THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME LP UK MONO EXTRA 33 1/3

	£		249
	$		330

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHIPPING IS NOT GBP 4.00
THIS ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED, BY AIRMAIL, FROM AUSTRALIA
VIA REGISTERED POST (TRACKING NUMBER & SIGNATURE-ON-DELIVERY)
THE COST OF SHIPPING IS GBP 12.00
(the cost to the buyer is 50% of actual shipping. I absorb the remainder)

The Beatles - Please Please Me
Mono ( PMC 1202 )
U.K. Pressing
Yellow 'PARLOPHONE' labels
Extra "331/3"
XEX 421-1N 2GT/ 422-1N 12RM
'MT' Tax Code (side 1)

ALL GALLERY IMAGES CAN BE ZOOMED. IMAGES ARE UP TO 1600 x 1500 IN
SIZE SO PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE THEY LOAD.

Offered for direct purchase is a UK mono LP of Please Please Me which has the very scarce 'extra 331/3' notation on each of the labels (to the immediate right of the 'XEX' numbers). When EMI changed label style from the gold/black to yellow 'PARLOPHONE', the '331/3' was included on the new base-label stock; however, the typesetter using the first batch(es) of the new labels retained the '331/3' from the gold label PPM typeblock. This meant that '331/3' appeared twice on the labels. The error was quickly identified and the redundant '331/3' was removed from the typeblock altogether.

How many of these 'extra 331/3' labels got to market is anyone's guess but collectors agree that they are very scarce indeed; and as to how many have survived the fifty years since original issue is unknown.

This is a chance to secure a decent example of a genuinely hard-to-find UK Beatles vinyl collectible.

BUY IT NOW or BEST OFFER
The 'Buy It Now' price is based on the closing price of a similar item that was listed a few days ago:

 cut and paste: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110950727969?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I have also included facility for submission of offers (see 'make offer' button at top of listing).

 

THE VINYL LP
The LP plays well and without sticks or jumps. However, being a record which has seen numerous plays in its nearly-fifty year life, low-level crackle can be heard during track 'silence' and occasionally throughout the quieter passages of music. This record is not for the audiophile but for those who wish to add a genuinely scarce label to their collections.

As is my habit, I have included scans of the each side of the LP win which the 'exposure' levels have been raised to afford a 'better than naked eye" appreciation of any surface blemishes i.e. scratches which would go unnoticed (or be hidden) in untweaked images are now revealed to prospective buyers. To the best of my knowledge, no other vinyl seller provides images that so sharply illustrates the actual condition of the vinyl surfaces.

NOTE : the vertical 'lines' or 'streaking' which can be seen on the scans of each 'side' of the LP is the result of the characteristics of my flatbed scanner (a cheap Mustek A3 scanner).

LABELS
The labels are in an excellent state. NO writing, NO tears, NO steam-bubbles, NO stickers or residue of removed stickers, NO marker pen 'colouring-in'. Spindle trails, although present, are minimal.

SLEEVE CONDITION
Sleeve quality is only 'good' in my opinion. The provided scans are less 'red' than the images look (a result of the bias of my scanner) and so the back sleeve is much whiter as a consequence. However, there is staining on the back and the corners are bumped to varying degree's. The spine is generally tight and without LP edge-piercing; that said, there are a few thin age cracks of the laminate. The seams in general are in good repair. Feathering of the opening is in evidence but is not too fluffy.



ATTENTION U.S.A. BIDDERS
A SURCHARGE OF US$9 WILL BE ADDED TO THE STATED SHIPPING COST
THIS AMOUNT IS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT CHARGED BY THE
AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE FOR THE US' "HOMELAND SECURITY"
SURCHARGE ON PARCELS SHIPPED INTO THE UNITED STATES

For answers to all questions pertaining to this item, please contact me and I will answer within 24 hours.