THE BEATLES Please Please Me LP Parlophone 1963 Mono UK 1st Press

	£		410
	$		543

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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I think that's everything, so let the auction commence!!!

Title : The Beatles - Please Please Me

Label & year : Original Parlophone Black & Gold PMC 1202 LP , UK Mono 1963 PHENOMENALLY RARE 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : XEX 421 - 1N , Side B : XEX 421 - 1N

Musicians : John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and George Martin (Producer)

A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY, THE INCREDIBLY RARE BLACK AND GOLD DAY OF RELEASE MONO 1963 UK 1ST PRESS OF THE FAB FOUR'S CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM!!! THIS IS IT!!! THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!!! THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WAS TURNED ONTO IT'S HEAD FOREVER!!!

THE BLACK AND GOLD IS EASILY THE MOST COLLECTIBLE AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER BEATLES LABEL IN THE WORLD - THIS IS A REAL ONE-OFF OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF ICONIC ROCK HISTORY - A TRUE DAY OF RELEASE BLACK AND GOLD 1963 MONO UK 1ST PRESS OF THE FAB FOUR'S CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM!!!

IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE OF THESE AT ALL - ONLY A TINY AMOUNT WERE PRESSED BEFORE THE 1963 LABEL SWITCHOVER TO THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE, AND OF COURSE, THE BEATLES WERE BRAND NEW TO THE MUSIC SCENE WITH ONLY A TINY GROWING FAN BASE AT THE TIME, AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA THAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO PERMANENTLY CHANGE CULTURE AS WE KNOW IT!!!

FINDING ONE OF THESE IS RIDICULOUSLY HARD - THESE BARELY EVER TURN UP AT ALL, SO IT'S TRULY A MOMENT TO BEHOLD WHEN ONE APPEARS!!! NO SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTION CAN BE COMPLETE WITHOUT IT!!! Do not miss out on rock history, bid now!!!

Labels :

Classic UK Original Black & Gold Dick James 1st Press labels!!! Not bad for their age with only a little patch of surface wear to one side where a sticker was once removed, and just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks from general use over the years!!! GREAT for a 53 year old record!!! Must grade overall as Good!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1963 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks GOOD with NO overly excessively nasty marks, and NO vicious scuffs either!!! It just a few light scuff marks, a little groovewear on track one (nothing too bad) and a few hairlines and age marks here and there, and just some of the usual light wispy sleeve traces (only visible in direct angled light) from general use and where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! On a modern, thin LP, these marks would possibly be obvious upon play, but because this is such a fantastic ultra thick quality 1st pressing, it plays mostly fine with mostly no trouble AT ALL!!! Well used, but definitely GREAT for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall at least as Fair++++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me!!!)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it mostly plays BRILLIANTLY with fantastic mono blast and clarity!!! In fact, the only thing that stops me grading this higher is just one moment on track one where the needle sticks just before the guitar solo (it’s the only stick throughout the whole LP, otherwise the audiable grade would be Very Good at least) and only one milisecond hop slightly later on in the same track, but other than that, it really sounds GREAT with NO hops, hisses, sticks OR skips!!! Otherwise just has a touch of low level static in places such as on the run in grooves, a small amount of light ticks on very rare occasions and only a hint of frequency crackle here and there (absolutely nothing drastic), a touch of mild "bluesman's fag" crackle in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections and between tracks, but it really doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! (it's much more soft and atmospheric rather than the sound of bacon frying!!!) I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! I tend to bring it down by listing every single flaw I noticed, but this remains a hugely enjoyable and clean sounding listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! AWESOME for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably as Good!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original far-right Angus McBean credit UK 1st press 1963 Mono front laminated flipback "E.J Day" sleeve complete with original inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks BRILLIANT, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO really bad marks AT ALL, and still ultra strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few signs of light ageing such as just a small amount of ultra light creases and the merest hint of a record imprint, only some very minor ageing to the still ultra bright unlaminated back such as only the very slightest general ultra light rubbing here and there (barely any - absolutely NO writing, graffiti, ugly grubbiness OR coffee cup rings whatsoever!!!), a small sticker affixed to the top right of the back and a little minor damage to the bottom right flipback corner, a touch of denting/rounding to the four corners which basically ALL vintage LP's have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by emphasizing the negatives, but this really is a fantastic sleeve (really clean back and the iconic front pic looks absolutely AWESOME!!!), and a TRUE rarity to find one as fantastic as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall as Very Good!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A used but BRILLIANT sounding and example with a fantastic sleeve of this PHENOMENALLY RARE Black & Gold iconic classic Mono UK 1st Press debut LP!!! Hard to find in any condition, but IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS AWESOME AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £4.49 for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that. International buyers, postage is £8.99 for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that. Contact is expected to be made within 3 days, and payment usually expected within 7 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be relisted e.t.c. UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. I will reluctantly accept cheques, although they will take at least a week to clear. That is why I prefer the other methods, as it means I can get your item to you faster. International bidders, I can only accept Paypal, IMO, or Bank Transfer! I only accept £s. Unfortunately, I cant accept any other internet payment other than paypal.

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