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The Beatles (Please Please Me) (PMCQ 31502)
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#1-1 The Beatles (Please Please Me) (1st. Press "Dark Red Label": PMCQ 31502)
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TITLE THE BEATLES
CATALOG NUMBER PMCQ 31502
RELEASE DATE 26th. November 1963? / First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
I Saw Her Standing There Love Me Do
Misery
 P.S. I Love You
Anna (Go To Him)
 Baby It's You
Chains
 Do You Want To Know A Secret
Boys
 A Taste Of Honey
Ask Me Why
 There's A Plance
Please Please Me Twist And Shout
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
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INNER SLEEVE INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
label label "Dischi Parlophon= Parlophone Records" and 3D Parlophone logomark in a box was printed at the lower left corner of the front cover.
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Catalog number was printed at the upper right of the front cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Wrap-around cover.
Round-cut corner.
Catalog No. "PMCQ 31502" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.
Half laminated (back sleeve only) flipback sleeve.
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"A. Saita - Milano (printer's name)" bottom right on back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label Misspelled title "There's A Plance" instead of "There's A Place" on the back cover (in all versions of the 1st press).
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"DISCHI PARLOPHON / CARISH s.p.a. MILANO (*)" bottom on back cover.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label Parlophone dark(wine) red label in silver ink.
"MADE IN ITALY" were printed on the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label Side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney"
CORRECT BOYS credit "Dixon-Farrell"		 label label
No BIEM Logo;
No MECOLICO logo.
Catalog number was printed at the right side of the center hole.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Parlophone Dark (Wine) Red Label in silver ink
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 XEX 421  I    26.11.63
SIDE 2 XEX 422  I    26.11.63
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
 LABEL THE PARLOPHON (capital letter)
COVER DISCHI PARLOPHON / CARISH s.p.a. MILANO
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Half laminated (back sleeve only) flipback sleeve.
PRINTER CREDIT A.Saita, Milano
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE Plain paper sleeve ? / Transparent plastic contoured sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Debut Beatles album "Please Please Me" was released in Italy in november 1963 with the title "The Beatles" also known as "Beatles Story" as presented in some flyers of that time; cover photo same as "With the Beatles" already released in UK at the time of the release.

1st press 1st version of 11 label variations known
COVER: Half laminated (rear cover only)
boxed "Dischi Parlophon" logo bottom left on front; "DISCHI PARLOPHON logo CARISH s.p.a. MILANO" bottom on rear cover; "A. Saita - Milano" bottom right on rear cover.
Misspelled title "There's A Plance" instead of "There's A Place" on the rear cover (in all versions of the 1st press).

LABEL: dark red (rosso mattone) label (=this record)
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
misspelled on BOYS credit "Don-Farrell" insted of "Dixon-Farrell";
NO BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

2nd. press: dark red (rosso mattone) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
CORRECT BOYS credit "Dixon-Farrell";
NO BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

3rd. press: dark red (rosso mattone) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

4th. press: dark red (rosso mattone) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO

5th. Press: purple red (rosso indaco) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
NO BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

6th. press: purple red (rosso indaco) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

7th. press: purple red (rosso indaco) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO

8th. press: light red (rosso chiaro) label
side A: misspelled on MISERY credit "McCartner" instead of "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO

9th. press: light red (rosso chiaro) label
side A: CORRECT credits on MISERY "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO

10th. press: black (nera) label
side A: CORRECT credits on MISERY "McCartney";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO

11th. press: black (nera) label
side A: MISSPELLED "SAW HER STANDING THERE" instead of "I SAW HER STANDING THERE";
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO

(*)Carisch S.p.A.:
Carisch was founded in 1887 by Giovanni Andrea Carisch and Arturo Jänichen with the aim of import and trading of scores and musical instruments. In 1894 the business extends to the musical publishing trade thanks to the aid of his two sons Otto and Adolfo. Furthermore in 1949 with the support of Alberto Carisch, they also found a recording company with the aim of publishing the productions of their own authors.

In 1989 Maurizio, representative of the 5th generation of the Carisch family, decides to sell the property of Carisch to the Italian Warner Chappel Music. Under the leadership of Warner process of internationalization starts: in 1993 Nueva Carisch Espaņa S.L. borns. It acquires the Music Distribucion catalogue in 2000 and the publishing branch of Real Musical in 2005. In this way Nueva Carisch Espaņa becomes market leader in Spain for didactic, classical and pop music scores. In 1998 in France, first with the acquisition of the Imp France catalog and then, in 1999, with the acquisition of Musicom, the new company Carisch Musicom S.A. is established.


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