The Beatles Please Please Me 1st Stereo Gold Parlophone PCS 3042 UK EX
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The Beatles Please Please Me 1st Stereo Gold Parlophone PCS 3042 UK EX!
THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
VERY VERY FIRST UK GOLD - STEREO PRESS with " DICK JAMES " Credits
The Parlophone STEREO GOLD label is the First Ever STEREO OF THEM ALL..
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE MOST FABLED AND DESIRED OF ALL THE BEATLES' VINYL!.
WITH VERY FEW OF THESE RELEASED WITH THIS LABEL, IT IS USUALLY A STARTING POINT FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR.
ORIGINAL EARLY UK GOLD LP'S ARE ALWAYS SOUGHT AFTER (AND THEREFORE QUITE EXPENSIVE) AS SO FEW WERE PRESSED. THIS ONE IS FROM THE VERY VERY FIRST BATCH PRESSED WITH THE FIRST EVER STAMPERS.
PCS 3402
YEX 94/95-1-1
STAMPERS: 1R on side one & 1G on side two
FOR A MORE DETAILED NOTE ON THIS PLEASE SEE http://www.beatlebay.co.uk/stereo.html
THE HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL IS LOVELY AND LOOKS LIKE IT HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED!
AS CAN BE HEARD, IT PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH HARDLY A CRACKLE BETWEEN THE TRACKS, BAR A FEW CLICKS ON A TASTE OF HONEY.
IT DOES HAVE A FEW VERY LIGHT PAPER MARKS, AND A VERY FEW CARELESS LIGHT SUPERFICIAL NEEDLE MARKS, THOUGH WOULD GRADE SIDE 1 AUDIO AS EX/NM. SIDE 2 HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SLIGHT PRESSING IMPERFECTION WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN AT AN ANGLE IN A BRIGHT LIGHT AT THE END OF "A TASTE OF HONEY. THIS CAUSES 4 CLICKS, SO CAN ONLY RATE AT EX-.
I HAVE INCLUDED A RECORDING OF THIS ACTUAL RECORD SO PLEASE LISTEN!
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND NO WRITING ETC.
ON RECORDING THIS, IT SOUNDS GREAT, AS DO THE BEATLES THEMSELVES, AND EVEN THOUGH I DO MAKE A POINT OF LISTENING TO ALL OR MOST THAT I LIST, I PLAY VERY CAREFULLY ON A CORRECTLY SET UP REGA PLANAR 3 (ie,GOOD RECORD PLAYER). THE AUDIO IS AS CLEAR AND VIBRANT AS WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESSED NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GRADE AS AN EASY NM/EX.
THE CORRECT " E J DAY" GOLD SLEEVE IS AGAIN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO RIPS OR TEARS, A VERY TIGHT OPENING AND LOVELY UNBLEMISHED SPINE.
THE EMITEX "MADE IN ENGLAND" INNER IS PRESENT AND IS IN AN EXCELLENT SUPERB CONDITION ALSO WITH THE FIRST "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" WORDING.
WITH ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AT THE VERY BEGINNING, THESE GOLD ALBUMS WERE USUALLY ALWAYS PLAYED TO DEATH BY 1964!.
FINDING ONE IN vg+ CONDITION OR HIGHER IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT AND THIS PARTICULAR COPY IS IN A EXCELLENT SHAPE. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER.
THE GOLD LABELS ARE VERY CLEAR AND BRIGHT WITH JUST A VERY LIGHT NEEDLE MARK ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
THOUGH NOT MINT (£14K+),THESE ARE ALWAYS ON THE WISH LIST AND THEREFORE DEMAND FOR ANY COPY IS HIGH.
THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTABLE BEATLES ALBUM OF ALL TIME.
Would prefer pick up, but will ship internationally. FedEx Insured Shipping costs to some parts of the world vary a lot, so may ask for additional postage to the £4 quoted etc.
Usual methods, but will accept time payments for some of the bigger things. Please ask.
Shipping by FedEx Insured, Tracked Intl Priority when available.
I accept returns for all things except where stated clearly. Thank you
I am and have always considered myself a Beatlefreak and collector. I am not a dealer, but have many treasures I've collected over the years that I have now decided to part with.
beatlebay.co.uk@googlemail.com
On 12-Jul-12 at 21:40:56 BST, seller added the following information:
On 12-Jul-12 at 21:50:51 BST, seller added the following information:
Having a bit of difficulty getting the eplayer to work on this one, please bear with me..
On 13-Jul-12 at 15:24:41 BST, seller added the following information:This is now listed in the Rare Record Price Guide online & in the 2014 edition (soon to be released in 4 weeks) at £5000! (up from £3500). Always good to know.. You can get a 24 hr free pass here: http://rarerecordpriceguide.com/
