PLEASE PLEASE ME 4TH PRESS IN GOLD & BLACK SLEEVE UK MONO PMC 1202 VG/VG LP

	£		35
	$		46

The Beatles

PLEASE PLEASE ME

12" LP PMC 1202 4th Mono Press From 1963

Masters XEX 421-1N / XEX 422-1N

This is an early issue of Please Please Me, The Beatles first official LP release. It is in very good overall condition with an excellent level audio playback quality. It comes in the first issue original 'Gold' sleeve which housed the first Black & Gold record labels, this is indicated by the 'Photo: Angus McBean' text being offset to the far right of the bottom corner, starting below the end of the last 's' in songs.

The pressing run started March 1963 on the old Parlophone Black and Gold labels, with the incorrect Dick James credits for 'I Saw Her Standing There', 'Misery', 'Do You Want To Know A Secret', and 'There's A Place'. The typesetter at EMI changed the incorrect credits to Northern Songs (The Beatles own new publishing company for their original compositions) some time in April-May. 

The 1st and 2nd Black & Gold pressings came in Gold sleeves. The change to the Yellow Parlophone label occurred quickly, and the Black & Gold sleeves were discontinued in May. The label firstly came without 'Recording First Published 1963' text (some will also have retained the 33 speed indicator text) and then with the 'Recording First Published 1963' text as early as summer 1963. The earliest of these new yellow Parlophone labels out of the EMI pressing factory would have came in 'Gold' sleeves - EMI would use up their stock before the new 2nd sleeve came into use.

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Condition

The Sleeve: VERY GOOD. The flipbacks are present and almost completely intact; the bottom flipback has about half of its laminate layer worn away, but the part with the Ernest J. Day text is complete and unworn, the top Flipback has about an inch worn away. The title text on the spine is complete and readable, and the spine is undamaged. There is an area of light staining on the reverse and a small puncture. It otherwise looks very clean and white and has clear black text. There is hardly any storage wear at all and the sleeve has maintained a good shape, including well defined corners. There are no rips or any splits from any of the edges! Hard to find like this. The front pictorial retains its original shiny gloss with lamination completely intact all over without creases.

No writing, stickers, sticker residue, or cellotape anywhere.

A neat and clean sleeve which is still sturdy and firm with no rips.

1st Edition Gold sleeve Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd with first flat flip-back design.

Inner Sleeve: Very Good condition original EMI Emitex advertising plain white with MADE IN ENGLAND text, and poly-lined interior which is completely intact.

The Vinyl: The vinyl surfaces have retained their first pressed glossy shine and robustness with no dulling and have clean grooves.

Side 1: VERY GOOD MINUS. This side has an area of scuffing mainly near the outer rim as captured in the photo. These are visual and have not worn into the grooves as the stylus passes over smoothly giving no sound distortions. The rest of the surface is largely unblemished with a good sheen and only some scattered light superficial hairlines. 

Side 2 has survived much better looking fresh and at least in VERY GOOD PLUS condition all over, also without scratches but no scuffs either, with sa few light superficial hairline marks visible in bright light.

There are no warps, dinks, or stylus scratches on either side.

The record lays completely flat on the turntable, and looks clean.

Manufactured on heavy 173 gram early sixties vinyl.

The labels are Very Good; the spindle location area has spindle wear but not too heavy, no spindle line traces read outside of the inner groove area. The spindle hole fits perfectly on the spindle point.

The text is complete and clear and bright and contrasts well against the black label.

No sticker or sticker residue.

The Parlophone Co. text around outer rim.

Has very early mother/ stamper combination for a 'Recording First Published' label. 

Side 1: 2 / HT and Side 2: 4 / HH

KT code embossed on the label.

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The Audio: Excellent Overall

The scuffs on side 1 have only let down the appearance of the vinyl a little on that side and have not affected the audio. There is very little lessening in the original audio quality with both sides playing smoothly throughout with a little light background noise noticeable in some quieter parts, only really soft 'static ticks' and the run-in's to each track are quiet and smooth, again only a few with soft static ticks, mainly near the start. This record delivers a full body of bass with crisp and clear audio throughout.

Plays without any background noises and without skips, jumps, or sticks.

This iconic first LP by the greatest band the World has known is robust and is bound to still be playable in decades to come with an excellent audio rendition with some acceptable lessening to the original quality.

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The LP will be delivered in a quality two part deep cardboard LP mailer with stifferners.

The record placed separately in a plain generic inner to prevent wear to the original.

Also comes housed in a PVC record protector.

Item will be marked as fragile and sent with quick dispatch, next day special delivery in the UK.

International postage will be tracked and a tracking number will be provided.

To grade this LP I am using the official Grading System from

The Rare Record Collector Magazine.

Happy to refund on return if not satisfied.

If any further info. required please ask.