Vinyl Album - The Beatles - Please Please Me - Parlophone

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Beatles
Title:	Please Please Me
Label:	Parlophone
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	PCS 3042
Date:	26 Apr 1963
Format:	Stereo LP (also Mono LP)
Genre:	Pop, Beat
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	69 Own, 5 Want
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Beatles	I Saw Her Standing There	McCartney, Lennon	9.3 Rate
A2	The Beatles	Misery	McCartney, Lennon	9.3 Rate
A3	The Beatles	Anna (Go To Him)	Alexander	8.7 Rate
A4	The Beatles	Chains	Goffin, King	7.0 Rate
A5	The Beatles	Boys	Dixon, Farrell	6.5 Rate
A6	The Beatles	Ask Me Why	McCartney, Lennon	7.5 Rate
A7	The Beatles	Please Please Me	McCartney, Lennon	9.3 Rate
B1	The Beatles	Love Me Do	McCartney, Lennon	9.0 Rate
B2	The Beatles	P.S. I Love You	McCartney, Lennon	10.0 Rate
B3	The Beatles	Baby It's You	David, Williams, Bacharach	8.0 Rate
B4	The Beatles	Do You Want To Know A Secret	McCartney, Lennon	8.5 Rate
B5	The Beatles	A Taste Of Honey	Scott, Marlow	7.5 Rate
B6	The Beatles	There's A Place	McCartney, Lennon	9.0 Rate
B7	The Beatles	Twist And Shout	Medley, Russell	8.0 Rate

Notes

UK Chart Entry: 6 Apr1963
Highest Position: 1
Total Weeks on Chart: 70
Released in Mono and Stereo Versions
The Beatles 1st album. This has been pressed a number of times, early issues can be identified, later 1980s, 1990s issues only have font style changes on the label. There are also a number of changes of the cover, the most noticable being the size of the word 'Stereo', and the printer, E J Day, or Garrod & Lofthouse.

1st Issue. Gold on Black labels, with Credits for Dick James Music, or Northern Songs, for McCartney and Lennon songs, except Please Please Me, Ask My Why, P.S. I love You and Love Me Do

2nd Issue Yellow On Black, Parlophone Co. Ltd perimeter text, found with, or without publishing date. Spring 1963

3rd Issue Yellow On Black - as with 2nd issue, but with 'Sold In The UK' banner text, all copies have publishing dates. From 1965

4th Issue, Yellow On Black - as with 3rd issue, but with Gramophone Co. Ltd perimeter text. From 1965

5th Issue, Yellow On Black - Gramophone Co. Ltd perimeter text, No 'Sold In The Uk' perimeter text, from 1969.

6th Silver on Black, One EMI box at bottom, from late 1969.

7th Silver on Black, Two EMI boxes at Top, and Bottom, from 1973

8th Silver on Black, Two EMI boxes, but with EMI Records Ltd perimeter text.

9th Silver On Black, Two EMI boxes, but with 'All Rights' perimeter text. Note, there are 3 different fonts with this issue

10th Gold On Black new Catalogue Number 0094638241614, This will be dealt as a seperate entry.

Images

Number: 451673 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 1963 Cover large Stereo	Number: 542390 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Front cover Medium size Stereo 1965	Number: 1990487 Uploaded By: BEATLEJOHN Description: Small STEREO / 1969 Garrod and Lofthouse	Number: 451674 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Sleeve Back E J Day Printers / Tri-Flap
Number: 1990492 Uploaded By: BEATLEJOHN Description: Garrod & Lofthouse -Patents Pending - Tri flipback - 1968/69	Number: 874848 Uploaded By: jordansongs Description: Garrod & Lofthouse - w/ Patent number - Early 70s twin-flipback sleeve.	Number: 451728 Uploaded By: kab2112 SUBS Description: Back Cover Garrod and Lofthouse - No Flaps Mid 70s	Number: 1990504 Uploaded By: BEATLEJOHN Description: Back Cover Garrod and Lofthouse - No Flaps - Mid/Late 70s - Both Mono and Stereo number at bottom
Number: 451675 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: A side Dick James Credit (FIRST ISSUE)	Number: 451676 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: B side Dick James credit (FIRST ISSUE)	Number: 451677 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: a side Northern Songs (FIRST ISSUE / corrected publishing)	Number: 451678 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: b side Northern Songs (FIRST ISSUE / corrected publishing)
Number: 542382 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 2nd issue small 33 1/3 and no date A	Number: 542383 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 2nd issue small 33 1/3 and no date B	Number: 542384 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 3rd pressing text and date A	Number: 542385 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 3rd pressing text and date B
Number: 542600 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Parlophone text SIUK 1965 A	Number: 542601 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Parlophone text SIUK 1965 B	Number: 542602 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Gramophone text SIUK 1965 A	Number: 542604 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Gramophone text SIUK 1965 B
Number: 455223 Uploaded By: pvedsted Description: Side one. With small 33 1/3	Number: 455224 Uploaded By: pvedsted Description: Side two. With small 33 1/3	Number: 542606 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 1969 No Sold in the Uk text (P)1963 A	Number: 542607 Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: 1969 No Sold in the Uk text (P)1963 B
Number: 453996 Uploaded By: gordon7009 Description: One Box EMI Side 1	Number: 453997 Uploaded By: gordon7009 Description: One Box EMI Side 2	Number: 1949328 Uploaded By: Rockslusk Description: Side 1 alt. layout (No Line breake)	Number: 1949329 Uploaded By: Rockslusk Description: Side 2 alt. layout (Different line breake)
Number: 451729 Uploaded By: kab2112 SUBS Description: Side 1 label	Number: 451730 Uploaded By: kab2112 SUBS Description: Side 2 label	Number: 1990512 Uploaded By: BEATLEJOHN Description: 2 EMI BOX - EMI text side A	Number: 1990513 Uploaded By: BEATLEJOHN Description: 2 EMI BOX - EMI text side B
Number: 473847 Uploaded By: An6y66 Description: side one pathe marconi contract pressing	Number: 473848 Uploaded By: An6y66 Description: side two pathe marconi contract pressing	Number: 1970626 Uploaded By: Gilberts004 Description: Side 1 Label Alt. Font	Number: 1970627 Uploaded By: Gilberts004 Description: Side 2 Label Alt Font
Number: 473849 Uploaded By: An6y66 Description: front cover no 'stereo' in top right corner. Later sleeve with no flip backs.	Number: 542297 Uploaded By: guineapig Description: Back cover variations. Barcode and different text at bottom.	Number: 542298 Uploaded By: guineapig Description: Barcode addition	Number: 542299 Uploaded By: guineapig Description: Text at bottom and printing detail
Number: 542339 Uploaded By: guineapig Description: Side 1 label variation.	Number: 542340 Uploaded By: guineapig Description: Side 2 label variation	Number: 542391 HIDDEN Uploaded By: roboleyton Description: Front cover Small size Stereo 1969

Comments and Reviews


The Blues Breaker 16th Feb 2023		Apparently clean 1st printing up on EBay: https://tinyurl.com/sh2ve43s



uinvrmh 12th Feb 2021		Er, nope, sorry. Think you’ll have to wait for the £16 one to come along. That’s testing your patience though and maybe your best bet is a seller at a car boot sale who doesn’t know the real value. Best of luck!



Magic Marmalade 12th Feb 2021		Can you lend me 16 grand then? :) (On the understanding that I can't pay you back... ever.) I'm poor.



uinvrmh 12th Feb 2021		Good try MM but I’m afraid you’ll have to raid a much larger personal piggie bank to get it.



Magic Marmalade 12th Feb 2021		Ooh, that's reasonable! ... What currency is a "K"? ...I can spare 16 pounds to convert to Ks to buy it! :)



uinvrmh 12th Feb 2021		If you are interested and have deep pockets, there’s a gold and black copy in VG++/VG+ condition for just under £16k on eBay!!!



Gilberts004 10th Jun 2019		Two images Close to giuneapigs, with alternate Font



Rockslusk 12th May 2019		Added label pics with different line braking then any other here what I can see. No marking like NCB or GEMA indicates any other country than UK although I bought it in Sweden.



jordansongs 1st Nov 2015		Added twin-flipback rear sleeve from early 70s issue. Front of sleeve is the same as An6y66's without the 'stereo' (473849).



roboleyton 4th May 2015		This was one of the last LP,s to convert to Yellow & Black, but one of the more notable. There were 500 pressed, with about 150 being in Stereo, simply because Mono was more popular.



deepinder cheema 4th May 2015		Thanks for the information. As an aside am I correct in this Parlophone LP was the last of the coveted black and gold label before EMI introduced the matt black paper and yellow ink label design?



roboleyton 4th May 2015		Please Please Me, and Ask Me Why were published before the setting up of Northern Songs, all the rest after. The first labels that carry the credits as Dick James Music, is a printers error.



deepinder cheema 3rd May 2015		Why were Lennon McCartney songs publishing changed from Dick James to Northern Songs whilst Please Please Me remained the same Dick James Music?



roboleyton 23rd Aug 2014		Images 92600 & 1 Parlophone rim text, Sold in the UK 1965 pressing Images 92602 & 4 Gramophone rim text Sold in The UK 1965 pressing, with Large 33 1/3.(see Images 5223/4 for comparison) Images 92606 & 7 No Sold in The Uk text (P)1963, 1969 pressing.



roboleyton 22nd Aug 2014		Images 92382 & 92383 2nd pressing no date small 33 1/3rd Images 92384 & 92385 3rd pressing 'Recording first published 1963' text Image 92390 Sleeve with Medium sized stereo from 1965 Image 92391 Sleeve with Small sized stereo from 1969



guineapig 22nd Aug 2014		I've added images 92339 and 92340 from a later issue with bar code, variations at the bottom of the rear cover and label variations.The text is arranged differently and the perimeter text reads "All rights of the producer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting of this record prohibited. Manufactured in the UK by EMI records limited"



wordnwot 29th Apr 2014		I ad wona dees gold label jobies. Sold it to a pikey from up the Pool in 1994 for 400 smackers.



revivalvinyl1961 4th Mar 2014		i have the large stereo pressing y&b label no sold in uk



An6y66 16th Nov 2013		added made in france marconi contract pressings and sleeve without stereo on the the front



gordon7009 8th Sep 2013		"One EMI Box" labels uploaded. The cover for this record is a "Small Stereo" front cover with flipbacks.



roboleyton 2nd Sep 2013		thanks kab2112, that's the 1973 (7th pressing) out the way.



kab2112 SUBS 2nd Sep 2013		Back cover and label scans from a later re-issue uploaded



roboleyton 2nd Sep 2013		Images uploaded 1673 & 74 1963 Sleeve printed by E J Day, Large Stereo on Front 1675 & 76 Gold on Black ( or Dark Brown), Dick James Music publishing credits. 1677 & 78 Gold on Black Northern Songs publishing credits.