THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" RARE 1963 DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING EX SLV & AUDIO
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THE BEATLES
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" PARLOPHONE PMC 1202
RARE DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING AVAILABLE JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1963
"THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" LABEL TEXT MATRICES -1N -1N
E.J DAY LAMINATED FRONT SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SOME LIGHT SEAM CREASE'S AND BOTTOM EDGE CREASES BUT THE TEXT AND IMAGES ARE UNAFFECTED ,UNCRUSHED SPINE AND CLEAN OPENING EDGE ,SLEEVE REAR INNER PANEL IS AGAIN ALL LEGIBLE BUT DOES HAVE A LITTLE FOXING TO THE OPENING EDGE
EMITEX INNER IS ALSO IN CLEAN CODITON WITH SOME LIGHT CREASING AND SOME LIGHT BIRO PEN MARKS ON THE REAR
VINYL RECORD LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION CLEAN GLOSSY AND UNWORN ,CENTREHOLE SHOWS VERY MINIMAL WEAR AND LIMITED SPINDLE MARKS
HOWEVER ALTHOUGH THE RECORD DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE HAD MANY PLAYS AND THE VINYL SURFACES HAVE A GLOSSY SHEEN TO THEM THERE ARE SOME VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS (OR MORE LIKELY MISHANDLING MARKS) ON SIDE 1 THERE ARE TWO THAT ARE VISIBLE BUT NOT FEELABLE AND DON'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE AUDIO
SIDE 2 HAS SLIGHTLY MORE SIMILAR VISIBLE MARKS BUT AGAIN DON'T APPEAR FEELABLE
WE HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND IT PLAYS BEAUTIFULY WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES WITH JUST THE ODD LIGHT POP IN THE QUIETER MOMENTS ,IT SUPRISED ME HOW WELL IT PLAYED GIVEN THE MISHANDLING
MAINLY LISTING MORE FOR ITS RARITY BUT WITH A BONUS OF VERY LISTENABLE AUDIO
WE PLAYTEST ON A SIXTIES HI FI FOR REVIEW AND WE CAN ONLY REPORT WHAT WE HEAR HAVING SAID THAT OTHER SYSTEMS CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE AND ITS WORTH REMEMBERING THIS RECORDING IS NOW SIXTY YEARS OLD
FORGOT TO MENTION THE RECORD SHOP STICKER ON THE REAR , SORRY ,LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS (JUST ADDS TO THE PATINA)
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