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The Beatles Please Please Me - 1st - Good UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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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 "A" and "B" 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 250,000, 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 EMI's 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, "Off The Beatle Track", but this was bypassed. Mr. Martin clearly liked the name, and used it himself in 1964.
MONO/STEREO DIFFERENCES
"Please 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
The front of the Ernest J Day laminated flipback picture sleeve still retains the rich, vibrant colours. It features a large MONO logo on the far right hand side of the sleeve. There is wear to the corners and the ends of the spine but all text is clear & legible. The non-laminated back has obvious signs of age. The first half of the bottom section of the flipback has come away from the main sleeve and there is some medium damage to the top flipback, towards the corner.
The print to both labels are clear and paper wear to the spindle hole is only slight with little paper loss around the spindle hole. The gold text is bright on both sides.
This is the first pressing with this label design, which credits "Dick James Mus. Co" for Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, Do You Want To Know A Secret & There's A Place.
The second pressing credits Northern Songs for I Saw Her Standing There, Do You Want To Know A Secret, There's A Place & Misery, but retains the "Dick James Mus. Co" credit for Please Please Me.
The vinyl shows a number of medium surface marks and scuffs, (a light scuff to the title track, with two light hairlines to Side 2) visually grading as Very Good, upon playback, it performs surprisingly well, with only occasional background noise playing through to a solid VG audio standard with no skips or jumps. A respectable, well-loved example of this classic, offering strong playability despite cosmetic flaws.
When playtested the record sounded great and leapt out of the speakers with no major pops or repeat clicks. Some level of 'burring' is occasionally evident in the more vibrant passages, but there is no excessive distortion & surface noise is kept to a minimum.
The Matrix Numbers are machine stamped XEX 421 - 1N for side one & XEX 422 - 1N for side two in the run-outs. The original 'Emitex' inner is present & correct.
All in all, a very serviceable example of this original at a fair asking price. You really do have to play each one of these, as this particular example sounds incredible.
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 It's You
11. Do You Want To Know A Secret
12. A Taste Of Honey
13. There's A Place
14. Twist And Shout
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
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In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Wednesday 10th December
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| Year of Release: |
1963 |
| Artist: |
The Beatles (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Please Please Me (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 1,195.00, US$ 1,589.35
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Parlophone |
| Catalogue No: |
PMC1202 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
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BTLLPPL692324 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, Apple label, POP
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