BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES" 1963 UK 1ST PRESS **STEREO**
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£ 620 Sold For
Jan 31, 2010 Sold Date
Jan 24, 2010 Start Date
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                                                                                BEATLES "WITH THE BEATLES

                                        UK ULTIMATE 1ST STEREO PRESSING

ORIGINAL AND RARE 1965 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING.

WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS ORIGIANL UK 1ST PRESSING  OF THIS RARE STEREO VERSION  A GENUINE 1ST ISSUE COPY WHICH FEATURES FOUR OF THE FIVE  KNOWN LABEL AND SLEEVE ERROR'S.

WHEN VERY 1ST ISSUED THIS ALBUM FEATURED A TOTAL OF FIVE KNOWN ERROR'S.

FIRSTLY THE LABELS FEATURED THE INCORRECT JOBETE CREDIT FOR "MONEY" (THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOMINION BELINDA) SECONDLY THE TRACK LISTING WAS INCORRECTLY LISTED AS "I REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON YOU" (THIS SHOULD HAVE READ "I REALLY GOT A HOLD.......) AND THIRDLY AND THE RAREST ERROR, THE CREDIT FOR "I REALLY GOT A HOLD ON YOU" SHOULD READ "DOMINION" BUT WAS INCORRECTLY PRINTED AS "DOMION".

ALSO THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE SLEEVES FEATURED TWO KNOWN ERROR'S... FIRSTLY THE TRACK LISTING WAS AGAIN INCORRECTLY PRINTED AS "GOTTA" AND ALSO THE FRONT PICTURE WAS PRINTED SO DARK THAT THE FACES OF THE BAND WHERE ALMOST COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT, THIS WAS QUICKLY CHANGED TO A LIGHTER VERSION.  

THIS COPY FEATURES FOUR OF THESE FIVE ERRORS....JOBETE, "GOTTA" (SLEEVE AND LABEL) AND THE DARK IMAGES TO THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE.

 

PCS 3045

YEX 110/11-2-2

STAMPERS   GP 1  R1 

NO TAX CODE.

THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN  STUNNING CONDITION. WHEN EXAMINED CLOSELY AND THROUGHLY UNDER A STRONG LIGHT THERE ARE JUST LIGHT BUT VERY MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE ON EITHER SIDE, THE LABELS ARE PERFECT WITH STRONG, BOLD LETTERING AND STILL DISPLAY THEIR ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK COLOUR. THERE IS NO FADING OR RUBBING EVIDENT AND THEY LOOK SUPERB!..... LABELS FEATURE "JOBETE" "GOTTA"  ERRORS

THE GLOSSY HEAVIER WEIGHT  VINYL IS SUPERB WHEN IT IS CLOSELY EXAMINED UNDER A STRONG LIGHT IS IT POSSIBLE TO DETECT JUST LIGHT BUT WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND A FEW SIGNS OF PLAY BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING SEVERE OR SERIOUS . CLEARLY NOT OVERPLAYED THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DULLING OR OTHER IMPERFECTIONS TO THE PLAYING SURFACE.   

AUDIO IS IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT. DURING ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF  THERE WAS SOME MILD BUT NONE OFFENSIVE MILD CRACKLE EVIDENT TO BOTH THE RUN IN/OFF GROOVES BUT OTHER THAN THIS I DID NOT DETECT ANY DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, ALL TRACK GROOVES AND EVEN THE QUIETER PARTS OF THE AUDIO ARE FREE FROM ANY INTERRUPTION   

THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT EMITEX INNER IS PRESENT AND  IS EXCELLENT WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND THE INEVITABLE CREASES WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE.

THE OUTER GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE "PATENTS PENDING" SLEEVE, WHICH FEATURES THE VERY DARK IMAGES, THE GOTTA ERROR AND THE CORRECT LARGE STEREO LOGO IS A STRONG EXCELLENT EXAMPLE.THE SLEEVE DISPLAYS SOME SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING. THERE ARE LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES PRESENT AND THE ODD LIGHT CREASE . THE FRONT IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN, GLOSSY AND WITH NO RINGWEAR PRESENT AND JUST SOME LIGHT CREASES. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL  STRAIGHT BUT DOES SHOW SOME MILD WEAR/HANDLING BUT NOTHING SEVERE. THERE ARE MINOR CORNER BUMPS PRESENT. THE REAR IS  SUPERB AND IT ONLY DISPLAYS THE ODD SIGN OF AGE AND AGAIN THERE IS NO RINGWEAR PRESENT. ALL THREE FLIPBACKS LIE PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO  CREASES AND JUST A HINT OF HANDLING EVIDENT TO THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK.. THE SPINE IS PERFECT WITH PERFECT WORDING AND THERE IS NO WEAR PRESENT. ALL WORDING IS PRISTINE...

OVERALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND VERY COLLECTABLE UK STEREO WHICH FEATURES ALL THE ESSENTIAL VERY IST ISSUE CRITERIA.... 




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