The Beatles HELP! UK Mono 1965 PMC 1255 XEX 549-2 / 550-2 Garrod Flipback Sleeve

Description

The Beatles – Help!

UK Mono Original 1960s Pressing

Parlophone PMC 1255

Matrix numbers:

Side A: XEX 549-2

Side B: XEX 550-2

Black & yellow Parlophone labels with:

“Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions…”

Housed in the original laminated flipback sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd

Genuine mid-1960s UK mono pressing — not a later 70s reissue.

Early -2 / -2 matrix cut.

Correct period sleeve with flipbacks and printer credit.

A solid collector copy of a classic UK mono Beatles LP

Sleeve: VG - some wear & tear and a sticker on the rear. Original laminated flipback sleeve. General age-related wear, light creasing and edge wear consistent with a 1960s issue. No major tears. Structurally solid.

Vinyl: Visually VG+ Clean playing surfaces with light hairlines only. No deep scratches. Side 1 label has some sticker residue, side 2 label is clean

Inner Sleeve: Replacement (not original Emitex).

Despatched with tracked delivery