BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK 1ST PRESS **RED LABEL**
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  $   311

 


£ 235 Sold For
Feb 28, 2010 Sold Date
Feb 21, 2010 Start Date
£   25 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
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                                              BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"

ORIGINAL 1963 UK 1ST PRESSING RED LABEL.

RELEASED JANUARY 11TH 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES SECOND UK SINGLE RELEASE. HAVING HAD NO REAL SUCCESS WITH THEIR FIRST SINGLE "LOVE ME DO" , "PLEASE PLEASE ME" PROVED A HIT AND WENT TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K WHERE IT STAYED FOR TWO WEEKS (OR NUMBER 2, DEPENDING ON WHICH UK CHART YOU FOLLOWED)...... AND THE REST AS THEY SAY IS NOW HISTORY.....  

ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUES OF THIS SINGLE FEATURED THE SAME RED LABEL AS "LOVE ME DO".

WE ARW DELIGHTED TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS SUPERB AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING WHICH FEATURES THE RARER LABELS WHICH OMIT THE "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT. THIS COPY OFFERS BEAUTIFUL AND UNSPOILT LABELS, STUNNING VINYL AND CARRIES BOTH THE MPT AND ZT TAX CODES.  

R 4983

7XCE.17217-1N-1N

STAMPERS  GG2 GG2

MPT TAX CODE TO RUN OFF GROOVE. ZT TAX CODE EMBOSSED TO CENTRE LABEL. 

NO "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT.

THE 1ST PRESSING RED PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN TRULY STUNNING CONDITION TO BOTH SIDES. WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED THERE ARE JUST VERY LIGHT AND TINY SPINDLE TRAILS VISIBLE TO EITHER SIDE. THE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE BRIGHT, CLEAN AND FRESH AND ALL THE SILVER LETTERING IS PERFECT WITH NO RUBBING. LABELS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL VIBRANT RED COLOUR AND ARE OF COURSE FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. THESE BEAUTIFUL LABELS DO NOT CARRY THE "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT.

THE GLOSSY VINYL HAS CLEARLY ONLY EVER  BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED AND THEREFORE IT  DISPLAYS JUST VERY LIGHT AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND JUST ONE NEEDLE MARK TO SIDE ONE  HOWEVER THIS IS NOT FEELABLE OR SEVERE. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO DISHING OR WARPING AND HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL BRIGHT AND GLOSSY APPEARANCE.

AUDIO IS SUPERB, APART FROM SOME VERY MILD CRACKLE TO THE RUN IN GROOVES ON EITHER SIDE THE AUDIO IS VIBRANT, CRISP AND CLEAR THROUHOUT WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT AT ANY POINT.

HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT MULTI-COLOURED "DIAMOND" PARLOPHONE SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT AND IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND FREE FROM ANT WRITING. IT IS SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND CRISP WITH NO WEAR  AND ALL THE COLOURS ARE STILL BRIGHT AND FRESH.

OVERALL A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE  OF THIS VERY EARLY 1ST UK PRESSING WHICH DELIVERS A SUPERB AUDIO AND OFFERS REMARKABLE 1ST ISSUE LABELS, EARLY TAX CODES, STUNNING VINYL AND WHICH IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL NEAR MINT SLEEVE....... A DEFINITE UPGRADE FOR MANY.    




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