Beatles Please Please Me Black & Gold 2nd Pressing Ex+
£
400
$
530
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
THE BEATLES FIRST ALBUM "PLEASE PLEASE ME"!!!! 2nd PRESS MONO BLACK & GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS PMC1202
THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT ALBUMS TO LOCATE IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION!!!!
ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE ALBUM BY THE BEATLES CALLED "PLEASE PLEASE ME" ON THE NOW FAMOUSLY KNOWN BLACK & GOLD LABEL!!!! THIS IS THE MUCH RARER "NORTHERN SONGS" CREDIT!!!! WHEN THIS ALBUM WAS FIRST RELEASED THE 6 NEW SONGS BY LENNON & McCARTNEY WERE CREDITED TO "DICK JAMES MUSIC CO" AND WERE PRESSED IN THEIR THOUSANDS!!!! JUST BEFORE THE CHANGE TO THE MORE COMMON YELLOW & BLACK LABEL AND DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THEY CREATED A SECOND PRESS WHERE THE CEDITS WERE CHANGED TO "NORTHERN SONGS" AND ONLY SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THESE WERE ISSUED, SO THEREFOR THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY MUCH RARER THAN THE "DICK JAMES MUSIC CO" COPIES!!!!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO UK 2nd PRESSING ON THE "BLACK & GOLD" PARLOPHONE LABELS", IT HAS THE "PARLOPHONE COMPANY" EDGE TEXT.
THIS ALBUM CONTAINED THE "A" & "B" SIDES TO THEIR FIRST TWO SINGLES, PLUS 10 NEW SONGS ALL RECORDED IN ONE INCREDIBLE SESSION AT ABBEY ROAD!!!! THE SESSION COST JUST £400 AND LASTED 16 HOURS. JUST IMAGINE BEING THERE. IT STILL HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS STAY AT NUMBER 1!!!!
THE MATRIX, MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES ARE:
SIDE ONE: MATRIX "XEX 421-1N" MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS ARE 1 & OP.
SIDE TWO: MATRIX "YEX 422-1N" MOTHER & STAMPER NUMBERS ARE 1 & OH.
CONDITION!!!!
SIDE ONE: THE LABELS ARE AS BRIGHT AND VIVID AS THE DAY THEY WERE FIRST PRINTED WITH NO DETECTABLE TRACES OF SPINDAL MARKS OR TRAILS. THERE IS NO FADING TO THE GOLD LETTERING AND NO WEAR TO THE CENTRE HOLE. THE PLAYING SURFACE STILL RETAINS IT'S BEAUTIFUL SHEEN, THOUGH YOU CAN SEE SOME VERY SLIGHT BAG RASH MARKS NONE THAT EVEN REMOTELY AFFECT THE PLAY!!!! AS FOR PLAYBACK I TESTED THIS ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 THROUGH A LINN SYSTEM AND BELIEVE ME IT SOUNDED FANTASTIC!!!! THERE ARE NO "POPS", "CLICKS" OR "JUMPS" ANYWHERE!!!! EVEN THE SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS IS FAULTLESS!!!! I WOULD HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THE DISC AS EXCELLENT + IT REALLY DOES LOOK AND SOUND THAT GOOD!!!!
SIDE TWO: THE LABELS ARE AGAIN BRIGHT AND VIVID WITH NO DETECTABLE TRACES OF SPINDAL MARKS AND NO WEAR TO THE CENTRE HOLE. THE PLAYING SURFACE STILL RETAINS IT'S BEAUTIFUL SHEEN BUT AGAIN DOES HAVE SEVERAL VERY SLIGHT BAG RASH MARKS AGAIN THE PLAYBACK IS SUPERB AND MUST GRADE AS EXCELLENT+ !!!!
SLEEVE
THE COVER PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT EMI's FORMER HEADQUATERS AT MANCHESTER SQUARE BY ANGUS McBEAN ON THE 5th OF MARCH 1963. THE SLEEVE NOTES ON THE REAR OF THE COVER ARE BY TONY BARROW. THE SLEEVE WAS PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD LONDON. HOW A SLEEVE CAN SURVIVE ALL THESE YEARS IN THIS BRILLIANT CONDITION REALLY DOES AMAZE ME, APART FROM A LAMINATE CREASE TO THE BOTTOM LEFT IT IS NEARLY PERFECT!!!! THE SPINE IS ALSO GREAT AND THE BACK IS WHITE AND AGAIN IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION!!!!
THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO NEAR PERFECT WITH NOT EVEN A REAL CREASE!!!!
SADLY AS YOU CAN SEE MY PHOTOGRAPHY LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED AND THE PICTURES REALLY DO NOT DO THE RECORD JUSTICE!!!!
SO FEEL CONFIDENT TO BID ON THIS INCREDIBE BEAUTIFUL GEM AS I CAN ASSURE YOU, YOU WILL NOT SEE THIS TOO OFTEN IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION!!!!
PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY AUCTIONS TO SEE IF I HAVE ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK IF BIDDING!!!!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AUCTION.
SHOULD THE WINNING BIDDER FOR SOME REASOM NOT BE HAPPY WITH MY DESCRIPTION I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND MINUS ALL POSTAGE COSTS!!!! THAT IS HOW CONFIDENT I AM THAT THE PURCHASER WILL BE MORE THAN PLEASED WITH THIS ALBUM!!!!
price rating
