With The Beatles RARE DECCA Pressing 7N/7N
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With The Beatles
Rare DECCA Pressing
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This was the Beatles' second official release, following their hugely popular Please Please Me. This record was released on the 30th November 1963 and went to the number 1 position (knocking of their own Please Please Me lp) on the 7th of December. Staying at number 1 for 21 weeks! As a little note: they had already sold 250,000 copies before the release and so accepted a silver disc BEFORE release!
With such volume of sales, Parlophone couldn't keep up with demand, so instead got Decca to press a small amount.
Once again, Parlophone just couldn't keep up with demand, so contract pressings were sought from DECCA. Only for a short time, was this done, so these DECCA pressing copies of Beatles records are becoming increasingly rare.
Catalogue number: PMC 1206
Matrix Numbers Side 1: XEX 447-7N
Matrix Numbers Side 2: XEX 448-7N
Mothers:
Side 1: 3 9
Side 2: 8
The vinyl is recognised as a Decca pressing with the inner groove on the label and the absence of a letter stamped into the run-off groove at 3 O'clock.
Vinyl: VG. Just played her all the way through-WITHOUT SKIPS OR JUMPS! Yes, there's some background noise, with light pops n clicks, but nothing to worry about, really. A good clean and I am sure it'll upgrade. Plenty of light marks to her.
Lovely and RAW...got me jiggin'!
Labels: VG. The increasingly RARE DECCA pressing inner groove, gorgeously prominant.
"The Parlophone..." rim text
Also "Recording First Published" text
Not a great deal of hole wear at all and only the spindle marks are visible when angled towards the light.
There are the initials of "TC" in black pen to side 2 but not very visible at all-see if you can spot them in the pics.
Cover: EX-. Gorgeously glossy cover. NO WRITING!
"Really Gotta Hold On Me" track 3 credit on the back.
Just a small amount of feathering to the opening and discolouration to the back card...other than that:
SOLID corners
SOLID spine
SOLID Garrod & Lofthouse flipbacks
VERY nice example.
Inner: EX. Plain white inner in fine condition-just creases.
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This copy would make a display piece or make a very good filler for the completist out there.
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Postage:
CD
7"
12" Single or LP
Double LP
UK
£2
£2.50
£3.50
£4.00
Europe
£2.35
£3.00
£4.50
£5.00
USA and Canada
£3.60
£3.80
£7.50
£8.50
ROW
£3.85
£4.00
£8.50
£9.50
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Note on grading: 'Mint' means I have just stepped out of the record shop in the 60's, never opened the record and kept it in fantastic dry and warm condtitons...unlikely isn't it!!
I am selling a lot more records and will give discounts on postage for more than 1 purchase.
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Please feel free to email me with further questions, but do remember to include your email if you would like further images.
Thank you and good luck.
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