THE BEATLES A Hard Day's Night Vinyl Record LP Parlophone 1964 Original Mono 1st Pressing 3 HO/3 HH

The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
(Original Mono 1st Pressing with Black/Yellow Parlophone Label, with "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.", "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" and "Sold in U.K." Label text.  Housed in Front Laminated Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve with mid-sized "mono" on the front, complete with Emitex inner sleeve. KT Tax Code is embossed on side 1 label. 3N/3N Matrix)

Format: Vinyl Record - LP (33 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1964  
Label: Parlophone
Catalogue No. PMC 1230 

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): XEX 481 - 3N 3 HO
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): XEX 482 - 3N 3 HH

Condition: VG/VG+ (Sleeve has small laminate creases around the edges. There is a split on the centre of the bottom edge and a small split on the bottom right-hand corner. Both have been neatly repaired with clear tape. The is a small tear and spot of discolouration on the back of the sleeve The vinyl is in clean condition. It has a couple of surface marks)
 

Track Listing:
1. A Hard Day's Night
2. I Should Have Known Better
3. If I Fell
4. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
5. And I Love Her
6. Tell Me Why
7. Can't Buy Me Love
8. Any Time At All
9. I'll Cry Instead
10. Things We Said Today
11. When I Get Home
12. You Can't Do That
13. I'll Be Back

For collectors looking for a genuine 1964 mono first pressing of A Hard Day's Night, this original UK copy offers a reliable, affordable entry point. This authentic debut is presented on the famous black and yellow Parlophone label, featuring all the essential first-press identifiers including "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.", "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964", and the "Sold in U.K..." statement. This 33 rpm heavy vinyl LP delivers the raw, punchy mono mix that defined the peak of early Beatlemania.

The record arrives housed in its original front-laminated Garrod & Lofthouse picture sleeve featuring the distinct mid-sized "mono" indicator on the front cover, complete with a vintage Emitex protective inner sleeve. For meticulous discography specialists, the Side 1 centre label features the correct embossed KT tax code, while the dead wax showcases the earliest machine-stamped XEX 481-3N and XEX 482-3N lacquer cuts alongside the Hayes factory mother and stamper codes (HO and HH). The 13-track lineup gathers the iconic movie soundtrack recordings alongside side-two favourites like "Things We Said Today" and "You Can't Do That".

This item is graded at an honest VG/VG+ condition, making it a very tidy player copy. The front-laminated jacket keeps a nice bright presentation despite some small laminate creases around the outer edges. There is a split on the centre of the bottom edge alongside a second small split on the bottom right-hand corner, though both have been neatly repaired with clear tape. The un-laminated reverse shows a small tear and an isolated spot of discolouration. The physical vinyl disc is clean, keeping a good dark gloss and presenting surfaces with just a couple of surface marks that do not detract from a loud and highly dependable analogue audio playback performance. Buy this original 1964 UK mono copy today.