Item Description
BUY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE FROM ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED BEATLES SPECIALISTS IN THE WORLD REPUTED FOR OUR QUALITY, HIGH STANDARDS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED: We offer a COMPLETE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE in the unlikely event that the winning bidder is not entirely Delighted with their purchase WE SHIP WORLDWIDE PLEASE PLEASE ME AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE MONO VINYL LP - PMC 1202 AMAZING, UNDAMAGED LABELS, NICE VINYL SURFACES, LOVELY NEAT, FIRM SLEEVE, VERY 1ST PRESSING, WITH DICK JAMES SONG CREDITS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS BEING RE-LISTED BECAUSE A COUPLE OF LIGHT MARKS ON THE VINYL SURFACE WERE MISSED ON THE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION, SO I HAVE DOWN GRADED THE VINYL DISC FROM EXCELLENT PLUS TO EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THIS IS A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ISSUE BEATLES DEBUT ALBUM FROM 1963.
Summary: On the rare Black and Gold Parlophone Label this is the MONO version of The Beatles very first UK Album release, considered one of the most collectible UK Beatles album of all time.
Please Please Me was the Beatles first UK album.
There was obviously much interest from the increasing fan base to listen The Beatles first album.
Most were passed around at parties, thoroughly enjoyed, and therefore many became badly damaged.
This is one of the few better examples to have come on the open market in recent years.
Detailed Album : This Rare mono Vinyl LP is the VERY FIRST PRESSING released in the UK on the 22nd March 1963 on on the Black with Gold Print Parlophone Labels, with the Dick James Music Publishing credits for the tracks Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, Do You Want to Know a Secret and There s a Place.
Both sides of the Black and Gold Parlophone record labels are in beautiful Excellent Plus condition, the gold text, and the black background of the Parlophone labels are undamaged, all that is visible are just a couple of very light signs of play to the centre spindle holes, and unbelievably, there is none of the usual white areas of wear around the centre spindle holes.
Matrix and Stamper information: Side 1 matrix is: XEX 421-1N and Side 2: XEX 422-1N.
Side 1 stampers: 1R and Side 2: 1A.
The embossed ZT tax code is stamped around the centre of the Side 2 record label Both sides of the HEAVYWEIGHT Vinyl Disc are in superb undamaged Excellent condition.
Rarely seen in this condition, both Vinyl surfaces are radiant and naturally glossy, showing no more than a couple of light surface hairlines, and a couple of light surface marks, none of which affect the play quality in any way,there are NO scuffs or deep scratches to either side of this well cared for vinyl disc.
The album has been carefully played through ALL the tracks, and the Sound Quality is superb, the LP plays without major faults, there are NO skips, clicks,or pops, side one play s Excellent Plus a great sound quality with minimal background crackle, side two play s Excellent with a little more background noise than side one, more noticeable on the intro s to the tracks, the LP sits 90 flat on the turntable, with just small unevenness when side 1 is playing, this does not effect the sound quality in any way, the disc is NOT buckled, it is just slightly uneven.
The vinyl LP comes in its ORIGINAL Polythene lined Use Emitex inner bag, the inner bag too is in superb Excellent Plus condition, there are no seam splits or tearing, just the usual light creasing.
.And the album is housed in it s ORIGINAL front Laminated ERNEST J.
DAY three Flip Back Sleeve, printed with a large mono to the top right hand corner of the front of the sleeve, and Angus McBean Photograph credit to the bottom right hand corner, near to the edge of the front of the sleeve.
This Please Please Me sleeve is in superb condition, and one of the better Original Ernest J Day Laminated mono sleeves to have come into stock, to be honest most sleeves we see are in poor condition and suffer from a lot of wear and tear, however, this one has survived in superb condition for the past 50 years, and is in superb Excellent condition, see full description and detailed scans below The Front panel is very FLAT and FIRM and still retains its DEEP GLOSS and VIVID COLOURS.
There is NO visible record indentation, just a couple of laminate pinches.
The opening edge has minimal wear and is flat.
The top and bottom edges of the sleeve are undamaged and free from any splitting.
The Spine Edge too is UNDAMAGED and the printed wording Please Please Me The Beatles is clearly legible.
There are small corner bumps to all four corners.
The Reverse Panel of the sleeve is very clean with just handling signs to the gate edge, and light age toning.
The flipbacks are undamaged, with the exception of a small crease to the bottom right corner, and all printed text and track listing are unfaded, there is no handwriting or tearing to any part of this sleeve.
This example could not disappoint any Serious Collector.
RARELY offered in this all round SUPERIOR condition, without doubt, one of the most collectable and SOUGHT AFTER UK Beatles album in existence today, this album reached it s 50th year since release in March 2013./font gt THANK YOU for expressing an interest in this Auction.
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