| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 22nd March 1963 / First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There (*) | Love Me Do |
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| Misery (*) | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret (*) |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place (*) | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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Wrap-around cover. Straight-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the extreme right corner. | ||||
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Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The first and second issues had sleeves made only by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. | ||||
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Black Parlophone label with gold ink and "LONG PLAYING" curved across the top. |  |
The statement "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" was not yet added. "33 1/3" was still present. | ||
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The tax-code letters (M and T)
were embossed around the center hole. These letters form the tax code. |
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| "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." (lowercase) was printed around the label rim. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Black & Gold label, with “Dick James Mus. Co” incorrect publishing credit for “I Saw Her Standing There”, “Misery”, “Do You Want To Know A Secret” & “There’s A Place”. | |||
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| LABEL | Gold Parlophone Type-1 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | The Parlophone Co. Ltd. (lowercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Ernest J. Day sleeve type-1 Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Straight-cut corner. |
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| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined "Use Emitex" die-cut sleeve type-1-1 | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Black Parlophone label
with gold ink and "LONG PLAYING" curved across the top. The word "mono" was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. On 8th March, when George Martin typed up the running order sheet for "PLEASE PLEASE ME", he mistakenly credited 4 songs(*) as being published by the "Dick James Mus. Co." This list was sent to the printers, from which the first incorrect batch of labels was made, for both the mono and stereo pressings. On the second pressing, the publishing credit was changed to "Northern Songs Ltd.". Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The first issue had a sleeve made only by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the extreme right corner. The cover photo was taken at EMI's former headquarters at Manchester Sq. by Angus McBean on 5th March 1963. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | March 1963? /Second Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There (*) | Love Me Do |
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| Misery (*) | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret (*) |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place (*) | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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Wrap-around cover. Straight-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. |
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| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | |||||
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Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The first and second issues had sleeves made only by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Black Parlophone label with gold ink and "LONG PLAYING" curved across the top. |  |
The statement "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" was not yet added. "33 1/3" was still present. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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The tax-code letters (M and T)
were embossed around the center hole. These letters form the tax code. |
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| "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." (lowercase) was printed around the label rim. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | The publishing credit for four songs was changed to "Northern Songs Ltd." from "Dick James Mus. Co.". | |||
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| LABEL | Gold Parlophone Type-2 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | The Parlophone Co. Ltd. (lowercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Ernest J. Day sleeve type-2 Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Straight-cut corner. |
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| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined "Use Emitex" die-cut sleeve type-1-1 | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
|
Black Parlophone label
with gold ink and "LONG PLAYING" curved across the top. The word "mono" was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. On 8th March, when George Martin typed up the running order sheet for "PLEASE PLEASE ME", he mistakenly credited 4 songs(*) as being published by the "Dick James Mus. Co." This list was sent to the printers, from which the first incorrect batch of labels was made, for both the mono and stereo pressings. On the second pressing (this record), the publishing credit was changed to "Northern Songs Ltd.". Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The first and second issues had sleeves made only by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. The cover photo was taken at EMI's former headquarters at Manchester Sq. by Angus McBean on 5th March 1963. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 2nd April 1963 / Third Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love Me Do |
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| Misery | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
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Wrap-around cover. Straight-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. | ||||
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Black-and-yellow Parlophone label with silver print. By the summer of 1963, the PARLOPHONE name was printed in bold yellow lettering across the top. |
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"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. | ||
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the center of the LP have letters embossed (Z and ??). These letters form the tax code. |
#1-4 (this record) | #1-5 | |
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| The statement "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" was not yet added. "33 1/3" was printed. #1-5: "33 1/3" was removed. | |||||
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N / Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-1 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - (with 33 1/3) | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Ernest J. Day sleeve type-1 Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Straight-cut corner. |
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| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined "Use Emitex" die-cut sleeve type-1-2 | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Black-and-yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement was not yet added. "33 1/3" was printed. The word "mono" was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the extreme right corner. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1963 / 4th Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love Me Do |
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| Misery | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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Wrap-around cover. Straight-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Black-and-yellow Parlophone label with silver print. The PARLOPHONE name was printed in bold yellow lettering across the top. |
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"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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The tax-code letters (Z and T)
were embossed around the center hole. These letters form the tax code. |
#1-4 | #1-5 (this record) | #1-6 | |
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| The statement "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" was not yet added. "33 1/3" was removed. | |||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N / Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-2 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - (without 33 1/3) | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Ernest J. Day sleeve type-1 Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Straight-cut corner. |
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| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined
"Use
Emitex" die-cut sleeve type-2 This inner sleeve was made from thinner material than Type 1. |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Black-and-yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement was not yet added. "33 1/3" was removed. The word "mono" was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed at the extreme right corner. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1963 / 5th Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love Me Do |
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| Misery | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
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Wrap-around cover. Straight-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. |
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| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Black-and-yellow Parlophone label with silver print. The PARLOPHONE name was printed in bold yellow lettering across the top. |
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"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. | ||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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No tax-code letters were embossed
around the center hole. These letters form the tax code. |
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| The statement "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" was added. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-3 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Ernest J. Day sleeve type-2 Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Straight-cut corner. |
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| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined
"Use
Emitex" die-cut sleeve type-2 This inner sleeve was made from thinner material than Type 1. |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Black-and-yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement was added. The word "mono" was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1963 / Decca Contract Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love Me Do |
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| Misery | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
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Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP |
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Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The Decca pressing had a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Black-and-yellow
Parlophone label with silver print. The PARLOPHONE name was printed in bold yellow lettering across the top. |
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| "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) & "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" were printed. | |||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Decca contract press: The most prominent groove, which is a typical characteristic of Decca LP presses is approximately 31 mm out from the center hole and 15 mm in from the edge of the label. |  |
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | ||||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-3 Decca Contract Press | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner | ||||
| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined "Use Emitex" die-cut sleeve type-1-1 | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
|
Black-and-yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement was added. The word "mono" was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The Decca pressing had a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. Back in the 1960s EMI had a limited record-pressing capacity, and The Beatles were so popular that they simply could not cope with the demand that the fans were putting on them to get the copies out and into the shops. Purchases meant profit, and fans having to wait for EMI to catch up with demand meant a loss of earnings. Because of this, EMI decided to approach rival production companies (etc. Decca) with batch orders for them to press to help keep on top of things. Decca contract pressing: these are the distinguishing characteristics of Decca contract pressings: 1: There is no tax code around the center hole on either side of the disk. 2: There's a light ridge that runs around approximately 5 mm out from the center hole. This ridge is also 41 mm in from the edge of the label. 3: The most prominent groove, which is a typical characteristic of Decca LP presses is approximately 31 mm out from the center hole and 15 mm in from the edge of the label. 4: There is no tax code stamped at the 12 o'clock position. 5: The mother plate number (either one or two digits) is at the 9 o'clock position. There is no tax code stamped above it. 6: The contract pressings did NOT use the BUCKINGHAM stamper codes, so there are no such letters at the 3 o'clock position. 7: The matrix number is stamped at the 6 o'clock position in the dead wax. (According to "The Beatles Collection") |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1964? /5th Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love Me Do |
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| Misery | P.S. I Love You |
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| Anna (Go To Him) |
Baby It's You | ||||
| Chains | Do You Want To Know A Secret |
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| Boys | A Taste Of Honey | ||||
| Ask Me Why |
There's A Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
| #1-6 (Large size) |
#1-8
(=this record) (Medium size) |
#1-10 (Small size) |
The word "mono", in the upper-right corner of the front cover, was printed in medium-sized type. | ||
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| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
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The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. |  |
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| Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
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Wrap-around cover. Straight-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) was printed around
the label rim. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed. |
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| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| PUBLISHING CREDIT | The statement "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" was printed. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-3 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Ernest J. Day sleeve type-3 Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Straight-cut corner. |
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| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Medium | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene-lined “for Decca press or Ernest J. Day” die-cut type-2-1 | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Black-and-yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, and the "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" statement was added. The word "mono", in the upper-right corner of the front cover, was printed in medium-sized type. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue had a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1967? / 7th Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love Me Do |
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| 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 Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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| INNER
SLEEVE |
FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | ||||
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The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit
was moved to the left. The word "mono" was printed in small type. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
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Wrap-around
cover.
Round-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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| "Recording first
published 1963" credit was printed at the left side of the
back cover. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
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"Made and
Printed in Great Britain" was printed at the bottom of the
back cover. |
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| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP |
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 |
Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. 7th Pressing has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD."
(uppercase) was printed around the label rim. The "(P)-1963" statement was printed on the left side of the label. |
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| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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" SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE
PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was
printed at the center of the label. Tax code is "K and T". The song titles and the artist's name were printed in roman type. |
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| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| SIDE-1 | SIDE-1 | At
least two label variants differ in the typefaces used for
the song titles and artist's name. 1) One of them was printed in the "sans-serif" type. 2) The other variant was printed in the roman type. |
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| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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OTHER ITEM
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| - | |||||
| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | MOTHER & STAMPER |
1 12 / RPD |
|
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-1N | 8 13 / RPH |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
YES | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner | ||||
| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Small | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Black & white “LP advertising”
inner sleeve Type-1 |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Black and yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1963" statement. At least two label variants differ in the typefaces used for the song titles and artist's name. 1) One of them was printed in the "sans-serif" type. 2) The other variant was printed in the roman type. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This statement appeared on EMI labels for the U.K. market from early 1964 through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a limited company and became a subsidiary of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rim text was replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The 7th Press had a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. The word "mono", in the upper-right corner of the front cover, was printed in small type. Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-1N |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1967? / 8th 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 Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
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 |
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Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
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| The word "mono" is small type. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP |
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 |
Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. 7th Pressing has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
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"THE GRAMOPHONE CO.
LTD." (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. The "(P)-1963" statement was printed on the left side of the label. |
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| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
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 |
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| " SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label. Tax code is "K and T". The song titles and the artist's name were printed in roman type. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| SIDE-1 | SIDE-1 | At
least two label variants differ in the typefaces used for
the song titles and artist's name. 1) One of them was printed in the "sans-serif" type. 2) The other variant was printed in the roman type. |
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|
OTHER ITEM
|
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| - | |||||
| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-2N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
YES | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner | ||||
| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Small | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Black and yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1963" statement. At least two label variants differ in the typefaces used for the song titles and artist's name. 1) One of them was printed in the "sans-serif" type. 2) The other variant was printed in the roman type. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This statement appeared on EMI labels for the U.K. market from early 1964 through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a limited company and became a subsidiary of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rim text was replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The 7th Press had a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. The word "mono", in the upper-right corner of the front cover, was printed in small type. Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 1969? / 9th 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 Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| INNER
SLEEVE |
INNER SLEEVE CLOSE-UP |
||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | ||||
 |
 |
 |
Sepia
"LP Advertising" Inner sleeve Type-1. |
||
 |
|||||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
The word "mono" was printed in small type. |  |
The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was
moved to the left. |
|
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
Wrap-around
cover. Round-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
 |
||
| "Recording first
published 1963" credit was printed at the left side of the
back cover. |
|||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
"Made and
Printed in Great Britain" was printed at the bottom of the
back cover. |
||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP |
|||||
 |
Sleeve was made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD."
(uppercase) was printed around the label rim. |
||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
" SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE
PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was
removed from the center of the label. Tax code was not embossed around the center hole. |
||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| SIDE-1 | SIDE-1 | The
song titles and artist's name were printed in the narrow "sans-serif" type. |
|||
 |
 |
||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
The "(P)-1963" statement was printed on the left side of the label. |  |
 |
|
| Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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|
OTHER ITEM
|
|||||
| - | |||||
| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-7-1 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | MOTHER & STAMPER |
1 0 / RHG |
|
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-2N | 6 / GA |
|||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
NONE |
||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner | ||||
| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Small | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner
sleeve Type-1 |
||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Black and yellow
Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, and the "(P) 1963" statement. The song titles and artist's name were printed in the narrow "sans-serif" type. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EPs and LPs, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This statement appeared on EMI labels for the U.K. market from early 1964 through mid-1969. "SOLD IN U.K." statement was removed from the center of the label. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a limited company and became a subsidiary of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rim text was replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. The 7th Press had a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only (maybe). The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was moved to the left. The word "mono", in the upper-right corner of the front cover, was printed in small type. Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | - | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | One-sided Test Press (maybe 1969 - 1970s) | ||||
| 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 Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| RECORD 1 --> Click! | RECORD 2 --> Click! | RECORD 1: SIDE 1 | RECORD 2: SIDE 1 | DISC | |
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| SIDE 2 --> Click! | SLEEVE CLOSE-UP | LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||
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 |
 |
 |
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|
| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | ||||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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|
OTHER ITEM
|
|||||
| - | |||||
| LABEL | Test Press red label | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-2N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | - | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | - | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | - | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | - | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Polyethylene EMI die-cut type. | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
"Please Please Me (PMC
1202)"One sided test pressing. Before the records are put out on general release, a small run of test pressings are produced. These test pressings tend to be either printed with blank labels or specific "test pressing" labels. Test pressings are supplied for approval before commercial production. Promotional copies may also be produced, depending on the release. |
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| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | Late 1969 / 10th 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 Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC --> Click! | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| INNER
SLEEVE |
INNER SLEEVE CLOSE-UP |
||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | ||||
 |
 |
 |
Sepia
"LP
Advertising" Inner sleeve Type-1. |
||
 |
|||||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
The word "mono" was printed in large type. |  |
The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was
moved to the left. |
|
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
Wrap-around
cover.
Round-cut corner. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
 |
||
| "Recording first
published 1963" credit was printed at the left side of the
back cover. |
|||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
"Made and
Printed in Great Britain" was printed at the bottom of the
back cover. |
||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP |
|||||
 |
Sleeve was "made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent Pending" | ||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
Parlophone
started to use a newly designed label in late 1969.
Parlophone radically changed their label design to this
silver style with an EMI boxed logo in white at the
bottom of the label. |
||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD."
(uppercase) was printed around the label rim. " SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was not printed at the center of the label. Tax code was not embossed around the center hole. |
||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
| SIDE-1 | SIDE-1 | The
song titles and artist's name were printed in the narrow "sans-serif" type. |
|||
 |
 |
||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
 |
The "(P)-1963" statement was printed on the left side of the label. |  |
 |
|
| Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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|
OTHER ITEM
|
|||||
| - | |||||
| LABEL | Black Parlophone label with silver print Type-1 (1 EMI Mark) | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-1N | MOTHER & STAMPER |
1 5 / RLA |
|
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-2N | 6 / RM |
|||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
NONE |
||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Single sleeve. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner | ||||
| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner
sleeve Type-1 |
||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Black Parlophone label
with silver print (1 EMI Mark): Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo at the bottom of the label, and the rim text now arches around the top of the label rather than underneath. The name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD..." on the outer rim. These one box Mono Parlophone pressings were made in very small numbers and were only available for a very short time before EMI stopped pressing Mono versions of Please Please Me a few months later. Both Columbia and Parlophone changed their label design adding an EMI boxed logo (one EMI boxed logo label) at the bottom of the label, in 1969: this design with silver text on black background was used from the end of 1969 and the beginning of 1971: In early 1971, Columbia and Parlophone added another EMI logo (two EMI boxed logo label) at the top of the label: this two EMI boxed logo design lasted for many years. Sleeves for the mono edition of "Please Please Me" were produced by two London printing companies: Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. These pressings have sleeves made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. only. The "Photo: Angus McBean" credit was printed to the left. The word "mono", in the upper-right corner of the front cover, was printed in large type. Matrix Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-1N Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
||||
| TITLE | PLEASE PLEASE ME | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | PMC 1202 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | July 1981 / Limited Edition |
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| 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 Place | ||||
| Please Please Me | Twist And Shout | ||||
| FRONT --> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISC | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| INNER SLEEVE | FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
Full vinyl-coated cover, both
sides of the cover are coated with thin vinyl film. The catalog number "PMC 1202" was printed in the upper-right corner of the back cover. |
|
| The word "mono" was printed in large type. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE-UP | LABEL CLOSE-UP | ||||
 |
 |
The credit "ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER..."
(uppercase) was printed around the label rim. The "(P)-1963" statement was printed on the left side of the label. |
|||
| This issue has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. | |||||
| LABEL CLOSE-UP | |||||
 |
This label has a credit of the record company's name combined with the name of the nation, "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED". |  |
|
|
|
| The word "MONO" was added in the upper-right area of the label. | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Matrix
Nos.: Side-1: XEX 421-3 Side-2: XEX 422-2N |
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|
OTHER ITEM
|
|||||
| - | |||||
| LABEL | Yellow Parlophone Type-8 | ||||
| MIX | MONO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | XEX 421-3 | |||
| SIDE 2 | XEX 422-2N | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | EMI RECORDS LIMITED (uppercase) | ||||
| CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..." |
- | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1963 | ||||
| SLEEVE TYPE | Single sleeve. Full vinyl-coated cover. | ||||
| "mono" TEXT SIZE | Large | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. PMC 1202 PCS 3042 | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / Notes: Tony Barrow | ||||
| INNER SLEEVE | White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" type-3 | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
|
COMMENTS
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Reissued in the U.K.
in 1981, this was the first EMI mono edition of “Please
Please Me” since 1969/70. It formed part of a series
comprising eight Parlophone albums, from “Please Please Me”
through “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and two
Apple albums, “The Beatles” and “Yellow Submarine.” The Parlophone reissues featured reproductions of the 1960s black-and-yellow label, with a yellow Parlophone logo at the top and “MONO” printed on the right. The two Apple titles retained Apple labels, also bearing the “MONO” designation. The albums were initially sold individually and were subsequently included in “The Beatles Mono Collection” box set in 1982 (BMC-10). Approximately 10,000 copies of each title are reported to have been pressed, although this figure has not been verified against EMI production records. The pressing quantities of the individual albums should be distinguished from the reported limited quantities of particular box-set editions. This copy has a semi-gloss mono sleeve printed by Garrod & Lofthouse and an original EMI inner sleeve. The “Photo: Angus McBean” credit was printed toward the left, and the word “mono” was printed in large type in the upper-right corner of the front cover. |
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