THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME LP - LEGENDARY RARE 3rd PRESS - MONO
  £   250
  $   331

 


£ 250 Sold For
Sep 5, 2016 Sold Date
Sep 4, 2016 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ARTIST:                          THE BEATLES
TITLE:                             PLEASE PLEASE ME
LABEL / CAT. #:            PARLOPHONE - PMC 1202
COUNTRY / YEAR:       UK - 1963
FORMAT:                        LP - MONO
CONDITION:                  VG+ /  EX (sound quality)    /   VG+ (visual)
REMARKS:                     ORIGINAL RARE 3rd MONO PRESSING
ONLY AN EXTREMELY LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES ARE REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN    PRODUCED THEREFORE THIS ELUSIVE ALBUM RARELY SURFACES FOR SALE.
LABELS:
BOTH BLACK & YELLOW LABELS HAVE 'THE PARLOPHONE CO.LTD.' TEXT AROUND THE RIM & ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - BOTH ARE BRIGHT, CLEAN & FREE FROM ANY FADING WITH NEAR PERFECT LETTERING. (see pix)
SIDE 1: HAS THE EXTRA 33 1/3 CREDIT &               THE 'PLEASE PLEASE ME' TRACK HAS 'DICK JAMES MUS.CO.' PUB. CREDIT.
SIDE 2: THE LABEL HAS THE EMBOSSED 'ZT' TAX CODE (APRIL 1962 - NOV 1962)               TO FIND A BLACK/YELLOW COPY WITH THIS IS FANTASTICALLY RARE!!
MATRIX / STAMPER:
SIDE 1: XEX 421-1N  /  2 RP
SIDE 2: XEX 422-1N  /  12 RD
SLEEVE:
ORIGINAL 1st ISSUE MONO E.J. DAY SLEEVE WITH THE 'ANGUS MC.NEIL' CREDIT IN BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER FEATURES LARGE 'MONO' LOGO & GLOSSY FRONT LAMINATED PANEL WITH A FEW CREASES & CORNER WEAR (see pix). THE SLEEVE OPENING IS VERY STRAIGHT & SHOWS VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF WEAR. REAR OF THE SLEEVE HAS SOME MARKS (see pix). THE SPINE IS RIGID & THE WORDING PERFECT (see pic).OVERALL THE SLEEVE IS PRETTY CLEAN & BRIGHT & MOST IMPORTANTLY FREE FROM ANY WRITING.
RECORD:
VISUALLY, I'VE GRADED THE VINYL A CONSERVATIVE VG+ BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE SURFACE IS FLAT, BRIGHT & GLOSSY, THERE ARE SOME LIGHT MARKS/ SCRATCHES, CONSISTENT WITH IT'S AGE - THERE ARE NO FEELABLE SCRATCHES.
SOUND QUALITY:  FANTASTIC CRISP SOUND WITH  NO SKIPS OR JUMPS
SIDE 1: PLAYS GREAT, WITH MINIMAL NOISE BETWEEN SOME TRACKS. SIDE 2: PLAYS GREAT. WITH VIRTUALLY NO NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS.
WITH EMITEX POLY-LINED INNER LINER.
AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO ANY BEATLES COLLECTION & A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTABLE & IMPORTANT BEATLES ALBUMS.
LEGENDARY RARE PRESSING!!!
POSTAGE:    (inc. 'signed for' rate)
UK - £5.50  /   EUR -  £12.50   / ROW -  £15.00 
Any items selling for more than £20 will sent registered/'signed for'.
(PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE IF INCORRECT RATES APPEAR)
Record Collector grading used (sleeve first)
Payment within 3 days please.
Any questions - feel free to contact me.
I'm happy to combine postage.


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