The Beatles Please Please Me 1st dick James press type 1c.
Another rarer than rare record you are ever likely to see for sale, especially in this condition! (haha)
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on the newly updated information site beatlebay UK as a first press Type
1c(i) , this copy was pressed on a machine that was typically
last used in the late 50's.
This is a new type of pressing to come to light and was pressed on an
even older machine. We know this
as there are previous gold Mono
labels
pressed with this punched
out
centre ring from 1958-61 by
such artists as
Adam Faith and
other EMI light
music releases of
the time.
Still using the original first gold text layout, these have an Inner
Ring which is punched in, &
opposite to the side 2 Inner ring
which is
punched out!. They
also have
an extra 3/4 or full
ring Outer light
indent on
side 1 only (as can be
seen
here).
Stampers are 1H / 1/2 GP for this one and only run.
These
are argued to have been released along side the very first editions to be
pressed, more info can be found on the website.
These are incredibly rare and only now are people realizing their place and tend to keep good ones IF they come up.
VERY VERY VERY hard to get really good ones and mint ones I don't think exist, as in fact I've never seen one. This one is very very nice and plays perfectly with both a 1.0mm and a 0.7mm needle .
I
estimate there were not more than 100 of these ever pressed. Most were trashed at parties.
I have been on look out for these things for years and have collected approx. 3 or 4 in all that time.
Last one and only one I saw sell out of my reach was for over £4000 a couple of years ago so collectors do know about them.
Condition of this record is in EX- condition and is my most excellent double so don't need to keep it.
Labels considering are gold leaf again EX and are very clear too.
The 1st press gold sleeve is in an EX- condition.
EMITEX sleeve is included (not shown) and is EX also with no rips.
The Labels are the real score here and these are lovely and Bright.
Please bid with confidence as full money back guarantee given if you feel this is not as described!
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A true rarity