BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME PARLOPHONE PMC 1202 BLACK & GOLD NORTHERN NEMS BAG

	£		800
	$		1,060

THE BEATLES

~ PLEASE PLEASE ME ~

(1963 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP – UK SECOND BLACK & GOLD PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL UK SECOND MONO PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP PLEASE PLEASE ME BY THE BEATLES WITH BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS. 

THIS IS THE RARER SECOND PRESSING WITH ESTIMATES STATING THAT ONLY 12,000 COPIES WERE PRESSED COMPARED TO 25,000 COPIES OF THE FIRST PRESSING BEING PRESSED. THE SECOND PRESSING HAS 'NORTHERN SONGS' PUBLISHING CREDITS FOR 'I SAW STANDING THERE', MISERY', 'DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET' & 'THERE'S A PLACE'. 

THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST LOOKING 'BLACK & GOLDS' I HAVE SEEN FOR A LONG TIME AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS FANTASTIC!!

THIS VERY RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THE BEATLES’ FIRST LP WITH BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS IS HOUSED IN IT’S ORIGINAL ERNEST. J. DAY & Co. LTD FLIPBACK PICTURE SLEEVE. 

THIS LEGENDARY ALBUM WAS PURCHASED IN LIVERPOOL BY IT’S PREVIOUS OWNER AND UNBELIEVABLY IS STILL HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL NEMS POLY BAG THAT IT WAS SOLD IN!! THIS VERY RARE ALBUM WAS PURCHASED IN ONE OF THE TWO NEMS SHOP IN LIVERPOOL - THE HOME OF THE BEATLES - WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 1963!! THE NEMS SHOPS WERE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FAMILY OF BRIAN EPSTEIN!!

THE BEATLES

• PAUL McCARTNEY
• JOHN LENNON
• GEORGE HARRISON
• RINGO STARR

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1202

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: XEX 421-1N / XEX 422-1N

THE MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE: GL 2 / GO 12 

THE NEMS BAG

THE AMAZINGLY RARE NEMS POLY BAG IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT SHOWS WEAR AND CREASING AND THERE ARE A FEW VERY SMALL HOLES. 

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED E. J. DAY SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR AND A FEW SMALL WRINKLES TO THE LAMINATED FRONT. THERE IS SOME DISCOLOURATION TO THE BACK AND THE WHITE AREAS ON THE FRONT. THERE ARE THE BEGINNINGS OF SMALL SPLITS WHERE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES MEET THE OPENING. THERE ARE CREASES AND BUMPS TO EACH CORNER. THERE IS SCUFFING TO AREAS ALONG THE EDGES AND TO ALL OF THE CORNERS. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM FLIP-BACK. THERE IS SOME CLEAR TAPE ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE AT THE BOTTOM EDGE - THIS IS ALL BUT INVISIBLE - AND I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT. THE SPINE IS STILL STRAIGHT AND ALL OF THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS STILL FULLY LEGIBLE. 

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE POLY-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH SOME SLIGHT WEAR AND SOME MINOR TANNING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY NOT BEEN PLAYED A LOT IN THE PAST AND THERE ARE ONLY A FEW LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS. THERE IS NO LOSS OF GLOSS. 

I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I CAN REPORT THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT. I ONLY NOTED SOME SLIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN SOME TRACKS. EVERY TRACK PLAYS LOUD AND CLEAR WITH NO DISTORTION!! A FANTASTIC LISTEN!!

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN VERY STRONG EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS. ALL THE TEXT ON EACH ICONIC LABEL IS PERFECTLY VISIBLE. THERE IS AN 'MT' TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL LABELS!!

SIDE ONE

1. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
2. MISERY
3. ANNA (GO TO HIM)
4. CHAINS
5. BOYS
6. ASK ME WHY
7. PLEASE PLEASE ME

SIDE TWO

1. LOVE ME DO
2. P.S. I LOVE YOU
3. BABY IT’S YOU
4. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET
5. A TASTE OF HONEY
6. THERE’S A PLACE
7. TWIST AND SHOUT

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE 'ENVELOPE STYLE' MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!

FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.