THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME 7" - UK EMIDISC ACETATE RECORDING. Unbelievable to see UK Emidisc 7" acetate (single sided) recording of Please Please Me. Released with a printed Emidisc label with handwritten "Please Please Me. The Beatles". The acetate is in clean VG condition. Showing some light and minor surface marks/scuffs, there are absolutely no heavier marks or feelable scratches to the playing surfaces. The label is in clean order showing only minor wear. There is no deterioration to the lacquer on the playing side (with some minor wear to the lacquer around the rim), with some 'ring' like effects to the non-playing side.

PROVENANCE: Obtained by the vendor from a 69 year old British lady who brought in 4 boxes of records to his shop to sell . She explained that her father Laurence Payne was in The Savoy Orpheans Band and later in the 50's and 60's was a session musician. Her mother had once had tea with The Beatles and she still had a signed photograph from them (she kept that). She could not tell me exactly how the acetates had come into her possession but that her father had lots of records and items given to him over the years. Record collector magazine ran a feature on these 2 acetates in 2017 and said "As for value you are looking at a small fortune as each acetate will fetch thousands of pounds as they really are incredibly sought-after items for Beatles collectors worldwide".