Beatles Please Please Me RED label 1st 1963 MPT 1/GG
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THE BEATLES
PLEASE PLEASE ME
1st PRESS
1GG/1GR
RED PARLOPHONE
Here is the more difficult and harder to find BEATLES 1st number 1 (apart from the RR 2nd position)Please Please Me/Ask Me Why. The title song on the A side of this single was first aired in September of 1962. It was not untill the 26th of November of the same year, that the Beatles came together in Abbey Road to record the songs for their second EMI single...Please Please Me was put down in 18 takes and the Ask Me Why on side two, was put down in just 6 takes. As a little note: Andy White recording of Please Please Me is on the LP rather than the single.
Release date was the 11th of January 1963.
Respective positions in the various charts in '63:
BBC: 1
Disc weekly: 1
Melody Maker: 1
New Musical Express: 1
New Record Mirror: 1
Record Retailer: 2
The details of this single up for auction:
Catalogue number: 45-R 4983
(as a note: the prefix of "45" from the catalogue number was removed after March 1963 as well as EMI dropping the red label for the more familiar black label..Some of these black labels still have the "45" as they were pressed at the same time as the red labeled versions).
Matrix numbers Side 1: 7XCE 17217-1N
Matrix numbers side 2: 7XCE 17218-1N
Mothers/Stampers Side 1: 1 GG
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: 1 GR
Very early pressing Mothers/Stampers.
Tax code in the run-off: MPT
Tax code on the Label: MT..very faint
Labels: "Dick James Music Co.LTD" at 9 O'clock on both sides. It DOES NOT have the "Made In Great Britain" statement at 3 O'clock. This time their second EMI release has the "McCartney-Lennon" credits on both sides.
Condition: The labels and vinyl are in great condition. NO WRITING OF ANY SORT, ANYWHERE! Still quite bright, with only a very few spindle marks on side one. There are a few more spindle marks on side two as well as a tiny bit of spidering to the label.
Vinyl: I have just listened to both sides of the single. NO skips, jumps pops or clicks etc! Some surface noise that I believe will be either removed or at the very least, severly reduced after a professional clean. NO WARPING AT ALL...FLAT, FLAT , FLAT. Very light surface marks, nothing deep at all.
Sleeve: Original wavy lines sleeve. It has seen better days but still keeps it's vibrant colour.
Please see the detailed pictures as that is the actual single up for auction...
I am listing more BEATLES items, buy a couple to save on postage.
Please feel free to email me for further information. On 02-Nov-07 at 01:08:32 GMT, seller added the following information:price rating
