Beatles Please Please Me Odeon ZTOX 5550

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                                                                        THE  BEATLES  PLEASE  PLEASE ME
                                                                       ORIGINAL   GERMAN PRESSING
                                                                         ODEON ZTOX 555O 

           AS  FAR  AS  I CAN TELL THIS  IS  A  FIRST PRESSING  FROM   1964  GERMAN PRESSINGS  USED  ALLE  AS  FIRST WORD IN RIM UNTIL  1966 AFTER 1966 THE FIRST  WORD  IS URHEBER      THIS  HAS  ALLE  AS  THE  FIRST  WORD  ON RIM (SEE PICTURE)

    MATRIX  IS SHZE-117A    SHZE-117B

      CONDITION   VINYL: VISUAL
    THIS  RECORD  IS  ABOUT 46  YEARS  OLD  AND IS  A  BEATLES  RECORD  SO IT  HAS  SIGNS  OF  WEAR
   HAIRLINES  AND  NOTICEABLE SCRATCHES  ON BOTH  SIDES  SOME  VERY VISIBLE   I  TOOK  SOME  NON FLATTERING PICTURES  TO  SHOW  EXACTLY  WHAT  IT  LOOKS  LIKE.    I  DON'T  LIKE  SELLERS   WHO  DOWNPLAY  FLAWS  
   (PLEASE   SEE ALL PICTURES)   THERE  ARE  ENOUGH  TO REPRESENT  RECORD  ACCURATELY(THE  WHITE  DUST SPOTS  ARE NOT  IN  THE  RECORD DUST  CAME  BACK  AS  QUICK  AS  I  WIPED IT OFF)

   I  WOULD  RATE  THIS     VERY GOOD
 
     AS  FOR  PLAYABILITY;     IT  PLAYS  BETTER THEN IT LOOKS;   SURE  THERE IS  SURFACE NOISE   MAYBE  SOME POPS BUT THERE  WERE NO SKIPS     AT  LEAST  ON MY SYSTEM         FOR PLAYABILITY  I  WOULD  RATE  IT  VERY GOOD PLUS
IT  DEPENDS  ON YOUR   TOLERANCE  FOR  SURFACE  NOISE   LOUD PARTS ITS NOT  TO  NOTICABLE
     
    I TRUST  YOUR  EARS  TO  DECIDE.  THIS  WAS  RECORDED  FROM RECORD  TO TAPE THEN COMPUTER  WITH NO  NOISE   REDUCTION  OR  ANY  FILTERS  THIS IS  HOW IT  CAME  OUT;  PLEASE  LISTEN TO SOUND  SAMPLE

   


    COVER  FRONT  VERY GOOD +  THE LAMINATE  SHOWS  SIGNS  OF  AGE  BUT  STILL IN DECENT SHAPE   THE FRONT PICTURE  IS  CLEAR

    BACK   VERY GOOD  SIGNS  OF  AGE  RINGWEAR   YELLOWING    NAME  WRITTEN ON  TOP LEFT
        
         NO SEAM SPLITS

     ALL IN ALL  THIS  IS NOT  A  BAD  COPY  OF THIS RECORD  FAR  FROM PERFECT  BUT  IT  COULD BE WORSE  AND  IN  SPITE  OF CONDITION    IS  VERY  PLAYABLE:
    I HAVE INCLUDED  AMPLE  PICTURES  AND  SOUND SAMPLES  SO  YOU  GET  A  REAL IDEA  OF  WHAT  CONDITION  THIS RECORD IS IN.  i  HAVE  TRIED  TO  BE  AS HONEST  AS POSSIBLE

   PLEASE   ASK ANY  QUESTIONS   LOOK AT  ALL PICTURES  AND  LISTEN TO   SOUND SAMPLES  AND  YOU WILL KNOW  WHAT  YOU ARE GETTING

   PLAY  THE  SOUND SAMPLE  LOUD!

    GOOD  LUCK

                 

          

  


                                   AFTER  FURTHER  RESEARCH   I  CAN  VERIFY  THAT THIS  IS  A  MID 1964  PRESSING
                                     ODEON  PHASED OUT MONO RECORDING  IN   NOVEMBER  OF   1964
                                      ALBUMS  PRE  PHASE  OUT  HAVE  TECHNICAL  INFO   ON  MONO   STEREO  COMPATABILITY
                                       VERSIONS  PRE  PHASE  OUT   HAVE  THE   TECHNICAL INFO  AND  THE  NUMBER  13 AT  THE  BOTTOM OF THE BACK COVER       VERSIONS  AFTER  THE PHASE  OUT  DO NOT  HAVE  THE  TECHNICAL   INFO

      THIS  VERSION DOES  HAVE  THE  NUMBER 13  SO  WE  CAN  DATE THIS  MID  1964
        ALL VERSIONS  OF  THIS  LP   WERE   MADE  FOR  EXPORT  TO  US  MILITARY  AND  WERE  ONLY  SOLD  TO  MILITARY PERSONAL.    THE  QUALITY  OF THESE  PRESSING  ARE  GREAT

       HOPE  THIS   IS  HELPFUL

        THANKS

                           Please   be  advised  this   record  does   have  numerous  surface marks  on  both sides which are  very  visible
                              I dont want anyone to think  there  are  just  a  few  spots  with  marks they are  throughout the record

                          as     a  final  grade  i  would   give  it  good to very good  minus
                                   Please  retract  bids  if  you thought  you were  deceived

                          cover  front  should  be  graded  very good
                               sorry  if  any  misunderstanding
                                   thanks

  
                                         The  colors   on  the  cover  are not as  bright  as  pictured
                                          my  camera  highlighted the reds  and yellows