THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME 1ST DAY 1ST PRESS 1G STAMPERS 45 RPM 7” VINYL
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THE BEATLES
PLEASE PLEASE ME/ ASK ME WHY
A VERY RARE 1ST PRESSING FROM THE FIRST DAY, 11TH JANUARY 1963
IT HAS 1G MOTHER/ STAMPER ON BOTH SIDES, MAKING THIS RECORD ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE PRESSING MACHINE! ADDITIONALLY HAS THE EARLIEST MPT TAX CODE IN THE RUN-OFF GROOVE.
THE VINYL SURFACES ARE A SOLID VERY GOOD. CONTAINS NO SCRATCHES OR MARKS/ SCUFFS OR WARPS BUT DOES HAVE PLENTIFUL FEINT NON FEEL-ABLE HAIRLINE MARKS ON THE SURFACES. RETAINS A GOOD REFLECTIVE SHEEN ALL OVER BOTH SIDES WITH NOTHING DISTRACTING. THE VINYL IS FLAT LIKE IT SHOULD BE, THE ONLY COSMETIC BLEMISH TO THE VINYL THAT MIGHT BE WORTH NOTING IS ONE VERY SMALL SHALLOW INDENTATION CLOSE TO THE RUN-IN GROOVE OF SIDE A. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CAPTURE IT IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, AND CAN ONLY BE SEEN WITH THE RECORD TILTED AT A CERTAIN ANGLE.
THE VINYL PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES WITH NO UNDULATIONS OF THE STYLUS ARM, OR ANY DEVIATIONS IN THE AUDIO. THE AUDIO IS OVERALL CLEAR AND LUCID, FREE OF BACKGROUND NOISE, FREE OF CRACKLING, NO POPS, NO JUMPS, NO SKIPS, NO STICKS ETC.
THE LABELS HAVE RETAINED THEIR TEXTURE AND CONTRAST, HAVE A MINOR AMOUNT OF SPINDLE WEAR WITH NO SPINDLE LINES, BUT DOES HAVE THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S NAME WRITTEN ON BOTH SIDES.
THE AUDIO GRADES AS AT LEAST VERY GOOD PLUS, IF NOT EXCELLENT, AND I CAN'T REALLY FAULT ANYTHING ABOUT IT OTHER THAN THE OCCASIONAL INEVITABLE LOW LEVEL STATIC TYPE TIC. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDED IT PLAYING THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES ON HIGH-END EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH AN ORTOFON CARTRIDGE AND CAN SEND TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER ON REQUEST.
COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE SLEEVE WHICH IS FULLY INTACT.
ITS NOT PERFECT IN TERMS OF CONDITION BUT IT IS IN VERY RESPECTABLE CONDITION, AND HAS CLEARLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT AT THE SAME TIME HAS BEEN HANDLED WELL AND WELL LOVED. IT'S A REAL GEM AND A PIECE OF MUSIC HISTORY.
WILL BE WELL PACKAGED FOR DELIVERY.
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