THE BEATLES – Please Please Me Parlophone PCS 3042 Stereo 1. Pressing EX / EX. April 1963 6 weeks after the mono version it is believed that only 600 copies of this first pressing were made, before publishing credits on the labels were corrected, making this one of the rarest and most sought after Beatles records. This is a genuine single owner copy. The record has been very well cared for and is great condition. Pressing identifiers are present see detailed description below. Front laminated sleeve with external flip-backs. Large solid black stereo printed in top right corner. Photo: Angus McBean printed in lower left corner. Text starts end of s in songs. PCS 3042 printed in top right corner. Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co, Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 printed in lower left corner. (Record Collectors Grading System definition: The cover and packaging might have slight wear and or creasing). The laminated front is clean and bright, and the lamination is intact. There is some light creasing edges. There is some light wear on the corners. There is some age related discolouration. The spine and edges have very light wear. Black labels with gold print. Stereo Banner printed below the Parlophone logo. Perimeter print starts The Parlophone Co. Publishing credit for I saw Her Standing There, Misery, Do you want To know A Secret and Theres. Matrix Numbers / Stampers: Side 1 YEX 94-1 1G Side 2 YEX 95-1 1R. Condition: EX (Record Collectors Grading System definition: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality). Both labels are clean and bright, there is a little wear around the centre hole and a couple of small finger marks. The record has been professionally cleaned using a wet / vac machine. Both sides are very clean with a nice sheen. A few hairlines are visible when the record is tilted under bright light. International Buyers – Express courier – Cost depends on country. I will not charge more than the actual cost. The item “The Beatles PLEASE PLEASE ME Stereo LP 1st UK Pressing EX / EX” is in sale since Monday, June 20, 2016. This item is in the category “Music\Records\Albums/ LPs\Pop & Beat\ 1960s\The Beatles”. The seller is “retrovinylman” and is located in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Genre: Pop & Beat: 1960s
- Sub-Genre: The Beatles
- Speed: 33RPM
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Record Size: LP (12-Inch)