THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME ORIG UK 1963 GOLD / BLACK PARLOPHONE DICK JAMES
  £   680
  $   901

 


£ 680 Sold For
Apr 26, 2026 Sold Date
Apr 16, 2026 Start Date
25   Number Of Bids
  Switzerland Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME

RECORD LABEL: MONO GOLD / BLACK PARLOPHNE PMC 1202
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
RELEASE YEAR: 1963 NOTES: ORIGINAL UK MONO 1ST PRESSING
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK COVER, PRINTED AND MADE BY "ERNEST J. DAY & CO. LTD. LONDON". COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL "EMITEX" INNER SLEEVE.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE FOR AN ORIGINAL UK RELEASE FROM 1963: 

  • BLACK LABEL WITH GOLD PRINTING (LATER PRESSINGS FROM MID-1963 ONWARDS HAD BLACK LABELS WITH YELLOW PRINTING AND A DIFFERENT LABEL DESIGN)
  • ‘DICK JAMES MUS. CO.’ CREDITS ON SIDES A & B OF THE LABEL FOR SOME SONGS (ON LATER EDITIONS, ‘NORTHERN SONGS’ IS LISTED INSTEAD)
  • ON THE FRONT COVER, BOTTOM RIGHT, THE CREDIT ‘PHOTO: ANGUS McBEAN’ – IS LOCATED AT THE VERY BOTTOM RIGHT, STARTING WHERE THE “S” IN ‘SONGS’ ENDS, SEE PHOTO. (ON LATER COVERS, THIS CREDIT IS PRINTED APPROXIMATELY 1 CM FURTHER TO THE LEFT, AT THE LEVEL OF THE ‘G’ IN ‘SONGS’)
MATRIX: SIDE 1: XEX 421-1N   P  1 & SIDE 2: XEX 422-1N  L  1 (MACHINE STAMPED).
THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS IN ANY CONDITION. SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!
CONDITION RECORD: SIDE 1 IS VERY GOOD AND SIDE 2 IS GOOD+. PLEASE READ: ON BOTH SIDES ARE SOME HAIRLINES, SURFACE MARKS AND SCRATCHES VISIBLE. BOTH SIDES PLAY WELL, WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SURFACE NOISE. ON SIDE B IS A FEELABLE SCRATCH, SEE PICTURE 16. 5 TICKS CAN BE HEARD BETWEEN THE SONGS "A TASTE OF HONEY" AND "THERE'S A PLACE", AND BETWEEN THE SONGS "THERE'S A PLACE" AND ‘TWIST AND SHOUT"  ARE 4 TICKS HEARABLE WHEN NO MUSIC IS PLAYING. OTHERWISE, AS MENTIONED, THE LP PLAYS WELL. THE SOUND IS CLEAR AND POWERFUL. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN ORIGINAL 1963 PRESSING OF THIS BEATLES LP.
CONDITION COVER: VERY GOOD (THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF USE FROM HANDLING, SOME WEAR, AND A FEW LAMIANTE CREASES. PLEASE SEE PICTURES).

SHIPPING & PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
All records will be sent from Switzerland by registered & tracked airmail. SHIPPING TO UK IS NOT FREE! Europe: GBP 26.00 up to 1000g and GBP 36.00 up to 2000g Overseas: GBP 36.00 up to 1000g and GBP 48.00 up to 2000g
I do combine shipping. Please wait for the correct invoice.
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