"REVOLVER"
PARLOPHONE PMC 7009, MONO
RELEASED 8/5/66

EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING
"TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS" REMIX 11
INDICATED BY STAMPED TRAIL-OFF ON SIDE TWO AS "XEX-606-1"

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The BEATLES SEVENTH ALBUM FOR EMI'S PARLOPHONE LABEL IS CONSIDERED BY MANY FANS AND CRITICS TO BE THE GROUP'S FINEST. RELEASED IN ENGLAND ON AUGUST 5, 1966, A WEEK BEFORE THE START OF THE GROUP'S THIRD AND FINAL TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA, REVOLVER  FULLY LIVED UP TO THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS GENERATED BY THE PRIOR BEATLES SINGLE, PAPERBACK WRITER, AND THE GROUP'S PRECEDING LP, RUBBER SOUL. WHILE RUBBER SOUL IS REMEMBERED AS A COHESIVE COLLECTION OF GREAT SONGS, REVOLVER'S MOST STRIKING FEATURE IS ITS SOUND.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF REVOLVER WHICH IS INDICATED WITH THE STAMPED TRAIL-OFF MARKING ON SIDE TWO AS "XEX-606-1". THIS STAMPER INDICATES THAT THE RECORD HAS THE ULTRA-RARE MONO "REMIX 11" OF THE LAST TRACK OF THE ALBUM  TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS.  WHEN THE MONO ALBUM WAS BANDED, "REMIX 11" WAS PLACED ON THE ALBUM'S MASTER TAPE. THE FIRST LACQUER CUT FOR THE MONO ALBUM, AS WELL AS THE INITIAL PRESSINGS OF THE MONO ALBUM (IDENTIFIED BY THE MATRIX NUMBER "XEX-606-1" IN THE TRAIL OFF AREA OF SIDE 2), HAVE "REMIX 11". AFTER A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF MONO ALBUMS WERE PRESSED WITH "REMIX 11", GEORGE MARTIN DECIDED THAT REMIX 8 SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED. A NEW LACQUER WAS CUT WITH REMIX 8, AND ALL FUTURE PRESSINGS OF THE ALBUM HAVE THIS MIX. THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MIXES IS THE ADDITIONAL PIANO HEARD DURING THE SONG'S FADE OUT IN "REMIX 11". OVER THE YEARS, COLLECTORS CONTINUE TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR THIS INITIAL PRESSING HAVING "REMIX 11" OF TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS.

THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL MONO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.". THE SONG TITLES ARE FOLLOWED BY THE SONGWRITER'S CREDIT AND THE NAME OF THE LEAD SINGER IN THAT ORDER. THIS FONT VARIATION DOES NOT HAVE THE SERIF STYLE, AND ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF THESE FIRST INITIAL MONO LABELS, IS THAT THE SONG TITLE DOCTOR ROBERT IS MISTAKENLY PRINTED AS THE ABBREVIATED TITLE "DR. ROBERT". THIS LABEL IS THE VARIATION THAT HAS LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN "SOLD IN U.K. AND THE MATRIX AND CATALOG NUMBERS BECAUSE ALL OF THE TEXT WAS SHIFTED UPWARDS. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: "XEX 605-2" ON SIDE 1 AND THE MOST VITAL
"XEX 606-1" ON SIDE TWO. THE STAMPER CODES ARE: 1/GD & 1/RG. THE RECORD IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT CONDITION, DISPLAYING CLEAN AND UNWORN PLAYING SURFACES SHOWING SOME WISPY PAPER HAIRLINES FROM THE INNER-SLEEVE DIRECTLY BENEATH HALOGEN LIGHT BUT NO SCUFFS, SCRATCHES OR OTHER SUCH SIGNIFICANT WEAR. CAREFULLY PLAYED ON QUALITY EQUIPMENT ONLY, THE SOUND IS CLEAR AND FAULT-FREE THROUGHOUT. BOTH NEAR MINT LABELS LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH SOME LIGHT SPINDLE TRAILS AROUND EACH CENTER HOLE AND SLIGHT DEGRADATION TO THE PRINT ON THE PARLOPHONE SYMBOL ON THE SIDE 1 LABEL.

THE FIRST ISSUED COVER IS MANUFACTURED BY 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.'  WITH THE SMALL-SIZE "MONO" DESIGNATION PRINT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT, AND "ALSO AVAILABLE ON STEREO NO. PCS 7009"  AND "PMC" IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE BACK.  THE COVER IS A WONDERFULLY CLEAN AND STRONG NEAR MINT EXAMPLE WITH A PERFECTLY WHITE FRONT PANEL BEARING NO 'THUMBNAIL' OR SPINE WRINKLES. THERE IS A SMALL BRUISE TO THE UPPER LEFT CORNER BUT ALL OTHERS AND THE OPENING EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN. THE REAR PANEL IS CLEAN & UNWORN WITH NO RINGWEAR OR ANY OTHER BLEMISHES. ALL FLIP-BACKS, BOTH SEAMS AND THE SPINE ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.

THIS SET IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1966 PLAIN WHITE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR..." INNER DUST SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, DISPLAYING MINOR STORAGE CREASING ONLY.