BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"UK 4TH PRESS RARE DECCA

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$ 272

£ 206 Sold For

Sep 1, 2008 Sold Date

Aug 25, 2008 Start Date

£ 25 Start price

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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"

RARE DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING

ORIGINAL 1963 UK MONO 4TH PRESSING DECCA CONTRACT.

OFFERED IN OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION IS THIS RARE AND ORIGINAL UK CONTRACT PRESSING.

WITH DEMAND FOR THE BEATLES FIRST ALBUM SO HIGH AND DUE TO EMI'S OTHER COMMITTMENTS A LIMITED NUMBER OF PRESSINGS OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WHERE CONTRACTED OUT TO DECCA.

THESE DECCA PRESSINGS ARE BELEIVED TO EXIST IN ONLY SMALL NUMBERS ARE NOW ONE OF THE ARREST VERSIONS OF THIS ALBUM TO OBTAIN.

FEATURING THE TRADEMARK DECCA GROOVE TO BOTH LABELS AND CARRYING NO STAMPER LETTERS TO THE RUN OFF GROOVE THIS CONTRACT PRESSING COMES HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL E.J DAY AND IS COMPLETE WITH ITS EMITEX INNER.

PMC 1202

XEX 421/2-1N-1N

NO TAX CODE.

THE BLACK AND YELLOW "DECCA" GROOVED LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO BOTH SIDES BUT NO SPINDLE WEAR AND A FEW "PINHEAD" SIZED MARKS TO SIDE ONE (SEE PICTURE). THE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND VIVID WITH NO BLEMISHES TO THE LETTERING AND THE LABELS STILL RETAIN THEIR DEEP BLACK COLOURING.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS VERY GOOD... THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE IT DOES CARRY SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND SOME NEEDLE MARKS, THERE ARE ALSO ARE ALSO SOME VISIBLE SCUFFS TO SIDE ONE BUT IT HAS TO BE STRESSED THAT NONE AFFECT THE AUDIO . THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND THERE IS NO DULLING TO THE PLAYING SURFACE.

THE VINYL DELIVERS AN OVERALL SUPERB PERFORMANCE, APART FROM SOME MILD CRACKLE TO RUN IN GROOVE THE VINYL APPEARS TO PLAY WITH NO OTHER DISTORTION. THE SOUND IS STRONG AND CLEAR WITH NO OTHER INTERRUPTION AND AT NO POINT DOES THE AUDIO SKIP OR JUMP.... THIS WAS STILL A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO.

THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER IS PRESENT AND IS SUPERB WITH NOTHING MORE THAN LIGHT AND MINOR SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.

THE OUTER GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS A VERY STRONG AND RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE. THE VIBRANT FRONT DISPLAYS JUST TINY, LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND SOME VISIBLE THUMBNAIL CREASES. THERE ARE THE INEVITABLE CORNER BUMPS PRESENT BUT AGAIN THESE ARE NOT SEVERE. THE FRONT IS VERY CLEAN AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL STRAIGHT. THE REAR IS VERY GOOD WITH ALL FLIPBACKS INTACT. THERE IS SOME LIGHT CREASING VISIBLE TO THE BOTTOM AND EDGE FLIPBACKS . THE REAR FEATURES SOME HANDLING MARKS AND AGE MARKS BUT IS STILL QUITE BRIGHT WHITE. THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY RIGID WITH ALL WORDING INTACT AND JUST A HINT OF WEAR.

OVERALL A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE AND EXTREMLEY SOUGHT AFTER UK DECCA CONTRACT.

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