THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME 5TH PRESS 1963 PMC 1202 EX-/VG+ LP TOP AUDIO

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THE BEATLES

PLEASE PLEASE ME

5TH PRESSING FROM JUNE 1963

MASTER MATRICES: 

XEX 421-1N / XEX 422-1N



THIS COPY WOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE EARLY RUN ON THE NEW YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS DUE IN THE SHOPS FOR JUNE 1963: IT HAS AN EARLY AND RARER 'MKT' TAX CODE, A CHANGEOVER COMBINATION OF 'MT' WHICH ADORNS MANY OF THE LATTER BLACK & GOLD LABEL PLEASE PLEASE ME'S, TO THE NEWLY INSTATED STANDARD 'KT' WHICH RAN FROM THE EARLY TO MID-SIXTIES. IT ALSO HAS EARLY MOTHER/ STAMPER CODES 2HT AND 4MT.

1ST AND ORIGINAL FLIPBACK PRINTED AND MADE BY EJ DAY.  THE SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD/ VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. ALTHOUGH IT HAS A FEW TINY NICKS ON THE LAMINATED EDGES, THERE ARE NO RIPS OR SPLITS AND THE FOLD-OVER SEAMS HAVE LASTED VERY WELL - CONSIDERING THESE WERE ONLY MADE OF PAPER, THEY ARE OFTEN FOUND WITH TEARS OR EVEN MISSING. THE OPENING SIDE EDGE IS STILL TIGHT AND THE LAMINATION IS INTACT WITHOUT PRONOUNCED CREASING OVER THE GLOSSY FRONT PICTORIAL WHICH IS IN AN EARLER DARKER SHADE THAN MOST.  NO MAJOR SETBACKS FOR A SLEEVE OF THIS AGE. A FIRM AND FLAT SLEEVE, WITH A NEAT SPINE HAVING LEGIBLE TEXT. CLEAN OVERALL - SUFFERING ONLY LIGHT STAINING ON THE REAR PANEL BUT NO WRITING OR STICKERS.

THE SLEEVE HAS A RARE PRINTING ERROR IN THAT THE WHITE BAND AT THE TOP ON THE FRONT COVER DEVIATES TO A SLOPE AND SO TURNS MUCH WIDER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WHERE IS STATES 'MONO'!

DUE TO THE QUANTITES OF SLEEVE COVERS PRINTED AND PASSED ONTO A LARGE PILE FOR CUTTING PRIOR TO FITTING OVER THE CARD, THOSE OLD FASHIONED CUTTING MACHINES COULD WIND UP CREATING A FEW FRONT COVERS CUT AT A SLIGHT ANGLE DUE TO THE PRESSURES CREATED . ALTHOUGH THESE WOULD NORMALLY BE DISCARDED - THE ANGUS MCBEAN CREDIT ALSO SLOPES DOWNWARDS ON THIS SLEEVE.


THE VINYL IS FREE OF GROOVE WEAR, IT IS SMOOTH RETAINING A LARGELY UNBLEMISHED SURFACE AREA ON BOTH SIDES LOOKING FOR THE VAST PART UNTOUCHED BY ANY KIND OF IMPERFECTION. SMOOTH ALL OVER AND PROJECTS A BRIGHT MIRROR-LIKE JET BLACK SHINE. HAS BEEN INSPECTED ALL ANGLES UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND ANY VISUAL IMPERFECTIONS ARE SUPERFICIAL NOT AFFECTING THE VINYL GROOVES. FOUND TO BE A COUPLE OF SMALL  NON-SOUNDING, NON-FEELABLE STYLUS HAIRLINE MARKS ON THE OUTER SONG TRACKS SIDE 1 WHICH DO NOT AFFECT THE AUDIO, AND A LINE OF SLEEVE RASH VISIBLE UNDER LIGHT ON THAT SIDE NEAR THE LABEL EDGE. ON BOTH SIDES THERE IS EVIDENCE OF CLEANING TRAILS BUT THIS HAS CERTAINLY DONE WONDERS FOR KEEPING THE GROOVES CLEAN AND THE AUDIO ORIGINAL. GRADES AS AROUND VERY GOOD PLUS/ EXCELLENT MINUS OVERALL. HEAVYWEIGHT EARLY SIXTIES VINYL PRESSING THAT TURNS PERFECTLY AND LAYS COMPLETELY FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE. HAS CLEARLY RECEIVED FEWER PLAYS THAN MOST THAT COME UP FOR SALE.

HEAVY EARLY SIXTIES VINYL PRESSING


THE LABELS ARE EXCELLENT. RETAINS THE BRIGHT YELLOW PARLOPHONE COLOUR. THERE IS ONLY MINIMAL SIGN OF PLAY ON THE SPINDLE LOCATION APERATURE,  AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO TRACES OF ANY SPINDLE LINES EVEN WHEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT.
EARLY MOTHERS/ STAMPERS:- SIDE 1 - 2 HT                                                         SIDE 2 - 4 TM
THE LABEL ON SIDE 2 HAS A PRINTING ERROR - IT HAS BEEN PRESSED ON THE WRONG WAY, MAKING THE MATRIX NUMBER ON THAT SIDE APPEAR AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION  INSTEAD OF THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION.
EMITEX INNER SLEEVE STATES PATENTS APPLIED FOR IN LEFT HAND CORNER AND MADE IN ENGLAND IN RIGHT HAND CORNER. COMPLETELY INTACT INSIDE AND OUT. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION WITH CREASING ONLY.

THE AUDIO GRADES AS EXCELLENT / EXCELLENT PLUS AND FAIR TO CONSIDER AS A TOP AUDIO COPY. ALL SONGS INCLUDING THE INTRO'S & OUTRO'S SOUND ABUNDANTLY CLEAR WITH ONLY VERY LOW AND QUIET SURFACE STATIC TICKS IN SOME OF THE DEAD-WAX GROOVES INBETWEEN AND NOT YOUR USUAL AUDIBLE POP OR CLICK.  PLAYS SMOOTHLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT INTERRUPTION & NO AUDIO DETRACTION DURING ANY SONG OR EVEN THE QUIETER INTERLUDES (OF WHICH THERE ARE NOT MANY). GREAT DETAILED SOUND THROUGHOUT WITH CRISP HIGHS, AND PLENTY OF DEEP MONO BASS. VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN AUDIO QUALITY, IF ANY, FOR A 54 YEAR-OLD COPY OF THE DEBUT ALBUM OF THE WORLDS MOST ICONIC BAND.

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WILL BE DELIVERED IN A PROTECTIVE PROFESSIONAL LP MAILER WITH STIFFENERS 
MAINTAINED IN A BRAND NEW PVC SLEEVE FOR ADDED PROTECTION
VINYL PLACED IN A NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER SLEEVE INSIDE THE MAIN SLEEVE, WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE PLACED SEPARATELY.
GRADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRADING SYSTEM GUIDELINES FROM THE RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE.

SIGNED FOR POSTAGE WITHIN UK IS INCLUDED

OVERSEAS DELIVERY WILL BE TRACKED