Beatles Gold & Black (1st 500 Aus) Please Please Me LP
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I've had this well worn copy of Please Please Me...on the original Gold & Black labels for several years now..and up till now have been reluctant to offer it for auction..because the cover is in very poor condition..but..it carries significant interest..(as I only found out today...after doing a search on these very early Beatles pressings)..that it is one of the first 500 Beatles LPS...ever made available in Australia. (And how cool is that..first 500 out of the how many many millions that followed!!?) I've attached the web notes below and it just goes to show that as record collectors..we can constantly be surprised. Evidenty the first 500 batch of these first ever Oz Beatles LPS..had "Made In Australia For The Parlophone Co.Ltd. Sydney N.SW" printed on the bottom rim of the label (which this one does)..whereas shortly after...the second pressings (still on the gold & black label)...had a totally different label (and an example of that version is attached in the web notes).
The cover is very very worn ,but thankfully...the record (although with plenty of scuffs and surface marks)... (and by the way..it plays well...) and although best decsribed as a fair condition copy...rather than a good copy..is hopefully very much loved in its new home.
As mentioned...the cover is in a very sad state...but its interesting that its very unique..with just the MONO PMCO 1202 stamp in the top right hand corner of the back copy. (All other early issues had both stereo & mono stamps).
The labels are in fair condition ...with the a-side label showing signs of where a sticker has been removed..and there are quite a few spindle marks.
Matrix numbers on the run off wax..XEX-421-1N ..XEX-422-1N.
Australian Parlophone Beatles Albums
Updated: 02 My 07First Gold and Black Label (mono) Parlophone
In Australia, the first Beatles LP, Please Please Me was not issued until October, 1963. When the album came out, EMI-Australia was using a black and gold label with the print around the rim of the label reading "Made in Australia for the Parlophone Co., Ltd. Sydney, N.S.W." The cover to this issue was made in England at first; later copies were made in Australia.
The album which was originally issued on the first black and gold label is as follows:
Catalog Number Title Value PMCO 1202 (mono) Please Please Me (with UK-made cover) $500 PMCO 1202 (mono) Please Please Me (with Australia-made cover) $400NOTE: Some sources say that as few as 500 of these LP's may have been made.
Second Gold and Black Label (mono) Parlophone
Beginning in December, 1963, Australian EMI changed the print to indicate that indeed they were manufacturing their own LP's. These copies have print on the label indicating that they were "Made in Australia by E.M.I. (Aust.) Limited." The second Beatles LP, With the Beatles, was delayed until February of 1964, so it is found only on this second label style.
Since there were originally no stereo counterparts to these LP's, they are listed here in mono only. The label style to the first two mono LP's is very similar to the gold and black label used in England for the first pressings of Please Please Me. The gold label was available in Australia until March, 1964.
Those albums which were originally issued on the second black and gold label are as follows:
Catalog Number Title Value PMCO 1202 (mono) Please Please Me (with Australian cover) $250 PMCO 1206 (mono) With the Beatles $300NOTE: The Australian cover to With the Beatles is unique in design. That cover, along with the cover to Beatles For Sale, appear to have been designed by Andrew Bokor, who worked for EMI-Australia.
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Over the next few weeks..I will be putting up for auction..the more collectable of my Beatles collection. Postage discounts will be offered for consignments WITH FULL REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE INCLUDED FREE OF CHARGE.
Postage of up to 3 LPS...anywhere in Australia for $12 (including full registration and insurance). Postage discounts OFFERED TO OVERSEAS BIDDERS...with up to 3 LPS being posted anywhere overseas for $25 AUD (including registration and insurance).
If you are the winning bidder on one of the first lots...please feel free to delay payment...as there will be some exciting lots put on offer..over the coming weeks and I'd prefer that your items be dispatched in full registered consignments.
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