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The Beatles (Please Please Me) (PMCQ 31502)
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  ParlophonOriginal Sleeve

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#2-1 I favolosi BEATLES (With The Beatles) (1st. Press "Dark Red Label: PMCQ 31503)
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#2-2 I favolosi Beatles (With The Beatles) (4th. Press? "Light Red Label: PMCQ 31503)
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TITLE I favolosi BEATLES
CATALOG NUMBER PMCQ 31503
RELEASE DATE 1964 ? / 4th. press? (First Press: 4th. February 1964)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
It Won't Be Long Roll Over Beethoven
All I've Got To Do
Hold Me Tight
All My Loving
You Really Gotta Hold On Me
Don't Bother Me
I Wanna Be Your Man
Little Child
Devil In Her Heart
Till There Was You
Not A Second Time
Please Mister Postman Money
FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
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INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
Transparent plastic contoured sleeve (maybe).
Sorry, I don't have it.
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"Dischi Parlophon= Parlophone Records" and 3D Parlophone logomark in a box was printed at the lower left corner of the front cover. label
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 31503" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.
Full laminated flipback sleeve.
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"A. Saita - Milano (printer's name)" bottom right on back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
label "DISCHI PARLOPHON / CARISH s.p.a. MILANO" bottom on back cover.
BACK COVER & LABEL CLOSE UP
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Side 2 labeling is  "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME".
The publishing credit for "Bradford-Gordy"
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label label Parlophone light red label in silver ink.
"MADE IN ITALY" were printed on the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
label label 4th. press: light red (rosso chiaro) label.
On both sides, boxed BIEM logo and MECOLICO logo were printed at the left side of the center hole.
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Matrix No. is
Side-1: XEX 447-1
Side-2: XEX 448-1
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Parlophone Red Label in silver ink
MIX MONO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 XEX 447. 1    4. 2. 64
SIDE 2 XEX 448. 1    4. 2. 64
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. Full laminated flipback sleeve
PRINTER CREDIT A.Saita, Milano
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Dezo Hoffmann in Russell Square, 2 July 1963 (Duke of Bedford statue in the background)
INNER SLEEVE Transparent plastic contoured sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
Italian album title is "I favolosi BEATLES" = The fabulous BEATLES.

1st press
COVER: Full laminated flipback.
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.

LABEL: dark red (rosso mattone) label?
NO BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

2nd. press: light red (rosso chiaro) label?
BOXED BIEM LOGO / NO MECOLICO LOGO

3rd. press: light red (rosso chiaro) label
BOXED BIEM LOGO / ARISTON / NO MECOLICO LOGO

4th. press: light red (rosso chiaro) label (=this record)
BOXED BIEM LOGO / MECOLICO LOGO



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