THE BEATLES Help! Vinyl Record LP Parlophone 1965 Mono Album 1st Pressing UK PMC 1255 Garrod 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 Album (33 rpm)
Country: UK
Year: 1965
Label: Parlophone
Catalogue No. PMC 1255

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): XEX 549 - 2 2 PM
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): XEX 550 - 2 3 OG

Condition: VG/VG (Sleeve has some spots of discolouration on the back. The vinyl has a few 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

Delve into the peak of mid-sixties British pop culture with an authentic 1965 UK mono first pressing of The Beatles' iconic studio album, Help!. This prized Parlophone vinyl record boasts the traditional black and yellow labels, complete with historical "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." rim printing and the mandatory "SOLD IN U.K." consumer notification across the centre. Authenticity is further solidified by the vintage KT tax code embossed cleanly onto the Side 1 label area, alongside the highly coveted earliest -2/-2 mix matrix configuration.

This classic release is housed within its original Garrod & Lofthouse front-laminated flipback sleeve, instantly recognisable by the bold outline "mono" typography positioned on the front cover. Internally, the set is completed by the correct period-accurate polylined 'Emitex' inner dust sleeve. This specific package grades at a reasonable VG/VG; the historical flipback jacket shows some spots of age-related discolouration on the unlaminated rear, while the vintage vinyl displays a few surface marks that do not detract from its immense charm as an original analogue artefact.

In contrast to the heavily altered North American movie soundtrack equivalent, this original UK configuration presents the full fourteen-track musical presentation as the band intended. The tracklist is packed with definitive mid-period masterpieces, seamlessly jumping from the driving title track "Help!" and "Ticket To Ride" into acoustic, folk-influenced moments like "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" and the timeless ballad "Yesterday". For absolute verification, the runout on this particular copy displays the stamped EMI machine markings: XEX 549 - 2 2 PM on Side A and XEX 550 - 2 3 OG on Side B.