BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 1963 PARLOPHONE BLACK & GOLD

	£		650
	$		861

THE BEATLES

"PLEASE PLEASE ME"

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

ON OFFER HERE IS A SUPERB AND VERY RARE FIRST MONO PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP “PLEASE PLEASE ME” BY THE BEATLES WITH BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS.

THIS IS THE LEGENDARY FIRST PRESSING OF THE BEATLES DEBUT 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", "I SAW HER STANDING THERE", "MISERY", "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET" & "THERE’S A PLACE".

THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL AND THE SUPERB SOUND CONDITION ARE SO STUNNING THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO INCLUDE SOUND CLIPS OF BOTH SIDES SO YOU CAN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF BEFORE YOU BUY. 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1202

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

THE MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE: M1 / O1

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED E. J. DAY SLEEVE IS IN GENUINELY VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE LAMINATED FRONT IS BEAUTIFUL WITH SOME LIGHT RING WEAR EVIDENT AND FEW TINY MARKS. THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE CORNERS. THE TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER IS THE WORST AFFECTED. THE OPENING IS NOT FEATHERED. ON THE BACK THERE IS SOME LIGHT TANNING. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS. BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM  FLIPBACKS HAVE BEEN NEATLY TAPED WITH CLEAR TAPE. APART FROM THE SCUFFING TO THE CORNERS THE SPINE LOOKS GREAT - NICE AND STRAIGHT AND ALL TEXT IS 100% LEGIBLE - IT WILL LOOK FANTASTIC ON YOUR RACK!!

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH JUST ONE SMALL CREASE. IT LOOKS FRESH AND BRIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO TANNING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN STRONG EXCELLENT CONDITION AND UNDER DIRECT SUNLIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE SOME HAIRLINE MARKS AND A FEW LIGHT SCUFF MARKS . I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO (AND RECORDING) THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ON MY PROJECT RPM4 AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT - THE SOUND QUALITY IS STUNNING AND I ONLY DETECTED A FEW VERY SOFT POPS BETWEEN TWO TRACKS AT THE END OF SIDE TWO. YOU WILL BE HARD PUSHED TO FIND THIS VERY RARE ALBUM IN SUCH NICE CONDITION.

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THE SIDE TWO LABEL HAS AN EMBOSSED "MT" TAX CODE. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS, NOTABLY ON SIDE ONE. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS AND NO SIGNS OF LABEL REMOVAL. ALL THE TEXT ON EACH LABEL IS 100% 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.

AS THE SALE PRICE WILL EXCEED £46.00 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 YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE BEFORE MAKING YOUR PAYMENT.

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.