The Beatles YELLOW SUBMARINE UK LP 1ST MONO RARE NMINT

	£		601
	$		796

THE BEATLES - YELLOW SUBMARINE

IN SUPERB CONDITION - PLAYED 3-4 TIMES

ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESS - THE RARE MONO PRESS!!!!

• CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMC 7070
• MATRIX:XEX 715-1 / 716-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 P / 1 T (VERY VERY LOW)
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
• WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE
• SLEEVE HAS THE TWO RED LINES
•  A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN ONE OF THE RARER BEATLES LP'S. THE YELLOW SUBMARINE ALBUM WHEN RELEASED WAS ONE OF THE POORER LP'S IN TERMS OF SALES COMING SO SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE WHITE ALBUM, AND ONLY REALLY HAVING ONE SIDE OF BEATLES MATERIAL, THE OTHER BEING THE INSTRUMENTAL SOUNDTRACK TO THE FILM. EVEN RARER WAS THE SALE OF A MONO PRESSING, AS BY 1969 STORES WERE REALLY ONLY INTERESTED IN SELLING THE MORE POPULAR STEREO ALBUMS, AND GENERALLY MONO PRESSINGS HAD TO BE SPECIALLY ORDERED. SO NOT ONLY WAS THE LP A POOR SELLER IN GENERAL, BUT THE MONO COPY WAS BARELY SOLD AT ALL BY CONTRAST.
• THEN EVEN IF YOU CAN FIND ONE, WHAT ABOUT TRYING TO GET IT IN THE SORT OF CONDITION COLLECTORS WOULD WANT. WELL HERE I HAVE ONE FOR YOU THAT IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE CLASSIC APPLE LABEL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDE IS A VERY DEEP GREEN COLOUR AND HAS NO BLEMISHES AT ALL. THE WHITE SIDE IS EQUALLY PERFECT.  THE GREEN COLOURS FULLY EXTEND INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT ON BOTH SIDES. UNFADED AND UNRUBBED

A CAREFUL CHECK OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ABOUT 3-4  LIGHT  SPIDER LINES WHICH ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD 3-4 PLAYS SINCE 1969, AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUND QUALITY YOU WILL REALISE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IS, AND HOW LITTLE IT HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED  ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN . I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE THAT ARE DULL AND HAVE A WORN LOOK AND FEEL ABOUT THEM, BUT THIS ONE IS AS GOOD AS YOU WOULD EVER WANT. IT STILL LOOKS NEW. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES , NOR ARE THERE ANY OF THE VERY LIGHT SWIRLY MARKS THAT YOU GET ON SO MANY VINTAGE VINYLS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE TINY WISPY HANDLING LINES WHICH ARE JUST SUPERFICIAL. THIS VINYL JUST LOOKS SUPERB. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY TINY 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 SEVEN  SECTIONS FROM THIS  ALBUM, I WANTED TO ALLOW POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO HEAR AS MUCH OF THE FIRST SIDE AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX INTRO, AS MANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES AS POSSIBLE, AND EVEN THE DEAD WAX RUN OUT. SO PLEASE HAVE A GOOD LISTEN AND I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT IT IS JUST ABOUT FLAWLESS. CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, JUST THE VERY VERY ODD LITTLE DUST POP IN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPOTS.SIDE 2 IS JUST INSTRUMENTAL AND ACTUALLY IT IS ON THIS SIDE THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY HAVE A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE SO VERY MANY SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES IN THE MUSIC, THAT ANYTHING UNTOWARD IS DETECTED. I HAVE HAD COPIES OF THIS LP WHERE SIDE ONE WAS REASONABLE BUT SIDE 2 UNPLAYABLE IN COMPARISON. SO I HAVE RECORDED THREE EXCERPTS FROM SIDE 2 AGAIN INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN AND RUN OUT AND SOME OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES.IF I AM BEING REALLY PICKY THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE SECONDS OF STATIC, BUT THATS IT.

 THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AT ALL ANYWHERE, MEANING THE LP WHEN IT WAS PLAYED WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD DECK WITH AN UNWORN STYLUS. THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS MIAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL, EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS PRODUCED TO BE HEARD.

PLEASE HAVE A REALLY GOOD LISTEN TO THE QUALITY OF THE SOUNDBITES BEFORE DECIDING IF THIS IS FOR YOU, BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED AS I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES OF THIS VINYL AROUND

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AS NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE FAMOUS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE TWO RED BANDS ON THE REAR SURFACE

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SLEEVES THAT IS OFTEN FOUND TERRIBLE CREASED, DUE IN THE MAIN BECAUSE THE CARD USED IN MAKING IT WAS SO VERY THIN, AND THIS IN ADDITION CAUSED SEVERE RINGWEAR ON MOST COPIES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS LAMINATED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THE SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO PEELING OR FLAKING OF THE LAMINATE EITHER. THERE ARE SOME TINY LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE EDGE OF THE SPINE, AND ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THERE IS ALSO ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS NO RING WEAR.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT. THE SPINE AGAIN HAS ALL THE LAMINATE INTACT AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ON THE REAR PART, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN.

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED, AND HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS. THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENT PENDING INFORMATION IS CLEARLY LEGIBLE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE WHITE SURFACE IS SHOWING SOME MILD HANDLING MARKS, AND A COUPLE OF SMALL STAINS TO THE POROUS SURFACE. THE TWO RED LINES ARE BOTH UNBLEMISHED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTL;Y LEGIBLE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT

THE  BLACK INNER SLEVEVE IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUED ONE, IT DOES HAVE SEAM SPLITS, BUT THE CENTRE HOLE IS UNDAMAGED.

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

GARRY