BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME BLACK & GOLD MONO 1ST PRESS
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INCREDIBLY RARE PMC 1202 MONO
BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME 1ST PRESS WITH BLACK AND GOLD LABELS.
HARD TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION
IN THIS CONDITION IT IS EVEN RARER
BEAUTIFUL GOLD & BLACK LABELS
LOVELY SHINY THICK BLACK VINYL
INNER SLEEVE CREASE & TEAR FREE
COVER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
LABELS
DICK JAMES CREDITS FOR "ASK ME WHY", "PLEASE PLEASE ME", "I SAW HER STANDING THERE", "MISERY", "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET" & "THERES A PLACE". THIS CONFIRMS FIRST PRESSING - LATER (2ND PRESS) BLACK & GOLDS WERE CHANGED TO HAVE 'NORTHERN SONGS' CREDITS.
THESE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION: NO WRITING, MINIMAL SPINDLE WEAR. EMBOSSED TAX CODE 'MT' STILL CLEARLY VISIBLE ON SIDE 1. THE GOLD ON BLACK LOOKS SUPERB. THE ONLY CRITICISM IS THAT THERE ARE SOME FINGERPRINT SMUDGES VISIBLE, BUT THIS IS A VERY MINOR ISSUE.
VINYL
EXCELLENT CONDITION, LOOKS GREAT. LOVELY, SHINY BLACK VINYL. IF YOU HOLD THE RECORD UP TO A STRONG LIGHT YOU CAN SEE A NUMBER OF VERY LIGHT SCRATCHES ON BOTH SIDES, MOST ARE PROBABLY RESULTING FROM INSERTION AND REMOVAL TO THE INNER SLEEVE.
MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 421-1N, XEX 422-1N. STAMPERS 1H & 2GO
INNER SLEEVE
NEAR MINT: ITS THE ORIGINAL 'USE EMITEX' TYPE, WITH CORRECT POLY LINER. NO TEARS, NO WRITING & NOT EVEN CREASED! VERY SLIGHT BROWNING TO EDGES BUT OTHERWISE LOOKS LIKE ITS JUST COME OUT OF THE FACTORY.
COVER
VERY GOOD ERNEST J DAY COVER HAS THE 'PHOTO: ANGUS MCBEAN' CREDIT IN THE ALL IMPORTANT EXTREME LOWER RIGHT POSITION, INDICATING GOLD & BLACK COVER. OFTEN THE COVER IS 'UPGRADED' VIA SWAPPING WITH A LATER 4TH PRESS COVER WITH THE PHOTO CREDIT SLIGHTLY FURTHER TO THE LEFT. NOT THE CASE HERE. AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THERE IS RUBBING TO ALL 4 CORNERS. THE REAR OF THE COVER HAS THE FLIPBACKS IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN YOU OFTEN SEE. SOME RINGWEAR AND SOME MARKS HERE AND THERE BUT UNLESS YOU BUY A MUSEUM PIECE IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DO MUCH BETTER. NO WRITING ANYWHERE.
SOUND
EXCELLENT. JUST PLAYED THIS AND THERE WERE NO SKIPS, NO GETTING STUCK, SOUNDS GREAT ON BOTH SIDES. ABOUT 6 LIGHT CLICKS IN TOTAL. SOME MINOR CRACKLING AUDIBLE BETWEEN TRACKS AND IN THE BACKGROUND, AGAIN YOU WILL NEED TO BUY A MUSEUM PIECE TO GET MUCH BETTER.
ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ITEM FOR SALE
POSTAGE
RECORD WILL BE SENT IN 12" LP MAILER WITH 2 CARD STIFFENERS
FREE POSTAGE, INCLUDING INSURANCE, FOR UK BUYERS.
FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS, I HAVE REDUCED POSTAGE COSTS AND PRICES INCLUDE INSURANCE.
ACCEPT CHEQUE (£ UK ONLY) OR PAYPAL. IF PAYING BY CHEQUE WILL NEED TO CLEAR BEFORE SENDING RECORD.
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