The Beatles Please Please Me LP German Odeon ZTOX 5550 Army export NM original

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172

ARTIST - THE BEATLES TITLE - PLEASE PLEASE ME LABEL - ODEON CATALOG NO - ZTOX 5550 
RECORD GRADING - NM COVER GRADING  - EX
Very rare German pressing from around 1964. Sold as an export to U.S and British Army personnel stationed in Germany. This record is in BEAUTIFUL high gloss shape. No scratches. Plays great. A tiny bit of very quiet crackling in between tracks, probably just from some temporary dust on the vinyl. The cover is in excellent shape, one minor corner bump as shown in the picture. Very strong spine. Slight yellowing with age. Original inner sleeve. The dead wax reads as follows:
Side One - SHZE 117 A-1 Side Two - SHZE 117 B-1    Authentic original pressing. Great collectible! Low starting bid. No reserve!! Please read the following very carefully below. 
Serious bidders only please...only bid if you intend on paying. International bidders, PRIORITY MAIL only with insurance. 
International bidders- I do not change values on customs labels, and I may not be able to track in all places. There may be additional postage charges for your specific country. For items over $50.00 I ship priority only. If item goes for over $50.00 PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE!! 
I can combine shipping! Many times it means I can ship up to 3 LP's U.S. for the same cost as one, and possibly more 45's. International bidders - Combined shipping will be only based on weight, so I will need to know how many items are bought before sending invoice. Thanks again!!
VJ'S VINYL GRADING SYSTEM:
Mint - never used, once a record is opened, the top you can get is mint minus. Mint Minus - A great record, one or two fine hairline scuffs, sounds flawless. A mint minus record can "play" mint. Covers are new looking, may have shrink. Excellent - Can have faint hairline scuffs that do no affect play. Can have very minor infrequent crackling. Minor bumps in the cover. VG+ - Scuffs can be more prevalent, with a little more surface noise. If it visually has more scuffs but plays great, I will note that. Still, a very fine and playable copy. Covers have minor age and shelf wear.  VG - Can have lots of hairline scuffs, and maybe one or two scratches. Surface noise more prevalent with some popping in spots. Covers have more extensive age and shelf wear. Minor splits. VG minus - More in the way of scratches and surface noise is NOT infrequent. Still, a viable copy. Covers may have splits.  G+ - only reserved for a very rare or popular record. Very noisy, maybe some skips, scratches are evident. Covers are trashed.  STILL SEALED - I will grade the vinyl as "still sealed." That means it's probably mint minus, but I do not know if there was any factory defects.  Hairline scuffs -  are light yet visible. You cannot feel them with the skin of your finger. (I cannot fathom feeling it with your fingernail as described in Goldmine...why would you do that?) Scratches you can feel. If I am on the fence between grades, I will go with the lower one.  I will not use VG++ etc., but will say that a record is a "strong" VG+. "Age wear" on a cover is either fading or yellowing. "Shelf wear" is ring wear, corner bumps, or fraying.