THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME/ ASK ME WHY 7” SINGLE - 1G 1G STAMPERS - 1ST DAY
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PLEASE PLEASE ME / ASK ME WHY 1963 7” 45 RPM VINYL 1ST PRESSING
RARE 1/G MOTHER/ STAMPER ON BOTH SIDES
MAKING IT A FIRST DAY PRESSING
RELEASED IN JANUARY 1963, THIS COPY WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST TO LEAVE EMI’S PRESSING FACILITIES AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN TO THE RECORD STORES.
APPROXIMATELY ONLY 300 EVER EXISTED WITH THESE VERY FIRST MOTHER AND STAMPER CODES.
THE VINYL GRADES AS A VISUAL GOOD PLUS; LIGHT HAIRLINES OVER MOST OF THE SURFACES, NOTHING THAT STANDS OUT, NO ACTUAL SCRATCHES - NOTHING REMOTELY FEELABLE. NO GROOVE WEAR OR SCUFFS OR NEEDLE DROPS. LAYS COMPLETELY FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE.
PLAYS WITHOUT STICKS, JUMPS, SKIPS, CLICKS, TICS. BACKGROUND NOISE IF ANY IS VERY MINIMAL AND HARDLY NOTICEABLE, AND THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND LUCID . SIDE 1 (PLEASE PLEASE ME) HAS A DISTORTED AUDIO FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SONG WHICH GRADUALLY IMPROVES AND RETURNS TO NORMAL. I CANT SEE ANYTHING ON THE RECORD SURFACES THAT COULD EXPLAIN WHY, AND HOLDING THE RECORD AT EYE LEVEL IT APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY FLAT, SO THERE MUST BE A VERY DISCREET WARP IN THE VINYL ON THAT SIDE ONLY, AS SIDE 2 (ASK ME WHY) PLAYS PERFECTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
LABELS ARE NICE AND BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL CIRCULAR SPOTS WHERE RECORD SHOP STICKERS WERE. HAS SOME SPINDLE LINES BUT ARE MINIMAL AND FEINT. THERE IS VERY LITTLE WEAR TO THE SPINDLE POINT PERIMETER.
A KEEPSAKE HISTORICAL ITEM MORE THAN ANYTHING.
THE PARLOPHONE RECORD SLEEVE IT COMES IN AS SHOWN IS OF THE PERIOD, AS THE ORIGINAL HAS SINCE BEEN LOST.
WILL BE VERY WELL PACKAGED IN A GENERIC SLEEVE INSIDE A CUSTOM MADE STRONG CARDBOARD MAILER WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS.
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