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I Favolosi - 1st

THE BEATLES I Favolosi (Stunning original Italian 'With The Beatles' LP issued in February 1964 on the incredibly rare red Parlophon label. Legendary unique laminated flipback picture sleeve. Unlike most copies of this rare album that surface this copy is in stunning condition. See 'More Info' for further details on background and conditon...)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1964 - 60 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Parlophon
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Product Catalogue No PMCQ31503
Music Genre Apple label, 60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, POP
Country Comes from Italy Comes from 'Italy'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Background

Sixties Italian albums appear to be almost equally scarce and often found in less than Good condition. Beatles albums are no exception to this rule, covers are often torn, records badly scratched and labels barely legible, yet their scarcity and differences make them highly sought-after among collectors.

Between 1963 and early 1965 Beatles albums were issued in mono only on a red "Parlophon" label, these are some of the rarest Beatles items to find in any condition! In mid 1965 Parlophone issued Beatles albums on a silver and black label, again the logo read "Parlophon" without the 'e'. This lasted until 1968 when all albums were reissued in Stereo and the labels changed to "Parlophone" with the 'e'

The condition of Italian records generally is less than than those from the UK, US or other European Countries, but collectors are usually prepared to accept inferior quality items due to the scarcity of these unique Italian LPs, however the condition of this album is in highly respectable near mint condition and the lucky buyer will not be disappointed!


The labels are deep red finish with bright silver "Parlophon" logo and tracklisting also in silver. There are very few light marks around the spindlehole on both sides, signifying minimal play, and certainly not excessive.

The Matrix Numbers are machine stamped, they are as follows

Side One XEX 447 1
Side Two XEX 448 2

The date 4 2 64 has also been machine stamped into the dead vinyl. This was the date of this 1st red label issue.

Red label Italian original LP's have been compared in scarcity to UK black and gold Parlophone labels in that they are almost never found in anything but poor condition. They were available in MONO only.

The vinyl has a few very light surface marks, but having played it through for grading purposes it was staggering to hear the track breaks were almost perfectly silent. There is a sheen to the vinyl that's only present with sixties pressings, and the deep grooves make the light surface marks completely inaudible.

The sleeve is unique to Italy and is fully laminated with flipbacks & Italian text on the back. This sleeve has survived the last 40 years with no major defects. All edges including the pinched spine are unworn and the laminated rear of the sleeve is white with minimal age yellowing at the sleeve opening.

A great foreign sixties pressing in extraordinary condition - by far the best copy to surface in many a year!



LP RECORD  
Recording Artist The Beatles
Product Title I Favolosi - 1st
Product Information The Beatles I Favolosi - 1st Italy vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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