The Beatles WITH THE BEATLES UK LP 1ST STEREO Jobete
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THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES
- CATALOGUE:PCS 3045
- MATRIX:YEX 110-2 / 111-2
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 AG / 3 RM
THE RARE FIRST PRESS STEREO WITH THE BEATLES. RARE BECAUSE IT'S STEREO AND EVER RARER BECAUSE THE FIRST PRESS WAS WITHDRAWN SHORTLY AFTER ISSUE AS THE LAST TRACK WAS WRONGLY ACCREDITED TO JOBETE. A SECOND PRESS WAS QUICKLY ISSUED WITH THE CORRECT ACCREDITATION
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN . THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS OR TEARS WHICH USUALLY PLAGUE THIS COVER, THERE ARE THREE LAMINATE LINES ON THE COVER ONE NEAR THE SPINE, ONE NEAR THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE WHICH IS A THUMB LINE NEAR PAULS LEFT CHEEK
IT IS REALLY NICE TO FIND THIS SLEEVE IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS CLEAN HAS ALL ITS LAMINATE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS ALMOST AS SHARP AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED, AND IT IS OBVIOUS JUST BY LOOKING AT THE EDGE THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS, AND THE NON LAMINATED WHITE SURFACE IS STILL PERFECTLY WHITE AND STAIN FREE
THIS IS ALSO A GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS
THE RECORD
THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR AND NO STAINS SCRATCHES OR MARKS. THERE ARE ABOUT 8 SMALL SPIDER LINES INDICATING THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED ABOUT 10-15 TIMES.
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS UNMARKED AS FAR AS SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES GO. THERE ARE A FEW HAIRLINES ON THE DISC ( I DO MEAN JUST A FEW). THESE ARE SUPERFICIAL AND I AM CERTAIN THAT THEY WILL NOT AFFECT THE PLAY. SEE BELOW.
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE I AM GREETED BY NEAR SILENCE ON THE RUN IN. IN FACT ITS WORTH POINTING OUT RIGHT NOW THAT ALL OF THE LINKING GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC ARE SILENT.
THE TRUE STEREO SOUND OF AN EARLY BEATLES PRESSING IS A FANTASTIC SOUND AND THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT.
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLING OR CLICKS. I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID THERE WAS NOTHING AT ALL, BUT WHAT THERE IS CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS THE OCCASIONAL BIT OF STATIC, AND THE ODD LIGHT POP. I HAVE LSITENED TO THIS 3 TIMES BEFORE LISTING IT, AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO DESCRIBE THE GRADING AS EXCELLENT PLUS.
A VERY VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER BEATLES COLLECTIBLE RECORD
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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