The Beatles LP A Hard Days Night UK Parlophone Stereo Reissue
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75
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Description
Label: Parlophone – PCS 3058
Format: 12” Vinyl LP, 33⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: United Kingdom
Release Period: 1969–1971 (first EMI boxed reissue)
Label Design: Silver/black Parlophone label with two EMI boxed logos. No “Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions…” text.
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Identifiers and Pressing Details
• Matrix Numbers:
• Side A: YEX 126-2
• Side B: YEX 127-1
• Mother Stampers: Visible but reused from earlier lacquers.
• Sleeve Manufacturer: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., laminated front, flipback sleeve.
• Inner Sleeve: Emitex advertisement style (correct for 1960s, often paired with early 1970s reissues).
• Other Notes:
• “Songs from the film A Hard Day’s Night” printed on the label.
• Same catalog number (PCS 3058) used from 1964 onward.
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Pressing Significance
This copy is not a 1964 first pressing. Instead, it is a late 1969–early 1971 UK stereo reissue pressed by EMI after they introduced the silver/black Parlophone label with two EMI boxed logos. It uses original 1960s metal parts (-2/-1 matrices), which provide authentic early sound quality, but the label style places the record firmly in the reissue era.
Condition Evaluation (based on your photos)
• Sleeve: VG – noticeable edge wear, light creasing, laminate lifting at edges. Flipbacks intact.
• Vinyl: VG to VG+ – visible light marks and hairlines, but no severe scratches. Labels are clean with minimal spindle wear.
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