1G/1G 1st 300 EVER Beatles Please Please Me RED label 1963 MPT tax

	£		145
	$		192

*FINAL REDUCTION* THE BEATLES
PLEASE PLEASE ME
1st PRESS
!!1G/1G!!
(1st 300 pressed EVER!)
RED PARLOPHONE

Here is the more difficult and harder to find BEATLES 1st number 1: Please Please Me/Ask Me Why.
The title song on the A side of this single was first aired in September of 1962. It was not untill the 26th of November of the same year, that the Beatles came together in Abbey Road to record the songs for their second EMI single...Please Please Me was put down in 18 takes and the Ask Me Why on side two, was put down in just 6 takes.  As a little note: Andy White recording of Please Please Me is on the LP rather than the single.

Release date was the 11th of January 1963.

Respective positions in the various charts in '63:

BBC: 1
Disc weekly: 1
Melody Maker: 1
New Musical Express: 1
New Record Mirror: 1
Record Retailer: 2

The details of this single up for auction:

Catalogue number: 45-R 4983
(as a note: the prefix of "45" from the catalogue number was removed after March 1963 as well as EMI dropping the red label for the more familiar black label..Some of these black labels still have the "45" as they were pressed at the same time as the red labeled versions).

Matrix numbers Side 1: 7XCE 17217-1N
Matrix numbers side 2: 7XCE 17218-1N

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: 1 G
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: 1 G
*YOU WILL NEVER FIND AN EARLIER PRESSING*
THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY 1st 300 PRESSED BACK IN 1963....NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS COPY, THIS EARLY!

Tax code in the run-off: MPT side 1 & MPT side 2.
(As a note: The 'PT' tax code was used up until the 26th of November 1962 and then changed to 'MT' from the 1st of January 1963...This 'MPT' tax code represents the transition between the two dates and two tax brackets)

Labels: VG. The labels are in great condition....Still deep red in colour. However, as you can see there is some writing to both sides in light biro.
 There are light spindle marks but are hard to spot when looking directly at the label-more evident when angled towards the light and looking for them!
"Dick James Music Co.LTD" at 9 O'clock on both sides.

This time their second EMI release has the "McCartney-Lennon" credits on both sides.
The label has "The Parlophone Co.Ltd..." in both upper and lower caps.
VERY DISPLAYABLE


Vinyl: VG. I have just listened to both sides of the single. There is some light background noise. I believe this surface noise will be, at the very least, severly reduced after a gentle professional clean.
It is not offensive at all.
NO WARPING AT ALL...FLAT, FLAT , FLAT.
Surface marks to both sides but nothing deep.
SOLID


Sleeve: EX. ORIGINAL LINED PARLOPHONE period sleeve-inline with it's 1963 release. It has kept it's vibrant colour.
Some slight feathering to the opening and light handling wear, but nothing bad at all.
Small number to top corner to one side.
 NO SPLITS OR TEARS!

Please see the detailed pictures.

(i will also include the sleeve from the original owner-where it states the month the record was bought and some great Beatles 'signatures')

ALL IN ALL THIS IS A TRUE COLLECTORS PIECE AND A WONDERFUL PIECE OF HISTORY FROM THE BEATLES
ONE OF THE VERY FIRST 300 OFF THE PRESS, BACK IN 1963!
!!YOU CANNOT GET ANY EARLIER!!

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