BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 1963 UK 1ST PRESS RED LABEL
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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
ORIGNAL 1963 UK RED LABEL
RELEASED JANUARY 11TH 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES SECOND UK SINGLE RELEASE AND THEIR FIRST OF MANY NUMBER ONE HIT'S.
EVEN BEFORE THE RELEASE OF "LOVE ME DO" THE YOUTH OF LIVERPOOL (MYSELF INCLUDED) WHERE ALREADY AWARE OF THE BEATLES, THOSE OF US WHO FREQUENTED THE CAVERN CLUB AND VARIOUS LOCAL COFFEE BARS HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS BAND WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO APPRECIATE, HERE IN LIVERPOOL BEFORE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY AND EVENTUALLY THE WORLD.
EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON A CERTAIN RITUAL FOR ANY TEENAGER/YOUNG ADULT WAS A TRIP INTO TOWN AND A VISIT TO ONE OF NEMS RECORD STORES. THERE WE WOULD SPEND HOURS BROWSING THROUGH THE VAST ARRAY OF VINYL RECORDS OR WE WOULD NIP DOWNSTAIRS TO THE RECORD BOOTHS TO LISTEN TO NEW RELEASES E.T.C.
THE BUSY STORES WERE ALWAYS WELL STAFFED AND IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON, ON A BUSY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SEE BRIAN EPSTEIN OVERSEEING THE STAFF AND ON SOME OCCASSIONS BEHIND THE COUNTER ITSELF.ALSO, IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS, EITHER ALL OR ONE OR TWO OF THE BEATLES THEMSELVES WOULD BE IN THE STORE MAKING THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON VISIT EVEN MORE WORTHWHILE....... I COULD GO ON BUT IM JUST REMENICING ABOUT MY YOUTH!
OFFERED FOR SALE IS AN ORIGINAL UK RED LABEL 1ST PRESSING OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WHICH COMES COMPLETE NOT ONLY WITH IT'S ORIGINAL NEMS SHOP BAG BUT ALSO IT'S ORIGINAL NEMS TILL RECEIPT.
R 4983
7XCE.17217/8-1N-1N
STAMPERS GD 2 GL 2
MPT TAX CODE
THE RED PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION TO BOTH SIDES. DESPITE HAVING VERY FAINT INITIALS TO BOTH SIDES THE LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND VIVID. CLOSE INPSECTION REVEALS SOME MINOR SPINDLE TRAILS AND A TINY AMOUNT OF LIGHT "DOTTING" TO SIDE TWO CENTRE (SEE PICTURE). THE LABELS ARE CLEAN WITH PERFECT AND UNBLEMISHED LETTERING.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS SUPERB,DESPITE BEING PLAYED THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST VERY LIGHT AND TINY SURFACE MARKS BUT CERTAINLY NO NEEDLE MARKS. THE VINYL HAS NOT SUFFERED FROM ANY FADING OR OTHER BLAMISHES AND LIES PERFECTLY FLAT.
AUDIO IS SUPERB...APART FROM SOME MINOR CRACKLE TO BOTH RUN IN/OFF GROOVES THE VINYL DELIVERS A FLAWLESS AND PERFECT AUDIO TO BOTH SIDES.
HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE MULTI-COLOURED SLEEVE...THE SLEEVE IS SUPERB.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL NEMS TILL RECEIPT, THIS RARE RECEIPT HAS FADED SLIGHTLY OVER THE YEARS AND HAS A SMALL TEAR TO TOP CORNER BUT ALL TEXT IS STILL CLEAR AND READABLE..THE RECEIPT STATES "NEMS,WHITECHAPEL,LIVERPOOL"..... REMARKABLE THAT THIS RARE ITEM HAS SURVIVED ALL THESE YEARS.
ALL THIS IS COMPLETE WITH IT'S ORIGINAL AND VERY ATTRACTIVE NEMS SHOP BAG, WHEN A RECORD WAS BOUGHT FROM NEMS THEY WOULD PLACE THE RECORD IN THEIR OWN SHOP BAG, AS MOST RECORD SHOP'S DID. THESE BAGS WOULD NORMALLY BE DISGARDED ONC EYOU GOT YOUR RECORD HOME AND VERY FEW HAVE SURVIVED. THIS NEMS BAG HAS SURVIVIED IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. COMPLETELY INTACT AND UNMARKED THE BAG DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT BUT EXPECTED CREASES BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. THE BAG IS STILL VERY CRISP WITH STRONG VIVID COLOURING AND IT STILL RETAINS ITS GENUINE BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR.
OVERALL A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE AN ORIGINAL UK RED LABEL 1ST PRESSING COMPLETE WITH SHOP BAG AND TILL RECEIPT DIRECT FROM BRIAN EPSTEIN'S RECORD STORE IN THE BEATLES HOMETOWN OF LIVERPOOL!
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