Les Beatles 1965 - French Odeon LP (OSX 228) & Rare Laminated Insert
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'LES BEATLES 1965'
This original French pressing of 'Beatles For Sale' is one of the hardest to find and rarest of all their French LPs.
This genuine 1965 pressing is on the orange & black Odeon label: OSX 228
Matrix numbers: XAR 809 21/M6 238684 & XAR 810 21 & M6 238685
Vinyl weight: 141g
Housed in an outer fully laminated gatefold cover with open central front window.
The cover comes with a pull-out front laminated insert depicting the UK cover of the LP with the red upper banner.
The original plastic inner-sleeve is also included.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT +
A vibrant, unworn set with just some faint spindle trails visible only at a certain angle around each unworn centre hole.
Visual: VERY GOOD +
Both playing surfaces are clean with just some whitening to the grooves from play but no significant marks or any scratches to either side in strong daylight. Closer inspection directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals some inner-sleeve storage marks and wispy hairlines but a sparkling rainbow shine is still present.
Sound Quality: VERY GOOD
This copy has been played many times and my playcheck did detect some intermittent playwear, but no jumps, repeats or any other major audible faults.
Cover: VERY GOOD -
A respectable example of this extremely fragile cover which has undergone some minor restoration but is still an attractive piece. The front panel is clean with some repaired tears to the edge of the circle but there are no missing pieces of paper.
The inside of the gatefold is clean with light wear but no writing or major blemishes.
As always with this cover, the spine is the weakest point and there is some missing text on this but otherwise it is intact.
Insert: EXCELLENT
Clean, glossy and flat with just a small bend to the upper left corner but no other significant or major signs of wear.
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