The Beatles HELP UK LP 1ST MONO 1965 OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		72
	$		95

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS CONDITION

WITH A NEAR MINT SLEEVE

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255
• MATRIX:XEX 549-2 / 550-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RDH / 5 RDL
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 4-5 SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE , SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 51 YEARS!!!!

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE SOME ULTRA FINE WISPY HAIRLINES

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 AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION.

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.

THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS NEAR SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, WHICH YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO DETECT IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES IF YOU SIT REALLY CLOSE TO YOUR SPEAKERS. THERE IS A TINY BIT MORE IN THE TRACK 'YESTERDAY'

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

NO POPS OR TICS, JUST A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM MINT MINUS , NEAR MINT AT THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THIS SLEEVE IS OFTEN FOUND YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ASTONISHING EXAMPLE IS STILL EXTREMELY WHITE.

THERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE, OR DEEP CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER

NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THERE ARE FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE MINUSCULE ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST TWO VERY SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 95% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER,WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS, AND A TINY NICK TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE GLEAMING LAMINATE IS THERE RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TIPS TOP AND BOTTOM HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THEM. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A TINY BIT OF BURRING AND ONE MICROSCOPIC NICK TO THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

A VERY WHITE SURFACE. THERE IS BARELY ANY  AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,PERHAPS A SLIVER ALONG THE OPENING EDGE.  AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION , STILL VERY WHITE AND UNSPLIT AT THE SEAMS. SLIGHT WRINKLING TO THE CORNERS, A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY