQUELY SHAPED SPINE  (FLAT AND SQUARE FOR THE MAIN PART AND WITH POINTED/TAPERED ENDINGS)  IS IN PERFECT CONDITION  WITH NO CRACKS OR SPLITS.  THE TEXT "PATENT PENDING" IS PRINTED ON THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK EDGE AND VITAL TO THE FIRST ISSUE  'STEREO' COVER:   AN ENCODED DATE PRINTED ON THE  BOTTOM FLIPBACK EDGE, '6509' - THE COVER BEING MANUFACTURED  IN SEPTEMBER 1965.   THE INNER SLEEVE IS AN ORIGINAL:   "MADE IN ENGLAND", SEMI-OPAQUE CENTER, USE 'EMITEX' INNER IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, NO SEAM SPLITS WITH JUST ONE FLAW:  1) ONE (1/16") SPLIT ALONG THE CENTER OPAQUE CIRCLE  OF ONE SIDE.  THE TEXTURED PAPER RECORD LABELS ARE IN CLEAN/PRISTENE CONDITION.  THE ONLY FLAWS ARE:  1) AGEING SPOTS TO THE BLACK BACKGROUND.  MOST IMPORTANTLY:  THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH ONLY MINOR CRACKLING BETWEEN SONGS, NOT DURING.  NO SKIPS OR POPS!   AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES LP 'HELP!' IN RARE STEREO WITH EARLY MATRICES AND STAMPINGS.........PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU.    AUCTION TERMS:  PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN (10) DAYS OF CLOSE OF AUCTION OR ITEM(S) WILL BE SOLD TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER OR BE RELISTED.  ITEM(S) SHIPPED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT AND CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT.  BUYER PAYS SHIPPING AND HANDLING.  INTERNATIONAL WELCOME.  I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY........THANK YOU