BEATLES With The Beatles UK LP Stereo 1st press Jobette
  £   48
  $   64

 


£ 48 Sold For
Mar 11, 2006 Sold Date
Mar 4, 2006 Start Date
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THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES

 

  • LABEL: PARLOPHONE
  • CATALOGUE : PCS 3042
  • MATRIX: YEX 111-1 / YEX 112-1
  • STAMPERS 3 GG / 3 GM

WITH THE BEATLES WAS THE SECOND OFFERING FROM THE BEATLES IN 1963, AND YET AGAIN AS WITH PLEASE PLEASE ME THERE WERE TWO PRESSINGLS MADE WITHIN A FEW WEEKS BECAUSE OF INCORRECT SONG ACCRESITAION, THIS TIME ONLY ON ONE TRACK. THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 2 WAS ACCREDITED TO JOBETTE ON THE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS, BUT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOMINION BELINDA. AND SO THE FIRST PRESSING WAS QUICKLY REPLACED WITH THE 2ND TO AMEND THIS OVERSIGHT. THE FIRST PRESS WAS THEREFORE IN CIRCULATION FOR A FAR SHORTER PERIOD THAN THE SECOND, AND CONSIDERED BY COLLECTORS TO BE THE RARE ISSUE. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FIRST PRESS STEREO LP WITH THEA JOBETTE ACCREDITIATION

THIS LP HAS COME FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION AS I HAVE JUST UPGRADED MY COPY TO A NEAR MINT EXAMPLE. AS YOU WILL READ FURTHER DON THIS LP PLAYS SUPERBLY, BUT THE SLEEVE IS TORN AND I WANTED ABETTER EXAMPLE SO NOW MY COPY IS BACK IN CIRCULATION

SO LETS START WITH THE SLEEVE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES IT HAS SUFFERED SOME DAMAGE TO THE OPENING EDGE IN THE ORM OF LAMINATE LOSS AND A COUPLEOF SMALL PIECES OF THE VARD MISSING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS LP BE IT MONO OR STEREO, AND CLEARLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE QUALITY OF SLEEVE. ITS A SHAME BECAUSE THIS IS A RARE COLLECTIBLE AND DOESN'T DESERVE TO LOOK LIKE THIS. THE REST OF THE FRONT SURFACE IS PRETTY WELL OK, JUST THE USUAL FEW LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE EDGES, AND NOT EVEN MUCH RING WEAR. THE SPINE HAS ALSO SUFFERED A LITTLE LAMINATE DAMAGE. THE REAR SURFACE SHOWS AGEING WEAR AROUNF THE FLIPBACKS, AND GENERAL GRUBBINESS. THE SLEEVE HOWEVER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS.

THE LABELS ARE THE YELLOW AND BLACK ORIGINALS, AND ARE IN THE MAIN IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, AND ONLY SOME LIGHT SPIDER LINES. SIDE ONE HAS SOME COLOUR LOSS TO THE OUTER RIM OF THE LABEL AT THE TOP AND LEFT SIDE. SIDE 2 IS PERFECT.

I KNOW THIS LP THOROUGHLY AS IT HAS COME FROM MY OWN COLLECTION AND CAN VERY ACCURATLY STATE THAT THE SOUND REPRODCTION IS FAR SUPERIOR TO HOW THE SLEEVE LOOKS. THE RUN IN IS NEAR SILENT, AND PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT EVEIDENCE OF A LITTLE BACKGROUND STATIC IN PLACES, BUT THERE ARE NO CLICKS, POPS OR CRACKLES ANYWHERE AT ALL, AND DEFINITELY NO FRYING BACON. ALL IT REALLY NEEDS IS A BTTER SLEEVE. I BOUGHT IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF HOW IT PLAYED AND NOT HOW IT LOOKED, BUT I NOW HAVE A COPY THAT NOT ONLY SOUNDS GOOD BUT LOOKS GOOD AS WELL.

IF YOU ARE IN POSESSION OF A DECENT ORIGINAL SLEEVE THEN THIS LP WILL ENHANCE IT, AS IT PERFORMS BEAUTIFULLY.

THERE ARE AFEW LIGHT HANDLING MARKS ON THE SURFACE, BUT THEY DO NOT AFFTECT THIS HEAVY GRADE VINYL AT ALL.

I AM ERY HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL EX, AND I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU TO DECIDE ON THE SLEEVE





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