THE BEATLES A Hard Day's Night Vinyl Record LP Parlophone 1964 UK Mono 1st KT Flipback Garrod Sleeve

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 Flipback Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve with mid-sized "mono" on the front, complete with polylined 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 2 GOA
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): XEX 482 - 3N 7 RAL

Condition: VG/VG (The sleeve has laminate creases around the edges and some wear on the corners. The back of the sleeve has some spots of discolouration. The vinyl has a number 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 seeking an authentic, first-edition piece of British pop history, this 1964 UK mono 1st pressing of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night (PMC 1230) delivers the quintessential 1960s analogue listening experience. This specific copy features the legendary black and yellow Parlophone label, complete with the vital first-press text variants: "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.", "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964", and the "Sold in U.K." print. Collectors will also find the KT tax code embossed directly onto the side one label, alongside the 3N/3N matrix stampers in the runout grooves.

This classic mid-sixties LP is presented in its original, front-laminated flipback Garrod & Lofthouse sleeve, which proudly displays the mid-sized "mono" branding on the front. Tucked inside is the period-correct Emitex inner sleeve.

We have carefully graded the flipback jacket as VG. The sleeve exhibits typical age-related laminate creasing around the edges, corner wear, and some noticeable discolouration spots on the white reverse cover. The vinyl disc itself earns a VG grading, showing a number of surface marks on both sides. Despite these visual signs of play, it stands as an affordable, honest, and highly enjoyable copy of a landmark Fab Four release. It provides a wonderful opportunity to own a genuine 1964 UK pressing without paying top-tier archive prices.