Beatles - Please Please Me - Vinyl record - Mono - 1963

# The Beatles – Please Please Me – 1963/1964 Early UK Mono Pressing – Parlophone PMC 1202 – Original Vintage LP

**Artist:** The Beatles
**Album:** Please Please Me
**Original release year:** 1963
**Pressing period:** 1963–1964 (early UK pressing)
**Country:** United Kingdom
**Label:** Parlophone / EMI
**Catalogue number:** PMC 1202
**Format:** 12\-inch vinyl LP, 33⅓ RPM
**Sound:** Original Mono
**Edition:** Early UK black and yellow Parlophone pressing

### Description

Offered for sale is an early British mono pressing of *Please Please Me*, the historic debut album by The Beatles, originally released on 22 March 1963\.

This is a genuine vintage UK Parlophone pressing from the early 1963–1964 production period, featuring the classic black and yellow Parlophone labels\.

Unlike later reissues, this copy retains several distinctive features associated with the earliest British pressings, making it particularly interesting for Beatles collectors\.

### Collector’s Highlights

- Early UK mono pressing from the original 1963–1964 period\.
- Original Parlophone black and yellow labels\.
- Early label typography with “Recording First Published 1963”\.
- Original\-style laminated sleeve manufactured by Ernest J\. Day & Co\. Ltd\., London\.
- Original vintage EMI Emitex protective inner sleeve\.
- Original Angus McBean cover photograph\.
- Made in Great Britain\.

### Condition

**Vinyl:** Tested and plays very well, with very good sound quality despite its age\. Some visible signs of previous handling and use\.

**Cover:** Original vintage laminated sleeve showing noticeable age\-related wear, creases, edge wear and some damage along the bottom seam\. There is also an old price sticker and a small pen marking on the rear cover\.

**Inner sleeve:** Period EMI Emitex inner sleeve included, showing age\-related wear and creasing\.

Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description\.

### Tracklist

**Side One**

1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Misery
3. Anna (Go to Him)
4. Chains
5. Boys
6. Ask Me Why
7. Please Please Me

**Side Two**

1. Love Me Do
2. P\.S\. I Love You
3. Baby It’s You
4. Do You Want to Know a Secret
5. A Taste of Honey
6. There’s a Place
7. Twist and Shout

### A Piece of Beatles History

*Please Please Me* marked the beginning of one of the most influential recording careers in music history\.

This early British mono pressing offers an opportunity to own an authentic vintage copy from the first years of Beatlemania, rather than a modern reissue\.

A desirable addition to a collection of original British rock and pop records from the 1960s\.

**The photographs show the actual record offered for sale\.**

The LP will be carefully packaged for safe shipping\.