Beatles Revolver UK Parlophone LP - Mono - Factory Sample - Early Pressing M-

$

475

I have been a collector of LPs from the 1950s and 1960s for the past 40 years. I have been collecting The Beatles UK LPs for 25 years. The Beatles LPs I have listed on eBay are from my personal collection.

I have also been an audiophile for 40 years (analog only). The unsealed LPs listed have been play-graded on high quality equipment (turntable, tone-arm, cartridge, pre-amp, amp, speakers, and subwoofers). My system picks up the slightest surface noise on vinyl; i.e., ticks, pops, hiss, and sibilants due to groove wear. The standard I have used in adding a record to my collection has been how well it played (no surface noise present) in addition to how it looked.

The outer sleeves/covers of these LPs have been stored in polyethylene sleeve protectors since I acquired them. I also removed the LPs from the original Emitex inner sleeves and stored the LP in a custom rice paper sleeve while keeping the original Emitex inner sleeve in the LP jacket.

I have used strict grading standards of the UK publication Record Collector. I will use a mint grade only if I know a record has never been played. Unless a record is sealed, M- is my highest grade. I have described the flaws, if any, on the labels, vinyl, and sleeves. All the LPs I have listed will play as good as, or better than, they look. I hope you find something you can add to your collection and enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed listening to vinyl records for the last 58 years. 

This is a rare Factory Sample pressing of Revolver. This LP has The Gramophone Co Ltd in the rim print and the “Sold in U.K…. “statement across the labels. It was released on August 5, 1966. It is catalog # PMC 7009. This is an early pressing that has the song Doctor Robert on the Side 2 label mistakenly spelled as Dr. Robert.

This is a gorgeous, near-perfect Factory Sample of this LP. It was purchased from the estate of an EMI executive who was well into his 60s when this LP was released. I was told his musical tastes ran to Sinatra and MOR music so this LP may have one or two plays but that is all. The LP labels and vinyl confirm that statement.

Factory Samples were EMI’s version of a promotional record. They were sometimes the first copies off the presses, but not always. Factory Samples were given to EMI executives and management, to DJs, to reviewers, and, of course, to the band members.  They are very rare. There were usually only a couple hundred copies, at most, designated as Factory Samples.

Matrix #s:

Side 1: XEX 605-2

Side 2: XEX 606-3

Side 1: 1

Side 2: 1

Stamper letters:

Side 1: HO 

Side 2: GP

Labels: M-

There are a couple light spindle tracks to each side of the spindle hole. The labels are otherwise flawless. The spindle hole itself shows no signs of wear. The yellow text and black background are unmarked and show no handling wear.

Vinyl: M-

The vinyl has one light surface-only line on Side 1. Otherwise it is flawless. It has the sheen and high gloss of a new LP. It is completely free of dust or dirt that would dull its natural sheen and affect its sonic qualities. It plays as new. There are no ticks, pops, or surface noise. You will hear nothing but the music in the songs and silence in the dead wax on the run-ins, run-outs, and between songs.

Sleeve: EX+

The sleeve was made by Ernest J. Day and is in superb condition. The front of the sleeve has a hint of ring wear at the top and near the mouth. It has solid seams, no splits, and has no crunched corners. There are no corner dings or wear. They are square and sharp. There are a few very small creases on the front panel near the spine. The reverse side has no marks or damage of any kind. The flip-backs are clean and intact. Both panels are firm and the front has retained the gloss of these early, classic laminated sleeves. It is an all-around gorgeous sleeve.

The inner sleeve is a white sleeve with the statement “Patents Applied For” in the lower left corner of one side and “Made in Great Britain” in the lower right corner on the same side. It looks new with no seam splits.

Please do not remit payment until you receive an invoice. The buyer is responsible for all shipping costs. All boxes and other shipping materials are new. Each LP is carefully packaged in custom made LP mailing boxes with the disc removed from the sleeve cover. This LP will be double-boxed. The LP mailing box will be placed inside a larger box filled with Styrofoam material. Shipping costs include only the actual costs of shipping and the required shipping materials. Shipping services within the US are USPS Priority Mail. The shipping cost for this LP within the US is $19.00.

Shipping costs vary widely outside the US. International shipping services are either USPS International or Federal Express International. For all locations outside the US please contact me for an exact shipping cost. The buyer is responsible for any customs or import duties. All shipping services include a signed-for receipt. Satisfaction guaranteed. Notification of intent to return an LP must be made within 48 hours of receiving the LP and must be returned to me within 7 days of receipt. Shipping costs are not refundable and the buyer pays return shipping. A returned LP must be packaged in the same manner in which it was received and I must receive it in the same condition as it was received by the buyer.

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