Beatles Please Please Me UK 1963 4th Press *STEREO* LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'PLEASE, PLEASE ME'
1963 UK '4th' LABEL *STEREO* PRESSING LP
This quality, early copy is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PCS 3042
This 4th label variant omit the 'Sold in UK..' text but has both the 'Recording First Published..' text & 'Parlophone Co..' rims.
A single letter 'K' tax/price code is visible in the centre of the side 2 label.
Housed in a rare front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed large stereo logo cover.
Complete with its original 'Use Emitex' poly-lined lined inner-sleeve.
Matrix numbers: YEX 94-1 & YEX 95-1
Stamper numbers: 1/GO & 1/T
Disc weight: 161g
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
Clean & bright with minor hole wear but no other problems.
Visual: VERY GOOD +
Both surafces are extremely clean & glossy surfaces and display just some insignificant light stylus and paper hairlines on strong daylight but no deep or feelable marks or scratches. Close & careful inspection diretcly beneath my powerful halogen light produces a sparkling rainbow gloss shine but no other major belmishes to either side.
Play: EXCELLENT
It is remearkable how good these early pressings sound, even after frequent play. This copy is no different as all tracks play clean & clearly and without any singificant deterioration to the sound quality or clicks, jumps, repeats or any other major faults. Apart from some minor background and the occaisional light tick in the bands between tracks, there is little to fault here.
Cover
VERY GOOD
Not many G&L covers were produced with large stereo logos and they are not easy to find. This respectable example is overall clean & bright with an undamaged glossy front laminate which bears just 3 small 'thumbnails' but no other significant signs of werar. The corners are all clean & unbumped and apart from some light wear, both opening edges are undamaged with no tears or feathering. The rear panel displays some age toning and a few light scratches aside the track list but no writing or missing paper. All flipacks are all undamaged and both seams are smooth and unstressed. The spine is fully worded & undamaged.
Inner-sleeve
VERY GOOD +
Clean & flat with just some inevitable age-toning but no writing, tears or splits.
- Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- I carefully play every record I sell on a $5,000 Rega P9 turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
- All the photos in this listing have been taken by myself and are of the actual items for sale.
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