Please Please Me - 1st - Dick James - Fair Beatles UK vinyl LP album record

	£		299
	$		396

SHIPPING COSTS  |   CONTACT  |  SELLER INFO  |   ORDER IN CONFIDENCE     ARTIST: THE BEATLES - View other THE BEATLES items in our store. TITLE: Please Please Me - 1st - Dick James - Fair DESCRIPTION: THE BEATLES Please Please Me (Incredibly rare original 1963 UK 14-track mono vinyl LP on the black and gold Parlophone label with Dick James Mus. Co. publishing credits for Please Please Me I Saw Her Standing There Misery Do You Want To KnowA Secret and Theres A Place E.J. Day front laminated flipback picture sleeve. As is evident this copy has been much loved. The sleeve shows wear and creasing to the edges and opening and the name of a past owner neatly handwritten at the bottom with several noticeable marks to the
vinyl. It is only graded GOOD to FAIR. Nonetheless an almost
impossible to find issue of a classic at an advantageous price!
PMC1202)
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TRACKLISTING: This legendary first Beatles album was released on Friday 22nd March 1963 on the Parlophone label. It topped the charts on 11th May 1963 where it stayed for 30 weeks until it was knocked off the number one spot by With The Beatles. Much of the album was recorded in just one day under the guidance of George Martin. Unusually the mono edition was issued six weeks before the stereo copies. At the time of release of the album the design of the Parlophone label was in a transition period. The label was being changed from a black and gold design to a black and yellow design. Very few mono copies of Please Please Me were issued with the black and gold labels and they have become highly sought after by collectors. When found they are usually in average condition at best due to the amount of parties they were taken to.

The Beatles FIRST official L.P. release. For the ONLY time the mono version was issued 6 weeks BEFORE the stereo version.

This album contained the &quotA" and &quotB" sides of their first two singles plus ten new songs ALL recorded in one incredible session at Abbey Road. The session cost just £400 and lasted 16 hours.

The album took exactly 6 months to pass the sales figure of 250000 and went on to sell over half-a-million in the U.K. with world sales of almost two million.
It still holds the record for the longest continuous stay at number 1

The cover photo was taken at EMIs Manchester Sq. headquarters by Angus McBean and the sleeve notes are by Tony Barrow.

Whilst trying to think of catchy names for their first album release George Martin offered the title &quotOff The Beatle Track" but this was bypassed. Mr. Martin clearly liked the name and used it himself in 1964.

MONO/STEREO DIFFERENCES

&quotPlease Please Me" The stereo version has John making a mistake in the words of the final verse which causes him to chuckle in the final chorus ... these are NOT heard in the mono version


CONDITION


Labels - The labels are in nice condition with some spindle wear but no damage or flaking on either side of the labels. The gold print is striking and clearly legible. This is the first pressing with this label design which credits &quotDick James Mus. Co" for Please Please Me I Saw Her Standing There Misery Do You Want To Know A Secret & Theres A Place. The second pressing credits Northern Songs for I Saw Her Standing There Do You Want To Know A Secret Theres A Place & Misery but retains the &quotDick James Mus. Co" credit for Please Please Me.

The vinyl is in much loved condition. Visually there are several marks apparent on both sides but none cause problems during play with the deep grooves and superior quality of 1960s vinyl minimising their effect. When played [Wow - These first pressings are the real deal - before mass production got involved!] there is just a little light crackling & a few pops & clicks. The vinyl would be visually graded GOOD but plays a reasonable VG.
The Matrix Numbers are XEX 421 - 1N on side one & XEX 422 - 1N on side two.
The EmiTex Inner is still present & has just a small side seam split.
The front of the Ernest J Day laminated flipback picture sleeve is in better than average condition with rich vibrant colours and no fading. It features a large MONO logo on the far right hand side of the sleeve. There are some areas of laminate creasing the edges show a little scuffing and there is some corner wear evident. The rear of the sleeve has some light damage & paper loss to the edges of the flipbacks but no writing and only minimal discolouration to confirm its age. The Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day text is clearly visible. There are a few other marks to the flipbacks but none that have caused any more paper loss than previously indicated. The sleeve itself would be graded G+/VG-.
All in all a nice copy of this very rare pressing at an advantageous price.

Tracklisting :-

01. I Saw Her Standing There
02. Misery
03. Anna (Go To Him)
04. Chains
05. Boys
06. Ask Me Why
07. Please Please Me
08. Love Me Do
09. P.S. I Love You
10. Baby Its You
11. Do You Want To Know A Secret
12. A Taste Of Honey
13. Theres A Place
14. Twist And Shout
FORMAT: vinyl LP RECORD LABEL: Parlophone CATALOGUE No: PMC1202 COUNTRY: UK YEAR: 1963 ADDITIONAL INFO: Deleted BARCODE: N/A ALTERNATIVE ARTIST NAMES: Les Beatles Los Beatles Die Beatles Fab Four CONTACT DETAILS: EMAIL:
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