PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE
INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
A FINAL UPGRADE VINYL
CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1255MATRIX:XEX 549-2/ 550-2MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 ROP / 2 ROPKT TAX CODESOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT S ORIGINAL SHEEN.
EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED. IT HAS GOT THE MOST PERFECT AUDIO I HAVE EVER HEARD FROM A FIRST PRESS BEATLES ALBUM
THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.
THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE.
MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
NO CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER
INCREDIBLY I DIDN T HEAR ANY STATIC OR ANY OTHER LIGHT NOISES DURING ANY OF THE SILENT PASSAGES
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS,SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE ONLY FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND TWO MINUSCULE THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE , WITH A TINY DING ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AT ALL
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO DAMAGE OR SCUFFING. THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END HAS A TINY DOT OF RUB
THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. EVEN THE TAPERED TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND IS STILL WHITE WITH JUST A TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES AND A SMALL LIGHT BROWN MARK NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE AND AN EVEN SMALL ONE IN THE CIRCULAR EMITEX INFO
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE ON ALL THREE EDGES
THE RICE PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY SEAM SPLITS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
