Beatles A Hard Days Night UK 1964 1st *STEREO* Press LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'A HARD DAY'S NIGHT'
1964 UK 1st *STEREO* PRESSING LP
**NEAR MINT AUDIO COPY'**
This superb 1964 * 1st STEREO * pressing is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PCS 3058
Both labels carry the 'chubby' font (only available on initial 1st pressings) with the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'Parlophone Co..' rims.
No tax/price code is visible in the centre hole of either label.
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' cover with the 'mid-sized' stereo logo.
Complete with its original 'Use Emitex' rice-paper lined inner-sleeve.
Matrix numbers: YEX 126-1 & YEX 127-1
Stamper numbers: 3/RR & 2/GP
Disc weight: 164g
Labels: EXCELLENT PLUS
A first-class set with just two or three tiny spindle trails around either centre hole.
Visual: EXCELLENT PLUS
This barely played copy is in remarkable condition. Both surfaces retain their original deep-gloss shines and bear just a few very faint inner-sleeve removal marks in strong daylight but no other surface marks or any scratches whatsoever.
Close and careful inspection directly under my halogen desk lamp reveals just a sparkling 'rainbow' gloss and some barely visible inner-sleeve removal/paper hairlines but nothing else.
This unusually heavy copy lies 100% flat on the turntable with no signs or dishing or warping.
Audio: NEAR MINT
This incredible sounding copy has clearly received only a few extremely careul plays on top-quality equipment and plays 'as new' throughout.
My careful play-check at volume revealed no playwear in either channel - even the easily worn solo on 'And I Love Her' and the two innermost tracks play perfectly.
Both run-ins and all bands play without intereference and there are certainly on clicks, pops or any othersuch distractions anywhere.
Extremely difficult to upgrade.
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Cover: EXCELLENT PLUS
A extremely difficult cover to find in this condition, this 1st class example has been correctly and safely stored since purchase in dry, smoke-free conditions.
The front panel retains all of its high-gloss laminate with just some tiny edge wrinkles but remarkably no 'thumbnail' creases anywhere.
There is a small bump to the upper left corner and tiny shelfwear bruises to the lower two. However, the front opening edge is undamaged with no missing paper & the rear is clean & sharp with no tears or 'feathering'.
The rear panel is pristine white and perfectly clean with no handling marks, stains, writing or missing paper.
All flipbacks are intact, clean and totally undamaged and both seams are strong, unstressed and unsplit.
The spine is clean, square and displays a perfectly worded text.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Crisp, clean & white with just minor/normal light storagewear but no splits, tears or other faults.
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Strict & conservative grading in daylight and directly under a halogen desk lamp.Audibly graded at volume in its entirety on a Rega P9 deck fitted with a Shelter 901 cartridge.
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