Beatles Please Please Me UK 1963 '4th' MONO Press *EX+*
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256
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'PLEASE, PLEASE ME'
This superb, well-looked after UK '4th' mono pressing dates from mid-1963 and is on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PMC 1202
Both omit the 'Sold in UK..' text but have 'Recording first Published..' & 'Parlophone Co. Ltd..' worded rims.
A 'KT' purchase tax code is visible around the centre of the side 1 label.
Matrix numbers: XEX 421-1N & XEX 422-1N
Stamper codes: 1,12/RD & 12/RRT
Vinyl weight: 165g
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Ernest J. Day' printed cover.
Complete with original 'Use Emitex...' rice-paper lined inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT +
A superb, unworn set with no more than 2 or 3 light spindle trails around each centre and a touch of wear to the side 2 hole.
Visual: EXCELLENT
Pristine playing surfaces which retain all of their 'as new' deep-gloss shine in strong daylight with the only blemishes being some harmless inner-sleeve removal marks which are only visible on side 1. Closer inspection directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals does little more than highlight these minor marks but add no further significant marks or wear.
Play: NEAR MINT
A barely played copy sounds clean, warm and clear throughout with absolutely no trace of any groove/play wear distortion on any track - even the innermost two on each side. The quieter tracks play perfectly with no background noise or crackle and both run-ins and all bands play completely without interference and no clicks, ticks or pops anywhere.
Cover: EXCELLENT
An extremely well-preserved example of this fragile cover which retains a perfectly clean & high-gloss front panel laminate with no 'thumbnails' or any other significant traces of wear. There is a touch of shelfwear to the two lower corners but no wear to the uppers or either opening edge. The exposed rear panel does bears little more than a few faint age-spots and definitely no writing or missing paper. All of the delicate flipbacks are fully intact and undamaged and both seams and the spine are smooth, unworn and undamaged.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Clean, flat with just a few faint storage bends but no writing, tears or seam splits.
**PLEASE NOTE: This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. 1st class international postage to UK addresses will be 7 GBP**
- Our grading is strict & conservative grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
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