Beatles PLEASE PLEASE ME UK LP BLACK/GOLD 1963 2nd Press SUPERB NM/EX+ AUDIO

	£		478
	$		633

THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME

 1963 GOLD & BLACK LABEL IN 'MONO'

SECOND PRESS WITH NORTHERN SONGS CREDITS

INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT / EX+ AUDIO

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

THE RECORDS

THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND GOLD LABELS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION . THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE BARELY WORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS ONE TINY CHIP TO THE BLACK SURFACE ON SIDE ONE. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LIGHT SCRATCH LINE WHICH HASN'T BREACHED THE COLOURS, THIS IS ALSO ON SIDE ONE

THE GOLD LOGO AND LETTERING IS IS IN TOP CONDITION ON BOTH SIDES

IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN HANDLED WITH THE UTMOST CARE AND CANNOT HAVE BEEN ON A TURNTABLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES TO BE IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION

THE VINYL

A STUNNING VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED EVERY BIT OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND LOOKS TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE IN DAYLIGHT .EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING VISIBLE THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY MAJOR CONCERN.  THERE ARE SOME FINE WISPY SURFACE HAIRLINES WHICH DON'T SOUND WHATSOEVER, JUST A FEW SURFACE  THIN HANDLING LINES AND A FEW SMALLER ONES. OVERALL A REALLY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS RECORD. VISUALLY I WOULD GRADE THIS AS EX, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO IT ,BECAUSE IS SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH. NO CRACKLES AND NO LOUD NOISES ANYWHERE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 FIRST PRESS PLAYS ABSOLUTELY CLEANLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE SUPERB SOUND GENERATED BY THIS DISC.

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

SIDE ONE

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE VIRTUALLY SILENT, WITH JUST THE TINIEST SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IF YOU GET REALLY CLOSE TO YOUR LOUDSPEAKERS. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, ANYWHERE ON ANY TRACK OR ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES. 

NO CLICKS OR TICS, NO POPS OR SKIPS OR JUMPS ANYWHERE

THE AUDIO IS JUST SUBLIME

SIDE TWO IS ALMOST AS GOOD WITH JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE TICS DURING A COUPLE OF ROTATIONS IN P.S. I LOVE YOU AND A COUPLE MORE IN  BABY IT'S YOU. I STRESS THESE ARE VERY TINY LITTLE POPS ABOUT 4-5 IN TOTAL

THE LAST POP OCCURS IN THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN  THERE'S A PLACE AND TWIST AND SHOUT, WHERE THERE ARE ALSO TWO ROTATIONAL BUT LIGHT SCUFF NOISES. ALL OF THIS OCCURS IN THE LINKING GROOVE AND NOT WHILST THE MUSIC IS PLAYING

I WOULD SAY THE FIRST SIDE PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT AUDIO GRADE, AND THE SECOND SIDE AN EX+ GRADE

BUT WHATEVER I SAY IT IS YOU THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDER THAT HAS TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION, SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, SIT BACK AND LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

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

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE THAT CAME WITH THIS ALBUM, EVEN IF IT ISN'T IN THE BEST CONDITION

SOMEONE DECIDED TO RE-ENFORCE THE EDGES WITH SELLOTAPE AND THE FLIPBACKS AS WELL

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NUMEROUS PRESSURE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE  CORNERS HAVE CREASE LINES RUNNING ACROSS THEM

THE TOP EDGE HAS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE AND THE PAPER HAS MANY LITTLE CHIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS LESS SEVERE WEAR, AND HAS NO SPLIT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS HAVE LITTLE NICKS

THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, BUT AGAIN THERE IS WEAR ALONG THE SURFACE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE WORN

THE OPENING EDGE DUE TO THE SELLOTAPE ISN'T BURRED

THE REAR SURFACE SHOWS THE TAPE AGAIN AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS GRIMY IN PLACES

CLEARLY THE VINYL IS FAR SUPERIOR THAN THE SLEEVE, WHICH CAN ONLY GRADE G+

 GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY