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Please Please Me - 5th EJD - PMKT - VG

THE BEATLES Please Please Me (Rare UK 1963 fifth pressing 14-track mono vinyl LP with 'The Parlophone Co' perimeter text and 'Recording First Published' credit, but without 'Sold In The UK' text, front laminated E.J. Day flipback picture sleeve.This extraordinary copy actually has FOUR Tax Code letters around the centre hole! PMC1202)
See 'More Info' for further details on the condition of this stunning rarity ...

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1963 - 61 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Parlophone
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Product Catalogue No PMC1202
Music Genre 60s Rock, 60s Beat, Apple label, POP, 60s Pop
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

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

This is the third issue on the yellow and black Parlophone label. The first two issues were on the black and gold design, with the first yellow on black issues lacking the 'Recording First Published' text.
This is technically the fifth issue, still from 1963 and still with -1 matrix numbers.


The labels:

Black and Yellow Parlophone in design with 'The Parlophone Co Ltd' perimeter text.
As this is a 1963 pressing there is no 'Sold in the UK' text across the centre of the label & the 'Recording First Published 1963' credit is present. The 'Recording First Published' text is only present on this fifth press.
The labels have clearly readable silver text with no blemishes or fading & striking yellow Parlophone logo.

The very strange thing here is the unusual presence of no fewer than FOUR Tax Code letters, arranged at 12, 6, 9 & 3 O'Clock around the centre as PMKT. It is known that EMI added letters to their stampers to cope with changes to the Tax Code, but the first black & gold label 'Please Please Me's should have had the 'MT' code but are most often found with 'ZT' or 'WOZT'. Later issues should have the 'KT' Tax Code. The only other EMI Beatle presses known to have this 'PMKT' Tax Code were later copies of the 'Love Me Do' single. This makes this copy somewhat of an anomaly!


Matrix numbers:

The matrix numbers on both sides finish -1 indicating that this copy was among the first pressed:

Side One XEX 421-1N
Side Two XEX 422-1N


The vinyl is in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs & some spindle marks around the centre hole to show for over fifty years. This is highly unusual as many copies of this album were played excessively at parties during the sixties and many became damaged or badly scratched.

Complete with the period 'Use Emitex' poly lined inner.

The Ernest J Day front laminated picture sleeve has the large block 'mono' logo and is in VG condition, with light discoluration, mainly to the unlaminated back. The sleeve does, however retain crisp clean laminate & rich colours. Although the corners show soome edge scuffing, the edges are undamaged and the spine is still clearly readable. The rear of the sleeve has not had the benefit of being protected by laminate, however it remains nearly as white as the day it was purchased with little wear or discolouration evident.

The vinyl is far better than the sleeve in this case, which is sometimes how it goes. We can therefore offer this curio out at an advantageous price, perhaps to re-sleeve should a suitable sleeve surface.

LP RECORD  
Recording Artist The Beatles
Product Title Please Please Me - 5th EJD - PMKT - VG
Product Information The Beatles Please Please Me - 5th EJD - PMKT - VG UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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