With The Beatles Ultra rare 1969 Mono Pressing small Mono Cover Indicator

THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES This final 1969 mono pressing of With The Beatles is arguably one of the hardest pressings to find of all the UK pressings Instead of printing up a batch of the new 1-EMI box mono labels for this pressing, EMI used left-over stock of 1963 labels The cover however did have to be reprinted which produced one of the rarest UK cover variants of all - a small mono indicator Both labels are standard 2nd pressing variants, but without a purchase tax code in the centre of either The labels on this copy above left have slightly raised edges, a feature also present on the 1-EMI box label, pictured above right Matrix numbers: XEX 447-7N XEX 448-7N Stamper codes: 3,10/GTL 9,17/RRM Vinyl weight: 147g Housed in an ultra-rare front laminated, tri-flipback Garrod Lofthouse printed cover with a SMALL mono front panel indicator The rear track-listing bears the corrected You Really Got A Hold On Me spelling for track 3 on side 2 This copy is complete with its original red white EMI advertising inner-sleeve CONDITION Disc Labels: EXCELLENT Both are clean bright with some light spindle trails around the side 1 centre hole but nothing visible on 2.
Visual: EXCELLENT Extremely clean playing surfaces which retain all of their as new deep-gloss factory shine, bearing no significant marks or wear in strong daylight.
Closer examination beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals some harmless wispy paper hairlines but nothing I would call a scratch.
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT This copy has received a moderate amount of careful play on good quality equipment and as a result, the sound is clean, warm and totally unworn throughout.
My single careful playcheck found no evidence of any groove/playwear distortion or background interference, even on the delicate Til there Was You .
Nor are there any ticks, clicks, jumps or any other audible faults or distractions.
It is certainly amongst the best sounding pressing of this album I have come across.
Cover: VERY GOOD Impossible to find in any condition.
This rare cover has moderate handling storagewear but no major faults.
The front panel is clean with some moderate storage rubbing to the laminate but no thumbnail wrinkles or creasing to any part.
There is some light corner wear but both opening edges are undamaged.
The rear panel displays moderate storage/handling wear but is free from any writing or missing paper.
All flipbacks are in-place and both seams are smooth unstressed.
The spine is cleanly and fully worded.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT Clean flat with no writing, tears or seam splits.
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