BEATLES Please Please Me LP 1963 BLACK & GOLD 1st
  £   840
  $   1,113

 


£ 840 Sold For
Aug 29, 2011 Sold Date
Aug 28, 2011 Start Date
£   3 Start price
21   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

On offer here is an ORIGINAL Black & Gold MONO UK 1963 1st Pressing called "Please Please Me" by The Beatles, on the 1st Press Black & Gold Parlophone labels!!!!  It is also a 100% GENIUNE 1963 Black & Gold 1st Pressing with the 'Dick James' credits to BOTH labels!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS THE BEATLES FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS A 100% GENIUNE UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE ULTRA RARE BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABEL - AND ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AND NATURALLY AS THIS LP IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER IT HAS ALL THE CORRECT (AND ULTRA RARE) 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS CHARACTERISTICS!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS THE FULL SET OF 1ST PRESS 'DICK JAMES' CREDITS TO BOTH LABELS (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SECONDLY THE MATRIXES ARE THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS MATRIXES - BEING XEX 421-1N & XEX 422-1N!!!!  AND LASTLY THE MOTHER CODINGS ARE THE 'EARLIEST EVER' - BEING 1/1!!!!  AND THIS VERY CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THIS LP IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS AMAZING LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

THIS ULTRA RARE BLACK & GOLD 1ST PRESSING IS ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL (WITH A PRESENTABLE & VERY PLAYABLE RECORD, AND A BRILLIANT COVER!) - AND WAY ABOVE THE NORMAL 'TRASHED' EXAMPLES YOU SO OFTEN SEE!!!!  MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL BOTH BLACK & GOLD LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION (SEE PICTURES!), WITH THE GOLD PRINT STILL STANDING OUT VERY CLEARLY ON THE DEEP BLACK BACKGROUND!!!!  JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS, 1ST PRESS 'DICK JAMES' LABEL CREDITS, 1ST PRESS 'PARLOPHONE COMPANY' LABEL EDGE TEXT, 1ST PRESS 'PATENT APPLIED FOR' EMITEX 'POLY LINED' INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS 1N/1N MATRIXES, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' FLIPBACK LAMINATED MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK MONO 1st Pressing from 1963, and is in GREAT condition!!!!  The matrix numbers are XEX 421-1N & XEX 422-1N!!!!   The Cat. No is PMC 1202 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Black & Gold Parlophone label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!  All the tracks are Pure quality Beatles at their best!!!!  Any fan of The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, only 2 or 3 TINY 'bobbles', NO wear (apart from the TINIEST touch around the centre holes), STUNNING unfaded Gold Print, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  A SUPERB SET OF BLACK & GOLD LABELS!!!!  The vinyl is in VERY presentable condition - and though it isnt PERFECT, it still plays well!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has only 2 or 3 TINY scuff marks, only a few VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 long (but NON sounding!) scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, only a few VERY light clicks (though mostly NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The record must grade Good+ (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is a VERY playable, presentable example - with SUPERB labels!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Patents Applied For' Emitex 'Poly Lined' inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Flipback Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition (and for once has NO FLIPBACK DAMAGE AT ALL!)!!!!  It has NO edge wear (apart from a few absolutely TINY traces of 'touching in' on the bottom edge), NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), VERY nice undamaged flat flipbacks, and NO writing!!!!  The cover MUST grade Very Good++ if not better - and is VERY hard to find like this!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

TAKE A LOOK AT PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE Beatles LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1963 UK BLACK & GOLD MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" BY THE BEATLES, IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

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