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jamiejezard Store THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME Here for sale is The Beatles Please Please Me Gold Black Mono Lp This is the rare Gold mono Please Please Me 1st press with the Dick James music credits to Please Please Me / I Saw Her Standing There / Misery /Do You Want To Know A secret and There s A Place.Parlophone PMC 1202Matrix numbers XEX 421-1N Side 2 XEX 422-1N Stamper codes 1- O and 1 M very early This rare album is in superb condition with top quality audio sound.This really is a superb example of this great album and you would to search far and wide to find another copy of this album in this sort of condition.A Rare chance to bid on a rare album in great condition.Tracks areSide 1 I Saw Her Standing There / Misery/ Anna Go To Him /Chains/Boys/Ask Me Why/Please Please Me.Side 2 Love Me Do /P.S I Love You/Baby It s You/Do You Want To Know A Secret/A taste Of Honey/There s A Place/ Twist And Shout.The Sleeve.
The original front laminated flipback sleeve made by EJ Day of London , has the correct alignment of the Angus McBean on the front cover , correct to this issue ,It is aligned more to the edge of the sleeve unlike later issues where it is noticeably about a half inch further left .The Sleeve is generally very near excellent to excellent condition with some relatively minor issues.
I have tried to take photos of the sleeve from every angle to cover every corner so please study them well before bidding.The front of the sleeve is nr excellent to excellent condition ,no laminate creases at all but has some small writing indentation on the top about an inch left of the large MONO text.I have lifted the ink out but the indentation is still there , there are also a couple of wear marks to the top edge also ,The corners have some slight rubbing The edges and spine are extremely crisp, the spine text is incredibly clearAll flipbacks in great shape no issues at all, the rear of the sleeve is still very crisp and has not yellowed at all .really clean.
rear of sleeve is ex.
The LabelsThe original desirable Gold and Black parlophone labels are in stunning near mint have raised ZT code on centre of side 2 label .The condition is very very nr mint to mint condition , mabe one very light spindle mark on side 1 label near the centre but this may not be a spindle mark at all a couple of small white marks right the edge of centre Side 2 label has the faintest slight crease mark done at manufacture that s hardy worth mentioning just a very faint mark these labels are Superb condition , probably as clean as you will ever findThe VinylThis early uk 1st press is pressed on very thick vinyl and is legendary for its very precise and smooth full bodied audio,its hard to describe but the sound is so solid everything is so well defined , the vocals cut effortlessly through the mix and the hi fi amp is set on slightly lower than a standard press this pressing is loud and very clearThe vinyl is visually excellent condition and plays superbly has great shine and is no way overplayedThere is one very light surface scuff on side one see pic worth mentioning but is not at all audible somevery light paper scuffs noticeable only under a lamp butGenerally the vinyl is superb, the record plays with great audio all the way through with no jumps , no sticks no nasty clicks , extremely minimal surface noise little or no distortion.
I would say it has had a minimal amount of play and has been looked afterMore detail below .
I Saw Her Standing There nice quiet run in grooves and plays great Misery plays great just the very slightest surface nr beginning of track , very briefAnna Go To Him plays great just one light quiet pop near beginning on third line of vocals , very quiet after track..Chains plays great just the mildest distortion on part of the loud vocal just very very slightly noticeable on high end turntable Boys plays great , quiet after the track but has 2 low level pops before the next track startsAsk Me Why plays great , mabe a couiple of very low level pops ..not quite sure , then quiet before next trackPlease Please Me.
Plays great , a few light pops nr end of track Love Me Do nice quiet lead in grooves then superb audio, mabe one static pop in the middle of the track low level vocals very crisp , mabe just the slightest surface noise before the next songP.S I Love You plays great , very quiet after the trackBaby It s You plays greatDo You Want To Know A Secret plays great stunningA taste Of Honey plays great , bell like clarity on the vocal and guitar quiet after the track theres A Place plays great stunning audioTwist And Shout plays great mabe the slightest hint of distortion on loud vocal but debatable The record has been played on a Linn LP12 Sondek turntable fitted with a goldring stylus ,listened to through full range handmade wilmslow audio transmission line speakers that have superb response and definition on all frequencies For accurate grading visual and play grade like all my records this record has been professionally cleaned using an okki nokki cleaning machine 1st clean with purified water and isoproranol alcohol and finished off with L art du son / purified water mixthe alcohol mix removed the release agent all records have from the manufacture stage , this hides detail in the soundthe l art du son mix seems to smooth out any brittleness the alcohol water mix p p uk is 4.99 europe is 15.50 rest of world is 19.99 registered and insured mail very sorry but due to the value of this item i am not prepared to south america,will be securely packed to a very high standardviewing the item in tonbridge kent would be welcomed by any serious bidder
