BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME - BLACK/GOLD PARLOPHONE

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THE BEATLES

PLEASE PLEASE ME

PMC 1202 MONO

BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE

XEX 421- 1N

XEX 422-1N

RIGHT, THAT’S THE BORING STUFF OUT OF THE WAY. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS AN ALBUM THAT SOUNDS SUPERB. THEY DON’T MAKE VINYL LIKE THEY USED TO. 43 YEARS OLD AND STILL SOUNDS CRISP, SHARP AND QUITE FRANKLY UTTERLY BRILLIANT.  HOW DO YOU GRADE AN ALBUM LIKE THIS?

WHAT I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO DO IS GO THROUGH IN STAGES THE DESCRIPTION.

COVER :

ERNEST J. DAY SLEEVE. IT IS SOLID. THE SPINE IS FULLY INTACT AND READABLE (SEE PHOTO.) AT EITHER END OF THE SPINE A QUARTER OF AN INCH IS MISSING (I.E. THE CORNERS HAVE RUBBED OUT.) LOOKING AT THE COVER FROM THE TOP, THERE IS A HALF INCH TEAR ON THE TOP RIGHT. THE TOP LEFT HAS FRAYED FOR A COUPLE OF INCHES. THERE IS FRAYING ON PARTS OF THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER. TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE IS A ONE AND A HALF INCH TEAR. VERY MINOR CREASING TO THE LAMINATE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE IT JOINS THE SPINE.THE FRONT RIGHT HAS MINOR FRAYING FROM ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE BOTTOM.

ON THE REAR, APPROX IN THE MIDDLE TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS A MARK APPROX ONE INCH SQUARE (LOOKS LIKE THE BACK OF A STICKER.) ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, THERE IS A TWO INCH TEAR AND THE FLIP BACK PART IS MISSING (I.E THE TEAR IS THE MISSING FLIP BACK.) THE REST OF THE FLIP BACK IS SOLID EVERYWHERE ELSE. TO THE TOP RIGHT IS 30/11 IN WRITING (THE ORIGINAL PRICE?).  PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.

ANGUS McBEAN CORECTLY POSTIONED NEAR THE EDGE OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE SLEEVE.

INNER SLEEVE

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL EMITEX SLEEVE, NO RIPS, NO TEARS BUT IT HAS FOLD MARKS AT THE TOP (SEE PHOTO.)

VINYL

ON BOTH SIDES THERE ARE  SEVERAL SURFACE MARKS .

DO NOT DESPAIR! THE DESCRIPTION THUS FAR SOUNDS FAR WORSE THAN IT ACTUALLY IS.

I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THE WHOLE ALBUM.

I CAN SAY WITHOUT ANY HESITATION WHATSOEVER THAT IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC!!

SIDE 1:

I SAW HER STANDING THERE  -  ALMOST PERFECT SAVE FOR ONE MINOR JUMP.

MISERY – NO JUMPS/CLICKS/ POPS ETC – SOUNDS BRILLIANT

ANNA - MINOR CRACKLING IN BACKGROUND – ONE MINOR JUMP – OTHERWISE EX.

CHAINS – ALMOST PERFECT – NO JUMPS/CLICKS/ ETC.

BOYS – ALMOST PERFECT – NO JUMPS/CLICKS ETC.

ASK ME WHY – VERY MINOR CRACKLING ON QUIETER PART

PLEASE PLEASE ME – ALMOST PERFECT

BETWEEN EACH TRACK THERE IS VERY MINOR CRACKLING AS ON THE RUN-OUT.

SIDE 2:

LOVE ME DO – FANTASTIC!

P.S. I LOVE YOU – FANTASIC!

BABY ITS YOU – ALMOST PERFECT – THERE IS ONE MINOR ‘POP’

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – ALMOST PERFECT SAVE FOR VERY MINOR CRACKLING IN BACKGROUND.

A TASTE OF HONEY – FANTASTIC!

THERES A PLACE – FANTASTIC!

TWIST AND SHOUT – ALMOST PERFECT!!

AGAIN THERE IS VERY MINOR CRACKLING BETWEEN TRACKS AND AGAIN ON THE RUN-OUT.

TO SUMMARISE, 2 TRACKS HAVE ONE MINOR JUMP, ONE TRACK HAS A MINOR ‘POP’ A COUPLE OF TRACKS HAVE MINOR CRACKLING DURING THE QUIET PARTS AND APART FROM THAT EVERYTHING ELSE IS SUPERB!!!

MORE BORING STUFF : THIS IS PROBABLY A SECOND PRESSING NOT A FIRST. IT HAS DICK JAMES CREDITS FOR PLEASE PLEASE ME, I SAW HER STANDING THERE IS CREDITED TO NORTHERN SONGS.

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS OF LABELS FOR ALL SONGWRITING CREDITS AND CONDITION OF LABELS/SPINDLE FOR  YOURSELF.

I CAN SAY UNEQUIVACALLY THAT THIS ALBUM SOUNDS SENSATIONAL. IF IT DIDN’T I WOULD SAY SO. IF I WAS BIDDING ON IT I’D WANT TO KNOW EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY ABOUT IT. HOW OFTEN HAVE WE RECEIVED RECORDS THAT ARE NOT AS DESCRIBED, I.E. THE SELLER HAS BEEN ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH.

THE RECORD WILL BE PACKED IN HEAVY DUTY PACKAGING WITH EXTRA INNER PROTECTION. I WILL POST VIA FIRST CLASS RECORDED DELIVERY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

IF ANYONE REQUIRES ANY MORE INFO I WILL BE ONLY TOO HAPPPY TO PROVIDE.

MANY THANKS FOR READING AND APOLOGIES FOR THE LONGWINDEDNESS!!!!!