Beatles PLEASE PLEASE ME * MONO GOLD & BLACK * EXC+++

	£		895
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THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME

 1963 GOLD & BLACK LABEL IN 'MONO'

2ND  PRESS WITH NORTHERN SONGS CREDITS

EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1202
• MATRIX:XEX 421-1N / 422-1N 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GH / 1 & 2 GH
• PARLOPHONE CO RIM WORDING - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT - FIRST PRESS INDICATOR
• SMALL 33 AND A THIRD ON THE LABEL 
• ALL CORRECT CREDITS
• CORRECT FIRST ISSUE ANGUS MCBEAN PLACEMENT

THE FIRST AND SECOND PRESSES WERE BOTH RELEASED ON THIS GOLD AND BLACK LABEL BECAUSE ON THE VERY FIRST ISSUE THERE WAS AN ERROR ON THE CREDITS, WHERE FOUR TRACKS WERE MISTAKENLY ACCREDITED TO THE DISC JAMES MUSIC CO, WHEREAS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CREDITED TO NORTHERN SONGS, THUS THE LP WAS REPRESSED WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION

WHAT WE HAVE HERE HOWEVER IS THE GENUINE 2ND PRESS WITH THE CORRECTED LABEL ERRORS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND GOLD LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION . THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE  SPINDLE HOLE.THERE IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE WEAR AROUND THE HOLES IN THE FORM OF LIGHT DISCOLOURISATION, HOWEVER THIS IS WHERE THE VINYL UNDERNEATH THE LABEL IS PITTED AND THIS HAS CAUSED THIS AFFECT. I CAN ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE THAT THIS VINYL HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE DREADED AUTOCHANGER

THE GOLD LOGO AND LETTERING IS NEAR PRISTINE, VERY EASILY RUBBED THIS PAIR OF LABELS ARE JUST SUPERB. THERE IS JUST THE TINIEST BIT OF LIGHT WEAR TO A COUPLE OF THE LETTERS IN THE TRACKLISTING, AND YOU HAVE TO REALLY LOOK HARD TO SPOT THEM. I ALSO CAN'T ACTUALLY MAKE OUT ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLES EITHER, BUT I AM CERTAIN THIS IS JUST DUE TO THE ROUGH EFFECT OF THE LABEL, BUT COMPARE THIS LABEL WITH MOST OF WHAT YOU WILL FIND ON EBAY AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THESE ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION COMPARED TO THE VAST MAJORITY

THE VINYL

A STUNNING HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED EVERY BIT OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND LOOKS TOTALLY FABULOUS. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT HANDLING LINES.  AND PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION REVEALS SOME VERY WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME FINE HANDLING LINES AND MARKS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED ALL OF THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IN FULL WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS, AND LETS FACE IT WITH THIS ONE IT'S VITAL!!

THIS MONO 2ND PRESS PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE POWERFUL SOUND GENERATED BY THIS DISC

I GUARANTEE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE MONO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT, NOT EVEN ON THE VULNERABLE 'ANNA' NOTHING IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, WITH JUST THE OCCASIONAL SPECK OF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE BARELY AUDIBLE

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, ANYWHERE ON ANY TRACK OR ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES. I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE RUN OUT GROOVES RIGHT TO THE POINT AT WHICH THE GROOVE STOPS GOING FORWARD,THUS THE THUNK AFTER A FEW SECONDS AT THE END OF 'PLEASE PLEASE ME, AND TWIST AND SHOUT' AND EVEN THESE ARE VIRTUALLY SILENT

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND NO CLICKS AT ALL ANYWHERE.

APART FROM THE ALREADY MENTIONED OCCASIONAL BIT OF STATIC WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE A COUPLE OF TICS AT THE START OF EACH SIDE, AND SOME OCCASIONAL AND RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS FABULOUS VINYL AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

FOR ME THIS GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS, PLUS!! WITH EASE

THE SLEEVE

FIRSTLY A WORD ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE VERY EARLY SLEEVES THAT HAD TO GO WITH THE EARLY ISSUE VINYLS.

THE FRONT COVER PICTURE WAS A PHOTO TAKEN BY ANGUS MCBEAN WHO'S NAME APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE SLEEVE. BUT!!! ONLY ON THE VERY FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES DOES THE 'P' FROM PHOTO APPEAR DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE LETTER 'S' FROM THE WORD SONGS (SEE PICTURE) ALL LATER ISSUES THIS ANGUS MCBEAN TEXT IS MOVED FURTHER LEFT DIRECTLY UNDER THE LETTER 'G' FROM THE WORD SONGS. THATS HOW TO TELL IF A SLEEVE HAS BEEN SWAPPED FOR A BETTER ONE

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND THIS SLEEVE IS PRESENTED WAY ABOVE THE GRADE THAT MOST COPIES ARE OFFERED.

THE ONLY LINES ARE THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES ON THE PERIMETER EDGES, AS THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.

THREE OF THE CORNERS HAVE SHELFWEAR, AND THE TOP OPENING EDGE CORNERS HAVE SMALL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES (2MM)

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE HAVING A COUPLE OF TINY CHIPS, AND LIGHTLY RUNNING A FINGER ALONG THE EDGES REVEALS TINY CRACKS TO THE LAMINATE ONLY

THE SPINE IS  TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. APART FROM THE TIPS AT EACH END, ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT,EXCEPT FOR A TINY NICK ON THE FIRST LETTER 'E' OF BEATLES, 

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT BURRING TO THE EDGES, BUT NO TEARS, SPLITS OR NICKS

TURNING THE SLEEVE OVER REVEALS A REALLY CLEAN AND TIDY REAR SURFACE. MOST ARE VERY POOR BUT THIS ONE WHILST NOT PERFECT IS STILL BETTER THAN MOST. THE WHITE AREAS HAVE REMAINED VERY WHITE WITH JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE PERIMETERS, AND A COUPLE OF HARD TO SPOT LIGHT STAINS.

CERTAINLY NO PEN MARKS OR WRITING, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS A STRANGE RAISED BUMP STARTING FROM THE OPENING EDGE RUNNING ACROSS THE TILE OF 'ANNA, THEN TAILING OFFINTO THE FIRST TEXT BOX. THIS ANOMALY IS DEFINITELY NOT MAN MADE

THE FLIPBACKS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A LITTLE CHIPPED ON THE EDGE CLOSEST TO THE REAR SURFACE, BUT NOT DAMAGED BY SPLITTING LIKE MOST YOU WILL SEE. ALSO A FEW LAMINATE LINES ON THEM

THIS IS THE E.J DAY AND CO SLEEVE AS DENOTED ON THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK

THE ORIGINAL EMITEX POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. TOTALLY WHITE AS NEW AND UNSPLIT AND IMMACULATE

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT

MY BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT