BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK BLACK & GOLD MONO 1ST
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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
ORIGINAL 1963 UK BLACK AND GOLD UK MONO 1ST PRESSING.
RELEASED MARCH 22 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST UK ALBUM RELEASE.
THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THE BLACK AND GOLD MONO, THE FIRST VERSION INCORRECTLY CREDITS FOUR TITLES TO DICK JAMES MUSIC COMPANY ON THE CORRECTED ISSUES THIS WAS CHANGED TO NORTHERN SONGS....
THE LABEL SWITCH OCCURRED BECAUSE NORTHERN SONGS WAS FORMED MIDWAY THROUGH EMI'S FIRST PRINT RUN OF THE LABELS. SHORTLY BEFORE THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED DICK JAMES INFORMED EMI THAT THE FOUR TITLES IN QUESTION WOULD NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED BY HIS COMPANY BUT BY NORTHERN SONGS. EMI THEN PRESSED ANOTHER, SMALL BATCH OF LABELS WITH THE UPDATED COPTRIGHT DETAILS. AS THE FIRST PRESSINGS WERE ALREADY IN THE WAREHOUSES AWAITING RELEASE BOTH VERSIONS ENDED UP BEING ISSUED TO THE SHOPS.
THIS COPY IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING VERSION WITH THE INCORRECT "DICK JAMES" LABELS
PMC 1202
XEX 421/2-1N-1N
STAMPERS P 1 L 1
ZT TAX CODE EMBOSSED TO SIDE TWO LABEL.
THE BLACK AND GOLD "DICK JAMES" LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS JUST MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE BUT NO SPINDLE WEAR. THIS DESIRABLE SET OF "GOLD" LABELS STILL RETAIN THEIR BRIGHT AND STRIKING APPEARANCE. THE LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN AND FREE FROM WRITING E.T.C. ALL THE GOLD LETTERING IS STILL CRISP AND VIVID AND FREE FROM RUBBING E.T.C.
THE GLOSSY HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL IS EXCELLENT, THIS HAS OF COURSE BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE THE VINYL DISPLAYS A VARIETY OF LIGHT AND WISPY, HANDLING SURFACE MARKS AND SOME OBVIOUS NEEDLE MARKS WHICH ARE VISIBLE IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT.(DO BEAR THIS IN MIND) HOWEVER NONE ARE FEELABLE. THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ITS DEEP GLOSS AND SHEEN AND LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER.
THE AUDIO IS EXCELLENT.. THERE WAS SOME LIGHT CRACKLE EVIDENT TO RUN IN/OFF GROOVES, THE ODD TRACK GROOVE AND TO SOME OF THE QUIETER PARTS OF THE AUDIO BUT THIS WAS NOT OFFENSIVE AND DOESNT DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL FABULOUS LISTENING EXPERIENCE, THIS AUDIO OTHERWISE IS CLEAN AND CLEAR AND PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES WITH NO SKIPS, JUMPS OF POPS....
THE ORIGINAL, THICK EMITEX INNER IS SUPERB, IT HAS SOME LIGHT BUT EXPECTED CREASES BUT IS STILL CRISP AND VERY VERY WHITE, IT IS INTACT AND FREE FROM WRITING.
THE OUTER E.J DAY SLEEVE IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE. THE FRONT IS STILL PERFECTLY BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND DISPLAYS JUST VERY MINIMAL LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES BUT NO ACTUAL CREASES. THE OPENING EDGE IS STRAIGHT WITH JUST A HINT OF WEAR EVIDENT AND THERE ARE JUST THE LIGHTEST OF CORNER BUMPS PRESENT BUT NO EDGE WEAR, ALL THE EDGES REMAIN SQUARE AND STRAIGHT. THE REAR IS STILL VERY VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH ABSOLUTELY NO HANDLING MARKS PRESENT. ALL THREE FLIPBACKS ARE INTACT WITH JUST SOME MILD CREASING TO THE BOTTOM. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY RIGID WITH NO WEAR OR OTHER FAULTS. THE SLEEVE IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND IS OF COURSE FREE FROM ANY WRITING.
OVERALL A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER OF ALL THE BEATLES VINYL, THIS EXAMPLE OFFERS SUPERB BLACK AND GOLD LABELS WITH EXCELLENT VINYL AND EARLY STAMPERS.
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