The Beatles A Hard Days Night Parlophone record PMC1230 Mono 1964 VG+/VG+
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BEATLES A HARD DAY'S NIGHT PMC 1230 MONO 1ST UK PRESS 3N/3N EJ DAY VG+
🔥 TRUE 1964 UK MONO FIRST PRESS – EARLY 3N/3N CUTS – EJ DAY SLEEVE + EMITEX INNER
🎧 CONDITION
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VINYL: VG+ (play-graded) – strong gloss, light surface lines under strong light only, plays through very well with crisp mono punch and just occasional light background in the quietest moments.
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SLEEVE: VG+ – front-laminated Ernest J. Day flipback, rich unfaded blues, some laminate rippling/creasing and light age toning on the back but no writing or major damage.
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ORIGINAL Emitex “Important” inner present – creasing and age toning but complete and correct for this first issue.
🔍 PRESSING DETAILS – FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS
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UK first mono pressing – PMC 1230.
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Black & yellow Parlophone labels with “The Parlophone Co. Ltd.” rim text, “Recording First Published 1964”and “Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions”.
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Matrices: XEX 481–3N / XEX 482–3N.
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Mothers / stampers:
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Side 1: Mother 2, stamper RRH.
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Side 2: Mother 3, stamper GLL.
Lovely early EMI metalwork – a proper 1964 cut, not a later recut or export.
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Sleeve printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London – the desirable first-issue sleeve variant.
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Correct period Emitex advertising inner included.
🎵 WHY THIS COPY MATTERS
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The definitive way to hear A Hard Day’s Night – the original UK mono mix, with that tight, in-your-face sound the band and George Martin actually signed off.
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Packed with stone-cold classics: “A Hard Day’s Night”, “I Should Have Known Better”, “If I Fell”, “And I Love Her”, “Can’t Buy Me Love” and more – all cut hot and lively on these early 3N stampers.
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A properly looked-after first press – a strong VG+ example you can both play and proudly file alongside your other early Parlophones.
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If you’re building a serious UK Beatles mono run, this ticks all the boxes: 3N/3N, early mothers, EJ Day sleeve, Emitex inner – the lot.
📸 OTHER POINTS
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No writing, stickers or name tags on labels or sleeve.
📦 SHIPPING
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I use eBay Simple Shipping within the UK and the eBay Global Shipping Programme for international buyers.
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The record will be packed in a high-quality cruciform mailer with card stiffeners so it reaches you safely.
💿 CLEANING & GUARANTEE
Each record has been carefully cleaned in a HumminGuru Sonic vinyl cleaner, visually inspected and play-tested. Buy with confidence - 100% Guarantee – all records fully returnable.
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