BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK MONO 1969 ONE BOX EMI
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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
ORIGINAL & EXTREMLEY RARE 1969 UK MONO ONE BOX EMI PRESSING.
RELEASED MARCH 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES DEBUT UK ALBUM RELEASE. THE ALBUM ACHIEVED NUMBER ONE IN THE UK WHERE IT STAYED FOR TWENTY NINE WEEKS.
IN 1969 PARLOPHONE UNDERWENT A LABEL DESIGN CHANGE, THE LABELS SWITCHED FROM THE YELLOW AND BLACK VERSION TO A NEW SILVER AND BLACK DESIGN. THESE NEW LABELS FETAURED A BOXED EMI LOGO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE.
ALL THE BEATLES ALBUMS WHERE RE-PRESSED IN 1969 AND ISSUED ON THIS NEW LABEL, MOST OF THE ALBUMS WERE RELEASED AS STEREO VERSIONS ONLY WITH JUST THREE ISSUED IN BOTH STEREO AND MONO (PLEASE,PLEASE ME, HELP AND SGT PEPPER). THE MONO PRESSINGS WHERE ONLY ISSUED IN VERY VERY LIMITED NUMBERS.
OFFERED FOR SALE IS AN EXTREMLEY RARE AND SELDOM SEEN MONO EXAMPLE OF THIS 1969 ONE BOX ISSUE.
PMC 1202
XEX 421/2-1N-1N
NO TAX CODE
THE BLACK AND SILVER ONE BOX EMI PARLOPHONE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION. WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT LABELS DISPLAY JUST VERY LIGHT SPINDLE TRAILS . THE LABELS FEATURE STRONG AND CRISP LETTERING WITH NO "RUBBING" AND THE LABELS RETAIN THEIR DEEP BLACK COLOUR WITH NO FADING.
THE VINYL WHICH RETAINS ITS DEEP GLOSS HAS CLEARLY ONLY RECEIVED A HANDFUL OF CAREFUL PLAYS. THE VINLY DISPLAYS JUST VERY VERY LIGHT WISPY MARKS WHICH ARE ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT . THERE IS NO DULLING TO THE PLAYING SURFACE AND THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.
AUDIO IS FLAWLESS.... THIS VINYL DELIVERS A STRONG AND PERFECT PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT. ALL TRACK GROOVES AND RUN IN/OFF GROOVES ARE SILENT AND THERE IS NO CRACKLE PRESENT TO EVEN THE QUIET TRACKS..... A REAL PLEASEURE TO LISTEN TO!!
THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER IS PRESENT AND IS IN FABULOUS CONDITION. IT RETAINS ITS BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR WITH NO "BROWNING" THE INNER IS VRITUALLY CREASE FREE AND SHOWS NO HANDLING MARKS. THE INNER IS INTACT AND STILL RETAINS ITS AS NEW CRISPNESS.
THE OUTER GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FLIP BACKED SLEEVE IS SUPERB, FRONT DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT BUT TINY "FEATHER" CREASES TO THE OUTER EDGES AND THE TINIEST HINT OF WEAR TO THE EDGES, THERE ARE SOME MINOR BUT NOT SERIOUS CORNER BUMPS EVIDENT (PROBABLY CAUSED THROUGH STORAGE) BUT IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND RETAINS ITS ORIGIANAL DEEP GLOSS, ALL COLOURS ARE STILL STRONG AND BRIGHT. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND TRUE. THE REAR IS EXCEPTIONAL FOR THIS SLEEVE, RETAINING ITS BRIGHT AND VIBRANT TRUE WHITE COLOUR THE REAR DISPLAYS ALMOST NO HANDLING MARKS, ALL THE SEAMS LIE FLAT WITH JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF CREASING VISIBLE TO BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE SEAM. THE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY STRONG AND RIGID AND ALL WORDING IS READABLE.......... A TRUE TOP QUALITY EXAMPLE!!!
OVERALL A SIMPLY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS EXTREMLEY RARE MONO ONE BOX EMI PRESSING WHICH OFFERS SUPERB LABELS AND VINYL, MINT AUDIO, STUNNING INNER, AND A VERY DESIRABLE OUTER SLEEVE.
HAVING BEING CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER AND STORED OVER THE YEARS THIS EXAMPLE HAS MAINTAINED ALMOST ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION...... I DOUBT ANY BUYER WILL BE DISAPOINTED.
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