THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME Mono LP ERNEST J DAY PRINT

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	$		28

THE BEATLES  PLEASE PLEASE ME.   PMC 1202

PARLOPHONE YELLOW AND BLACK  LABEL

IM NO RECORD DEALER BUT WILL DESCRIBE THE ITEM THE BEST I CAN. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.

FIRST OFF THE COVER IS IN FAIR CONDITION WITH A FEW SCUFFS AND CREASES THE ALBUM COVER IS AGAIN ORIGINAL WITH THE LARGE  "MONO," IN LOW CASE,  PHOTO  BY ANGUS McBEAN, PRINTED BY ERNEST J DAY & CO. AND , NO RIPS OR WRITING.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE EMITEX TYPE IN FAIR CONDITION WITH ONE OR TWO CREASES.

THE VINYL ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT MARKS ON SIDE 1 AND 2. SIDE 2 HAS A SCRATCH COVERING 5 TRACKS THOUGH THIS IS VERY LIGHT.  THE LABEL  HAS SPINDLE MARKS THOUGH VERY LIGHT.

MATRIX NO.S XEX 421-1N    XEX 422-1N   ON THE RUN OUT GROOVE THERE SEEMS TO BE A GML STAMPED ON IT

AROUND THE EDGE OF THE LABEL IS "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD ETC

PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL ONLY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION........

IN THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL IS THE EMBOSSED TAX CODE LETTTERS " M T " MAKING IT FROM 1ST JANUARY 1963 DETAILS BELOW ON DATING AND PRESSING

SIDE 1 TO THE RIGHTHAND SIDE IN THE 3'O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE RUN OUT GROOVE THERE IS THE LETTERS G M L TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE 9'0'CLOCK POSITION IS THE NUMBER 7

SIDE2 TO THE RIGHTHAND THE LETTERS ARE POSSIBLY " G L M " THOUGH THESE MAY BE INCORRECT, THE G IS CORRECT HOWEVER THE OTHER 2 LETTERS I CANT QUITE MAKE OUT. ON THE LEFTHAND SIDE THE NUMBER 4 IS STAMPED

THE INFORMATION BELOW MAY HELP DATE AND GRADE THIS RECORD. CHECK OUT MORE INFORMATION ON THE BELOW WEBSITE

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Embossed Initials: Tax code

Several of the record companies printed or pressed tax codes on the records during the 60's. The tax code was pressed in the run-off groove area and sometimes embossed in the center of the label or printed on the label.
The purchase tax was introduced during World War II and was a sort of "luxury tax". As the tax percentage fluctuated, the tax code changed.

Right: the center of "PLEASE PLEASE ME", with initials "MZT" very visible. The ones are KT, MT, PMT, PT, MKT or PKT and maybe a couple more; KT and MT seen most frequent.

According to "LABELOGRAPHY written by Jan Petterson", there were 17 different tax codes until VAT was introduced in 1973.
The record companies introduced the new tax codes at specific dates but sometimes continued to use an old code even when they had introduced the new one.
(Similar information was received from Mr. Andy.Thanks!)

Tax codes

NT

1954

OT

26th. July 1961

NI

1955

ZT

10th. April 1962

RT

Summer 1955

PT

26th. November 1963

XT

Summer 1957

MT

1st. January 1963

ET

August 1959

KT

1st. July 1963 (used until at least 1972)

WT

1st. August 1960

JT

1968

Matrix Number...Back to the LP List

Matrix numbers are alphanumeric codes (and on occasion, other symbols) stamped or hand written (or a combination of the two) into the run-out groove area of a gramophone record. This is the non-grooved area between the end of the final song on a record's side and the label, also known as the run-off groove area, end-groove area, matrix area, or "dead wax".

Matrix numbers are intended for the internal use of the record manufacturing plant, but they are also studied and documented by record collectors, as they can sometimes provide useful information about the edition of the record.

The most important part of the extra information is usually the cut number, which is a suffix to the main number. For example, matrix number 12345 is seen on a label, but examination of the run-out groove area reveals number 12345–3, which indicates this is the third cut of this side. It is not unusual to find records with a different cut number on each side.

Prefix of Matrix Number

Mono (PMC) label using: XEX. ( you can see each label and inner groove both side 1 and 2)
Stereo (PCs, P-PCS) label using: YEX. ( You can see each label and inner groove both side 1 and 2)

Lacquer, Mother and Stamper Number

The courtesy of Mr. Michael Fremer (Thanks!)

At the "6 O'clock" position on the inner groove area is the matrix number with a -1 or -2 etc.
For instance, Beatles For Sale in stereo is YEX 142-1 (etc.).
The "1" means the FIRST LACQUER cut from the master. -2 the second etc.

At the "9 O'clock" is a number which tell you what "mother" was used to generate the stamper actually used the press the record. A number of "mothers" are generated from the lacquer. Obviously a "1" means first mother generated from the lacquer. A "5" means it was much later--the fifth mother generated from the lacquer.

At the "3 O'clock" position there will be one to three letters, which are codes associated with numbers as follows, which tell you what stamper was used to press the actual record:
G R A M O P H L T D (gramophone Ltd)

G=1
R=2
A=3
M=4
O=5
P=6
H=7
L=8
T=9
D=0

Therefore, if the letters say "GR" that is stamper 12. "O" is stamper 5 etc.

YEX 142-1, mother 1, stamper G
is the very first pressing of "Beatles For Sale" in stereo: first lacquer, first mother, first stamper.

YEX 142-1, mother 4, stamper RLT.
That would be first lacquer, 4th mother and 289th stamper generated from that mother.