THE BEATLES 2ND GOLD/BLACK MONO "PLEASE PLEASE ME"+"GROOVED" LABEL+1+H STAMPER.

	£		310
	$		411

ATTENTION BEATLES AND 1960s LP COLLECTORS!  HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1963 MONO BLACK/GOLD LABEL 2ND EDITION OF THE BAND'S 1ST ALBUM:"PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITH DICK JAMES CREDITS FOR "PLEASE PLEASE ME" AND NORTHERN SONGS FOR MOST OF THE OTHER BEATLES SONGS BUT THERE ARE SOME FASCINATING AND RARELY SEEN VARIATIONS! UNLIKE MOST COPIES,ONE OF THE LABELS HAS THE "GROOVED" OR "RIDGED" DESIGN THAT WAS ON 1950s PARLOPHONE LPs,PROBABLY FROM USING AN OLDER PRESSING MACHINE.  INTERESTING TO NOTE THE "GROOVE"IS DEEPER FOR THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE LABEL AND THERE IS NO "GROOVE" ON THE SIDE 1 LABEL! FOR THE DEAD WAX FANATICS THERE IS A "1" AT 11"0"CLOCK IN THE DEAD WAX OF SIDE 1 DENOTING THE EARLIEST MOTHER/STAMPER. THERE IS "H" AT 10"0"CLOCK IN THE DEAD WAX OF SIDE 2 WHICH ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH IS FROM THE USE OF AN OLDER PRESSING MACHINE WHICH LINKS THE LABEL GROOVE.

PARLOPHONE PMC 1202 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1N/1N MATRIXES. THE COVER IS PRINTED BY ERNEST J.DAY AND HAS THE ANGUS McBEAN CREDIT WITH THE "A" IN ANGUS LINED UP DIRECTLY UNDER THE "S" IN SONGS. 

THE EMITEX POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE HAS THE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" CREDIT DENOTING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRINTED FOR THIS LP OF 51 YEARS AGO.

THIS COPY HAS A NUMBER OF PLAYS WITH SOME NOTICEABLE DISTORTION ON MOST OF THE TRACKS SOME MORE THAN OTHERS-THE WORST BEING "TWIST AND SHOUT" AS WITH THE MAJORITY OF COPIES BUT AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE TREBLE CONTROL OR THE USE OF A MONO SWITCH REDUCES THIS QUITE A LOT. I PREFER TO GRADE HOW IT WILL SOUND AT IT'S WORSE POSSIBLE WITH THE TREBLE FULLY ON. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS BUT NO NASTY DEEP SCRATCHES AND APART FROM A COUPLE OF SHORT LIVED AND FAINT CLICKS(LASTING A FEW SECONDS ONLY)AND A FEW ISOLATED "POPS", I COULDN'T HEAR ANY LOUD CLICKS AND THE SURFACE CRACKLE IS MINIMAL EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS!  THERE IS NOT MUCH SURFACE NOISE AT ALL! NATURALLY THERE ARE NO STICKS OR JUMPS! PLAYS REALLY GREAT!  I LISTEN WITH THE TREBLE FULLY ON AND AT HIGH VOLUME AND HAVE PLAYED IT THROUGH THREE TIMES AT HIGH VOLUME TO ENSURE A CAREFUL GRADE. VERY STRICTLY GRADED AS VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT IT PLAYS THROUGH REALLY WELL! WAY,WAY BETTER THAN MOST DEALERS "VG"!  DEEP CUT LOUD AND BASS FILLED,THICK VINYL WAS VERY HARDY AT THIS TIME RATHER THAN THE LATER WAFER THIN REPRESSES OFTEN CUT AT A LOWER VOLUME BUT I WANT THE WINNING BIDDER TO CONSIDER IT "BETTER THAN EXPECTED". PLEASE CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR STRICT GRADING REPORTS ON MANY BEATLES ALBUMS! UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I PLAY ALL MY EBAY ITEMS THROUGH TO ENSURE REALISTIC AND SATISFYING GRADINGS. 

BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE. HOUSED IN A LAMINATED FRONT+FLIPBACK COVER WITH  CREASES AND SOME STAINING AT THE BACK+THE FLIPBACKS ARE A BIT TATTY AND WORN WITH A COUPLE OF ULTRA TINY PIECES MISSING IN TWO OF THE CORNERS BUT THAT IS MINIMAL AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTOS WITH NOTHING TO HIDE-WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU COULD BE BIDDING FOR!THERE IS NO WRITING OR REPAIRS UNLIKE ALMOST EVERY COVER THAT SURVIVES AND STILL VERY PRESENTABLE. 

VERY THICK AND 100% FLAT VINYL. THE PARLOPHONE CO.LTD RIM TEXT.

THERE IS SOME SPINDLE WEAR I DO NOT "INK IN" LIKE OTHER DEALERS.THE LABELS HAVE CLEAR AND VIBRANT PRINT-NOT FADED OR STAINED!

MOST COPIES SOLD 51 YEARS AGO IN 1963 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT,BEYOND LISTENING PLEASURE ON TODAY'S UNFORGIVING EQUIPMENT,USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT, SO OFTEN TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE HAS HAD MANY PLAYS BUT STILL BETTER THAN MOST AND PLAYS REALLY,REALLY NICELY AND FAR BETTER THAN YOU'D EXPECT! SHOULD YOU ALREADY HAVE A NICE COPY,THIS WOULD LOOK NICE FRAMED UP ON YOUR WALL OR TO TRADE UP AT ONE OF THOSE RECORD FAIRS WHERE MANY DESPERATE DEALERS PUT OUT RECORDS FAR WORSE THAN THIS AT INSANE AND HIGH PRICES!

 THIS IS A LOVELY VERY THICK,FLAT PRESSING!

GREAT VOCALS AND GUITARWORK WITH  WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!

THE MONO MIXES OF THIS ALBUM ARE DIFFERENT TO THE STEREO ONES AND MOST BEATLES COLLECTORS WILL WANT TO OWN BOTH BUT OF COURSE THE MAJORITY OF MONO COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT ALL-THIS BEING A NICE AND SERIOUSLY STRICTLY GRADED VERY GOOD COPY!

A LOW,REALISTIC £50 STARTING PRICE FOR THIS IMPORTANT PART OF ANY BEATLES COLLECTION! NATURALLY I WILL ONLY SEND IT SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR ALTHOUGH PERSONAL COLLECTION FROM MY NORWICH SHOP IS WELCOME AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

I HAVE HAD SOME RECENT SITUATIONS OF NON-PAYMENT,SERIOUSLY DELAYED PAYMENT OR NO COMMUNICATION AFTER BIDDING WHATSOEVER. WHILST I AM FLEXIBLE AND UNDERSTANDING,I AM NOT A MIND READER! THANKYOU!

 YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!   

SUPERB MONO SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .  

I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!

OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.

Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 17,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.

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BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS  LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!

NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!

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THIS LP IS GETTING REALLY HARD TO FIND,ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE UNUSUAL VARIATIONS! GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID!