BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 1963 PARLOPHONE MONO B/Y LP

	£		64
	$		85

THE BEATLES

"PLEASE PLEASE ME"

(1963 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP – UK 5th PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE MONO FIFTH PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP “PLEASE PLEASE ME” BY THE BEATLES ON THE BLACK & YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABEL. 

THE BEATLES

• JOHN LENNON
• GEORGE HARRISON
• RINGO STARR
• PAUL MCCARTNEY

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1202

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: XEX 421-1N / XEX 422-1N

THE MOTHERS, STAMPERS ARE: RRM 13 / RMG 015

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED ERNEST. J. DAY SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR AND THERE ARE SOME WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION ON THE FRONT. ON THE BACK THERE IS ONLY THE SLIGHTEST DISCOLOURATION. THERE IS A MINOR CREASE TO THE TOP FLIP-BACK AREA. THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER  AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS BEGINNING TO SPLIT WHERE IT MEETS THE OPENING.. THE SPINE IS 100% LEGIBLE, WITH JUST SLIGHT BRUISING TO THE CORNERS - IT WILL LOOK GREAT ON YOUR RACK! 

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE TISSUE-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR, CREASING AND DISCOLOURATION.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE VERY HEAVY, GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED A LOT IN THE PAST AND THERE ARE VISIBLE MARKS & SCUFFS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ON MY PRO-JECT RPM4 AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT - THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL - JUST SOME VERY SLIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE DURING A FEW OF THE TRACKS. THE BEATLES IS GLORIOUS MONO!!

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH PLENTY OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SPINDLE WEAR. THE SIDE ONE LABEL HAS AN EMBOSSED "KT" TAX CODE. BOTH LABELS CARRY THE TEXT “THE PARLOPHONE Co. LTD. ...” & “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963”.

SIDE ONE

1. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
2. MISERY
3. ANNA (GO TO HIM)
4. CHAINS
5. BOYS
6. ASK ME WHY
7. PLEASE PLEASE ME

SIDE TWO

1. LOVE ME DO
2. P.S. I LOVE YOU
3. BABY IT’S YOU
4. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET
5. A TASTE OF HONEY
6. THERE’S A PLACE
7. TWIST AND SHOUT

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

£4.00

£5.50

£8.50

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £4.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £7.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.