THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME MODERN DELETED BLACK & GOLD PMC 1202 EX+/EX+ LP
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THE BEATLES
PLEASE PLEASE ME
50TH ANNIVERSARY PRESSING
MASTER MATRICES:
BD 16687-01 A1/ BD 16687-01 B1
MADE IN EUROPE
THIS LP REPLICATES AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE THE ORIGINAL 1963 PLEASE PLEASE ME BLACK AND GOLD 1ST AND 2ND PRESSINGS.
AN OFFICAL RELEASE BY CALDERSTONE PRODUCTIONS, A DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP. IT IS A DELETED ISSUE, HAVING A ONE-OFF LIMITED PRESSING RUN HONOURING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLEASE PLEASE ME.
CONDITION OF SLEEVE:
GRADES AS EXCELLENT PLUS. STILL IN AN ALMOST NEW CONDITION. THE LAMINATE COVERS THE FRONT PICTORIAL, EDGES, SPINE AND FOLD-OVERS AS PER THE ORIGINALS, AND APART FROM A SMALL AREA OF INDENT LINES THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN CLOSE UP GATHERED BETWEEN GEORGE AND JOHN THERE ARE NO IMPERFECTIONS TO THE LAMINATE.
THE OPENING SIDE IS TIGHT, THE SLEEVE IS FIRM AND FLAT AND MADE OF STRONG THICK CARD AND THERE ARE NO SPLITS OR RIPS. ALL EDGES AND CORNERS ARE UNBLEMISHED.
A COMPLETELY CLEAN SLEEVE. AS ON INTIAL PRINTS THE FRONT PICTORIAL HAS THE ANGUS MCBEAN CREDIT OFFSET TO THE RIGHT AND THE ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BEATLES IS IN DARK CONTRAST. THE REAR PANEL HAS THE TRI-FLIPBACKS WITH CONTOURS ANGLED SIMILARLY TO THE ORIGINAL ERNEST J. DAY SLEEVES. ALSO AN EXTACT MATCH ON THE REAR PANEL; THE TEXT, CATALOGUE NUMBER, PARLOPHONE SIGNATURES, LAYOUT AND BOTTOM FLIP-BACK TEXT ARE IN ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT.
THE INNER SLEEVE:
STANDARD WITH THIS ISSUE IS THE MODERN HIGH DENSITY POLY-INTERIOR INNER SLEEVE.
THE VINYL:
IN AN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. FREE OF GROOVE WEAR AND LOOKS ALMOST AS NEW AS THE SLEEVE. THIS IS A HEAVYWEIGHT 180 GRAM VINYL THAT SITS PERFECTLY ON THE TURNTABLE, NO WARPS, NO SCRATCHES, NO SCUFFS, NO SIGNS OF USE THAT STAND OUT IN NORMAL HOUSE LIGHTING. UNDER HALOGEN LIGHT THERE ARE A FEW NON-OBTRUSIVE NON-SOUNDING FEINT SPOT MARK BLEMISHES HERE AND THERE ON EITHER SIDE, CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE MAIN FROM THE TECHNIQUES OF EUROPEAN VINYL MANUFACTURING, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT A FEW WISPY MARKS FROM PLAY USE, CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SCRATCH OR A STAND-OUT HAIRLINE MARK. NO DISTRACTION TO THE OVERALL QUALITY AND VASTLY UNBLEMISHED SMOOTH SURFACE AREA. A PERFECT GLOSSY SHINE ALL OVER.
THE LABELS CONDITIONS ARE MINT MINUS HAVING NO SPINDLE WEAR AND WOULD WARRANT FORENSIC ANALYSIS TO SEE EVEN THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF EVER BEEN ON A TURNTABLE!
THE AUDIO IS FAULTLESS GRADING AS GOOD AS CAN BE.. EXCELLENT PLUS/ MINT MINUS AND A THOROUGH PLAY TESTING REVEALS NO DISTORTION OR SURFACE NOISE, AS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM A THREE YEAR OLD RECORD WHICH HAS RECEIVED CAREFUL PLAY USE ...THERE IS NO INTERFERENCE WHICH NEEDS NOTING OR INDEED IS ACTUALLY NOTICEABLE. DEEP MONO BASS LINE AND CRISP HIGHS, SMOOTH TRACK CHANGES WITH JUST A FEW INTRINIC STATIC TICKS ON THE OUTER RIM AS THE LP BEGINS.. WITH AN OVERALL PITCH AND SOUND FAMILIAR TO THE ORIGINAL MONO PLEASE PLEASE ME THROUGHOUT.
UNLIKE OTHER MODERN RE-ISSUES OF PLEASE PLEASE ME AVAILABLE BEFORE OR SINCE WHICH ARE NORMALLY IN STEREO, NOT ONLY IS THIS LP IN TRUE TO ORIGNAL MONO FORMAT ... BUT IT WAS ALSO CUT USING A COMPLETELY ANALOGUE SIGNAL PATH WITH REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL EMI ENGINEER'S NOTES, AND INVOLVED WORKING WITH THE ORIGINAL EMI MASTER TAPES.. IT IS THEREFORE AUDIO-WISE THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE MODERN LP TO AN ORIGINAL 1N/ 1N MATRIX PRESSING OF PLEASE PLEASE ME FROM 1963.
THIS LP INCLUDES BOTH THE PRODUCTION NOTES FOR THIS ISSUE WITH APPLE TRADEMARK, AND AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE PARLOPHONE FLYER WHICH CAME WITH PLEASE PLEASE ME 1ST AND 2ND PRESSINGS BUT ARE ALMOST ALWAYS MISSING AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND NOW.
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WILL BE DELIVERED IN A PROTECTIVE PROFESSIONAL LP MAILER WITH STIFFERNERS
WILL BE SENT MAINTAINED IN A BRAND NEW 180 GSM PVC SLEEVE.
SIGNED FOR POSTAGE WITHIN UK IS INCLUDED
OVERSEAS DELIVERY WILL BE TRACKED
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