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   THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME

1st UK STEREO PRESSING PCS 3042 with DICK JAMES Credits


YEX 94  YEX 95

MOTHERS 1 G & 1 R

This is without doubt one of the rarest, most sought after record in the world. With only extremely small amounts pressed, reportedly between 300 and 900, it is no surprise that serious collectors and Beatles fans all over the world want this great record in their collection. 
These do occasionally come up for sale, but never in great condition. This one is absolutely stunning, the vinyl cover and inner sleeve are all superb, and it plays through was incredibly clean, Near Mint sound quality throughout!

  A Great Playing Record! A Great Cover. An Original UK PRESSING on GOLD Parlophone Labels!

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The 1st Ever pressing of Please Please Me comes with the Dick James Mus. Co. credits on the tracks on side 1. I Saw Her Standing There / Misery / Ask Me Why / Please Please Me. And on side 2. 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' and Theres a Place. The second pressing credits those songs to Northern Songs. 

The First pressing has the Ernest J. Day cover with the Angus McBean credit in the far right corner. Making this an extreme rarity in fantastic condition.

CAT NO:.... 

Stereo - PCS 3042  

LABEL PRESS DETAILS: 

This is the original 1st Ever Stereo 1963 issue of the Holy Grail of record collecting, with GOLD labels in great condition, with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." printed on the rim print and the rarest Z M T Tax credits.  

There is No "Recording first published 1963" statement and the first ever pressing has the Dick James Music Co. credits with No "Sold in the U.K." statement, and gold tint cover. These points confirm it is an original 1963 pressing of the GOLD PARLOPHONE label.  Also with the rarest ever 33 1/3 text next to the Catalogue number. 

With the 1st Ever GOLD STEREO  1  1  Matrix version, MADE IN GT BRITAIN.

MATRIX NOs. ON RUN-OUT GROOVE 

Side 1: YEX 94 - 1    Side 2: YEX 95 - 1        

 

MOTHER STAMPERS: 

Side 1. ''  1 G '' 

Side 2. ''  1 R  ''

      

TRACK LISTING… 

Side 1;  I SAW HER STANDING THERE, MISERY, ANNA, CHAINS, BOYS, ASK ME WHY, PLEASE PLEASE ME. 

Side 2;  LOVE ME DO, PS I LOVE YOU, BABY IT'S YOU, DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET, A TASTE OF HONEY, THERE'S A PLACE, TWIST AND SHOUT.    
An exceptional pressing in very clean condition that plays brilliantly from start to finish. An original 1963 RARE GOLD pressing of one of The Beatles most sought after LP's.    

Please Please Me is the debut album by The Beatles. Parlophone rush-released the album on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise on the success of singles "Please Please Me", which went to number one on most lists. Of the album's fourteen songs, eight were written by Lennon/McCartney, early evidence of what Rolling Stone later called "[their invention of] the idea of the self-contained rock band, writing their own hits and playing their own instruments." 

On Monday, 11 February 1963, The Beatles and George Martin started recording what was essentially their live act in 1963, and finished 585 minutes later (9 hours and 45 minutes). In three sessions that day (each lasting approximately three hours) they produced an authentic representation of the band's Cavern Club-era sound, with very few overdubs and edits. Optimistically, only two sessions were originally booked by Martin, with the evening session added later. George Martin initially contemplated recording the album live at the Cavern in front of the group's home audience and visited the Liverpool club on 9 December 1962 to consider the technicalities. When time constraints intervened, he decided to book them at EMI Studios in Abbey Road instead and record them virtually live. Martin said, "It was a straightforward performance of their stage repertoire — a broadcast, more or less."

The day ended with a cover of "Twist and Shout", which had to be recorded last because John Lennon had a particularly bad cold and Martin feared the throat-shredding vocal would ruin Lennon's voice for the day. This performance, captured first take, and generally regarded as a classic, prompted Martin to say: "I don't know how they do it. We've been recording all day but the longer we go on the better they get."

The song "Hold Me Tight" was recorded during these sessions, but was "surplus to requirements" and not included on the album. "Hold Me Tight" was recorded again on 12 September 1963 for With The Beatles. The whole day's session cost around £400. George Martin said: "There wasn't a lot of money at Parlophone. I was working to an annual budget of £55,000." This budget had to cover all of the artists on Martin's roster. Individually, under a contract with the Musicians' Union, each Beatle collected a seven pounds and ten shillings (£7.50) session fee for each three hour session.

George Martin, a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, thought that it might be good publicity for the zoo to have The Beatles pose outside the insect house for the cover photography of the album. However, the Zoological Society of London turned down Martin's offer, and instead, Angus McBean was asked to take the distinctive colour photograph of the group looking down over the stairwell inside EMI's London headquarters in Manchester Square. Martin was to write later: “We rang up the legendary theatre photographer Angus McBean, and bingo, he came round and did it there and then. It was done in an almighty rush, like the music. Thereafter, though, The Beatles' own creativity came bursting to the fore".

In 1969, The Beatles asked McBean to recreate this shot. Although the 1969 photograph was originally intended for the then-planned Get Back album, it was not used when that project saw eventual release in 1970 as Let It Be. Instead, the 1969 photograph, along with an unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot, was used in 1973 for The Beatles' retrospective albums 1962–1966 and 1967–1970. Another unused photograph from the 1963 photo shoot was used for The Beatles (No. 1) (also released in 1963).

 Please Please Me hit the top of the UK album charts in May 1963 and remained there for thirty weeks before being replaced by With the Beatles. This was highly unusual as the UK album charts at the time tended to be dominated by film soundtracks and easy listening vocalists. The Beatles first album went on the become one of the highest selling and collectable LP’s of all time.

 

 

ALBUM PLAYED FOR GRADING: 

Yes – brilliant sound quality throughout. This vinyl has been barely played and sounds amazing throughout! It would be hard to ever better the audio clarity.

For one of the rarest records in existence it is possibly the hardest to find with great, clear audio. There are so few of these left in the world, and the vast majority were heavily played on heavy equipment that ruined the profile of the vinyl grooves and left the pieces heavily distorted and plagued by loud pops and clicks. 

This amazing vinyl plays with absolutely no skips, loud pops or distortion. Minimal surface sound between the tracks, the sound is clean and crisp and absolutely wonderful. This great record plays beyond the visual grading, it plays through with great power and clarity. The tones are beautifully defined in this first UK pressing, with a great depth of sound and each channel being clearly defined with a warm rich sound which is infinitely superior to the later pressings. 

A thick quality pressing with the wider, first pressed grooves, make the audio really pack a punch. Strong, undistorted sound, free of any loud pops or clicks, the channels are clean and unstressed. The record plays with staggering power, with a minimum of surface sound during the tracks.

Great audio with minimal interference to distract form the overly enjoyment of this great record, and hardly any surface or static noise between the tracks. I will give a detailed account below:

'I Saw Her Standing There' bursts in with superb clear audio. Bright loud sound, there are no pops or clicks, and certainly not a hint of distortion. Super bright and super loud, this is an astonishing clear audio performance. 

'Misery' again plays with perfect separation and super clear sound. No pops or clicks and barely any detectable surface static at all. 

Leading into the quieter 'Anna', this track is the first real test for Please Please Me, with multi layering but also a sparseness, it plays superbly. The vocal clarity is incredible. Barely any light occasional static and no pops or clicks. A single light tic between tracks and then into 'Chains' which sounds great, super clear with no obvious static, tics or pops. Superb. 

'Boys' opens with a very clean intro, amazingly clear and bright. Still no loud pops or clicks, this would be very hard to better. The audio separation and clarity is near perfect. 

'Ask Me Why' plays superbly. There is a bit of light static at the start, certainly nothing unusual for vinyl though, and it disappears as soon as the music starts. Being ultra critical, I did hear a couple of very light tics in the middle, but they were pretty hard to hear. It sounds incredible.

'Please Please Me', sounds great, again with no pops or clicks, just great music, all the sound effects that make up this track are sharp and clear, with some very light occasional static during parts of the track, but nothing intrusive, it rounds off side 1. and sounds wonderful, with bright rockous audio. With absolutely no distortion what so ever, as this track is often prone to, it plays here with crystal clear audio, rounding off a brilliant side 1.

Side 2. begins with the classic upbeat 'Love Me Do'. It plays through brilliantly with no pops or clicks, and minimal detectable static at all. That massive harmonica solo is crystal clear.  

'P.S. I Love You' plays beautifully, again with barely any detectable static, and no obvious sound interference's. There is a bit of light static between the tracks but nothing obtrusive or unusual for a little played piece of vinyl. 

'Baby Its You'  and 'Do You Want To Know A Secret' sound great, with virtually NO light surface static at all, and no loud pops or other sound interruptions. The music really is crystal clear.

'A Taste of Honey' and the classic 'There's a Place' both sound superb, with bright clear sound and NO pops or clicks at all. I would say that there is the lightest hint of background static on 'A Taste of Honey', but it is very faint indeed, the kind you would find on any vinyl, even unplayed pieces. 'A Taste of Honey' often plays with some light background distortion, but not here, not a hint, all the original recording effects are perfect. 

'There's a Place' plays on this great vinyl superbly, with amazingly clear loud sound. No pops, clicks or even tics, just some light static between the two tracks.

Rounding off the album  with 'Twist and Shout', the track sounds great, with no pops or clicks. As with 'A Taste of Honey' there is none of the light background distortion often found,  the sound is just crystal clear, bright and loud. 

This is a great pressing of the RAREST versions of PLEASE PLEASE ME. It plays with no loud clicks or pops anywhere and certainly NO other interference's. A little light static between tracks, but really barely any during the music, and I am being very critical. Any static that is there is very occasional, very much in the background and very hard to hear. 

Great music with great clarity, I would say it would be virtually impossible to find another one with this type of sound. The music jumps out, with definition and clarity, particularly on the percussion instruments, and vocals which come through with tremendous power. As is the same with the bass guitar and drums, whilst the guitars come through crisp and clear. A superb all round example of this ultimate vinyl rarity. 

I would give this great record a strict audio grading of EXCELLENT PLUS to NEAR MINT. 

The Record

This is an exceptional pressing of PLEASE PLEASE ME. A superb piece of glossy vinyl, and a really thick pressing. The record still has great shine, with no scratches, minimal  handling marks and minimal paper removal marks. In daylight Side 1. looks completely un marked, and on side 2. there are only the faintest tiny handling marks only and a couple of ultra light short hairlines. This is a really stunning example, clear grooves that deliver absolutely amazing audio clarity. 

Graded at EXCELLENT to EXCELLENT PLUS.

VINYL TESTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF WARPING: 

Yes, NONE visible what so ever when tested be sight and on a moving turntable.          

THE COVER 

The stunning first addition of please please me comes with its original cover.Possibly the realist of old Beatles album covers. And this is the best one I've ever seen.

The cover is the rarest 1st pressing STEREO version - Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London with the Angus McBean credit. Only found on the first ever additions,  the Angus McBean credit is placed towards the far right of the cover, with the credit text being in line with the end of the S of the word 'Songs', printed above the credit.

The front cover is in stunning, EXCELLENT condition, with a great sheen. It is flat and crisp with very little wear to the corners and minimal laminate creasing. Flip backs are intact with some light creasing. 

The Spine and spine text is totally intact and the spine is undamaged, although there are a couple of light creases. There is very little light mottling, light yellowing or marks on the back. It's a stunning example.

The opening edges are very square and totally un frayed, which is unheard-of for one of these we are covers. A great example. 

Graded at EXCELLENT to EXCELLENT PLUS.

           

THE LABELS 

Deep colour with NO light spindle traces. The famous 1st GOLD labels are in great condition, with no scratches or writing. Great all round examples, I doubt that these could ever be bettered.    

Graded at NEAR MINT.

 

THE INNER

Even the inner sleeve of this rarest first pressing is extraordinary. It is in stunning condition but most importantly it comes in a much thicker paper than all the other pressings, making it extraordinarily rare.

It comes with The Original First Press Inner Sleeve with Polythene Lining, fully intact and in great condition. It states: "USE EMITEX..." & "IMPORTANT - TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR MICROGROOVE RECORDS ...", as well as a replacement inner sleeve for added protection. 

Graded at EXCELLENT PLUS condition, - NO tears around the die cut opening, NO seem splits and NO wear at the top. Just some light discolouration. A stunning example.      

RARITY

Without Doubt one of the rarest records in the world and the Holy Grail for Beatles Collectors. 

There are literally only a number of hundreds left in the world, and most are in poor condition. 

Finding an original and complete GOLD Parlophone pressing in great condition is virtually unheard of. The vinyl is so often played so much, heavily marked, scratched, with noisy, poor and distorted sound. The labels are nearly always heavily worn, with the gold seriously faded and the covers are usually trashed. Any GOLD STEREO examples with a record in good condition, that plays with super clear audio are unbelievably rare. 

The cover is almost impossible to find without serious wear, even modestly worn examples are scarce. 

A great cover like this, with a great piece of vinyl, makes this a truly unique opportunity. A 1st pressing in this condition makes this an incredible, genuine rarity. 

  A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A GENUINE HOLY GRAIL OF 20th CENTURY VINYL. 

AN ULTIMATE PIECE OF MUSICAL HISTORY. 

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All our records are play tested on highly sensitive equipment to ensure the sound quality and accuracy of description. We aim to give a precise and concise description of the sound, pointing out the slightest defect so that you know exactly what you are buying. We aim to describe all records as accurately as possible, and offer a full refund on return if for any reason you are not completely happy with the item description.

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Highest quality vinyl with clear sound is rare, and what we always aim for. We only sell records that play with TOP AUDIO performance; super clear sound uninterrupted by hiss or other interference. Even with the cleanest pressing you will find occasional static or occasional light tics during playback, caused by a build of dust in the grooves. This is clearly different from the distortion, loud pops, repeating tics or clicks that are found on heavily played and worn pieces of vinyl. Any static build up will reduce when played, and we advise a light clean between plays for optimal performance. 

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WE ONLY SELL RARE RECORDS THAT ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. IF THERE IS ANY SLIGHT DEFECT, IT WILL BE CLEARLY STATED.

If in the unlikely event that you may want to return an item, or that we have missed something in the listing, we offer a no quibble return policy. Items must be returned within 12 Days of receipt, and returned in the same condition that they were sent out in. Return postage must be paid by buyer, unless there is a particular fault with the item, and then we will pay the full postage costs!

RECORD GRADING SYSTEM IS AS FOLLOWS - ( BASED ON RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE U.K. )

MINT: Virtually unplayed. The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover is pristine.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

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V.G: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, etc.

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