BEATLES UK – Please Please Me, black and gold labels, first UK mono issue.
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BEATLES UK – Please Please Me, black and gold labels, first UK issue, Northern songs credits, original mono.
PMC 1202 – very first 1963 UK issue on the original black and gold Parlophone labels.
A UK album in original condition, featuring:
1. original very first UK issue on the black and gold Parlophone record labels with the harder to find, corrected ‘Northern songs’ variant,
2. comes with its original UK very first issue mono sleeve, made of the period ‘thick and heavy’ card. The photographers credit lines up with the letter ‘S’, the last letter on the word ‘Songs’ on the front bottom, right hand corner of the sleeve,
3. there are the letters ‘MZT’ embossed around the spindle hole on side two of the record label.
CONDITION:
THE MAIN SLEEVE: is in ‘fair’ condition, the front of the sleeve is laminated. The spine is in near very good condition, the letter ‘B’ in the word ‘Beatles’ has been lost but the rest of the text on the spine is clear to read. The rear of the sleeve has the original period 1960s tri-flipbacks. There is a faint name written in blue pen on the front, top edge and three names written on the rear in blue pen. There is a 10mm tear to the front, lower opening edge and a 50mm split to the top edge, where it meets the opening edges. Half of the rear lower, right flipback is missing. There is some old cellotape residue and a cellotape repair to the rear, lower flipback. To the rear, top right, there is a piece of the flipback missing. To the rear right, bottom flipback there is ‘water mark’. Theres NO stickers or sticker residue on the sleeve.
THE INNER SLEEVE: is in ‘fair’ condition and is the original ‘Use Emitex’ sleeve. There are a number of cellotape repairs to the inner sleeve. Theres NO pen writing, stickers or sticker residue on the sleeve.
THE RECORD: side one is in good++ condition, it still retains its original dark, glossy finish. Side two is in ‘fair’ condition, it has lost most of its dark, glossy finish. The record is made from the original period, 1960s thick, heavy vinyl.
The matrix are: XEX 421 – 1N and XEX 422 – 1N,
The mother / stampers are: ‘ 2 G H ’ and - I am not able to make out what the mother/stampers are on side two.
THE AUDIO: side one is good++, it plays with some crackle and with some ‘pops’ and ‘ticks’ heard here and there, there is ‘hiss’ on tracks six and seven. Side two plays good+, it plays with some crackle and with some ‘pops’ and ‘ticks’ heard here and there, there was a brief ‘skip’ halfway through track three. The record lays flat on the turntable.
THE LABELS: side one is in excellent+ condition, with excellent clear bold, gold print. Side two is in good++ condition with good clear bold, gold print. Each label is free from any pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.
TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE OFFICIAL GRADING SYSTEM FROM THE ‘RECORD COLLECTOR’ MAGAZINE.
PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
ALL PHOTOS AND RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION. I RESERVE THE RIGHT THAT IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED AFTER ONE WEEK OF THE END OF AN AUCTION THE ITEM WILL BE OFFERED TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER, OR THE ITEM WILL BE RE LISTED.
POSTAGE AND PACKING.
ALL RECORDS POSTED TO A UK ADDRESS WILL BE SENT 1ST CLASS POST.
PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE POSTED WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS FOR PROTECTION. BEFORE POSTING, THE RECORD IS REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, THE RECORD IS THEN PUT INTO A SECOND PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO MINIMISE ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE RECORD / SLEEVES ARE THEN PUT INTO A NEW PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR FURTHER PROTECTION.
DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.
IN THE UK – RECORDS THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF £45 WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST, THEREFORE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.
I WILL SEND RECORDS ANYWHERE OVERSEAS.
ALL RECORDS THAT ARE POSTED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST, THEREFORE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.
IN NON EU COUNTRY’S AN ‘IMPORT TAX’ AND A COURIERS ‘CLEARANCE FEE’ MAY NEED TO BE PAID, THIS IS DOWN TO THE BUYER TO PAY THESE FEES.
THE COST OF THE POSTAGE MAY VARY, THEREFORE PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.
SEE MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE.
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