THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME VINYL LP UK 1st PARLOPHONE BLACK/ GOLD LABEL RARE
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Description
THE BEATLES
PLEASE PLEASE ME
with Love Me Do and 12 other songs
Original 1st Pressing Vinyl LP
Year of Release - 1963
Parlophone Records PMC 1202 Mono
(Black/Gold Labels)
Made in Great Britain
Matrix codes ending in:
Side 1 - XEX 421-1N
Side 2 - XEX 422-1N
Stampers in run out grooves:
Side 1 - O (at 3 o'clock) and 1 (at 9 o'clock)
Side 2 - M (at 3 o'clock) and 1 (at 9 o'clock)
This is the extremely rare 1963 first pressing on the Parlophone black and gold label. Research estimates that there were only about 25,000 copies pressed.
The cover photo is credited to Angus McBean and his name is very close to the bottom right corner, less than 5mm from the edge. "mono" is printed large in the top right hand corner. On the rear sleeve, "Printed and Made by Ernest J Day & Co Ltd. London" is in the bottom right corner, on the flipback seam.
Condition:
Vinyl/Labels - VG+/Ex
The vinyl has a few light, non-sounding, superficial hairlines only. There are two more prominent on side 2, but again, these don't sound. The vinyl has a lovely sheen to it; it has obviously been looked after by the previous owner and has not been played excessively. Visually, the record is in VG condition, but I have upgraded it to VG+ as it plays to an Excellent standard. There are no serious playing faults to hinder listening pleasure; the audio is wonderfully sharp and clear with no serious playing faults to mention. Overall, a fine example of this rare first issue of The Beatles' debut LP.
The black/gold Parlophone labels are in excellent condition. There is virtually no scuffing and only minimal whiteness around the spindle centre hole, which is often a problem in records with predominantly black labels. All gold text is perfectly clear and legible, there is still a lovely sheen to the gold - it hasn't faded at all.
Flipback Laminated Sleeve - VG
The sleeve has a couple of very small creases along the edges, typical of laminated sleeves. There is moderate edge wear along the bottom edge and the bottom right flip back has a small piece missing and is creased - see photos. The text on the spine is perfectly readable with minimal wear. Colours are bright and vibrant, with all text clear and legible. The predominantly white cover, while showing some signs of age/discolouration marks, is still pretty clean and is more than respectable for being over 50 years old.
Emitex Die-Cut Poly-lined Inner Sleeve - Ex
The original inner sleeve is in impressive condition, with only a couple of light creases.
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