The Beatles - Help! First Press Mono Vinyl
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The Beatles - Help! First Press Mono Vinyl is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Description
Description
Artist: The Beatles
Title: Help!
Label: Parlophone
Catalogue Number: PMC 1255
Country: United Kingdom
Original Release Year: 1965
Pressing Year: 1965 UK Original First Pressing
Format: 12” Vinyl LP
Speed: 33⅓ RPM
Description
The Beatles’ fifth studio album, Help!, originally released in the UK on 6 August 1965 as the soundtrack to the band’s second feature film.
This is the original UK first-press mono edition on Parlophone, featuring the classic black and yellow Parlophone labels and the early “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” perimeter text.
The album contains some of The Beatles’ most enduring recordings, including “Help!”, “Ticket To Ride”, “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”, “I’ve Just Seen A Face” and “Yesterday”.
The original UK mono pressing was issued in the distinctive laminated Garrod & Lofthouse sleeve with the outline “mono” text on the front.
Condition
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Record: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Inner Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Pressing Notes
Original 1965 UK first pressing on Parlophone, catalogue number PMC 1255.
The earliest pressing features the black and yellow Parlophone label, “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.” in capital letters around the perimeter, “SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS.” and “(P) 1965” on the label.
The first pressing uses the XEX 549-2 / XEX 550-2 matrix configuration.
The sleeve is the original Garrod & Lofthouse design with the medium-sized outline “mono” text and “USE NEW EMITEX” record-cleaner information on the rear.
Track Listing
Side One
- Help!
- The Night Before
- You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
- I Need You
- Another Girl
- You’re Going To Lose That Girl
- Ticket To Ride
Side Two
- Act Naturally
- It’s Only Love
- You Like Me Too Much
- Tell Me What You See
- I’ve Just Seen A Face
- Yesterday
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Genre: Rock / Pop / Beat
Year: 1965
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
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