BEATLES "THE BEATLES FIRST" 1967 UK POLYDOR RELEASE
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BEATLES " THE BEATLES FIRST"
OFFERED FOR SALE IS THIS ORIGINAL 1967 UK POLYDOR ISSUE WHICH FEATURES NEAR MINT VINYL AND LABELS.
THIS ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN GERMANY IN APRIL 1964 IN A BLACK AND PURPLE SLEEVE, BOTH STEREO AND MONO VERSIONS WHERE AVAILABLE.
IN 1967 THE ALBUM HAD ITS OFFICIAL UK RELEASE. THE UK VERSION CAME HOUSED IN A DIFFERENT SLEEVE AND WAS AVAILABLE IN STEREO ONLY AND FEATURED MINOR VARIATIONS TO THE ORGINAL RED LABEL DESIGN.... ONE OF WHICH BEING THAT THE ORIGINAL UK ISSUES DO NOT FEATURE "STEREO" TO THE LABELS.
THIS ALBUM FEATURES ALL EIGHT SONGS RECORDED BY TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEATLES IN HAMBURG IN 1961, THE OTHER TRACKS WERE RECORDED BY TONY SHERIDAN WITH THE BACKING GROUP "THE BEAT BROTHERS".
POLYDOR 236201
FEATURING SUPERB RED POLYDOR LABELS, THESE LABELS HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE VERY TINY SPINDLE TRAIL TO EITHER SIDE. THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN WITH PERFECT LETTERING AND DISPLAY NO RUBBING OR FADING. THESE FIRST ISSUE LABELS DO NOT CARRY "STEREO" TEXT.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS NEAR MINT. IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THIS APPEARS TO BE MINT AND ONLY CLOSE AND CAREFUL INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT REVEALS MINIMAL AND VERY LIGHT, WISPY SURFACE MARKS. CLEARLY HAVING RECEIVED POSSIBLY ONE OR TWO VERY CAREFUL PLAYS THE VINYL REATINS ITS ORIGINAL AS NEW PLAYING SURFACE WITH NO DULLING OR RUBBING. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.
AUDIO IS FLAWLESS... ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF REVEALS A PERFECT AND DISTORTION FREE PREFORMANCE THROUGHOUT. THERE IS NO CRACKLE EVIDENT AT ANY POINT AND ALL TRACK GROOVES ARE SILENT.
THE ORIGINAL INNER IS VERY GOOD IT DOES SHOW SOME SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND SOME LIGHT CREASES, THERE IS ALSO SOME MILD AGE "YELLOWING" EVIDENT TO TEH EDGES. THE INNER ALSO HAS THE ALBUM TITLE AND NUMBER WRITTEN ON IT. THE INNER IS COMPLETELY INTACT WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS.
THE OUTER E.J DAY PATENTS PENDING "POP ART" SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT. THE GLOSSY FRONT DISPLAYS A FEW LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND THE SOME LIGHT CREASES . THE FRONT IS VERY CLEAN WITH VIVID DEEP COLOURS ON A BRIGHT WHITE BACKGROUND.THERE ARE LIGHT CORNER BUMPS VISIBLE. THE REAR AGAIN HAS LIGHT CREASES AND A SLIGHT IMPRESSION VIISBLE FROM WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE, THERE ARE ALSO SOME HANDLING MARKS EVIDENT. THE SPINE IS STRONG AND RIGID WITH A HINT OF AGEING VISIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL STRAIGHT AND TRUE.
OVERALL A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE WHICH OFFERS FABULOUS LABELS AND VINYL.
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