The Beatles PLEASE PLEASE ME 1963 UK 1ST ISSUE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE MONO LP.
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£ 510 Sold For
Dec 10, 2012 Sold Date
Dec 3, 2012 Start Date
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29   Number Of Bids
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A FIRST ISSUE 1963 BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LP, WITH DICK JAMES SONG TITLE CREDITS.

Summary:

On the Black and Gold Parlophone Label this is the **MONO** version of The Beatles FIRST UK Album, considered the most collectible UK Beatles album of all time.

Please Please Me was the Beatles first UK album release, issued on the 22nd March 1963. There was obviously much interest from the increasing fan base to listen The Beatles first album.

Detailed Album Description:

This Rare MONO Vinyl LP is the VERY FIRST PRESSING released in the UK on the 22nd March 1963 on on the BLACK with GOLD Print PARLOPHONE Label, with the DICK JAMES MUSIC Publishing credits for the tracks Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, Do You Want to Know a Secret and There’s a Place.

Both sides of the Black and Gold Parlophone record labels are in Excellent Minus condition, the gold text, and the black background of the Parlophone labels are undamaged, all that is visible are just a few signs of play (centre spindle lines) on both labels and a couple of very light scratches to both labels, but nothing major (see scans).

Matrix and Stamper information:

Side 1 matrix is: XEX 421-1N and Side 2: XEX 422-1N.
Side 1 stampers: 2 GM and Side 2: 1 GA.
The embossed MT tax code is stamped around the centre of the Side 1 record label

Both sides of the HEAVYWEIGHT Vinyl Disc are in Very Good Plus condition, both Vinyl surfaces are glossy, showing only light surface hairline scratches, none of which affect the play quality in any way, there are NO scuffs or deep scratches to either side.

The album has been carefully played through ALL the tracks, and the Sound Quality is superb, the LP plays without major faults, there are NO skips, clicks,or pops, both sides play Excellent a great sound quality with minimal background crackle.

The vinyl LP comes in its ORIGINAL Polythene lined ‘Use Emitex…; inner bag, the inner bag is in Excellent condition, there are no seam splits or tearing, just the usual light creasing.

And the album is housed in it’s correct ORIGINAL Laminated ERNEST J DAY Flip Back Sleeve, printed with a large mono to the top right hand corner of the front of the sleeve, and Angus McBean to the bottom right hand corner, near to the edge of the front of the sleeve.

The Please Please Me sleeve is in Very Good Plus

condition, the Front panel is firm and still retains its gloss, and shows light wear to the edges and corners, and a crease to the bottom right corner. The Spine Edge and other two edges shows light wear, the printed wording ‘Please Please Me – The Beatles’ is clearly legible. There are bumps to all four corners. The Reverse Panel of the sleeve shows age and handling signs. The top flipback show a crease at the top right corner, all printed text and track listing are unfaded, there is no handwriting or tearing to any part of this sleeve.

This is a respectable example of the Beatles first UK album release. Becoming more difficult to find in any acceptable condition, this album will soon be 50 years old in March 2013./font>

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