BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK 3RD PRESS *SMALL 33 1/3*
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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
UK 3RD MONO PRESS with small 33 1/3 labels.
CONSIDERED AN ESSTENTIAL ADDITION TO ANY BEATLES COLLECTION, AN ORIGINAL UK 3RD PRESSING MONO WITH THE SMALL 33 1/3 TO THE LABELS IS WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTABLE AND SOUGHT AFTER OF ALL THE BEATLES VINYL.
WITH ONLY AN EXTREMLEY LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED THESE ELUSIVE ALBUMS RARELY SURFACE FOR SALE AND THEREFORE DEMAND FOR ANY COPY IS WITHOUT DOUBT UNPRECEDENTED BY ANY STANDARDS. MANY CONSIDER THIS VERSION TO BE AS RARE AS THE BLACK AND GOLD MONO.
WE ARE THEREFORE PLEASED TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS VERY RARE UK 3RD MONO PRESSING OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WHICH FEATURES THE EXTRA SMALL 33 1/3, EARLY ZT TAX CODE AND IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE MONO E.J DAY "GOLD" SLEEVE WHICH FEATURES THE "ANGUS MCBEAN" CREDIT NOT ONLY TO THE FAR RIGHT BUT WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN PRINTED SO CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM EDGE THAT IT ACTUALLY LIES ALMOST DIRECTLY ALONG THE BOTTOM UNDERNEATH EDGE.
PMC 1202
XEX 421/422-1N-1N
STAMPERS RP 2 GO 2
ZT TAX CODE.
THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS WHICH FEATURE THE SMALL 33 1/3 ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A STRONG LIGHT REVEALS JUST LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. THE LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND VIVID WITH NEAR PERFECT LETTERING BOTH LABELS ARE CRISP AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY FADING. SIDE TWO LABEL FEATURES THE EMBOSSED "ZT" TAX CODE.
THE HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL IS ALSO EXCELLENT... THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE IT DOES DISPLAY SOME LIGHT WISPY MARKS AND THE ODD NEEDLE MARK, HOWEVER NONE ARE SERIOUS OR FEELABLE AND NONE AFFECT THE AUDIO. THE GLOSSY VINYL IS PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND THERE IS NO NEEDLE LIFT WHEN PLAYED. THE BRIGHT PLAYING SURFACE HAS SUFFERED NO DULLING OR OTHER IMPERFECTIONS.
AUDIO IS SUPERB.... ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF REVEALED A CLEAR AND CRISP PERFORMANCE. THERE IS SOME MILD CRACKLE TO BOTH RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND TO THE ODD TRACK GROOVE BUT NOTHING THAT INTERFERES WITH THE OVERALL LISTENING EXPERIENCE. THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGH WITH ANY CLICKS, POPS OR JUMPS. THE MONO AUDIO IS STRONG AND VIBRANT AND WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO.
THE CORRECT EMITEX INNER IS PRESENT AND IS SUPERB. IT DOES SHOW THE INEVITABLE LIGHT CREASES CAUSED BY THE VINYL SITTING IN THE INNER OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS IS NOTHING MAJOR. THERE IS ONE TINY HANDLING MARK TO ONE SIDE. THE INNER IS CRISP, INTACT AND STILL ITS BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR.
THE OUTER AND ORIGINAL EARLY E.J DAY "GOLD" SLEEVE IS A RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE. FEATURING THE CORRECT LARGE "MONO" LOGO AND OFFERING A VIBRANT AND EXTREMLEY GLOSSY FRONT LAMINATED PANEL WHICH DISPLAYS JUST LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND SOME THUMBNAIL CREASES.THE OPENING EDGE SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HANDLING BUT IS STILL STRAIGHT. THERE ARE THE INEVITABLE CORNER BUMPS PRESENT, THE ONLY ONE OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE IS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, THIS BUMP HAS EXTENDED SLIGHTLY INTO THE CORRECTLY POSITIONED "ANGUS MCBEAN" CREDIT BUT IAM CERTAIN THAT THIS REAL GEM CAN BE EXCUSED A FEW IMPERFECTIONS. THERE IS SOME EDGE WEAR PRESENT TO BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE IS EXTREMLEY CLEAN AND BRIGHT AND FEATURES JUST THE ODD HANDLING MARK (FAR LESS THAN WOULD NORMALLY BE ACCEPTABLE). THE TOP AND SIDE FLIPBACKS LIE PERFECTLY FLAT WITH JUST ONE CREASE BUT THE BOTTOM FLIP BACK HAS SUFFERED FROM SOME LIFTING AND DAMAGE (SEE PICTURES).THE SPINE IS PERFECT AND RIGID WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR BUT ALL WORDING IS READABLE. THE SLEEVE OVERALL IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN WITH BRIGHT DEEP COLOURS AND ALL LETTERING IS PERFECT. THE SLEEVE IS OF COURSE FREE FROM WRITING AND IT TOTALLY INTACT.
THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTABLE BEATLES ALBUM OF ALL TIME.
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