Les Beatles - OSX 222 - 1964 French 'With The Beatles' Orange Odeon Label
£
171
$
227
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'LES BEATLES'
This French version of 'With the Beatles' dates from early 1964 and is on the orange & black Odeon label: OSX 222
Matrix numbers: XAR 717 21B/M6 231498 & XAR 718 21B & M6 231499
Vinyl weight: 144g
Housed in an attractive fully laminated French designed/printed cover, complete with its original plain white inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
A vibrant and clean set with just some barely visible spindle marks around each undamaged centre hole.
Visual: VERY GOOD
Both playing surfaces are clean and retain a healthy deep-gloss shine, free from any groove-whitening or clouded areas. Strong daylight shows up several small scuffs and light scratches but nothing deep or feelable. Closer examination directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals numerous light/wispy hairlines but again, nothing serious.
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT
This great sounding pressing retains all the warmth and clarity of the UK pressing and despite having been played many times, shows no signs of any groove/playwear distortion or background crackle/interference. In fact, apart form an occasional light tick between some tracks, there is little to fault sound-wise.
Cover: VERY GOOD +
This striking cover is in very respectable shape bearing general storagewear, but no major issues.
The front panel is clean and glossy with a visible disc impression and light scratches from storage but no heavy creasing or missing laminate. There is some shelfwear to the corners which appears to have been touched up at some point in the past along with the front opening edge. There is also some light wear to the edges themselves. the rear panel is overall clean & bright with some minor age-toning but no writing or missing paper.
There is a tiny 1cm stress in the centre of the spine but both seams are smooth and unsplit.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
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