THE BEATLES Beatles For Sale Vinyl Record LP Parlophone 1964 UK Mono 1st Pressing 4N/4N GLP/APD

The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
(Original UK 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 Laminated Garrod & Lofthouse internal-loading Gatefold Sleeve with outline "mono" on front cover, complete with polylined 'Emitex' inner sleeve. KT Tax Code embossed on side 1. 4N/4N Matrix)


Format: Vinyl Record - LP Album (33 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1964
Label: Parlophone
Catalogue No. PMC 1240

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): XEX 503 - 4N 38 GLP
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): XEX 504 - 4N 28 APD

Condition: VG+/EX (Sleeve is in clean condition. It has a small crease across the top right-hand corner and tiny creases at spine. The vinyl is in excellent clean condition)


Track Listing:
1. No Reply
2. I'm A Loser
3. Baby's In Black
4. Rock And Roll Music
5. I'll Follow The Sun
6. Mr. Moonlight
7. Kansas City
8. Eight Days A Week
9. Words Of Love
10. Honey Don't
11. Every Little Thing
12. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
13. What You're Doing
14. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

The Parlophone PMC 1240 is the original 1964 UK mono pressing of The Beatles' fourth album, Beatles for Sale, a highly collectible vinyl record that captures the band at a pivotal, yet exhausted, moment in their career. This specific pressing, with its sought-after black and yellow Parlophone labels and distinctive internal-loading gatefold sleeve, is prized by collectors for its authentic, unfiltered sound and historical significance.

The PMC 1240 mono mix offers a raw, punchy listening experience, favoured by many over the stereo version for its immediacy and depth, with lots of bass and a cohesive soundstage that avoids the sometimes severe channel separation of early stereo records. The album itself is a fascinating snapshot of the band's demanding schedule in 1964; exhausted from non-stop touring, the band leaned heavily on cover songs (six in total, from Chuck Berry to Buddy Holly) for the first time since their debut, interspersed with some of John Lennon's most introspective and melancholic compositions to date, such as "I'm a Loser" and "No Reply".

Key identifiers for the original 1964 pressing include specific label text such as "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." printed at the start of the perimeter text, and the phrase "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" above the side number. The unique gatefold sleeve, printed by Garrod & Lofthouse, features a small, outline "mono" logo on the front cover and diagonal fold-over flaps inside. The matrix numbers in the runout grooves, XEX 503-4N and XEX 504-4N, help confirm its first pressing status. This record is a must-have for serious Beatles fans, offering a tangible connection to the height of 1960s British Invasion pop-rock.