Beatles: "Please Please Me" Vinyl LP (PARLOPHONE UK PCS 3042) YEX 94-2 & 95-3 EX

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You are bidding on a rare Vinyl LP of The Beatles first UK album “Please Please Me.” This is a UK Import, issued on the EMI Parlophone label. (EMI UK PCS 3042). This LP was originally released in 1963; ours appears to be a 1976 reissue.  If you need more info, please ask!  If you can help us pin it down, we would be glad to do it.  We will be glad to check Matrix and runoff numbers.  The Runout has a notation of “YEX 94-2” on side 1, and “YEX 95-3” on side 2.

We purchased this item decades ago, and it has been sitting in our home (vertically) for the last few decades. 

The LP is in EX condition; it looks great. The label is the black EMI-Parlophone label with white lettering. The album Jacket is in EX condition. (See Photos). Please remember that this album was well taken care of, but it was played as part of our record collection decades ago.  (See Photos).

We love Abbey Road, SGT Peppers, and all the other great Beatles LP’s. But this album, their first, was recorded in one day(!), and not originally released in America, as we had not yet “Discovered” them, holds a special place in our heart. If you need convincing, read the chapter titled “February 11, 1963” in Jude Southerland Kessler’s wonderful book, “Shivering Inside.”  After I did, this LP became something even more impressive and special.

This item has been stored at room temperature, in a smoke free home.  Please see photos of actual item being sold. 

“Beatles:  Please Please Me” 1963

“Once "Please Please Me" rocketed to number one, the Beatles rushed to deliver a debut album, bashing out Please Please Me in a day. Decades after its release, the album still sounds fresh, precisely because of its intense origins. As the songs rush past, it's easy to get wrapped up in the sound of the record itself without realizing how the album effectively summarizes the band's eclectic influences. Naturally, the influences shine through their covers, all of which are unconventional and illustrate the group's superior taste. There's a love of girl groups, vocal harmonies, sophisticated popcraft, schmaltz, R&B, and hard-driving rock & roll, which is enough to make Please Please Me impressive, but what makes it astonishing is how these elements converge in the originals. "I Saw Here Standing There" is one of their best rockers, yet it has surprising harmonies and melodic progressions. "Misery" and "There's a Place" grow out of the girl group tradition without being tied to it. A few of their originals, such as "Do You Want to Know a Secret" and the pleasantly light "P.S. I Love You," have dated slightly, but endearingly so, since they're infused with cheerful innocence and enthusiasm. And there is an innocence to Please Please Me. The Beatles may have played notoriously rough dives in Hamburg, but the only way you could tell that on their first album was how the constant gigging turned the group into a tight, professional band that could run through their set list at the drop of a hat with boundless energy. It's no surprise that Lennon had shouted himself hoarse by the end of the session, barely getting through "Twist and Shout," the most famous single take in rock history. He simply got caught up in the music, just like generations of listeners did.”

“The Beatles. What can you say about' em? The best-selling band in the world, the most innovative band in music, a bunch of hippies. People have varied opinions on them. I LOVE them. I like their music, the impact they made ,and the individuals themselves. This was the first album that I was introduced to. Well, I was introduced to it thru my music teacher in elementary school by learning how to play the first song "I Saw Her Standing There" on guitar. Then I got introduced to Please Please Me. And for a first album, Its pretty impressive. It starts off with a bang with "I Saw Her Standing There" and throughout the rest of the album, its nothing but covers and homages to the 1950's, but i mean that in the best way. You can feel all the effort and fun the Fab Four is having in this album. You get a feeling of how much passion is put in this album. My Favorite Tracks include I saw Her Standing There, Anna, Boys, but my most favorite has to be Twist and Shout. Its a great way to end the album on a high note. I highly recommend this album to anyone who is interested in knowing what all the Beatles buzz is about and anyone who likes energy filled song numbers. It's a way to start the interest in the greatest band in the world”.