BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME 1ST UK 1963 STEREO GOLD BLACK

	£		2,900
	$		3,843

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THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME

Stereo gold and black Beatles debut LP and the most sought after beatles collectable in the world today 

'PLEASE PLEASE ME' – AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE **STEREO** VINYL LP - PCS 3042 

AMAZING, UNDAMAGED LABELS, RADIANT VINYL SURFACES, FIRM SLEEVE, REMARKABLE AUDIO, VERY 1ST PRESSING, ‘1/G’ AND ‘1/R’ STAMPERS, DICK JAMES CREDITS
On the MAGNIFICENT Black and Gold Parlophone Label this is the Rare STEREO version of The Beatles FIRST UK Album, considered the most collectible UK Beatles album of all time. With only 900 reported to have been pressed, one can only imagine how many are actually in existence today, certainly VERY FEW in this AMAZINGLY, WELL CARED FOR condition, and if that’s not enough, adding to the DESIRABILITY, the SOUND QUALITY of this album is SUPERB. Please Please Me was the band’s DEBUT UK album. These are usually badly damaged or unplayable. But not this one.

On the Phenomenal BLACK with GOLD Print PARLOPHONE Label, with the DICK JAMES MUSIC Publishing credits for the tracks Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, Do You Want to Know a Secret and There’s a Place.

Matrix and Stamper information:

Side 1 matrix is: YEX 94-1 and Side 2: YEX 95-1.

The embossed M Z & T tax code is stamped around the centre of the Side 1 record label

The HEAVYWEIGHT Vinyl LP comes in its ORIGINAL Polythene lined ‘Use Emitex…; inner bag in excellent condition...

….And the album is housed in an ORIGINAL Laminated ERNEST J DAY Flip Back Sleeve, printed with a large stereo to the top right hand corner of the front of the sleeve, and Angus McBean to the bottom right hand corner of the front of the sleeve. 

The Original ‘Use Emitex…’ Polythene Lined Inner Bag is in excellent condition. Rarely seen in this SUPERB condition, there are NO seam splits, NO tearing and NO handwriting to the inner bag. A LOVELY CLEAN, UNDAMAGED example.

This is a fine Original Ernest J Day Please Please Me Laminated STEREO sleeve. Most suffer from a lot of wear and tear, however, this one has survived in REMARKABLE condition all these years. It is FIRM and still retains its DEEP GLOSS and VIVID COLOURS. There is  slight rubbing on the corners and the only major defect is some raised laminate on the opening edge which I have shown in the light in one of the photos. The top and bottom edges of the sleeve have minimal shelfwear. The Spine Edge too is UNDAMAGED and the printed wording ‘Please Please Me – The Beatles’ is clearly legible. There are small corner bumps to the corners. The Reverse Panel of the sleeve is REMARKABLY CLEAN. The bottom flipback shows some light wear – nothing serious. Please check the photos.
  

FRONT LAMINATED FLIP BACK SLEEVE WITH LARGE STEREO PRINTED IN TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER .. PRINTED BY ERNEST. J .DAY AND CO LONDON, ENGLAND

CORRECT FIRST STATE SLEEVE WITH THE ANGUS McBEAN PHOTO CREDIT PRINTED TO THE FAR BOTTOM RIGHT.

On the front cover where the sleeve states in blue text.. Love me do and 12 other song(S).  The Last (S) of songs should be directly in line with the begining of the P in the (P)hoto by angus mcbean credit ...Later sleeves have the angus mcbean credit further to the left. This came from a recent bereavement and had one owner from new.

The machine stamped matrix and stampers are:

MATRIX SIDE ONE:  YEX  94-1            

MATRIX SIDE TWO:  YEX 95-1         

MTZ tax code embossed on side two label

                                      The thick heavyweight vinyl is in nice condition...For the past 47 years it's been well cared for by it's previous owner and as received very minimal and careful plays. As you can see from the photographs, the is very little wear around the spindle hole.

...A real beauty and worthy of any record collection.        

Both sides have a beautiful rainbow shine to both sides.

There is no greying or dullness to the grooves..

The sound quality is of great clarity with a crisp Sound...

I have carefully played both sides on superior equipment through headphones and it sounds amazing. There is just light crackle, but does not detract from the fantastic sound. You can actually sit down and enjoy the LP, which surely is the point of owning an LP. Some examples are unplayable, and with bad labels, but NOT this one!

It plays free from any distortion... with NO SKIPS,NO CLICKS,NO JUMPS.... The AUDIO is loud and clear with just minimal crackling.

Under normal light I can't see or feel any marks. When it is held in strong sunlight I can see light surface and paper marks, but when you think how old and rare this album is, then you realise what amazing condition it is in.   

Both labels are clean and the sparkling gold text remains clear and unfaded. There are no stickers, no writing and no damage to the labels. no sticker residue.

It is exactly as it was presented to me. This has NOT been put together from different sources. It's the very item that the previous owner bought in 1963.

 I WOULD SAY 90 % OF THESE STEREO'S ARE IN BATTERED CONDITION .

THE RARITY IS TRYING TO  FIND A GOLD AND BLACK IN NICE CONDITION, LIKE THIS ONE....THAT IS THE RARITY.

Please study the photographs that I have enclosed. I have tried to show any defects as best as I can.

Great investment piece so don't miss out!! Getting harder and harder with each passing year to locate in decent shape
This AMAZING example could not disappoint any Serious Collector. Without doubt, the most COLLECTABLE and SOUGHT AFTER UK Beatles album in existence today, and the finest example that we had the privilege to offer.

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I have been asked by several people to give more detail on the playing surfaces, so I've had another good look at it, and as I said above, when you look at the record under normal light it is hard to see any marks. It is only when you hold it in very bright sunlight that you can see surface marks from being handled and taken out of the sleeve. It really does look amazing. Please check all of the photos and you'll see how nice it is.