The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT UK LP 1964 STEREO 1ST PRESS PLAYS EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		156
	$		207

THE BEATLES - A HARD DAYS NIGHT

PLAYS TO A NEAR EXCELLENT PLUS!!! GRADE

REALLY EARLY FIRST PRESS

COMPLETE WITH PARLOPHONE ADVERTISING SHEET

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3058
• MATRIX:YEX 126-1 / 127-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RA / 2 GM 
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SMAE EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING A FAIR AMOUNT OF PLAY

THE VINYL

THE VINYL STILL HAS MOST OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN, WITH SOME DULLISH PATCHES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL HANDLING MARKS,AND LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES AND HANDLING LINES VISIBLE UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH BECAISE I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEOFRE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN STERO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS STERO SOUND.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS MANY BEATLES ALBUMS OF THE ERA WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD VERY HEAVY ARMS, WHICH ALWAYS RESULTED IN GROOVE WEAR. THIS COPY IS FREE FROM ANY OF THAT

THERE ARE NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER

EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS THE PRODUCER INTENDED AND BEARING IN MIND THIS ALBUM IS 48 YEARS OLD. IT IS QUITE STUNNING

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS, AND THE OCCASIONAL TINY LITTLE DUST POP/TIC IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS (A FEW ROTATIONAL ONES IN THINGS WE SAID TODAY)

THIS PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH AS EXCELLENT PLUS!!!!

PLEASE DONT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF 

THE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING FLIPBACK SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS A HIGHLY POLISHED MIRROR LIKE SHEEN TO IT, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE COVER. THE TOP LEFT CORNER DOES HAVE A SMALL CREASE LINE RUNNING ACROSS IT, AND THERE ARE SEVEN LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE ALONG EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THERE ARE NO THUMB LINES HOWEVER NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SQUARE AND SHARP

THE SPINE IS STILL VERY FLAT AND ONLY THE TOP BIT WHERE THE CORNER CREASE LINE APPEARS, IS LIGHTLY SQUASHED. THE REST OF IT IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BURRING AT THE VERY TOP

TURNING THE SLEEVE OVER REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE , WHITE, UNBLEMISHED COPY OF HARD DAYS NIGHT.

THE BAREST SPECK OF HANDLING BY THE OPENING EDGE, BUT NO AGEING, OR MARKS IF ANY DESCRIPTION. NO RUBBING, AND ALL THREE FLIPBACKS PERFECTLY ADHERED WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LAMINATE LINES, NO DIRT.

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS, AND JUST A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASES. SOME YELLOWING TO THE SURFACE

 THE PARLOPHONE ADVERTISING SHEET IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY