Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - UK 1969 Y&B *STEREO* LP & Unusual Cover Variation
  £   94
  $   125

 


£ 94 Sold For
Oct 26, 2014 Sold Date
Oct 16, 2014 Start Date
£   20 Start price
17   Number Of Bids
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Description



THE BEATLES - 'A HARD DAY'S NIGHT'
This spectacular sounding UK STEREO pressing dates from mid-1969 on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 3058

Both labels OMIT the 'Sold in UK...' text which was removed from all EMI product mid-1969 in accordance UK tax law changes.

Earliest/1st pressing matrices: YEX 126-1 & YEX 127-1

Stamper codes: 3,4/PO & 2/ML

Vinyl weight: 139g

Housed in an unusual front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed tri-flipback cover with a small front 'stereo' indicator

Closer inspection of the upper right corner reveals the ghost of the 'mono' indicator beneath the laminate.

This copy comes complete with its original red & white EMI advertising inner-sleeve


CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT

Both are clean & bright with little more than a small collection of spindle trails around each slightly worn centre hole

Visual: EXCELLENT

Both playing surfaces are clean & glossy with the only blemishes in strong daylight being a faint turntable scuff on track 1, side 1 and some harmless wispy inner-sleeve removal marks on side 2. Close examination beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals no further blemishes, adding only a sparkling rainbow shine.

Sound Quality: EXCELLENT +

Played with care on quality equipment only, the sound quality is unworn & clear throughout, with no signs of any groove/playwear distortion in either channel. My careful play-check revealed a little light vinyl background between tracks but no other significant distractions.

Cover: EXCELLENT +

A clean & unworn example of this unusual cover variant which has clearly been carefully stored in ideal conditions these past 48 years.

The front panel retains an unworn high-gloss laminate where the only trace of wear is a handful of light spine wrinkles.

There is a touch of bruising to the corner tips but both opening edges are sharp and unworn. The exposed rear panel, as well the delicate flipbacks, are all clean, white and totally unblemished.

Both seams & the spine are smooth & unstressed.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT +



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  • Graded strictly & conservatively in strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen light to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards

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