Beatles / Please Please Me
Japan Tour Only Apple Edition 1st Press LP

Apple AP - 8675

Appendices: "Red OBI”, “Different G/F Cover w/ Booklet ( attached inside gate-fold )", “Inner-Bag” & “Red Wax”
( INSERT is not originally issued for this item )

Description: This is Apple Edition 1st Press copy ( released in 1969 ) of Japan only-album "Please Please Me" ( originally issued to commemorate their 1966 Japan tour ). Insert is not originally issued for this item. Instead the 8 page colorful booklet is originally inlayed inside gate-fold cover to show "Japanese liner notes", "English & Japanese lyrics" & "Colorful photos of their stage". It’s hard to find this copy even in our country. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: Please please me, Anna, I saw her standing there, Boys, Misery, Chains, Ask me why

Side B: Twist and shout, A taste of honey, Love me do, Do you want to know a secret, Baby it’s you, There’s a place, PS I love you


Condition: G+/NM ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is lightly worn on the corners & outer edges. It’s lightly tanned and stained on the surface of white portions. Some scratch lines are on the left of front & back side. Each page of inlayed booklet is lightly rippled on its surfaces. Otherwise it has no tear, dent, strip & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is nearly TOP in condition, keeping glossy. There are a few to several spindle-marks on the label of Side B. Otherwise it has none of any scuff, scratch & hairline, which can be rated as "NM". No flaw on the groove…very clean disc, we guarantee you.

OBI: VG, being lightly rippled on the surface of each side, while being lightly stained on that of back. A supply-tag is still in the top of back.

INSERT: Insert is not originally issued for this item. Instead the booklet is inlayed inside gate-fold cover.

INNER-BAG: G+, being creased with ring-crease on the surface of each side.