THE BEATLES Help! Vinyl Record LP Parlophone 1965 Mono 1st Pressing UK PMC 1255 Emitex Inner Sleeve

The Beatles – Help!
(Original Mono 1st Pressing with Black/Yellow Parlophone Label, with "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." and "SOLD IN U.K." Label text. Housed in Front Laminated Flipback Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve with outline "mono" on the front, complete with polylined 'Emitex' inner sleeve. KT Tax Code is embossed on side 1 label. -2/-2 Matrix)

Format: Vinyl Record - LP (33 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1965
Label: Parlophone
Catalogue No. PMC 1255

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): XEX 549 - 2 7 10 RDG
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): XEX 550 - 2 1 8 RGO

Condition: VG/VG (Sleeve has a few spots of discolouration. There is a biro mark on the Side 2 label. The vinyl has a number of surface marks)
 

Track Listing:
1. Help!
2. The Night Before
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
4. I Need You
5. Another Girl
6. You're Going To Lose That Girl
7. Ticket To Ride
8. Act Naturally
9. It's Only Love
10. You Like Me Too Much
11. Tell Me What You See
12. I've Just Seen Your Face
13. Yesterday
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Secure a true piece of British music history with this original 1965 UK mono 1st pressing of The Beatles' fifth studio album, Help!. This authentic mid-sixties issue features the highly collectible black and yellow Parlophone labels, complete with the essential "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." rim text and the crucial "SOLD IN U.K." resale statement across the centre. For serious archive verification, this investment-grade piece includes the earliest -2/-2 matrix configuration and has the historic KT tax code embossed directly onto the Side 1 label.

The LP comes housed in its original front-laminated, flipback Garrod & Lofthouse jacket, featuring the iconic outline "mono" print on the front cover. It comes complete with the vintage polylined 'Emitex' inner sleeve. Professionally graded at VG/VG, the flipback sleeve shows a few minor spots of age discolouration, and the Side 2 label carries a contemporary biro mark. The colelctable vinyl disc displays a number of surface marks, yet it remains a solid, honest example of a vintage sixties Parlophone record.

Musically, this British track configuration offers a completely different listening experience to the heavily edited US soundtrack counterpart. It contains the full fourteen-track masterpiece, blending their legendary cinematic pop anthems with brilliant acoustic folk-rock departures. The definitive tracklist features timeless cornerstones like "Help!", "Ticket To Ride", "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away", and Paul McCartney's legendary masterpiece "Yesterday". Catalogued under PMC 1255, this genuine UK first pressing is a cornerstone addition for any serious Fab Four discography. For absolute archive precision, the runout on this copy features the stamped EMI matrix codes: XEX 549 - 2 7 10 RDG on Side A and XEX 550 - 2 1 8 RGO on Side B.