BEATLES With The Beatles AUSSIE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE

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BEATLES With The Beatles AUSSIE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE

FIRST MONO ISSUE LP (UNIQUE AUSSIE ONLY COVER DESIGN)

The Beatles – With The Beatles LP (orig. Australia MONO BLACK & GOLD Parlophone PMCO-1206—1964, flipback cover)

Recorded 18 July 1963 (tracks 10,12,14), 30 July 1963 (tracks 1,3,6-8), 11 September 1963 (tracks 2,13), 12 September 1963 (tracks 4,5,9,11) ~ Australian release date: 19 March 1964 (UK release date: 22 November 1963).

On offer here is one of the CROWN JEWELS of any Australian BEATLES collection.  This ULTRA RARE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABEL version of THE BEATLES second album is an ORIGINAL FIRST AUSTRALIAN MONO ISSUE released in March 1964.  Andrew Bokor, an E.M.I. (Australia) employee, was responsible for the UNIQUE cover design.  What makes this all the more desirable is that the BLACK & GOLD LABEL edition was available for a few weeks ONLY, thereafter replaced by the BLACK & YELLOW LABEL design.

The Matrix Number that appears on each run-off groove can be seen below:

Side 1 <> XEX 447-1N

Side 2 <> XEX 448-1N

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SIDE 1

1.               It Won’t Be Long                        Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

2.              All I’ve Got To Do                      Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

3.              All My Loving                             Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

4.              Don’t Bother Me                         Writ: George Harrison

5.              Little Child                                 Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

6.              Till There Was You                    Writ: Meredith Willson

7.              Please Mister Postman                Writ: Brian Holland

SIDE 2

8.              Roll Over Beethoven                   Writ: Chuck Berry

9.              Hold Me Tight                            Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

10.           You Really Got A Hold On Me     Writ: William “Smokey” Robinson

11.            I Wanna Be Your Man                Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

12.           Devil In Her Heart                     Writ: Richard B. Drapkin

13.           Not A Second Time                    Writ: John Lennon/Paul McCartney

14.           Money (That’s What I Want)      Writ: Janie Bradford/Berry Gordy Jr.

PERSONNEL

John Lennon           rhythm guitar (all except 6,13); acoustic guitar (6,13); lead vocals (1,2,5,7,10,13,14); harmony vocals (3,9,11,12); tambourine (4); harmonica (5); Hammond organ (11)

Paul McCartney       bass (all); lead vocals (3,5,6,9); harmony vocals (1,2,7,10-12,14); claves (4); piano (5)

George Harrison     lead guitar (all except 6,13); acoustic guitar (6); lead vocals (4,8,10,12); harmony vocals (1-3,7,9,14)

Ringo Starr             drums (all except 4,6); bongos (4,6); lead vocals (11); maracas (11,12)

   George Martin         piano overdub (10,13,14)

Recorded at Abbey Road Studio No. 2 in London, England—UK.

Produced by George Martin.  Engineered by Norman Smith.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: VG laminated, moderate handling wear with ring-wear, creasing & intermittent minor nicks along spine, minor spot peeling along bottom seam, NO SEAM SPLITS.  Examine digital pic closely.

back: VG- flipback—matt finish, moderate handling wear with light ring-wear, creasing, staining & overall discolouration/grubbiness; name written at top-left.  Examine digital pic closely.

Record:

visual: G+ to VG- still retains some lustre despite NUMEROUS scuffs and some surface scratches, which are ALL SUPERFICIAL.  QUALITY THICK VINYL PRESSING - GOOD LUCK TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER COPY!

audible: VG highly acceptable despite some underlying surface noise/crackle and the occasional pop.  THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS ALBUM PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY JUMPS OR SKIPS.  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: heavy spindle wear, name written on both sides.  Examine digital pic closely.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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