PLEASE PLEASE ME BEATLES LP 1ST GOLD LABEL PARLOPHONE

	£		304
	$		403

IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

ONE OF THE FIRST PRESSINGS OF THE FIRST BEATLES LP. MONO.

A RARE VERY EARLY PRESS (LATE 1963) OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM - ON THE PARLOPHONE BLACK AND GOLD LABEL (BEFORE THEY SWITCHED TO BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS) PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING WITH THE MISLABELLED SONG CREDITS.

WITH PARLOPHONE BLACK AND GOLD LABELS, ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER SLEEVE, MINUS 1 MATRIX STAMPS, NORTHERN SONGS / DICK JAMES MUSIC CREDITS ETC.

A MEGA RARE HUGELY COLLECTABLE PIECE OF POP MUSIC HISTORY.

THE OUTER SLEEVE - FRONT: IN SUPERB CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. ANGUS MCBEAN'S ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH SHINES! THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME WEAR (THE ITEM IS 46 YEARS OLD!) BUT WE FEEL IT HAS AGED EXTREMELY WELL. THERE IS NO MAJOR DAMAGE WHICH AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE SLEEVE. AS WOULD BE EXPECTED THERE IS SOME WEAR TO ALL FOUR CORNERS (SEE PICTURES BELOW). THE SPINE IS IN NICE CONDITION. THERE IS SOME MINIMAL CREASING TO THE SLEEVE AROUND THE TOP RIGHT FRONT CORNER AND ALONG THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE WHICH IS AGAIN TO BE EXPECTED FOR AN ITEM OF THIS ERA. IT IS ONLY SLIGHT AND VISUALLY THE SLEEVE FROM THE FRONT LOOKS VERY NICE INDEED. THERE ARE NO STICKERS, STAMPS, WRITING OR SCUFFS. GIVEN THE ITEMS AGE WE WOULD RATE 8.5/10.

THE OUTER SLEEVE - REAR: AGAIN BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED. THE ALBUM HAS CLEARLY BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER OVER THE YEARS. SOME SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION AND SOME SLIGHT BENDS TO THE GLUED TABS AT THE TOP (SEE PICTURE BELOW) ERNEST J DAY CREDIT TO THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE NO STICKERS, STAMPS, WRITING OR SCUFFS. WE WOULD RATE THE REAR COVER 8.75/10.

THE INNER EMITEX SLEEVE: WONDERFULLY PRESERVED - ALMOST NEW LOOKING! THERE ARE NO RIPS, BENDS, TEARS, STICKERS, STAMPS, WRITING OR SCUFFS. THE INNER POLYTHENE IS TOTALLY INTACT AND IS STILL GLUED CORRECTLY IN PLACE. SOME VERY SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION AND EXTREMELY SLIGHT WEAR TO THE OPEN EDGE WHERE ONE HAS PULLED THE RECORD OUT OVER THE LAST HALF CENTURY! WE WOULD RATE 9.5/10.

THE LABELS: ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC - BOTH SIDES LOOK BRAND NEW! THE GOLD LETTERING IS CRISP AND BOLD AGAINST THE BLACK BACKGROUND. THERE IS NO MAJOR WEAR WHATSOEVER TO EITHER LABEL, NO SPINDLES MARKS, OR OTHER DAMAGE - THE RECORD MUST HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFULLY PLAYED OVER THE YEARS. THERE IS ONLY VERY VERY SLIGHT SIGNS OF USE AROUND THE VERY EDGES OF THE HOLES. THE WORSE THAT CAN BE SAID IS THAT THE BLACK EASILY SHOWS FINGERPRINTS AND THATS IT. HAS THE NORTHERN SONGS / DICK JAMES MUSIC CREDITS. MT TAXCODE EMBOSSED ON SIDE 1. STUNNING. 9.75/10 FOR BOTH SIDES.

THE VINYL - THE RECORD ITSELF: VISUALLY BEAUTIFUL. SOME VERY LIGHT MARKS AND A FEW VERY LIGHT SCUFFS TO BOTH SIDES AS TO BE EXPECTED BUT NOTHING MAJOR. THE EMITEX HAS DONE ITS JOB WELL OVER THE TIME!

PMC 1202 SIDE 1: RUN OUT GROOVE MATRIX XEX 421-1 N

PMC 1202 SIDE 2: RUN OUT GROOVE MATRIX XEX 422-1 N

THE VINYLS INTEGRITY IS TOTALLY INTACT AND THE ITEM LIES TOTALLY FLAT.

THE SOUND IS VERY NICE INDEED. THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED OVER THE YEARS BUT THERE IS ONLY THE AVERAGE BACKGROUND NOISE ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM A PLAYED RECORD OF THIS VINTAGE. THERE IS ONE SLIGHTLY HEAVIER POP ON 'ANNA (GO TO HIM)' ABOUT 3/4 WAY THROUGH, BUT IT IS ONLY SLIGHT AND COULD PROBABLY BE IMPROVED / REMOVED WITH A DECENT CLEAN. THE RECORD DOES NOT JUMP AT ANY POINT ON EITHER SIDE. WE WOULD RATE THE VINYL 8.5/10 FOR ITS APPEARANCE AND 8/10 FOR HOW IT PLAYS AT THE MOMENT.

OVERALL THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE PIECE OF BEATLES MEMORABILIA, IN SUPERB COLLECTABLE CONDITION - AND IT HAS THE BEST LABELS YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND!

GENUINE UK RELEASE FROM 1963.

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DUE TO ITS VALUE WE WILL ONLY SEND THIS ITEM TO A PAYPAL CONFIRMED ADDRESS. WE WILL ONLY SEND THIS ITEM TO THE ADDRESS INDICATED ON THE PAYPAL PAYMENT - NO THIRD PARTY ADDRESSES.

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