BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK BLACK & GOLD MONO

	£		411
	$		545

                                     BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 

                                                       RARER "NORTHERN SONG'S CORRECTED LABELS 

                                                      WITH NEMS SHOP BAG & ONE SIDED RIGED LABEL

ORIGINAL 1963 UK BLACK AND GOLD MONO 2ND PRESSING.

RELEASED MARCH 22 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST UK ALBUM RELEASE.

THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THE BLACK AND GOLD MONO, THE FIRST VERSION INCORRECTLY CREDITS  TITLES TO DICK JAMES MUSIC COMPANY AND A SECOND ISSUE WHICH FEATURES THE CORRECT NORTHERN SONGS CREDITS....

THE "NORTHERN SONGS" VERSION IS CONSIDERED THE RARER OF THE TWO AS ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF THESE CORRECT LABELS WHER PRINTED BEFORE EMI CHANGE DTHEIR LABEL DESIGN TO THE NEW BLACK AND YELLOW FORMAT.

THE BLACK AND GOLD MONO WAS ALSO MANUFACTURED WITH THE STANDARD FLAT LABELS AND THE PARLOPHONE RIDGED LABELS, USUALLY THE RIDGED LABELS ARE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE ALBUM BUT THIS COPY FETAURES THE PARLOPHONE RIDGE TO SIDE TWO ONLY. 

PMC 1206

XEX 421/22-1N-1N

STAMPERS   R 1  T1

 MT TAX CODE  TO SIDE TWO LABELS

THE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO JUST VERY LIGHT BUT MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND ALL THE GOLD LETTERING IS STILL CRISP, SIDE ONE DOES HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF RUBBING TO SOME OF THE TEXT BUT THIS IS NOT SERIOUS. SIDE TWO DOES FEATURE THE PARLOPHONE RIDGE.

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 NONE ARE FEELABLE OR SEVERE (THESE ARE MAINLY TO SIDE TWO) AND THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL COPES VERY WELL WITH THIS. 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 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 QUITE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WHITE WITH SOME LIFTING TO THE BOTTOM SEAM AND SOME LIGHT WEAR TO TOP RIGHT SEAM (SEE PICTURE) AND THERE ARE SOME HANDLING MARKS VISIBLE. THE 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.

COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL NEMS SHOP PLASTIC SLEEVE. THIS RARE RED FLASHED SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT. IT DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT CREASING AND SOME LIGHT TAPE RESIDUE TO BOTTOM EDGE. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT EXCEPT FOR ONE TINY NICK TO BOTTOM RIGHT, FRONT CORNER. ALL THE RED LETTERING IS PERFECT AND BRIGH AND THE SLEEVE IS VERY CLEAN. 

OVERALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS UK MONO BLACK AND GOLD CORRECTED PRESSING WHICH OFFERS THE RARER "NORTHERN SONGS" CREDITS, HAS A RARE RIDGE LABEL TO SIDE TWO AND IS COMPLETE WITH ITS NEMS SHOP SLEEVE.