BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" PARLOPHONE BLACK & GOLD EX

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THE BEATLES

"PLEASE PLEASE ME"

(1963 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP – UK 1ST PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THE RAREST MONO PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP "PLEASE PLEASE ME" BY THE BEATLES ON THE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABEL.

THIS IS THE LEGENDARY UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE BEATLES DEBUT LP WITH BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS. IT COMES IN IT’S ORIGINAL ERNEST. J. DAY & CO. LTD FLIPBACK SLEEVE. THE ANGUS MCBEAN CREDIT IS OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT.

WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO SPECIAL IS THAT IT HAS THE DICK JAMES CREDITS FOR "ASK ME WHY", "PLEASE PLEASE ME", "I SAW HER STANDING THERE", "MISERY", "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET" & "THERE’S A PLACE".

THIS VERY RARE ALBUM WAS PURCHASED IN LIVERPOOL - THE HOME OF THE BEATLES - WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 1963!!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1202

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

THE STAMPERS ARE: M1 / O1

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED E. J. DAY SLEEVE IS IN GENUINE VERY GOOD+/EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR AND THERE ARE SOME WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION ON THE FRONT. ON THE BACK THERE IS SOME MINOR DISCOLOURATION. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS BUT THERE IS A STICKER IN THE LEFT-HAND BOTTOM CORNER FROM THE ORIGINAL RETAILER - "THE MUSICAL BOX, LIVERPOOL". THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO ALL FOUR CORNERS AND ONE TINY SCUFF TO THE TOP EDGE. THE SPINE IS 100% LEGIBLE AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION - IT WILL LOOK GREAT ON YOUR RACK!! THERE IS A BIT OF SLIGHT CREASING TO THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK. WHERE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES MEET THE OPENING THERE IS THE START OF TWO TINY SPLITS. THERE IS A HINT OF SOME FEATHERING TO THE OPENING.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE POLY-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST AND THERE ARE SOME VISIBLE LIGHT MARKS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ON MY PROJECT 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 ON SIDE TWO. THE BEATLES IS GLORIOUS MONO!!

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN SUPERB EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPINDLE MARKS, JUST A TINY MARK ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL. THE SIDE TWO LABEL HAS AN EMBOSSED "MT" TAX CODE.

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

FREE

£5.50

£9.25

NB. POSTAL INSURANCE IS NOT INCLUDED.

FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS - IF THE SELLING PRICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN £39.00 I WILL NEED TO CHARGE FOR TRACKING & INSURANCE (TO COMPLY WITH EBAY & PAYPAL POLICIES). THIS USUALLY ADDS £7.00 FOR SHIPPING TO EUROPE & REST OF THE WORLD (MAY VARY DEPENDING ON ACTUAL WEIGHT).

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 SEVEN DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RECORDS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY 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.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.