BEATLES, Please Please Me STEREO [black label boxed EMI/Parlophone] UK EXC- LP

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  The Beatles ?– Please Please Me Label: Parlophone ?– PCS 3042 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo  Country: UK Released: 1984 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Beat TracklistHide Credits A1 I Saw Her Standing There Vocals – John*, Paul* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* A2 Misery Lead Vocals – John*, Paul* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* A3 Anna (Go To Him) Lead Vocals, Soloist – John* Written-By – Alexander* A4 Chains Vocals – George*, John*, Paul* Written-By – Goffin-King* A5 Boys Vocals – Ringo* Written-By – Dixon*, Farrell* A6 Ask Me Why Lead Vocals, Soloist – John* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* A7 Please Please Me Vocals – George*, John*, Paul* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* B1 Love Me Do Vocals – George*, John*, Paul* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* B2 P.S. I Love You Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* B3 Baby It's You Harmony Vocals – George*, Paul* Lead Vocals – John* Written-By – Williams*, Bacharach*, David* B4 Do You Want To Know A Secret Lead Vocals – George* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* B5 A Taste Of Honey Lead Vocals ['Trick Duet'] – Paul* Written-By – Scott*, Marlow* B6 There's A Place Vocals – John*, Paul* Written-By – McCartney-Lennon* B7 Twist And Shout Lead Vocals, Soloist – John* Written-By – Russell*, Medley* Companies, etc. Record Company – The Parlophone Co. Ltd. Record Company – E.M.I. Records Limited Record Company – Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Published By – Northern Songs Ltd. Published By – Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. Published By – Aldon Music Published By – Charles Bens Published By – Mecolico Production Published By – Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd. Published By – Dick James Music Co. Published By – Ludix Music Published By – Sherwin Music Published By – Ambassador Music Ltd. Credits Bass Guitar – Paul McCartney Drums – Ringo Starr Lead Guitar – George Harrison Liner Notes – Tony Barrow Photography By [Front Cover] – Angus McBean Producer – George Martin Rhythm Guitar – John Lennon Notes Around the 11 o'clock position in the rimtext the wording is: “UNAUTHORISED COPYING, HIRING, RENTING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING…” Two White boxed EMI Logo. No barcode. Variant 2 Wide "STEREO" Recording first published 1963 E.M.I. Records Limited (Controlled by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.) Made and Printed in Great Britain A1, A2, B4, B6: Northern Songs Ltd. A3: Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. A4: Aldon Mus. Charles Bens. BIEM. NCB. Mecolico A5, B1, B2: Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd. A6, A7: Dick James Mus. Co. B3: Ludix Mus. BIEM. Mecolico. NCB. B5: Ambassador Mus. Ltd. B7: Sherwin Mus. BIEM. NCB. Mecolico.   

UK STEREO 1984 PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

This pressing is pre-digital remastering and cut from original UK analogue masters.  The black label EMI pressings have exceptionally good audio.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: YEX 94-4  /  SIDE B:  YEX 95-4.

MOTHER / STAMPER:  SIDE A:  4 / ?  SIDE B:  4 / ?

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, JUST LIGHT SHELF WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT MINUS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, DISC DOES NOT LOOK PLAYED MORE THAN ONCE. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are  clearer.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

     
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