THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" 1963 PARLOPHONE MONO PMC 1202 VINYL RECORD. THIS IS THE FOURTH PRESSING FEATURING ALL THE KNOWN IDENTIFIERS: BLACK LABEL WITH YELLOW PARLOPHONE AND SILVER WRITING. "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." AND "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963". WRITEN ON THE LABEL BUT WITHOUT "SOLD IN THE UK.... "TEXT. ONLY 25,000 OF THIS FORTH VARIATION WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PRESSED.
MATRIX: SIDE 1: XEX 421-1N STAMPERS: GRT. SIDE 2: XEX 422-1N STAMPERS: GAM.
VINYL: THE VINYL IS REALY, REALY GREAT, BOTH SIDES RETAIN THE ORIGINAL GLOSS AND COMES WITH VERY FEW MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. THE MONO SOUND IS FANTASTIC, REALY CLEAR, REMARKABLE CLARITY OF VOCALS, GUITARS AND PERCUSSION ALIKE. ALL TRACKS PLAY WITHOUT DISTORTION WITH MINIMAL BACKGROUND NOISE AND THERE ARE NO SKIPS, JUMPS OR POPS. THE RECORD LABELS ARE CLEAN WITHOUT WRITING AND WITHOUT TOO MUCH SPINDLE WARE. A TIME MACHINE BACK TO 1963 AND A ENJOYABLE LISTEN.
INNER SLEEVE: THE ORIGINAL "EMITEX" INNER WITH CARE INSTRUCTIONS IS EXCELLENT, MINIMAL CREASING OR YELLOWING FROM AGE. I HAVE INCLUDED A NEW AUDIOPHILE ANTI-STATIC INNER WHICH THE RECORD IS STORED IN.
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD ORIGINAL "ERNEST J. DAY" FLIP-BACK FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH LARGE "MONO" ON THE TOP FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE CORNER IS IN REMARKABLY GOOD CONDITION. THE SPINE IS STRONG THE TITLES CAN BE CLEARLY READ. FROM THE FRONT THE CORNERS HAVE ROUNDING, THERE IS SOME EDGE WARE AND A LITTLE CREASING, THE OPENING IS STILL CRISP AND CLEAN. THE WHITE BACK HAS SOME STAINING ALLONG THE OPENING EDGE, SOME CREASING ALONG THE EDGE FLAPS. OVER ALL A RESPECTABLE COVER FOR THE AGE.
A RECORD FULL OF CHARACTER AND ONE WHICH LAUNCHED THE BEATLES CAREER BACK IN THE EARLY 60's, ONE WHICH HAS BEEN ENJOYED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS, I'M SURE WILL BE ENJOYED BY THE NEXT.
THE RECORD WILL BE DISPATCHED IN A POLYTHENE OUTER WITHIN A STIFF RECORD MAILER.