BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME LP BLACK GOLD MONO PMC 1202
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BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME LP BLACK GOLD MONO PMC 1202.
FIRST PRESSING 1963 DICK JAMES CREDITS E J DAY McBEAN.
ON OFFER HERE A FIRST PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' DEBUT ALBUM ' PLEASE PLEASE ME '.
THIS IS A MONO COPY WITH THE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABEL.
MATRIX NUMBERS :
XEX 421-1N & XEX 422-1N
TAX/MOTHER? STAMPERS - 'H' AT THREE O'CLOCK.
THE SLEEVE WAS MADE AND PRINTED BY ERNEST J DAY.
SLEEVE FRONT PHOTOGRAPH BY ANGUS McBEAN - CREDIT PRINTED EXTREME BOTTOM RH CORNER.
THIS COPY HAS THE DICK JAMES CREDITS NOT THE LATER NORTHERN SONG CREDITS.
THE RECORD COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL EMITEX POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE.
TRACK LISTING :
SIDE 1 :
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 2 :
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
FANTASTIC EARLY BEATLES MUSIC !!
THE RECORD IS IN ALL ROUND GOOD CONDITION AS FOLLOWS :
THE LAMINATED SLEEVE IS GOOD. COVER PICTURE STILL BRIGHT AND CLEAR. LAMINATE FULLY INTACT. THERE IS SOME WEAR TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS BUT SUPRISINGLY GOOD FOR AGE. THERE IS A 1/2" TEAR NEAR THE SLEEVE OPENING TOP RH CORNER AND A 1" TEAR BY THE OPENING BOTTOM RH CORNER. THERE ARE NO OTHER TEARS. CREASING IS MINIMAL - NOTHING MAJOR. THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE HAS SOME MARKS BUT IS STILL QUITE BRIGHT. THERE IS A NAME ' COLIN ' LIGHTLY IN INK. I BOUGHT THIS RECORD OFF HIM IN THE MIDDLE/LATE SIXTIES AS A PLAYING COPY TO PROTECT MY OTHER COPY WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 1963. THE FLIPBACKS ARE FULLY STUCK DOWN. I DID REPAIR THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK WHEN I ACQUIRED THE ALBUM. STRUCTURALLY THE SLEEVE IS VERY SOUND AND STRONG.
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NO TEARS. MINOR CREASING. POLY LINING FULLINTACT - HAS NOT COME LOOSE.
THE BLACK AND GOLD LABELS ARE VERY GOOD. SIDE 1 UNMARKED - LIGHT SPINDLE WEAR. GOLD LETTERING STILL BRIGHT AND FULLY LEGIBLE. SIDE 2 SIMILAR BUT HAS A LIGHT SCUFF OVER THE 'NE' AT THE END OF PARLOPHONE. SPINDLE WEAR IS A LITTLE HEAVIER. LETTERING SAME AS SIDE 1.
THE THICK VINYL IS VISUALLY GOOD/VERY GOOD. IT HAS RETAINED A VERY GOOD GLOSS AND LOVELY DEEP BLACK COLOUR. IT DOES HAVE LIGHT SCRATCHES AND SURFACE MARKS. A COUPLE OF THE SCRATCHES CAN BE FELT BUT THESE DO NOT AFFECT PLAYING OR REPRODUCTION.
THE RECORD IS NOT COMPLETELY FLAT. THERE IS A SMALL BOW BUT THIS IS MINIMAL AND AGAIN DOES NOT AFFECT PLAYING. BOTH MY RECORD PLAYER ARMS HANDLED IT PERFECTLY WELL.
I HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD SEVERAL TIMES TODAY ON TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS - THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN PLAYED SINCE THE MID SEVENTIES. NONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED MARKS AFFECT THE REPRODUCTION BUT THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE 1 - I SAW HER STANDING THERE - HAS A HAIRLINE SCRATCH RUNNING ALONG SIDE THE GROOVES WHICH IS CAUSING THE RECORD TO SKIP ON THAT TRACK. ON ONE OF MY SYSTEMS THE TRACK SKIPS THREE TIMES AND ON MY OTHER IT SKIPS ONCE. THIS WAS PRESENT WHEN I ACQUIRED THE RECORD IN THE SIXTIES. IT HAS IMPROVED WITH CLEANING. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS. ALL OTHER MARKS PLAY THROUGH.
APART FROM THE SKIPS THE REST OF THE RECORD PLAYS BRILLIANTLY. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT CLICKS. THE RECORD HAS A FANTASTIC TONE AND SOUNDS THE REALLY GREAT.
OVERALL THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHICH WOULD BE VERY GOOD WITHOUT THE SKIPPING.
THIS RECORD HAS BEEN PART OF MY COLLECTION SINCE THE 1960'S. I AM CURRENTLY THINNING OUT MY COLLECTION AND WILL BE LISTING MORE COLLECTIBLE RECORDS OVER THE COMING WEEKS.
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.
POSTAGE DISCOUNT OFFERED WITH MULTIPLE PURCHASES.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS UK ONLY AUCTION.
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