THE BEATLES A COLLECTION OF BEATLE OLDIES. ITALY GENUINE 1ST PRESSING. MONO 1966

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  POST TO UK ONLY. ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR SERVICE. OVERSEAS ITEMS ARE POSTED VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME. THE ALBUM WILL BE POSTED IN A RECORD MAILER.
                                                               NO DEALERS PLEASE. I WILL NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM DEALERS. ANY DEALER WHO WINS AN AUCTION WILL HAVE THEIR ORDER CANCELLED. MY LISTINGS ARE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY AND NOT FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE A PROFIT.
 THIS GENUINE ITALY FIRST PRESSING IS IDENTIFIED BY THE OMISSION OF THE MECOLICO LOGO ON THE LABELS. LATER PRESSINGS DISPLAYED A ''MECOLICO'' LOGO NEXT TO THE ''BIEM'' LOGO. THIS IST PRESSING ITALIAN TITLE HAS BECOME QUITE RARE. 
THE RECORD PLAYS WITH NO SKIPS OR JUMPS. SURFACE NOISE IS HEARD ON THE DEAD WAX INTRO TO SIDE 1 AND IN QUITE A FEW PLACES THROUGHOUT PLAY. IT IS NEVER OVERPOWERING AND THE MUSIC IS STILL A DECENT LISTEN . THERE IS ALSO SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN THE TRACKS. SIDE 2 PLAYS WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SURFACE NOISE UP UNTIL THE LAST COUPLE OF TRACKS. IT IS NEVER ANNOYING  OR OVERPOWERING AND IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE ENJOYMENT OF LISTENING TO THE RECORD. THE RECORD LIES FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND FREE OF WRITING. THE COVER HAS A ONE INCH SPLIT ON THE SPINE [SEE PIC 9]. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF BIRO WRITING [SEE PIC 11] ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR COVER. THERE ARE ALSO 2 OR 3 AGEING STAINS PRESENT SO PLEASE STUDY THE PICS CAREFULLY. SOME RINGWEAR IS ALSO PRESENT. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING. I TRY TO BE AS THOROUGH AS POSSIBLE WITH MY LISTINGS AS I DON'T WANT ANY BUYERS GETTING UNEXPECTED NASTY SURPRISES.

CONDITION OF SLEEVE= VG CONDITION OF RECORD= G+ MATRIX/RUNOUT NUMBERS= SIDE A  XEX 619 T1  19-12-66     SIDE B XEX 620 T1  19-12-66
THERE IS WEAR TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SPINE THAT MEASURES ONE INCH [SEE PIC 9] THERE IS ALSO SOME SMALL BIRO ON THE BACK COVER [SEE PIC 11] TO THE LEFT OF THE PMCQ CATALOGUE NUMBER. 
                                                IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------- RECORDS ARE GRADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTORS MAGAZINE GRADINGS SYSTEM. SEE DETAILS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE. PLEASE READ THE ITEM AND CONDITION DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASE. PLEASE ALSO SCRUTINISE THE PICTURES. PLEASE MESSAGE ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS. I PREFER MY AUCTION ITEMS TO RUN THEIR FULL COURSE AS IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT EVERYONE GETS THE SAME CHANCE OF BUYING THE ITEM. I WILL COMBINE POSTAGE. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE TO BE SENT.  RETURNS ACCEPTED ONLY IF THE ITEM IS NOT AS DESCRIBED IN THE LISTING. THE ITEM FOR SALE IS A VINYL RECORD. ALL SALES OUTWITH OF THE UK ARE POSTED VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME.
THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. MINT= THE RECORD IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET, OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
EXCELLENT= THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING OF SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND / OR CREASING. 
VERY GOOD= THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
GOOD= THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIOATED WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC 
FAIR= THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE, IT MAY EVEN JUMP. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.