Beatles Please Please Me Album Black & Gold Label 1963
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185
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245
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Description
Here we have a copy of the The Beatles “Please Please Me” Album.
It is an original 1963 UK 1st Mono Pressing with the Black & Gold Label
PARLOPHONE, PMC 1202
The original sleeve is the E.J. DAY Laminated Flipback Sleeve
with the original “EMITEX” inner.
The sleeve is in good condition as shown in the photographs.
There are no "Sellotape" repairs.
There is a half inch spilt at the top, and a one inch split at the bottom.
The close up photos exaggerate the appearance of these splits.
The record labels have the "Dick James Mus. Co." publishing credit for "Please Please Me",
"I Saw Her Standing There", "Misery", "Do You Want To Know A Secret"
"There's A Place".
Only the first issue 1963 pressings have this, where the second black & gold pressings
have the "Northern Songs" publishing credit for those tracks.
Both labels also contain "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." label text.
Matrix number XEX 421 – 1N & XEX 422 -1N
I’m not qualified to grade the record professionally.
It has wear & scratches but plays through OK.
However, there is a skip on “Ask Me Why” on “Baby It’s You” & “A Taste Of Honey”.
I'm selling the record on behalf of my friend, Pete Maclaine,
who is using the money from the sale, towards publishing a book of stories,
sayings, incidents & people and places that have affected his life in
and around Manchester.
Included is the story of his first meeting with the Beatles at
the Cavern in early 1962.
The book "The Man Who Said No To The Beatles"
is in poetry form.
The record is Pete's original 1963 copy.
Pete was one of the Manchester rock & roll pioneers with his group
"Pete Maclaine & the Dakotas during the early 1960's.
In 1963 Brian Epstein couldn't find a suitable backing group in Liverpool
for Billy J Kramer,
so he came to Manchester and persuaded The Dakotas to leave
Pete for Billy J Kramer,
with the promise of a record deal for the
group as an individual act, as well as with Billy J.
Pete was already a friend of Paul McCartney, in fact all the Beatles.
Brian Epstein told Pete that if he came to the "NEMS stable"
the Beatles would write him a song.
Pete replied "No thanks I'll write my own",
hence the title of the book.
To this day Pete is still singing and performing live with his band
Pete Maclaine and the Clan.
You can see & hear the record playing here,
along with the tracks that skip.
The winning bidder will also get a copy of
the photo of Pete with Paul McCartney signed by Pete.
Please e-mail with questions and international shipping charges.
Thanks for looking
You can see & hear Pete & The Clan at one of his regular gigs, right here!
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