THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK 1st PRESS STAMPS 1 & 2 NO "MADE IN GT BRITIAN"
  £   165
  $   219

 


£ 165 Sold For
Dec 8, 2025 Sold Date
Nov 28, 2025 Start Date
35   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES
 "PLEASE PLEASE ME b/w ASK ME WHY" PARLOPHONE 45-R 4983 ON THE ICONIC RED AND SILVER LABELS
RELEASED 11th JANUARY 1963 AND ONLY AVAILABLE IN THIS FORMAT WITH RED LABELS FOR APPROX THREE WEEKS AS THE BLACK LABEL 45-R 4983 WAS INTRODUCED AT THE VERY END OF JANUARY MAKING THIS THE RAREST OF THE TWO RED LABLE BEATLES SINGLES THE OTHER BEING "LOVE ME DO"
STAMPERS     2        GM          1         GR
 MATRICES          -1N                    -1N MPT TAX CODE IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES  
 THE LABELS HAVE NO "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT TO BOTH SIDES WITH "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED" AND THE EXTRA . AFTER CO. IN "DICK JAMES MUSIC CO. LTD." 
VINYL RECORD HAS  A GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES BUT BOTH SIDES  SHOW AN  EXTREMELY LIGHT ROTATION MARK CLOSE TO THE RUN IN AND IS NOT FEELABLE AND RECORD PLAYS THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES WITH SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE INTRO OF THE 'A' SIDE  BUT THE 'B' SIDE IS UNAFFECTED AND AUDIO IS GREAT TO LISTEN TO
RECORD CENTREHOLE IS UNWORN AND LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH ANY SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED WITHIN THE RECORD PUSH OUT CENTRE
RECORD COMES IN AN ORIGINAL COLOURED WAVY SLEEVE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION
VERY RARE PRESSING 62 YEARS OLD NOW AND WAS ALWAYS HARD TO FIND AND IS NOW EVEN HARDER TO FIND TODAY AS MOST COPIES ARE IN COLLECTIONS


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