Beatles - Please Please Me UK 1963 MONO Parlophone LP EXCELLENT

£ 111

$ 147

£ 111 Sold For

May 20, 2012 Sold Date

May 10, 2012 Start Date

£ 5 Start price

17 Number Of Bids

Austria Country Of Seller

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Description

THE BEATLES - 'PLEASE, PLEASE ME'
This EXCELLENT UK MONO pressing dates from the summer of 1963 and is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PMC 1202

Both labels omit the 'Sold in UK....' wording but have 'Parlophone Co. Ltd...' rims & the 'Record First Published..' text.

An unusual 'ZKT' purchase tax code is visible in the centre of the side 2 label.

Matrix numbers: XEX 421-1N & XEX 422-1N

Stamper codes: 1,8/GAR & 4,5/GAR

Vinyl weight: 168g

Housed within a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Ernest J. Day' printed cover with an large 'mono' front indicator & a rice-paper lined 'Use Emitex..' inner-sleeve.

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT +

A sparkling set bearing just a small number of light, spindle trails around each unworn centre hole.

Visual: EXCELLENT +

Immaculate, deep-gloss playing surfaces where the only visible mark visible in strong daylight is a single non-feelable fingernail scuff side 1 - apart from that the entire disc is unmarked. Even closer examination directly beneath my unforgiving desk lamp fails to reveal anything more than a few barely visible wispy inner-sleeve removal hairlines. Both sides of this heavy, well looked-after copy lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.

Sound Quality: EXCELLENT +

This fine sounding copy has received minimal careful play and the sound quality is clean & warm with just a touch of playwear on 'Twist & Shout' reminding one that this copy is 49 years old. However, my single careful play-check found no clicks, pops or other audible distractions from this extremely enjoyable copy which will not disappoint.

Cover: EXCELLENT

A highly respectable example which has been stored in a clean, non-smoking environment and retains an immaculate unscratched high-gloss front laminate free from any 'thumbnail' wrinkles. There is some light corner rubbing and a touch of wear to the rear opening edges but no splits or tears anywhere. The easily blemished rear panel is extremely clean & white with no marks or any kind anywhere and all of the delicate flipbacks are fully intact & undamaged.

Due to a manufacturing fault, the spine text is only visible form the front panel but it, along with both seams, is smooth, unstressed and unworn.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT

Clean & crisp with slight age-toning and a few gentle storage wrinkles, but no writing, seam splits or tears.

This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Priority signed for airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**
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