Beatles PLEASE PLEASE ME mobile fidelity MFSL SEALED LP
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
In 1977, Brad Miller founded Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, an organization dedicated to faithful sound reproduction. By slowing down the mastering process to "half-speed," by making use of a master tape as close to the original as possible, and by using high quality "virgin" vinyl made by the Japanese Victor Company, Mobile Fidelity set out to issue a series of Original Master Recordings in higher quality than commonly available to the general public.
The first Original Master Recording album was issued in February, 1978. As the process gained popularity -- especially after the release of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in 1979 -- it was inevitable that Beatles records would be issued through Mobile Fidelity.
The first Beatles record to be issued by MFSL was Abbey Road, in December of 1979. The original pressings quickly sold out, resulting in several subsequent production runs. With the popularity of this album, MFSL then released Magical Mystery Tour in February of 1981 and the White Album in January of 1982. June, 1984 saw the release of Rubber Soul. Sgt. Pepper and Help were released in 1985. All of these albums are estimated to have had production runs of around 50,000 albums each.
In 1986, Revolver came out on LP. By this time, however, many audiophiles had heard that the Beatles catalog was being "worked on" for eventual release on compact disc. With that, the album series lost some of its popularity. Therefore, the "later" record releases are all harder to find than are the "earlier" ones. From November of 1986 through January of 1987 the company released all of the remaining Beatles LP's: Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, Yellow Submarine, and Let It Be.
Now, Getting to this album up for sale today...
Only 5,000-10,000 copies of this album are speculated exist, due to dwindling demand and fewer production runs necessary for the final half dozen albums that were released. (Whereas about 50,000 of each of the the earlier releases were stamped, as mentioned before)
This album is STILL SEALED in the original packaging. It is in MINT CONDITION.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
(I am also selling a still sealed MFSL copy of With the Beatles - the rarest of all Beatles albums - attributable to a broken stamper. Only about 1,250 pressings are estimated to exist. Check my other auctions for this album!)
This album will be double-boxed and extra padded to ensure that it isn't damaged in the mail. It will be shipped via FedEx Priority service, with all insurance included. I am estimating shipping costs to be $12. International Airmail will be $30.
Check or Money Order only - no paypal, as I've already been scammed enough using the service.
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