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The Beatles Please Please Me - 1st - EX UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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This legendary debut 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 have become highly sought after by collectors and 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 six 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 sixteen hours.
The album took exactly six months to pass the sales figure of 250,000, and went on to sell over half a million in the UK, with world sales of almost two million.
It still holds the record for the longest continuous stay at Number One in the UK album charts.
The cover photo was taken at EMI's Manchester Square 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. This is not heard in the mono version.
CONDITION
The labels are in fantastic condition. There is no excessive spindle wear nor any damage, flaking or writing on either side. The gold print is striking and clearly legible. This is the first pressing with this label design. The first pressing 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 is visually in Excellent condition and sounds fantastic, with just a couple of very light surface scuffs visible. The superior quality of the 1960s vinyl pressing means you get to hear this iconic longplayer in glorious MONO, just how the band, George Martin and Geoff Emerick intended!
The Matrix Numbers are XEX 421 - 1N on side one & XEX 422 - 1N on side two.
The front of the Ernest J Day laminated flipback picture sleeve is in great shape with rich, vibrant colours and no fading. It features a large MONO logo on the far right hand side of the sleeve & the 'Angus McBean' photo credit starting under the second 's' in 'songs'.
There are just a few light creases in the laminate to the edges, but nothing too obtrusive. The four corners show just a little scuffing, otherwise, the sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with discolouration of the unlaminated back at a minimum. There is an extremely small area of paper loss [barely visible] to the botttom right front corner due to storage wear. The flipbacks are secure with some light creases only and the spine text is still easily readable.
The bottom flip has 'Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day' text.
All in all, a really very nice example indeed, and in contention as one of the best we have ever had.
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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| Year of Release: |
1963 |
| Artist: |
The Beatles (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Please Please Me (click here for more of the same title) |
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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. |
| Additional info: |
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| Genres: |
60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, Apple label, POP
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