BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK BLACK AND GOLD MONO
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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
ORIGINAL 1963 UK BLACK AND GOLD *DICK JAMES" MONO 1ST PRESSING.
RELEASED MARCH 22 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST UK ALBUM RELEASE.
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.
OFFERED FOR SALE IS A STUNNING COPY OF AN ORIGINAL UK MONO BLACK AND GOLD LABEL PRESSING WHICH FEATURES THE INCORRECT "DICK JAMES" LABELS AND IS COMPLETE WITH A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER NEMS "RED FLASHED" STORE SLEEVE.
PMC 1206
XEX 421/22-1N-1N
STAMPERS P 1 L1
NO TAX CODE TO EITHER RUN OFF GROOVE OR LABELS
THE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND ALL THE GOLD LETTERING IS STILL CRISP AND FREE FRAM ANY RUBBING MARKS E.T.C. THE LABELS HAVE NOT SUFFERED FROM ANY FADING OR RUBBING.
THE GLOSSY HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL IS EXCELLENT, THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD NEEDLE/HAIRLINE MARK WITH ONE TINY MARK FEELABLE BUT IT HAS TO BE STRESSED THAT THIS IS NOT SEVERE AND THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL COPES VERY WELL WITH THIS AND IT IN NO WAY AFFECTS THE AUDIO. VISUALLY THIS LOOKS VERY VERY APPEALING. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING E.T.C AND WHEN PLAYED THERE IS NO NEEDLE LIFT.
AUDIO IS SUPERB.... BOTH RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND SOME TRACK GROOVES DISPLAY SOME MILD CRACKLE BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT SPOILS THE MONO SOUND. THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGHOUT WITHOUT ANY POPS, STICKS OR JUMPS.... THIS REALLY DOES PLAY SUPERBLY AND THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND CRISP AND A REAL JOY TO LISTEN TO.
THE ORIGINAL, THICK, HEAVIER WEIGHT EMITEX INNER IS SUPERB WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.
THE OUTER E.J DAY SLEEVE 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE (WITH ANGUS MCBEAN CREDIT TO FAR RIGHT) IS REALLY EXCELLENT GIVEN ITS AGE. IT DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT CREASING TO THE FRONT AND SOME EXPECTED CORNER AND EDGE WEAR BUT THE FRONT PANEL IS VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH NO LAMINATE DAMAGE. THE REAR IS STILL VERY CLEAN AND BRIGHT WHITE WITH ALL SEAMS INTACT AND LYING FLAT.HE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY RIGID WITH NO WEAR AND ALL WORDING IS STILL READABLE. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND FREE FROM WRITING E.T.C.
ALL THIS IS COMPLETE WITH IT'S ORIGINAL AND VERY ATTRACTIVE NEMS SHOP PLASTIC SLEEVE, WHEN A RECORD WAS BOUGHT FROM NEMS THEY WOULD PLACE THE RECORD IN THEIR OWN SHOP SLEEVE, AS MOST RECORD SHOP'S DID. THESE BAGS WOULD NORMALLY BE DISGARDED ONCE YOU GOT YOUR RECORD HOME AND VERY FEW HAVE SURVIVED. THIS NEMS SLEEVE 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 CLEAN WITH STRONG VIVID COLOURING AND IT STILL RETAINS ITS GENUINE BRIGHT RED LETTERING.
OVERALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS UK MONO BLACK AND GOLD "DICK JAMES" PRESSING WHICH IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL NEMS SLEEVE....A GENUINE ENHANCEMENT TO ANY COLLECTION.
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