THE BEATLES - "PLEASE PLEASE ME" -BLACK & GOLD MONO - FIRST PRESSING
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THE BEATLES
“PLEASE PLEASE ME”
MONO BLACK & GOLD FIRST PRESSING
Outstanding First Pressing copy of the Beatles debut LP - A milestone in Modern Music history.
Mono Version released March 22 1963 prior to Stereo version
PLEASE NOTE: Photos form part of description.
Label / Cat. No: Parlophone - PMC 1202
Matrix Numbers Side 1 - XEX-421-1N
Side 2 - XEX-422-1N
Mother/Stamper Side 1 Mother - 1 (First Mother) Stamper - T
Side 2 Mother - 1 (First Mother) Stamper - GR
Tax Code ZMT Stamped side 2. The earliest Code and only used April - November 1962.
Vinyl: Condition : Excellent. The vinyl is still bright and shiny with only a few light surface marks. There is a mark on “Love Me Do” which clicks but does not jump when played. This is certainly not a heavily played example of this rare album.
Labels: Condition : Excellent + with no writing or other flaws and virtually no spindle marks. The labels show the incorrect Dick James credits on “I Saw Her Standing There”, “Misery”, “Do You Want To Know A Secret”, and “There’s A Place”. The First Issue labels show “33 1/3” only, without the words “Recording first published 1963”
Cover: Condition : Very Good + - True first issue cover with Angus McBean photo credit correctly aligned with last “S” in songs bottom right front. The Last (S) of songs should be directly in line with the beginning of the P in the (P)hoto by Angus McBean credit. Later sleeves have the Angus McBean credit further to the left. (watch out for people upgrading and swapping the covers for later e j day sleeves.)
First Issue cover was printed by Earnest J. Day and has the large Mono logo. The sleeve has no rips or tears on the opening, no splits and no writing, no tape marks or staining, and the white on the rear is clean and bright. The corners have only some very minor bumping. The top flip-back has a small piece missing on the right hand side - see photo. The spine is firm and clearly legible.
Inner Sleeve: Original Emitex - Excellent condition.
**** PLEASE NOTE I WILL BE AWAY UNTIL SATURDAY THIS WEEK AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO POST ITEM UNTIL THEN.
