BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 1963 PARLOPHONE BLACK & GOLD

	£		392
	$		519

THE BEATLES

"PLEASE PLEASE ME"

(1963 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP – UK BLACK & GOLD PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THE RAREST VARIATION OF THE MONO PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP “PLEASE PLEASE ME” BY THE BEATLES WITH BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS.

THIS IS THE LEGENDARY “MISMATCHED” VARIATION OF THE BEATLES FIRST LP WITH BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS. IT COMES IN IT’S ORIGINAL ERNEST. J. DAY & Co. LTD FLIPBACK SLEEVE. THE ANGUS McBEAN CREDIT IS OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT.

WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO SPECIAL IS THAT IT HAS THE DICK JAMES CREDITS FOR "ASK ME WHY" & "PLEASE PLEASE ME" . UNIQUELY IT THEN HAS NORTHERN SONGS CREDITS FOR , "I SAW HER STANDING THERE", "MISERY", "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET" & "THERE’S A PLACE".

UNBELIEVABLY THIS SUPER-RARE VARIATION 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 - WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 1963!! THE NEMS SHOPS WERE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FAMILY OF BRIAN EPSTEIN!! 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1202

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: XEX 421-1N / XEX 422-1N

THE MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE: T1 / N1

THE BAG

THE AMAZING NEMS POLY BAG IS IN GENUINE VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. IT SHOWS WEAR AND CREASING BUT IT IS NOT SPLIT AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB PROTECTING THE SLEEVE.

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED E. J. DAY SLEEVE IS IN GENUINE EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE LAMINATED FRONT IS BEAUTIFUL WITH JUST A SLIGHT SCUFF TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER AND A FEW TINY WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION. THE OPENING IS NOT FEATHERED. ON THE BACK THERE IS SOME LIGHT TANNING AND A FEW TINY STAINS. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS. PART OF THE TOP FLIPBACK HAS A VERY SLIGHT CREASE WHERE IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RE-GLUED. THERE IS A NAME AND PRICE INSCRIBED INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS 100% LEGIBLE AND IS IN PERFECT CONDITION - IT WILL LOOK FANTASTIC ON YOUR RACK!!

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE POLY-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION, WITH SOME WEAR, DISCOLOURATION AND CREASING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, BLACK VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST AND THERE ARE SOME VISIBLE MARKS AND SCUFFS AND SOME SLIGHT LOSS OF GLOSS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ON MY PROJECT RPM4 AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT - THERE ARE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AT ALL - JUST SOME LIGHT AND OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND NOISE WHICH IS MAINLY NOTICEABLE INBETWEEN TRACKS. I ALSO DETECTED THE ODD LIGHT CLICK NOW AND THEN!!

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE SIDE ONE LABEL HAS AN EMBOSSED "MT" TAX CODE. THERE ARE SOME SPINDLE MARKS AND SOME SPINDLE WEAR NOTABLY ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL. THERE IS A 3-CHARACTER INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDE TWO LABEL IN BLACK MAGIC MARKER WHICH IS NOT VERY INTRUSIVE. ALL THE TEXT ON EACH LABEL IS CLEARLY VISIBLE.

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

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

£4.00

£5.50

£8.50

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 RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £4.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £7.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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

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

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

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

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.

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.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.