Beatles Please Please Me UK Parlophone LP 1963 1st Pressing Mono EX+/M-

$

325

I am a 40 year collector of LPs and 45s from the 50s and 60s. I have been collecting The Beatles UK LPs for 25 years. All of the LPs I have listed on eBay are from my personal collection.

I have also been an audiophile for 40 years (analog only). The unsealed LPs listed have been play-graded on high quality equipment (turntable, tone-arm, cartridge, pre-amp, amp, speakers, and subwoofers). My system picks up the slightest surface noise on vinyl; i.e., ticks, pops, hiss, and sibilants due to groove wear. The standard I have used in adding a record to my collection has been how well it played (no surface noise present) in addition to how it looked. Over my years of collecting I have continuously upgraded my personal collection of Beatles LPs to where almost all of them play as new. To me, this means quiet surfaces; i.e., no ticks, pops, crackle, or hiss in the music or the dead wax.

The outer sleeves/covers of these LPs have been stored in polyethylene sleeve protectors since I acquired them. I also removed the LPs from the original Emitex inner sleeves and stored the LP in a custom rice paper sleeve while keeping the original Emitex inner sleeve in the LP jacket.

I have used strict grading standards of the UK publication Record Collector. I will use a mint grade only if I know a record has never been played. Unless a record is sealed, M- is my highest grade. I have described the flaws, if any, on the labels, vinyl, and sleeves. All the LPs I have listed will play as good as, or better than, they look. If you wish to see larger pictures than those shown on Ebay, I can send you much larger photos attached to an e-mail. I hope you find something you can add to your collection and enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed listening to vinyl records for the last 57 years.

This is the 1963 pressing of the Beatles’ Please Please Me to have the third yellow and black label variation. It is a mono LP, catalog # PMC 1202, and was the third label to follow the black and gold label pressings in early 1963.

Matrix #s:

Side 1: XEX 421-1N

Side 2: XEX 422-1N

Mothers:

Side 1: Not certain.

It appears to be a 10 but the two numbers are widely spaced and I have never known Parlophone to use mothers in double digits.

Side 2: One partial mark but it is not legible.

Stamper letters:

Side 1: RMM 

Side 2: ROO

Labels: M-

There are some light spindle tracks around the spindle hole but the spindle hole itself shows no signs of wear. The yellow text and black background show no signs of handling wear.

Vinyl:

Visual Grade: EX+

The vinyl shows the sheen and high gloss of a new LP. It is completely free of dust or dirt that would dull its natural sheen and affect its sonic qualities. Under a bright LED light I can see one very small line on the first track on Side 1 and a couple light lines on the first two tracks on Side 2. These are light surface marks and they don’t affect the sonic qualities of the thick vinyl used to press these LPs. Other than these minor flaws, the vinyl is flawless.

Play Grade: M-

I carefully listened to this LP from beginning to end. There are no ticks, pops, or surface noise whatsoever with the music or in the dead wax on the run-ins, run-outs, or between songs. This LP plays flawlessly, as new.

Sleeve: EX

This sleeve was made by Garrod & Lofthouse. Both front and back panels are firm and the front retains the gloss of these classic laminated sleeves. The spine, top, and lower seams are solid and completely intact. There are no tears or separations in the laminate or in any seams. The sleeve has no ring wear on either side. The corners are square and sharp with only very light wear to the upper left and lower right corners. The sleeve shows minor handling wear in the form of small thumb creases near the mouth and it has a few light creases in the laminate near the spine. The reverse side of the sleeve is clean and white. The grade is due solely to the creases on the front panel. It is an all-around exceptional sleeve for this 50 year old LP.

The Emitex inner sleeve is EX+. It is intact with one small split at the bottom.

Payment, Shipping, and Returns:

Please do not remit payment until you receive an invoice. The buyer is responsible for all shipping costs. All boxes and other shipping materials are new. Each LP is carefully packaged in custom made LP mailing boxes with the disc removed from the sleeve cover. This LP will be double-boxed. The LP mailing box will be placed inside a larger box filled with Styrofoam material. Shipping costs include only the actual costs of shipping and the required shipping materials. Shipping services within the US are USPS Priority Mail and the cost is $19.00.

I will ship to any location in the world. Shipping costs vary widely outside the US. International shipping services are either USPS International or Federal Express International. For all locations outside the US please contact me for an exact shipping cost. The buyer is responsible for any customs or import duties. Shipping costs include a signed for receipt.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Notification of intent to return an LP must be made within 48 hours of receiving the LP and must be returned to me within 7 days of receipt. Shipping costs are not refundable and the buyer pays return shipping. A returned LP must be packaged in the same manner in which it was received and I must receive it in the same condition as it was received by the buyer.

Other Listings:

I have many other Beatles UK LPs listed on Ebay, including Factory Samples and export LPs.