BEATLES Please Please Me SOUTH AFRICA FIRST PRESSING

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BEATLES Please Please Me SOUTH AFRICA FIRST PRESSING

FIRST MONO ISSUE LP w/ two pressing rings on label

The Beatles – Please Please Me LP (orig. South Africa MONO BLACK & SILVER Parlophone PMCJ 1202—1963, flipback cover)

Recorded: 11 September 1962 (tracks 8,9), 26 November 1962 (tracks 6,7), 11 February 1963 (tracks 1-5,10-14) ~ South African release date: 1963 (UK release date: 22 March 1963).

On offer here is one of the CROWN JEWELS of any South African BEATLES collection.  This BLACK & SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL version of THE BEATLES debut album is an EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN MONO ISSUE released in 1963.

This is the earliest South African pressing of ‘Please Please Me’ with a visible pressing ring near the edge of the label and another near the spindle hole.  “PRESSED IN S.A. UNDER DIRECTIONS OF THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.” appears near the bottom rim of each record label.  See digital pic for further verification.

The Matrix Number that appears on each run-off groove can be seen below:

Side 1 <> XEX 421

Side 2 <> XEX 422

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SIDE 1

1.               I Saw Her Standing There           Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

2.              Misery                                         Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

3.              Anna (Go To Him)                         Writ: Arthur Alexander

4.              Chains                                          Writ: Gerry Goffin/Carole King

5.              Boys                                             Writ: Luther Dixon/Wes Farrell

6.              Ask Me Why                                 Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

7.              Please Please Me                           Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

SIDE 2

8.              Love Me Do                                   Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

9.              P.S. I Love You                              Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

10.           Baby It’s You                                Writ: Mack David/Barney Williams/Burt Bacharach

11.            Do You Want To Know A Secret     Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

12.           A Taste Of Honey                          Writ: Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow

13.           There’s A Place                              Writ: Paul McCartney/John Lennon

14.           Twist And Shout                            Writ: Phil Medley/Bert Russell

PERSONNEL

John Lennon           electric rhythm guitar (all except 3,8,9); acoustic rhythm guitar (3,9); lead vocals (2,3,6-8,10,13,14); harmony vocals (1,4,5,9,11,12); harmonica (4,7,8,10,12,13)

Paul McCartney       bass (all); lead vocals (1,2,7-9,12,13); harmony vocals (3-6,10,11,14)

George Harrison     lead guitar (all except 8); acoustic soprano guitar (8); lead vocals (4,11); harmony vocals (3,5,7-10,13,14)

Ringo Starr             drums (all except 8,9); lead vocals (5); tambourine (8); maracas (9)

Andy White             drums (8,9)

   George Martin         piano overdub (2); celesta (10)

Recorded at Abbey Road Studio No. 2 in London, England—UK.

Produced by George Martin.  Engineered by Norman Smith.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: VG- laminated, moderate handling wear with creasing & intermittent nicks along both seams & spine, NO SEAM SPLITS, tape residue (one piece) near top-left corner.  Examine digital pic closely.

back: VG- flipback—matt finish, moderate handling wear with light ring-wear, creasing, staining along spine (bottom half), overall discolouration/grubbiness; name written at top-centre.  Examine digital pic closely.

Record:

visual: FAIR still retains some lustre despite NUMEROUS scuffs and scratches, which are superficial for the most part.  QUALITY THICK VINYL PRESSING.  A GAP-FILLER UNTIL A BETTER COPY TURNS UP - GOOD LUCK TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER!

audible: G OK despite some surface noise, crackle and occasional pops.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OPENING TRACKS ON EACH SIDE, WHICH SKIP TWICE & ONCE RESPECTIVELY (FAIR), THIS ALBUM PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS.  THE OVERALL SOUND IS STILL PUNCHY AND VIBRANT.

labels: hardly any spindle wear, minor tape residue (one piece), name written on side 2—almost impossible to detect.  Examine digital pic closely.

LOW STARTING BID DUE TO THE REDUCED GRADING, SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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