BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME DIRECT METAL MASTER LP NM

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75

MUSIC MILLENNIUM

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PRESENTS:

BEATLES

FROM THE DIRECT METAL MASTER SERIES ISSUE 2004 JAPANESE PRESSING NEAR MINT VINYL PLAYED ONLY ONCE

PLEASE PLEASE ME

Tracklisting / Additional Info:     

RETRO ODEON STYLE BLUE OBI-STRIPS:

- PLEASE PLEASE ME [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Mono

- WITH THE BEATLES [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Mono

- A HARD DAYS NIGHT [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Mono

- BEATLES FOR SALE [including gatefold picture sleeve + japanese/english text lyric insert] Mono

- HELP [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

- RUBBER SOUL [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

- REVOLVER [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

RETRO ODEON STYLE GREEN OBI-STRIPS:

- SGT. PEPPERS - [including gatefold picture sleeve plus card 'cut-out' sheet & japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

- MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR [including gatefold picture sleeve plus extensive lyric booklet & japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

RETRO STYLE SHAPED MEDALLION OBI-STRIPS:

- WHITE ALBUM [including gatefold picture sleeve with fold-out insert plus set of art prints & japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

- ABBEY ROAD [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

- LET IT BE (OST) [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

- YELLOW SUBMARINE [including japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

RED OBI-STRIP:

- BEATLES 1 [including gatefold picture sleeve plus inners with fold-out poster & japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

SILVER OBI-STRIP:

- LET IT BE NAKED [including bonus 7" single plus extensive 12" booklet & japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

BLUE OBI-STRIP:

- YELLOW SUBMARINE SONGTRACK [including gatefold picture sleeve plus japanese/english text lyric insert] Stereo

Condition :        This item has been played once!

Year of Release:           2004

Artist:   The Beatles

Title:      Direct Metal Mastered Vinyl Reissue Series

Format:             LP RECORD

Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings, much sought after by audiophiles and collectors alike. In the 1960s Toshiba pioneered top quality red vinyl pressings using their trademark ‘Ever-Clean’ process this utilised a special ingredient intended to prevent the build-up of static electricity on the vinyl. Japanese pressings are synonymous with quality - the vinyl shines like no other vinyl - everything about their releases feels special. When US audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their series of high quality pressings the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of Japanese pressings is considered to be among the best in the world and, in addition, they are beautifully presented, their covers usually printed on better quality heavy stock paper and often including a bonus lyric insert with dual language Japanese & English text. Nearly all Japanese LPs were issued with an ‘obi’ - literally translated this means ‘sash’ and is derived from the obi (sash) worn around the traditional kimono dress. This delicate paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album cover, often contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as the LPs they adorn, and some series of obi designs can be as collectable as the artists’ albums they decorate. ‘Hankake’ (3/4 length obis) are nearly impossible to find, and the ‘Rock Age’ series of obis are especially rare and valuable. Obis make a unique, attractive addition to the overall package and are becoming increasingly rare, especially on LPs from the 1960s and 70s. Their delicate and disposable nature meant that very early obis were routinely discarded, so that now they can often be worth several times more than the record they accompany. In addition to Japanese pressings of regular albums there are numerous Japanese-only releases. Labels and artists often issued exclusive records timed to coincide with their Far East tour, or they re-released back catalogue albums with a re-designed obi, displaying revised graphics and other consumer information. Regardless of your musical taste, Japanese records make a stunning addition to any collection. Audibly and visually they present the collector with a feast of delights. Genuine mint condition records, complete with inserts and obi, are becoming rarer every day. Whatever the digital age throws at you there is still a valid opinion that says vinyl sounds best; with Japanese records you get top quality pressings, a tactile picture sleeve that looks stunning and you can sing along from the lyric insert. This is the real alternative to a download!

Record Label:   EMI

Catalogue No:   TOCP-60121/46

Country of Origin:          Japan   [Comes from 'JAPAN']

Language:         Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.