THE BEATLES-GOLD AND BLACK " STEREO ALBUM.
  £   1,750
  $   2,319

 


£ 1750 Sold For
May 21, 2005 Sold Date
May 14, 2005 Start Date
£   10 Start price
14   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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On offer here is the rarest and most sought after Beatles albums ever(,the collectors holy grail.)  Please please me*STEREO*-uk first  pressing!!!!!!!! 100% geniune. with a small 33 1/3 and with Dick James credits.......Not only is this the first ever pressing on the gold and black " STEREO ALBUM", but   also comes with complete with origional first issue emitex ( thicker paper than later issues) inner linning sleeve, and  the origional first issue STEREO- Ernest J. Day & Co sleeve.                                                                PLEASE NOT THAT IT IS SAID THAT ONLY 900 "STEREO" COPIES WERE PRESSED, SO TO HAVE ONE OF THE FIRST 300 PRESSED  (as this one is ) WOULD BE A SUPER ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION !!!!!!!!          Please Please Me,pcs 3042 gold on black Stereo label---*MZT* tax code run----yex 94-1 and yex 95-1 plus 1 R and 1G  in the run out grove at 3 & 9 oclock to sides one and two. ( indicates a first pressing)           Condition of Vinyl.....Has a high gloss and has fine surface marks ,but does   NOT  have any SCUFFS (  this is quite incredible  for a heavy vinyl of over 40 years old )        The centre hole has spindle marks but the label is very bright and clear (i could have coloured the spindle marks in with black felt tip,but i pride myself in being honest,read my feedbacks ) The vinyl lie's flat and is not warped.            The inner sleeve is complete,no rips or writing..,the ERNEST J DAY sleeve is complete but does have the usual corner  wear,but no parts are unstuck, ( again i would say that its quite incredible to be in this condition ,when you think of the amount of  handling it must have had)           The back has no writing,tape or splits,the spine  is beautiful with  please please me unbroken .... photo taken by  ANGUS McBEAN  in its correct position at the bottom right hand corner, (later copies  were further towards the centre )  of the front of the album...      The vinyl and sleeve have been professionally graded as vg+ vinyl and vg sleeve, others would grade it as excellent,but i will  go by the first grade,( the winner may grade it as excellent,we all have different ideas ) But one thing is for sure the winner will be very delighted with this  "RARE Ist pressing of " THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME GOLD AND BLACK  FIRST   PRESSING" .............                       This  STEREO album was released on the 26th of April 1963    4 weeks after the MONO release- of 22-march 1963, the album was top of the charts for 30 weeks only being toppled by WITH THE BEATLES.  Total length in the charts was 70 weeks  and 1/4 of a million copies were sold..     George Martin wanted to title it Off the Beatle Track, and he wanted to record  it at the cavern, would history have been different if he had?                                                                                                                      PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS ALBUM AND IT IS HERE TO BE WON, BUT BE AWARE THAT I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE THIS ALBUM AT ANY TIME SHOULD AN UNSATISFACTORY SELLING PRICE HAS BEEN  ATTAINED!!!!!! IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN MAKING ME A OFFER THROUGH THE CORRECT CHANNELS I WILL ALWAYS LISTEN, BUT I DON'T BREAK ANY EBAY RULES,,.............POSTAGE WITHIN THE UK IS £7.00 INSURED,REST  OF THE WORLD IS £9.00....... IF YOU ARE AN OVERSEAS WINNER PLEASE WAIT FOR MY CHECK-OUT EMAIL..THANKS FOR LOOKING,AND THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL BIDDERS....PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS......

On 20-May-05 at 07:48:42 BST, seller added the following information:

    I  played the record on  19-may-05 on  my  SONY  SYSTEM   which has  a    very  sensitive  stylus     to  my  delight   the sound  was   SUPERB !!!!!! each  track  plays  as  if  it  was  recorded  yesterday,  with  only  a  little  crackle  in  between  tracks.   I  can honestly  say  that  whoever  wins  this  album  will  be  very  very pleased  with  it,  the  sound  is  so  clear  and  crisp,  everything  is  heard  correctly.....I  guarentee  that  you  will  not  be  disappointed  .If  you  are  after  a   great  copy  " THEN THIS IS THE ONE " don't lose out.!!!!!!!


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