BEATLES"PLEASE PLEASE ME"1ST YELLOW/BLACK STEREO+33&1/3
  £   2,500
  $   2,984

 


£ 2500 Sold For
Jun 14, 2011 Sold Date
Jun 4, 2011 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ATTENTION SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTORS!

HERE IS A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON CHANCE TO BID FOR ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL THE BEATLES UK PRESSINGS OF THE BEATLES LP:"PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITH THE SHORT LIVED TINY 33 1/3 LABEL CREDIT IN IT'S ULTRA RARE STEREO EDITION!

THE EARLIEST YELLOW AND BLACK STEREO LABEL DESIGN-WITHIN THE FIRST 1000 PRESSED WITHIN WEEKS OF THE FINAL BLACK AND GOLD STEREO EDITION AND ONLY JUST BEHIND THE BLACK AND GOLD STEREO FOR RARITY BUT GIVEN THAT A BLACK AND GOLD STEREO TURNS UP ON EBAY EVERY FEW WEEKS,THIS EDITION IS ACTUALLY EVEN HARDER TO FIND,FOR MANY YEARS UNKNOWN TO MOST COLLECTORS.

PLEASE READ ON FOR MORE INFORMATION!

THIS LP WAS CLASSED IN THE RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE ARTICLE OF LAST DECEMBER FEATURING THE 200 RAREST UK PRESSED RECORDS AT #12 AND VALUED AT £3000 BUT OF COURSE,THIS IS ONLY A SUGGESTION AND AS PRICES FOR BLACK AND GOLD STEREOS IN THE LAST YEAR IN SIMILAR CONDITION TO WHAT I HAVE HERE ON AUCTION HAVE BEEN REACHING BETWEEN £10K AND £14K,THIS ULTRA EARLY YELLOW AND BLACK STEREO VARIATION WILL PROBABLY DOUBLE THE BASIC £3000 VALUATION IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE AS MORE COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD BECOME AWARE THAT THIS PRESSING DOES ACTUALLY EXIST AND THAT ONLY 1000 OR SO WERE MADE(IF THAT)WITH THIS TINY 33 1/3 CREDIT.

NO ONE WILL KNOW FOR SURE JUST HOW MANY EXIST OR WERE PHYSICALLY SOLD BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF BLACK AND GOLD STEREOS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN STOCK IN VARIOUS SHOPS OR AT THE DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF THE EMI FACTORY IN EARLY 1963,BY THE TIME MOST SHOPS REQUIRED COPIES,THE ONES SUPPLIED WOULD NOT,I REPEAT NOT HAVE THE TINY 33 AND 1/3 LABEL CREDIT. AS WITH ANY SHORT LIVED EDITIONS,THE MAJORITY THAT ACTUALLY SOLD,ESPECIALLY OF SUCH A POPULAR LP AS THIS ONE WOULD HAVE HAD REPEATED PLAYS ON HORRIBLE,HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD RUIN THE DELICATE GROOVES FOREVER OR THE AUTOCHANGER TYPE THAT WOULD CAUSE SCUFFING AND DUST TO BE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE GROOVES.THIS IS SIMPLY ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND STEREO EDITIONS OF ANY BEATLES ALBUM IN THE WORLD AND I WILL BE SORRY TO SEE IT GO BUT I HAVE MADE MY DECISION.

BACK TO THAT ARTICLE IN THE RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE,THIS WAS JUST BEHIND THE BLACK AND GOLD EDITION AT #11.VARIOUS WEBSITES SUCH AS www.beatlebay.co.uk and www.beatlescollecting.co.uk  BACK UP THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PRESSING.

MY PHOTOS CLEARLY SHOW THE TINY 33 1/3 CREDIT WHICH WAS ON THE BLACK AND GOLD LABELS AND REMOVED FROM ALL LATER YELLOW/BLACK LABELS AS THE NEW LABEL DESIGN HAD THE LARGER 33 1/3 ABOVE THE YELLOW PARLOPHONE LOGO.

THE BLACK AND GOLD LABELS WERE ONLY USED IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF ISSUE WITH THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL REPLACING IT WITHIN WEEKS AND OF COURSE THE TINY 33 AND A 1/3 WAS REMOVED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND SO THIS COPY IS EASILY WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF ISSUE,POSSIBLY WITHIN THE FIRST TWO-THREE WEEKS AS THIS ALBUM WAS RUSH RELEASED AND A VERY FAST SELLER-MOST BLACK AND GOLDS PROBABLY ALL BOUGHT IN LONDON AND LIVERPOOL AS FAST AS THEY HIT THE SHOPS WITH SUBSEQUENT STOCK COPIES ON THE LATER LABELS AND AS EVER THE DEMAND FOR STEREO WAS TINY COMPARED TO THE MONO EDITION WHICH WAS THE ONE MOST BUYERS WANTED!

BACK TO THE DISC ITSELF>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OUTS,THERE IS  1 AND G ON SIDE TWO AND 1 AND P ON SIDE ONE.THESE ARE EARLY MOTHER STAMP CODES.

THE "A"SIDE LABEL ITSELF HAS THE FAINT M SLIGHTLY RAISED PRINT TAX CODE NORMALLY K T AND OTHER CODES USED.

THE VARIOUS PUBLISHING DETAILS AND LABEL LAYOUTS CAN BE SEEN ON THE ADDITION PHOTOS ALONGSIDE THE SUPER CLEAN LAMINATED FRONT COVER PRINTED BY ERNEST J.DAY AND CO.LTD.LONDON.NOTE ALSO THE SHARP AND CLEAR SPINE DETAILS-NO MAJOR WEAR AT ALL.

THERE IS A LITTLE WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND MILD AGE STAINING AT THE BACK BUT NO NASTY SPILLAGES,RIPS,REPAIRS,SELLOTAPE ETC.

THERE IS AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER SEMI FAINT AND TINY PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS BUT THIS IS NOT BIG AND OF COURSE ONLY A FOOL WOULD MIX AND MATCH LATER COVERS ON SUCH AN ITEM!

THERE ARE A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES AS EXPECTED ON MOST COVERS OF 48 YEARS OLD BUT AGAIN THESE ARE MINIMAL AND NO NASTY LARGE ONES.

THE EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS CLEAN WITH THE PROTECTIVE LINING IN PLACE AND NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.

HERE IS THE DISC IN DEPTH GRADING DETAILS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

A STRICTLY GRADED EXCELLENT++++ CONDITION LP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY MINOR/VISUAL SURFACE MARKS ON EACH SIDE THAT DON'T SOUND AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND PLAYS SUPERB-AND WOULD EASILY PASS BY MOST COLLECTORS STANDARDS AS NEAR MINT!

EVEN BETWEEN THE TRACKS AT HIGH VOLUME THERE IS ONLY THE SLIGHTEST NATURAL VINYL SOUNDS,NO LOUD CRACKLES,HISS,POPS OR CLICKS! NO STICKS OR JUMPS! AMAZING SOUND! 

TRUE MINT OR NEAR MINT CONDITION COPIES ARE JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND ARE GENERALLY KEPT UNPLAYED FOR INVESTMENT AND ARE JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND-THIS ONE WILL BE HARD TO IMPROVE UPON.

 AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY RARE BEATLES COLLECTION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED-PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES,IF THAT AS THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO COVER REMOVAL MARKS. GLEAMING SURFACES WITH THAT JUST PRESSED LUCK.NO DULL GROOVES!.

 NO CLICKS,NO STICKS,NO JUMPS,NO CONSTANT SWISHES etc etc!

NO NASTY DISTORTION WHICH TENDS TO PRESENT ON MOST COPIES.

 FAR,FAR BETTER THAN MOST"EXCELLENT+++"GRADED BEATLES LPs"!

SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD BEATLES EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION!

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE BEATLES!!!

YOU CAN SEE MY NAME IN ALL OF THE RECORD COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE BOOKS AS ONE OF THE MAIN CONSULTANTS(ERIC WHITE)

HERE IS MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION!>> 

   NO"SOLD IN THE UK"LABEL TEXT AS  ON LATER PRESSINGS.

HERE ARE THE RUN OUT GROOVE MATRIXES:

YEX 94-1 at 6'0'CLOCK + P at 2'0'CLOCK + 1 at 9'0'CLOCK.

YEX 95-1 at 6'0'CLOCK+ G at 3'0'CLOCK + 1 at 10'0'CLOCK.

RAISED PRINT M TAX CODE ON SIDE ONE LABEL.

THE PARLOPHONE CO.RIM TEXT 

        A THICK PRESSING different to the LATER THINNER pressings from a few years later-This ESSENTIAL  LP pressed within the first few WEEKS of issue from 1963 when Beatlemania was JUST STARTING AND OF COURSE A YEAR BEFORE THE AMERICANS SHOWED ANY INTEREST.

ONE OF THE BAND'S BEST, SONGS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE MILLIONS OF OTHER MUSICIANS!

AN INCREDIBLE LP THAT STILL SOUNDS EXCITING  48+ YEARS ON!

 TRACKS AS FOLLOWS(AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW!)  

I SAW HER STANDING THERE

MISERY

ANNA(GO TO HIM)

CHAINS

BOYS

ASK ME WHY

PLEASE PLEASE ME

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 

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MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN EXCELLENT++++ CONDITION WITH  JUST A COUPLE OF TINY AND VERY SLIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON EACH SIDE BUT HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

Copies of this LP IN THIS SHORT LIVED VARIATION  sold in a quantity edition of approx 1000 or so but how many were preserved and SURVIVE like this one-??

HARDLY USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

Just to explain, in 1963,the majority of fans were using poor equipment.Classical LPs tended to be more cared for.

MOST FANS WERE PLAYING BEATLES ALBUMS HUNDREDS OF TIMES!!

SO OFTEN STEREO COPIES WERE RUINED ON ANCIENT,HEAVY MONO ONLY EQUIPMENT!!!

THIS ONE HAS BEEN PLAYED BUT NOT MANY TIMES AT ALL AND STILL SOUNDING SUPERB! 

The WIDE STEREO mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Any serious Beatles collector will require ALL THE BAND'S LPs IN BOTH MONO AND STEREO FORMAT.  

THE STEREO TRACKS IN MANY CASES IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO THE MONO VERSIONS WITH FASCINATING VARIATIONS-EXTRA EFFECTS AND GUITAR"LICKS"!

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear THE BEATLES and always will be!  

GREAT SOLID SOUND!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TWICE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is HARDLY ANY spindle wear!!!

WONDERFUL CLEAN LABELS. 

NO STICKER REMOVAL/NO WORN PRINT!!!

PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS!   

THE COVER HAS A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE MILD STAINING AT THE BACK EDGES BUT NO NASTY RIPS,SELLOTAPE REPAIRS,STAPLES etc  IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

 Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are  lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A VERY NICE COPY-EXAMINE YOURS  IF YOU EVEN HAVE ONEAND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN EXCELLENT+++++ CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "NEAR MINT "GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY  ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER BEATLES LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!! 

Realistic  £2500 STARTING price with no annoying reserve.

AT THIS STAGE BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BUT I MAY CONSIDER REALLY SERIOUS ONES IDEALLY FOR PERSONAL COLLECTION! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE TO THE UK+ SPECIAL DELIVERY.  YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!! SOLID AND AMAZING PACKING.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COLLECT AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

 OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL ONLY BE SENT FULLY INSURED BY A MAJOR INSTERNATIONAL FIRM.THE BRITISH POST OFFICE ONLY COVER £250-SO I WILL NEED TO GET A QUOTE FOR YOUR COUNTRY FIRST.PROBABLY DHL BUT IF YOU HAVE A FIRM YOU HAVE USED THEN I AM HAPPY TO CONSIDER IT.I AM SORRY I WILL NOT SEND THIS ITEM TO ITALY OR BRAZIL OR OTHER DUBIOUS COUNTRIES WHERE ITEMS ARE"LOST"PLEASE CHECK FIRST BEFORE BIDDING-MOST COUNTRIES ARE OF COURSE FINE!

 I HAVE GUESSED THAT IT WILL BE ABOUT £150 BUT I WILL SHARE THE COST OF A FULLY INSURED FIRM SUCH AS DHL BUT OTHERS ARE AVAILABLE-LET'S DISCUSS THIS EITHER BEFORE THE END OR AFTER AS THIS ITEM MUST,I REPEAT MUST BE FULLY INSURED.

NO EXCEPTIONS AS I AM SURE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,IF NOT DO NOT BID.

NATURALLY A UK WINNER IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO COLLECT IN PERSON AND I WILL SHARE PETROL COSTS AND CAN FIT IN OUT OF SHOP HOURS IF YOU PREFER.

A PERSONAL COLLECTION MAY WILL INVOLVE A NEARBY REFRESHMENT VISIT ON ME AND HUGE DISCOUNTS ON OTHER STUFF!!!! 

PAYMENTS MUST BE 100% CLEARED BEFORE THE RECORD IS SENT OR COLLECTED! 

 I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY BIDS FOR ANYONE WITH POOR FEEDBACK OR ANY KNOWN TIMEWASTERS.ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH AND I WILL AIM TO HELP.THANKYOU!

 PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my feedback of OVER 12,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. OVER  8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY BEATLES OR INDEED ANY LP COLLECTION!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

SOME MORE ORIGINAL RARE AND NOT SO RARE LPs  ENDING FROM ME AT AUCTION ON EBAY JUST BEFORE THIS ONE ENDS!

MANY MORE BEATLES RELATED ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2011!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

GOOD LUCK!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AN ORIGINAL 1ST AND VERY SHORT LIVED 1963 STEREO PRESSING  OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC LP"PLEASE PLEASE ME"WITH THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL AND THE 33 1/3 TINY LABEL CREDITS!

DON'T PASS THIS BY-IT MAY NEVER COME UP FOR SALE LIKE THIS COPY AGAIN!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE FINISHING TIME FOR THIS EXCITING AUCTION!

TOP INVESTMENT!

FORGET THE REST AND DEAL WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST KNOWN BEATLES EXPERTS!

 

 

 

 




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