THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME 1ST MONO GOLD PMC 1202 RARE PRESSING VG/ VG LP
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THE BEATLES
PLEASE PLEASE ME
PMC 1202
1963 1st PRESSING DICK JAMES CREDITS GOLD TYPEFACE LABEL
A particularly rare 1st issue here having being pressed on an old EMI pressing machine from the mid-1950's. We can tell this from the unusual dual concentric indented inner ring on Side 1 and the unusual full outer ring on Side 2 together with the 'punched out' inner ring, and comparing to other mid-1950's releases such as Adam Faith LP's. These particular versions are only ever found the Mother/ Stamper combination 1H and 12 GP, or 2 GO and 1H (this version being the former) meaning only around 600 were ever pressed using this particular machine, and rarely come up for sale. Most likely pressed to meet demand levels, and by my own research originated from the Liverpool area - probably Brain Epstein's NEMS.
The sleeve is the 1st issue Gold version manufactured by E. J. Day and having the Angus McBean photo credit being aligned to the far right starting under the last 's' in songs. The edges and corners have some storage wear and the top and bottom rear fold-overs have a fraction of cello-tape residue, but are in fact still well adhered to the card underneath. The lamination has a few minor creases. I would grade it around the Very Good mark as it retains its structural integrity, is clean and there is no writing and it is generally clean. It does have an old second-hand record's shop stamp on the rear panel for a bit of provenance.
The inner sleeve is the correct one - a thin type outer paper with a poly-inner and 'Made In Great Britain' text with Emitex advertising info. It is in Very Good condition with minor faults.
The vinyl itself is actually very respectable and plays well. I grade it as Very Good. There are several of long non-feelable hairlines and several smaller non-feelable ones but no other blemishes other than a few feint scuff lines. No needle drops, scratches, warping or groove wear, and nothing at all feel-able. It retains a mirror-like jet black glossy pressing sheen and lies perfectly flat on the turntable. There is a very tiny chip on the outer groove edge not causing any problems and is purely cosmetic.
The labels I also grade as Very Good as the gold leaf has been well retained and the black paper is still quite glossy. There are no marks or writing just one minor scuffing. There is a minor amount of spindle point wear and only a couple of line traces around it. Has the MT tax code which I think would place it around the middle of the pressing cycle for these early Gold's.
It plays clearly and lucidly all of the way through with very little audible detraction. I only detected a few tics but certainly nothing overpowering. A few of the track change grooves have a few clicks, but I'm confident it won't cause disappointment. The very little background interference (or very little discernible), certainly no pops, or skips, or sticks etc. It is great to hear such depth to the bass from this particular pressing machine, and I would grade as Very Good Plus.
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I use the record collector grading guide and have very rarely ever had any disagreement over my grading from buyers.
The record will be extremely well protected using a professional LP mailer with a stiffener, and I add extra outer padding for overseas orders.
The vinyl will be removed from the original inner sleeve, placed in a new generic one and placed next to the main sleeve and will all be housed in a best on the market thumb-weld glass sleeve.
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