THE BEATLES, PLEASE PLEASE ME ORIG UK MONO * RARER DECCA PRESSING * VERY NICE

	£		185
	$		245

I have been Collecting Original Beatles Records ,Memorabilia & Ephemera  since 1962.  Due to my continued poor health I have  decided to sell various  items  from my  Extensive Private Collection.
All Photographs are of the actual items being offered. I DO NOT use Stock Photo’s

                        THE BEATLES    
I am pleased to offer for sale this very nice example of,
      ‘ PLEASE PLEASE ME  ‘ ORIGINAL UK MONO 1963
           ( RARER DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING )                                                          ( 5 TH LABEL VARIANT )

              Very Nice All Round Condition Including EXCELLENT Audio.


 Note;  Due to extremely high demand and pre – orders for ‘ Please Please Me ‘ their First Album,             EMI / Parlophone sub contracted a small amount of overstock to be pressed by the            DECCA Pressing Plants, this has resulted in these DECCA CONTACT Mono pressings            Becoming very sought after by collectors and are becoming ever harder to find in anything           Like decent collectible condition.
         The DECCA contract pressing can be identified by the following criteria, Firstly the disc          Labels show a large pressed outer ring towards the outer edge of the disc labels, there           Is no Tax Code pressed at the center of either disc label, and there are NO Buckingham          Stamper codes to either run off areas.


Catalogue No,             PMC 1202
Matrix No,s ;         Side 1,    XEX   421 – 1N,     Side 2.     XEX  422 – 1N.
Mothers ;               Side 1,     1/ 11,                               Side 2.  14.
Stamper Codes;          NONE.

Both labels   ‘ Recording First Published Etc …… ‘ Label Text.                      & ‘ The Parlophone Co Ltd Etc  ……’ Label Rim Text



CONDITION;
Please Note; In my opinion the grading of vinyl records and sleeves is at best subjective                      So with this in mind I will always err on the side of caution with my                      Grading’s. Which are based on the ‘Record Collector‘ UK Grading’s                        There seems to be far too many  vinyl records being offered for sale that are                     Not realistically graded.                                                                                                                                          

DISC;  -  LABELS ,                EXCELLENT   /  EXCELLENT -
Both Labels are in lovely condition, all the silver and yellow lettering is in pristine   condition , The Side 1 label shows  a few small feint  spindle trails, I could not see any spindle trails on the Side 2 label, it shows just a very small rub mark on the top logo Both labels show NO writing, stickers or sticker removal marks whatsoever. There is just a very small amount  rubbing around the spindle hole   
DISC;  VISUAL,                    EXCELLENT -  /  VERY GOOD + 
In normal daylight  it  shows both disc surfaces to have retained their beautiful original deep black gloss sheen. The only negatives are just a very few and feint wispy surface hairlines to the side 2 vinyl which are NON – FEELABLE and do not impact on  the excellent  audio..  The vinyl on both sides show NO feelable stylus marks and NO rubs, .Directly beneath my unforgiving  Double Halogen  desk lamp the only other marks that I   Could detect were just some very feint and harmless wispy bag removal  type hairlines.
.                           DISC;   AUDIO,                   EXCELLENT +   /  EXCELLENT 
During one very careful play of both sides of this superb disc the Audio was excellent all round. The Audio was deep, rich and punchy. On Side1 of the disc I could detect NO static, pops or clicks, even in between tracks the background remained silent. On Side 2 of the disc  the audio was very similar to Side 1 apart from just a few occasional  light dust pops around the tracks 3, 4 & 5, but this was very superficial and did not detract from the overall and excellent listening experience. Throughout both sides I could detect NO skips, stalls or heavy crackle .


.INNER;                  EXCELLENT
This inner is the original poly lined ‘Patents Applied For’  Emitex , which is in very nice condition  It shows NO, rips, tears, seam splits, writing or stickers, It shows just some inevitable light creasing and a little light age toning primarily towards the top open edge.    .  
SLEEVE;          Front Panel;         EXCELLENT          
The outer sleeve is the original E.J. Day front laminated tri  - flipback sleeve with an unlaminated back panel. The front still retains a very nice high gloss sheen, it shows a few light  thumbnail creases ostensibly to the bottom  edge and the spine edge, there is no laminate lift or peel. 
.The top and bottom seams are free from any splitting or heavy wear, the spine is very firm with all the  spine text crisp and clear. All four corners show some very light wear but no heavy rubbing, 

Flipbacks;          EXCELLENT +
The Tri  Fold  Flipbacks are firm and flat and they  are in lovely clean  condition with no more than just a few  clean thumbnails, the corners are still in nice condition and show NO missing paper. .

Back Panel;        EXCELLENT +    The back panel has survived in wonderful condition, it is still very clean and white and shows NO heavy age toning / browning  that is often associated with these back panels, It shows NO writing or stickers of any king, and the open edge is still firm & sharp There is just an area of very light age toning around part of the area of the  Track listings ( See Photo ).
   SLEEVE OVERALL GRADING IS A FIRM,  EXCELLENT

In my opinion this is an excellent overall example of this sought after  DECCA CONTRACT variant of this the First Beatles  Album And represents an ideal future investment 

Should you have any further questions about this  Album, please do not hesitate to contact me  and I will do my best to answer them.

PACKAGING
All Records will be carefully and securely packed in custom mailers  with the Record/s removed  from the record cover and placed in a new separate paper sleeve

. POSTAGE and SHIPPING 
UK,  6. 99 GBP    ( Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery before 1 pm                                  recorded Tracked & Insured ).
OVERSEAS, 15.75  GBP ( Royal Mail Int’l Airmail, Signed for Tracked & Insured )


PAYMENT, PAY PAL ONLY.



RETURNS ACCEPTED. If you are not happy with your purchase (Not as Described )  please contact me within 24 hours of receipt of the record, Return it within 7 days of receipt  in the condition that it was sent in, AND I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND OF THE PRICE  OF THE RECORD INCLUDING THE INITIAL POSTAGE.  ( BUYER TO PAY THE RETURN POSTAGE ).

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