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I HAVE A 100 POSITIVE FEEDBACK RATING AND A 100 TRACK RECORD OF OFFERING PERFECT PRODUCTS, SERVICE, COMMUNICATION AND DELIVERY GUARANTEED THE BEATLES - Please Please Me Here is a stunning opportunity to own an UNPLAYED Original UK MONO Yellow and Black Parlophone Label pressing of The Beatles 1st ever album, with perfect audio and truly stunning condition throughout, in MINT UNPLAYED Condition.
A genuine one off, and an ultimate rarity Please Note: MINT / UNPLAYED means just that that this Original Beatles Record is in MINT condition, that has been kept unplayed from new.
Guaranteed.
It has been tested before listing only.
I am adding this note as I am appalled by the amount of people selling records on Ebay claiming that they are unplayed, when it is absolutely obvious that they are not.
Statements about an Executive who once owned it and said its unplayed, or spindle marks on the labels being caused by the manufacturers listening to the record will never mean that a record is unplayed.
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Mono - PMC 1202 LABEL PRESS DETAILS: This is an original very rare issue of the yellow and black label in Mint condition, with The GRAMOPHONE Co.
Ltd.
printed on the rim print.
Please Please Me is Credited: Dick James Music Co.
making this an original pressing of the yellow and black label, and incredibly rare with no Tax credits.
Extremely rare Yellow and Black 1N 2N Matrix version, MADE IN GT BRITAIN.
MATRIX NOs.
ON RUN-OUT GROOVE Side 1: XEX 421 - 1N Side 2: XEX 422 - 2N MOTHER STAMPERS: Side 1.
1 G R L D Incredibly Rare 1 G stamper Side 2.
5 R A TRACK LISTING Side 1 I SAW HER STANDING THERE, MISERY, ANNA, CHAINS, BOYS, ASK ME WHY, PLEASE PLEASE ME.
Side 2 LOVE ME DO, PS 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.
An exceptional pressing in MINT condition that plays with perfect pitch from start to finish.
Original RARE Yellow and Black pressing of one of The Beatles most sought after LP s, and a true one off.
Please Please Me is the debut album by The Beatles.
Parlophone rush-released the album on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise on the success of singles Please Please Me , which went to number one on most lists.
Of the album s fourteen songs, eight were written by Lennon/McCartney, early evidence of what Rolling Stone later called their invention of the idea of the self-contained rock band, writing their own hits and playing their own instruments.
On Monday, 11 February 1963, The Beatles and George Martin started recording what was essentially their live act in 1963, and finished 585 minutes later 9 hours and 45 minutes .
In three sessions that day each lasting approximately three hours they produced an authentic representation of the band s Cavern Club-era sound, with very few overdubs and edits.
Optimistically, only two sessions were originally booked by Martin, with the evening session added later.
George Martin initially contemplated recording the album live at the Cavern in front of the group s home audience and visited the Liverpool club on 9 December 1962 to consider the technicalities.
When time constraints intervened, he decided to book them at EMI Studios in Abbey Road instead and record them virtually live.
Martin said, It was a straightforward performance of their stage repertoire a broadcast, more or less.
The day ended with a cover of Twist and Shout , which had to be recorded last because John Lennon had a particularly bad cold and Martin feared the throat-shredding vocal would ruin Lennon s voice for the day.
This performance, captured first take, and generally regarded as a classic, prompted Martin to say: I don t know how they do it.
We ve been recording all day but the longer we go on the better they get.
The song Hold Me Tight was recorded during these sessions, but was surplus to requirements and not included on the album.
Hold Me Tight was recorded again on 12 September 1963 for With The Beatles.
The whole day s session cost around 400.
George Martin said: There wasn t a lot of money at Parlophone.
I was working to an annual budget of 55,000.
This budget had to cover all of the artists on Martin s roster.
Individually, under a contract with the Musicians Union, each Beatle collected a seven pounds and ten shillings 7.50 session fee for each three hour session.
George Martin, a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, thought that it might be good publicity for the zoo to have The Beatles pose outside the insect house for the cover photography of the album.
However, the Zoological Society of London turned down Martin s offer, and instead, Angus McBean was asked to take the distinctive colour photograph of the group looking down over the stairwell inside EMI s London headquarters in Manchester Square.
Martin was to write later: We rang up the legendary theatre photographer Angus McBean, and bingo, he came round and did it there and then.
It was done in an almighty rush, like the music.
Thereafter, though, The Beatles own creativity came bursting to the fore .
In 1969, The Beatles asked McBean to recreate this shot.
Although the 1969 photograph was originally intended for the then-planned Get Back album, it was not used when that project saw eventual release in 1970 as Let It Be.
Instead, the 1969 photograph, along with an unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot, was used in 1973 for The Beatles retrospective albums 1962 1966 and 1967 1970.
Another unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot was used for The Beatles No.
1 also released in 1963 .
Please Please Me hit the top of the UK album charts in May 1963 and remained there for thirty weeks before being replaced by With the Beatles.
This was highly unusual as the UK album charts at the time tended to be dominated by film soundtracks and easy listening vocalists.
The Beatles first album went on the become one of the highest selling and collectable LP s of all time.
ALBUM PLAYED FOR GRADING: Yes brilliant sound quality throughout This great record is in MINT condition and has remained stored correctly and unplayed from new.
To ensure its audio quality, as at times even unplayed records can have serious audio defects, I have carefully and thoroughly tested every minute of this great audio experience.
I m delighted to say that this great record plays through with perfect mono power and clarity.
The Tones are beautifully defined in this early UK pressing, with a great depth of sound, and each channel being clearly defined, with a warm rich sound that is infinitely superior to later pressings.
Needless to say there are no obvious sound blemishes , no pops,clicks or distortion.
Virtually no surface sound at all, the sound is clean and crisp, absolutely wonderful.
I ve never heard an original Please Please Me that compares Thick quality press with the wider, first yellow and black pressed grooves, means this audio really pack a punch.
Strong, undistorted sound the channels are clean and unstressed.
The record plays with staggering power, with barely any surface sound between the tracks.Great audio with no obvious interference to distract form the overly enjoyment of this ground breaking record.
I will give a detailed account below: I Saw Her Standing There bursts in with superb clear audio.
Bright very loud sound, there are no pops or clicks, and certainly no distortion or static, other than in the run in grooves.
Misery plays with perfect separation leading into the quieter Anna .
This track is the first real test for Please Please Me, with multi layering but also a sparseness, it plays superbly.
The vocal clarity is incredible.
Barely any static if any at all and certainly no pops or clicks.
Again very quiet between tracks and then into Chains which sounds great.
Boys opens with a very clean intro, amazingly clear and bright.
Still no pops or clicks, Ask Me Why plays superbly with no obvious surface sound at all, which is profoundly unusual for ANY vinyl, let alone an original pressing of the Beatles 1st ever album.
Please Please Me , sounds great, again with no pops or clicks, just great music, all the sound effects that make up this track are sharp and clear, with NO light static during any parts of the track, it rounds off side 1.
and sounds wonderful with bright rockous super clear audio.
Side 2.
begins with the classic upbeat Love Me Do .
It plays through brilliantly with no pops or clicks, NO static and that massive harmonica solo is crystal clear.
P.S.
I Love You plays beautifully, with no static or other sound interference s.
There is some very light static between the tracks only, and even that is far from obvious.
Baby Its You and Do You Want To Know A Secret sound great, again with no surface static not even the kind you will find on any vinyl and still no pops or other sound interruptions.
Being ultra critical, I did hear a couple of very light tics, but they were pretty hard to hear.
The music is so perfect that you can hear the reverberation of Ringo s drum stick hitting the side of the drum, not the sound of the drum but the echo of the stick.
Incredible.
A Taste of Honey and the classic There s a Place both sound superb, with bright clear sound and NO pops or clicks.
There s a Place maintains the high standard of this great vinyl, it plays superbly, with amazingly clear loud sound.
Rounding off the album with Twist and Shout , the track sounds great, with no pops or clicks, just clear rockous sound.
This is a perfect audio experience This is a unique pressing of PLEASE PLEASE ME, with no clicks or pops anywhere and certainly other obvious interference.
There is virtually no static at all, apart from between the tracks, and even that is far from obvious.
Great music with great clarity, I doubt this sound could be bettered.
I would give this great record a strict audio grading of NEAR MINT to MINT.
- It really is as flawless as vinyl could ever be, from any age.A truly amazing example of this great vinyl.
The RecordThis is a truly exceptional pressing of PLEASE PLEASE ME.
A superb piece of glossy vinyl, and a really thick pressing.
Its in MINT condition, and is virtually unmarked, as unmarked as any vinyl can ever be.
Guaranteed.Deep clear grooves that can only be found on the original pressings, this vinyl has been never been played until my careful tests, just before listing.
In daylight it looks completely unmarked.
The record has great shine, with no scratches, no hairlines, no handling marks.
Under an intense spot light there are barely any marks at all, only the very faintest of inner sleeve storage marks.
that are so faint the are barely visible I cannot stress enough how unmarked this record is.
As only a genuinely unplayed record could be.
This is a one off, a really stunning example, with clear grooves that deliver absolutely amazing audio clarity.
Graded at MINT.
VINYL TESTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF WARPING: Yes, NONE visible what so ever when tested be sight and on a moving turntable.
THE COVER Stunning cover with gold tint front, this cover also looks like it has been in an airtight vault for 50 years .
The front is in great condition, with a great sheen.
It is flat and crisp with barely any wear to the corners and minimal laminate creasing.
Flip backs are intact with some light creasing only, absolutely nominal about three light creases by the spine.
The Spine and spine text is totally intact and the spine is undamaged, although there are a couple of light creases.
Virtually no yellowing to the rear panel, and barely any marks on the back panel at all.
The opening edges are razor sharp, square and totally un frayed which is virtually unheard of.
This is a great example.
A stunning covers that befits this MINT vinyl Easily grades at EXCELLENT PLUS.
THE LABELS A wonderful set of Parlophone Labels.
Deep colour with NO spindle traces at all.
These famous 1st Yellow and Black labels in great condition, with no writing, no scratches, no marks at all other than a very faint pressing ring around the spindle hole.
Great all round examples.
Grades at MINT.
THE INNERComes with The Original First Press Inner Sleeve with Polythene Lining, intact and in great condition.
States: USE EMITEX...
IMPORTANT - TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR MICROGROOVE RECORDS ...
, as well as a replacement inner sleeve for added protection EXCELLENT condition, - NO tears around the die cut opening, NO seem splits and NO wear at the top.
Just some very light discolouration.
A great example.
RARITYEarly pressings of Please Please Me are getting very rare, and available issues are getting scarcer by the day.
A 1 N 2 N Yellow and Black Parlophone pressing in great condition is very rare indeed.
The vinyl is so often played so much, heavily marked, scratched, with noisy, poor and distorted sound.
The cover is almost impossible to find without serious wear, even modestly worn examples are scarce.
A pressing in MINT condition is unheard of, and makes this an ultimate collectable.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN ULTIMATE EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC PIECE OF MUSICAL HISTORY.
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I aim to give a precise and concise description of the sound quality, pointing out any defects so that you know what you are buying.
I will not go into screeds of information about the nature of the songs, as I imagine that you already know them well.
I aim to describe all items as accurately as possible, and offer a full refund on return if for any reason you are not completely happy with the item description..VINYL SOUND - PLEASE NOTE:The highest quality vinyl with clear sound is rare, and is what I always aim for.
I only sell records that play with TOP AUDIO performance, super clear sound uninterrupted by hiss or other interference.
Even with the cleanest copies you will find occasional static sound or occasional light tics during playback, caused by a build of dust in the grooves.
This is clearly different from the distortion, loud pops, repeating tics or clicks that are found on heavily played and worn pieces of vinyl.
Any static build up will reduce when played, and I advise a light clean should be given between plays for optimal performance.
VINYLLarge format art work covers with the original sound and mix unique to vinyl and of the highest quality audio.
Vinyl record have always been loved and have become a great investment opportunity, with prices soaring over the last ten years, making classic pieces a great financial as well as a cultural investment.
.IMAGES and INFORMATIONI only use my photographs taken with a high quality professional digital camera of the item for sale.
The images are designed to be as clear as possible, giving an exact image of the item.
I aim to give sufficient and accurate detail as possible, so that you know exactly what you are bidding on.
Please let me know if you need any further information and I will be only to happy to oblige..ABOUT ME I am a visual artist, working internationally, a collector of art and rare objects including rare vinyl, which I have been collecting for over 25 years, and an art and music enthusiast.
I specialise in the highest quality rarest items, selling to collectors the world over.
I want you to know what a great item you are bidding on.
If there is anything that is unclear in the listing, or you have any questions about this or any other item, please feel free to get in touch.
All the best to you.
SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST, QUALITY ASSURED.
I HAVE A 100 POSITIVE FEEDBACK RATING.SOME EXAMPLES OF FEEDBACK BRILLIANT LP MINT CONDITION,AWESOME SELLAR,1ST CLASS PACKAGING, NO PROBLEMS A ITEM RECEIVED..
AS DESCRIBED...
PACKED GREAT...MANY THANKS..RECOMMENDED..
AGreat LP from a great seller.
Thanks Very well packaged.
AAA received today great record thank you Item arrived quickly, well packaged and in excellent condition.
Very pleased.fast delivery, superb communication, good item, great ebayer AAAAA .RETURN POLICY:100 Satisfaction Guaranteed - returns accepted with out question.
If you are not happy then it can be returned, I cant say fairer that that I ONLY SELL RARE GOODS THAT ARE IN GREAT CONDITION, IF THERE IS ANY SLIGHT DEFECT, IT WILL BE CLEARLY STATED.If in the unlikely event that you may want to return an item, or that I have missed something in the listing, I offer a no quibble return policy.
Items must be returned within 12 Days of receipt, and returned in the same condition that they were sent out in.
Return postage must be paid by buyer, unless there is a particular fault with the item, and then I will pay the full postage costs MY RECORD GRADING SYSTEM IS AS FOLLOWS - BASED ON RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE U.K.
MINT: Virtually unplayed.
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Cover is pristine.EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.V.G PLUS: The record will still be nice and shiny, but may have a few light marks, and will play well.
Slight wear and tear on the cover.V.G: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items.GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.
The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, etc.FAIR: Fair.
It is noticeable that the record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated very noticeably.
The cover and contents are showing signs of folding, scuffing of edges etc..
POSTAGE AND PAYMENT DETAILS : -Items will be extremely well sealed and securely wrapped using the best possible packaging for safe handling and delivery.
I send items all round the globe with 100 success I sell top quality rare records to discerning buyers.
I do not make money from the postage costs and aim to keep the prices at a reasonable rate, but please don t expect a cheap second rate service.
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY THAT THE ITEMS YOU BUY GETS TO YOU IN PERFECT CONDITION.
All RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR MAIN COVER AND PLACED IN A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT INNER SLEEVE TO AVOID ANY CHANCE OF EDGE SPLITS OR KNIFING.
THEY ARE HELD SAFELY IN EXTRA THICK PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND THEN THEY ARE SECURED WITH SEVERAL EXTRA LAYERS OF REINFORCED CARD BOARD AND PADDING AND MAILED IN EXTRA STRONG PROFESSIONAL RECORD CONTAINERS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL.
AS I HAVE STATED I HAVE A 100 SUCCESS RATE AND AIM TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.Example of packaging used UK - First Class Signed For Recorded Delivery with Insurance : 5.00UK Special Signed For Next Day Delivery with Insurance : 8.90EUROPE - International Airmail Signed For Recorded Delivery with Insurance : 11.95INTERNATIONAL, Non-Europe e.g.
USA, Japan, Russia, Australia etc.
International Airmail Signed For Recorded Delivery with Insurance : 18.95.MULTIPLE PURCHASE REDUCTIONReduced postage of course for multiple items up to 30 off extra items.POSTAGE WILL BE FIRST CLASS OR THE FASTEST AND SAFEST POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE, RECORDED WITH TRACKING AND INSURANCE.
ALL ITEMS ARE FULLY INSURED AND COVERED FOR THE SAFEST DELIVERY POSSIBLE, AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU.
GUARANTEED POSTAGE RECEIPTS AND PROOF OF POSTAGE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
MANY THANKS..PAYMENTS Payments must be made within 3 days of purchasing unless an alternative arrangement has been agreed upon.
Pay Pall ONLY for International buyers.
We will accept Pay Pall, cheque or postal order within the UK, but no cash or bank transfers.
Items sent out immediately on receipt of paymentPlease Note: If no contact is made by the winning bidder following the mandatory Ebay 3 days, I will reserve the right to offer the item to the runner-up, unless prior notice of any delay is arranged beforehand.
Any bidder who has missed the chance to purchase an item from me can still email to make a priority second chance.
