The Beatles Please Please Me 1ST Stereo Gold Parlophone PCS 3042 UK
  £   4,500
  $   5,371

 


£ 4500 Sold For
Jul 5, 2015 Sold Date
Jul 3, 2015 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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The Beatles Please Please Me 1ST Stereo Gold Parlophone PCS 3042 UK

THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"

VERY FIRST UK GOLD - STEREO PRESS with "Dick James " Credits.

This Parlophone STEREO GOLD label is the one.

PCS 3402

Matrix Side 1:

YEX 94-1

Matrix Side 2:

YEX 95-1

STAMPERS:  1R on side one & 1G on side two : THESE ARE REVERSE STAMPERS AS THEY ARE USUALLY 1G/1R!

FOR A MORE DETAILED NOTE ON THIS PLEASE SEE a very useful guide here http://www.beatlebay.co.uk/stereo.html

THE HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, LOOKS HARDLY PLAYED AND SOUNDS GREAT!! SIDE ONE LOOKS ALMOST PERFECT AND IS EASILY GRADED AS EX+ . SIDE TWO ALSO LOOKS GREAT ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS SO I WOULD CONSERVATIVELY GRADE AS VG+.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND NO WRITING ETC.

THE ERNEST J. DAY & CO SLEEVE IS VERY CLEAN AND COMPLETE WITH NO TEARS TO THE FOLDOVERS. THERE IS VERY SLIGHT SCUFFING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS (SEE PICS).

THE EMITEX "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" INNER IS PRESENT AND IS IN A NEAR MINT SUPERB CONDITION BEARING THE FIRST "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" WORDING TOO.

WITH ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AT THE VERY BEGINNING, THESE GOLD ALBUMS WERE USUALLY ALWAYS PLAYED TO DEATH BY 1964!.

FINDING ONE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR HIGHER IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT AND THIS PARTICULAR COPY IS IN A VERY VERY COLLECTABLE SHAPE. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER AS IF THE BUYER KNEW THIS WOULD BE WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD ONE DAY.

THE GOLD LABELS ARE CLEAR AND BRIGHT WITH NO SPINDLE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY WEAR TO THE HOLES AT ALL!.

THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTABLE BEATLES ALBUM OF ALL TIME.

The record has been in the hands of 1 owner (who I'm selling on behalf of) all this time who bought it at WH Smith (franchised to International Stores) in Waller Street Luton purchased in Spring of 1963.

The record was previously listed on here in April but the buyer didn't pay the full amount of the auction price in the time Ebay allows, thus the item has again been listed here so please ONLY BUY if you have the funds to back up the purchase.

You are welcome to listen to a TEST PLAY of the record recorded in the shop recently on a new Neostar Vinyl Deck turntable here:

http://www.offthebeatentracks.org/test-play-of-the-beatles-please-please-me-1st-stereo-gold-parlophone-pcs-3042-uk/

it sounded fantastic! There is some silence at the start of each side so you can hear the needle contact clearly - this is at 10 seconds on Side 1. You can hear only a very slight crackle in a couple of places. Please note: the slight hum firing up every now and again is that of the turntable to CD recording equipment. Side 2 only seems to have recorded the left channel - I'm not sure why but can assure you it sounded great through both speakers in the shop. As per ebay rules please only ask questions through this listing.

Would prefer pick up, but will ship internationally. Royal Mail Insured Signed For Shipping costs to some parts of the world vary a lot, so I may ask for additional postage to the £15 quoted but will only be what it costs to send etc. Nb. postage within the UK is free of charge.

We are an independent record shop with 10 years experience. We are selling other rare records this week - please take a look. We'll be happy to combine postage costs to give you a good deal on several. We will wrap your item very carefully with extra card before sending via signed for delivery. If you are not 100% happy with the quality of your purchase please get in touch to return the item and receive a full refund. Please let us know if you have any questions.


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