THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME PCS 3042 UK 3rd STEREO Pr 1P/1G ARCHIVE EXAMPLE

	£		1,662
	$		1,983

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~ PLEASE PLEASE ME ~

(1963 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP – UK STEREO THIRD PRESSING!)

This pressing is ONE OF the rarest Beatles’ album in existEnce AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AS FEW AS 300 COPIES WERE pressed. BY COMPARISON IT IS CLAIMED THAT UPWARDS OF 900 COPIES OF THE FAMED BLACK & gold stereo WERE pressed! this DEMONSTRATES JUST WHY this VARIANT HAS BECOME THE HOLY GRAIL FOR ALL serious collectors.

This is by far the best example of this L.P that I have ever seen and I doubt that there ARE MANY better COPIES anywhere in the world. it GENUINELY TOOK MY BREATH AWAY WHEN I LOWERED THE NEEDLE AND HEARD NO SURFACE NOISE, NO INTERFERENCE, NO CLICKS, NO POPS - JUST THE FABULOUS FIRST ALBUM BY THE FAB FOUR IN GLORIOUS STEREO!! simply stunning!!

ON OFFER HERE IS POSSIBLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE THIRD STEREO PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP PLEASE PLEASE ME BY THE BEATLES WITH BLACK & YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS.

UNBELIEVABLY THIS GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM IS STILL HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL NEMS POLY BAG THAT IT WAS SOLD IN!! THIS VERY RARE ALBUM WAS PURCHASED IN ONE OF THE TWO NEMS SHOP IN LIVERPOOL - THE HOME OF THE BEATLES!! THE NEMS SHOPS WERE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FAMILY OF BRIAN EPSTEIN!! 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PCS 3042

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: YEX 94-1 / YEX 95-1

THE MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE: P 1 / G 1

THE BAG

THE VERY RARE NEMS POLY BAG IS IN GENUINELY VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR AND LIGHT CREASING. THE TWO RED AND WHITE SASHES ACROSS THE POLY BAG LOOK FANTASTIC!! YOU CANNOT IMAGINE A MORE ICONIC POLY BAG FOR THIS UNBELIEVABLY RARE LP!!

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE PICTURE SLEEVE, WITH A LARGE “STEREO” IN THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER AND THREE REAR FLIP-BACKS, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER ON THE FRONT. THERE IS THE BEGINNING OF A TINY SPLIT WHRE THE OPENING MEETS THE BOTTOM EDGE. ON THE BACK IN THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER THERE IS A STAIN WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A PIECE OF CLEAR TAPE WHICH HAS LONG SINCE FALLEN OFF. OTHERWISE THIS AMAZING SLEEVE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. I HAVE BNEVER SEEN A NICER LOOKING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE SLEEVE. THE EDGES AND CORNER ARE ALL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND UNBROKEN. THE TEXT ON THE BEAUTIFUL SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE PICTURE SLEEVE USED FOR THESE VERY RARE THIRD PRESSINGS IS IDENTICAL TO THAT USED FOR THE TWO EARLIER PRESSINGS - THE BLACK & GOLDS!! THE ‘Photos - Angus McBean’ credit is almost flush to the bottom edge and the ‘P’ IN ‘Photo” IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE ‘s’ IN ‘songs’.    

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE POLY-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN STRONG EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH A HINT OF THE SLIGHTEST WEAR.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH SOME VERY SLIGHT MARKS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT EACH AND EVERY TRACK! I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANY COPY OF THIS ALBUM SOUND AS WONDERFUL!

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS. AROUND THE RIMS EACH LABEL HAS THE TEXT “THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. ....” IN UPPER CASE. EACH LABEL ALSO HAS AN ADDITIONAL 331/3 JUST AFTER (YEX .94) / (YEX.95) IN LINE WITH THE CENTRE HOLE.

SIDE ONE

1. I SAW HER STANDING THERE

2. MISERY

3. ANNA (GO TO HIM)

4. CHAINS

5. BOYS

6. ASK ME WHY

7. PLEASE PLEASE ME

SIDE TWO

1. LOVE ME DO

2. P.S. I LOVE YOU

3. BABY IT’S YOU

4. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET

5. A TASTE OF HONEY

6. THERE’S A PLACE

7. TWIST AND SHOUT

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£7.75

£11.25

£12.25

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£12.00

£15.50

£16.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) 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.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) 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, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

I SHOULD ALSO ADD THAT THERE IS A 'MT' TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL JUST ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE.