THIS ITEM IS A RARE ORIGINAL 1964 MONO AUSTRALIAN PRESSED THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME VINYL LP RELEASED ON THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL. IT IS THE BEATLES DEBUT ALBUM AND THIS PRESSING IS HARD TO GET. THE COVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME WRITTEN ON THE FRONT COVER WITH SOME WRITING ALSO ON THE FLIP BACK TOP EDGE OF THE BACK COVER. (PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS) THERE IS SHELF WEAR, SMALL BITS MISSING AND A LARGE RIP ALONG THE FRONT COVER AND A SMALLER ONE TO THE BACK COVER WITH SOME MINOR EDGE TEARS ALONG THE OPENING. THERE IS SOME CLEAR TAPE MENDING THE FRONT COVER. (PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION) OVERALL THE COVER STILL HOLDS TOGETHER WELL AND STILL HAS PRESENTATION AND I RATE IT AS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. THE VINYL LP IS A COMBINED VISUAL AND PLAY RATED. THIS VINYL RECORD IS A 56 YEAR OLD WELL LOVED VINYL LP. THE VINYL LP IS IN GOOD VISUAL CONDITION WITH SURFACE WEAR TO BOTH SIDES. THE VINYL PLAYS VERY WELL WITH SOME SURFACE NOISE CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE VINYL AND THE MONO SOUND IS FANTASTIC FOR A VERY GOOD OVERALL LISTEN. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN WITH NO WRITING OR PREVIOUS OWNERS NAMES. OVERALL AN ORIGINAL RARE AND HARD TO GET 1964 MONO AUSTRALIAN PRESSED THE BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME VINYL LP RELEASED ON THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL AND STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.