THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 1963 BLACK & GOLD NM

	£		1,242
	$		1,646

THE BEATLES

"PLEASE PLEASE ME"

(1963 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP – UK 1st PRESSING!)

THIS IS THE RAREST MONO PRESSING OF THE 1963 DEBUT LP BY THE BEATLES ON THE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABEL. THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION BUT THIS LP IS IN UNBELIEVABLE CONDITION. THIS IS IN MUSEUM CONDITION AND SHOULD OFFER THE FINAL UPGRADE FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN I SAW THE SLEEVE, THE INNER SLEEVE, THE VINYL AND THE LABELS FOR THE FIRST TIME!! I STILL HAVE TO SHAKE MY HEAD EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT. HOW HAS THIS RECORD SURVIVED ALL THESE YEARS IN THIS ALMOST NEW CONDITION.

THIS IS THE LEGENDARY UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE BEATLES FIRST LP WITH BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS. IT COMES IN IT’S ORIGINAL ERNEST. J. DAY & Co. LTD FLIPBACK SLEEVE. THE ANGUS McBEAN CREDIT IS OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT.

WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO SPECIAL IS THAT IT HAS THE DICK JAMES CREDITS FOR "ASK ME WHY", "PLEASE PLEASE ME", "I SAW HER STANDING THERE", "MISERY", "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET" & "THERE’S A PLACE".

THIS IS THE BEST CONDITIONED 1960s LP BY THE BEATLES THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!! THE FACT THAT IT IS SUCH A SPECIAL ONE IS ALL THE MORE ASTONISHING. I HAVE SOLD 1000s OF RECORDS AND THIS IS THE BEST EVER!!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1202

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

THE STAMPERS ARE: ?1 / O1 (I THINK THE SIDE ONE STAMPER IS M1)

THE SLEEVE

THE STUNNING FRONT LAMINATED E. J. DAY SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NO WEAR. THERE ARE NO SCUFFS. THERE ARE NO INDENTATIONS. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS. THERE IS NO DISCOLOURATION WHATSOEVER. THE SPINE IS 100% PERFECT AND COMPLETELY INTACT & LEGIBLE. THERE IS NO FEATHERING TO THE OPENING. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFF MARKS TO THE BOTTOM EDGE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE POLY-LINED "USE EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION.

THE VINYL

THE GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY ONLY BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES (ONCE BY ME ON A PRO-JECT TURNTABLE FITTED WITH A ORTOPHON CARTRIDGE). I HAVE NOT EVEN ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE VINYL, AS IT OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T NEED IT.

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS!! THE BEAUTIFUL VINYL LOOKS AS IF IT HAS JUST BEEN PRESSED – IT IS IN ALMOST AS NEW CONDITION.

THE SOUND QUALITY IS 100% STUNNING. THERE IS NO INTERFERENCE AT ALL.

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN 100% MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPINDLE MARKS. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL. THE SIDE TWO LABEL HAS AN EMBOSSED "MT" TAX CODE.

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

THIS LP HAS A LOW START PRICE BUT A HIGH RESERVE. THE FIRST BIDDER COULD WIN THIS ASTONISHING RECORD..

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

SPECIAL DELIVERY

EUROPE

AIRSURE / INT. SIGNED FOR

REST OF WORLD

AIRSURE / INT. SIGNED FOR

£8.50

£12.00

£20.00

THIS RECORD MUST BE SHIPPED VIA A TRACKABLE SERVICE WITH SUFFICIENT INSURANCE AND THE ABOVE PRICES MAY VARY ACCORDING TO EXACT DESTINATION AND FINAL SELLING PRICE. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS SURFACE AS REFUSAL MAY OFFEND.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

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

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 FULLY PLAY GRADED & VISUALLY GRADED.

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.