The Beatles Please Please Me 1st Stereo Gold Parlophone

	£		5,000
	$		6,625

The Beatles Please Please Me 1st Stereo Gold Parlophone Description:

The Beatles Please Please Me Gold Stereo Parlophone in Ex- and plays Nr Mint.

This was the FIRST pressing of the Stereo Please Please Me.

Everybody knows all about this one. It is probably the most famous rare record and by far the most sought after Beatle rarity.

I have included a recording (just done) so you can hear the virgin quality of this record..

All you need to know is known already, if you want to know more, please please read on..

These Stereo edition's were pressed on two machines at the same time, with the initial first mold (Stamper) being made from the individual first master (or Mother) pressing plates (1) of side 1 and 2 being split to the two machines, A and B.

Machine A got the original first Stamper pressing plate for side 1 and the second Stamper made from the side 2 first mother pressing plate. ( 1 G / 1 R )

Machine B got the original first Stamper pressing plate for side 2 and the second Stamper made from the side 1 first mother pressing plate. ( 1 R / 1 G )

Based on the premise of G.R.A.M.O.P.H.L.T.D and G being the first Stamper, and the 1 being made from the first Mother etc etc etc.

Please see: http://reviews.ebay.com/Parlophone-Matrix-Mothers-Stampers-and-Tax-Codes_W0QQugidZ10000000000116173

Well, only now with the power of the internet can one gather enough facts regarding these precious records about when and in which order they were pressed, and it seems nearly all early Dick James Gold Stereo's were pressed on Machine A (as they all have 1G/1R stampers), in fact finding one the other way round became a must for me (as well as a fascination :), as well as all other combinations which are just as important. This is because of the general consenses that there were only 300 Lp's pressed before they changed the Stamper Letter that was stamped on the run off groove again.

To be honest, I haven't looked at any earlier other artist's Parlophone releases in regards to Mother Stamper letters, but I know that the Please Please Me early stereo pressings were unique in having this split Mother, as all other beatle first pressing are generally known to be 1G/1G pressings. Even some Gold Mono's are known in this 1G/1G variation. Not Gold Stereo's.

YEX 94 - 1 R / YEX 95 - 1 G

This is one of the best copies I've seen of a 1st Dick James Pressing Gold Stereo Parlophone Please Please Me with the reverse Stampers. I would quite happily place it at Ex- with just a few very light inaudable superficial scratches or sleeve removal marks though it looks like a mirror in the direct sunlight and plays nr mint. This CANNOT have been played more than a handful of times in it's life.

The sleeve speaks for itself also as nr Mint or Ex+. This of course is the first pressed E J Day Gold Sleeve with no rips, tears, or damage past the usual slight knocked corner or two and a very small name on the back at the bottom (please see pix). Still smells new though nearly 50 years later.

Inner is the made in England Patents applied for Emitex type.

A Valuable rare record but with the very very first Mother Stampers AND in Reverse, must be one of the very top Beatle records for desirability and collectability, and this is your one chance to invest in a sure thing.

Current values for Ex+/Nr Mint standard 1G 1R copies have been anywhere between £8,000 to £14,000 at the moment.

This is a bargain.

Please see www.beatlebay.co.uk  for more details about Please Please Me labels.

Thanks