BEATLES - Please Please Me

Item Description

Vinyl, , 4th Pressing, Yellow / Black Labels, G&L sleeve
LP Album Repress Stereo

This is a 4th Stereo pressing.
Other 4th Stereo pressing variants can be found here: [r6136334] [r8148352] [r9449087] [r15133674]
The 3rd/4th Stereo transition pressing variants can be found here: [r5872487] [r8870355]

KT is the UK tax code after 1st July 1963. These were sometimes embossed on labels. This version has a KT on it.

This version matches descriptions of Fourth Pressings (1963) according to Beatles Collecting Guide website regarding Fourth Pressings:
- The standard yellow block writing Parlophone label.
- The "All rights of the manufacturer" message around the edge of the label starts with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd."
- The label DOES have "Recording first published 1963", but NOT "Sold in the U.K..." statements.
- The word "mono" (or stereo) on the front cover is larger than in later editions.
- Sleeve is printed and made by "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd" with large "stereo" text on the front cover.
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Cover:
- Angled ''flipback'' corners on spine, straightcut on opening edge
- ''Made and Printed in Great Britain''
- ''Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents Pending PMC 1202 PCS 3042"

Label:
- ''Recording first published 1963'' at 9 o'clock
- No ''Sold in U.K....'' on either label
- Rim text starts with ''The Parlophone Co Ltd.'' in all caps.
- Yellow pound logo and Parlophone lettering.
- Larger "STEREO" variant.