BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" I963 JR STAMPER FACTORY SAMPLE & 1 SIDE 'MADE IN GB'
  £   195
  $   258

 


£ 195 Sold For
Jun 9, 2023 Sold Date
May 30, 2023 Start Date
12   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES
"PLEASE PLEASE ME b/w ASK ME WHY"  FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER ON THE 'A' SIDE & JR STAMPER (JOURNALISTIC REVIEW) ON THE 'B' SIDE
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4983
RELEASED JANUARY 11th 1963
UNBELIEVABLY NOW SIXTY YEARS OLD

PARLOPHONE RED AND SILVER LABELS (ONLY AVAILABLE IN THIS FORMAT ON THIS PRESSING FROM JANUARY TO EARLY FEBRUARY 1963)
"PARLOPHONE CO LTD"RIM TEXT IN UPPER AND LOWER CASE WITH  "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN" ONLY ON THE 'B' SIDE

STAMPERS   3   GD           JR
MATRICES       -1N           -1N MPT TAX CODE IN RUNOUT GROOVES 

VINYL RECORD SURFACES DO HAVE A GLOSS FINISH IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT BUT ALSO HAVE HANDLING MARKS 'A' SIDE HAS A FEELABLE MARK AND OTHER LIGHTER NEEDLE MARKS ALSO THERE ARE SLEEVE RETENTION AND HANDLING MARKS BUT THE 'A' SIDE PLAYS THROUGH WITH SOME LIGHT CRACKLES ,'A' SIDE LABEL IS LEGIBLE WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR TO THE CENTRE HOLE
'B' SIDE ALSO HAS A GLOSS FINISH BUT DOES HAVE SLIGHTLY MORE LIGHT NEEDLE , HANDLING AND SLEEVE RETENTION MARKS BUT BARELY FEELABLE AND AGAIN RECORD PLAYS THROUGH WITH LIGHT CRACKLES 
'B' SIDE LABEL UNUSUALLY HAS "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT WHILE THE 'A' SIDE HAS NONE 

THE JR STAMPER ( JOURNALISTIC REVIEW ) APPARENTLY CONFIRMS A VERY EARLY PRESSING JUST AFTER THE DEMO COPY RELEASE 

STRIPED COLOUR RECORD SLEEVE  IS  IN CLEAN CONDITION VERY LIMITED CREASING AND COLOURS REMAIN BRIGHT

WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI FI FOR A REVIEW OF THE VINYL


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