Sold Date: October 5, 2014
Start Date: September 28, 2014
Final Price: £10.50 (GBP)
Bid Count: 4
Seller Feedback: 15
Buyer Feedback: 62

Rare Beatles LP as per pictures. We have a number of other Beatles and other bands LPs for sale and will happily combine postage as appropriate. I am happy for buyers to organise their own couriers for collection from my house, however, we will need to agree any packing requirements and associated charges. Refer further press info here - http://www.yokono.co.uk/collection/beatles/uk/lp/uk_lp_mono_p.html Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement was added. The word "mono", on upper right of the front cover, is large. Sleeves for "Please Please Me (mono)" did two London’s of printing house: Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Decca pressing has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was  moved to the left. Back in the 60's EMI had a limited record pressing power, and the Beatles were so popular that they simply could not cope with the demand that the fans were putting on them to get the copies out and into the shops. Purchases meant profit, and fans having to wait for EMI to catch up with demand meant a loss of earnings. Because of this, EMI decided to approach rival production companies (etc. Decca) with batch orders for them to press to help keep on top of things. Decca contract pressing: these are distinguishing characteristics Decca: 1: There is no tax code around the center hole on either side of the disk. 2: There's a light ridge that runs around approximately 5mm out from the center hole. This ridge is also 41mm in from the edge of the label. 3: The most prominent groove, which is a typical characteristic of Decca LP presses is approximately 31mm out from the center hole and 15mm in from the edge of the label. 4: There is no tax code stamped at the 12 o'clock position. 5: The mother plate number (either single or double figured) is at the 9 o'clock position. There is no tx code stamped above it. 6: The contract pressings did NOT utilise the BUCKINGHAM stamper codes, so there are no such letters at the 3 o'clock position. 7: The matrix number is stamped at the 6 o'clock position in the deadwax. (According to "The Beatles Collection")