Please Please Me
Record Sleeve
1963 (first issued), 1988 (made)
1963 (first issued), 1988 (made)
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Cover sleeve for the long-playing record 'Please Please Me' recorded by The Beatles for EMI Records, The Gramophone Co. Ltd./Parlophone. The design features portraits of all the band members.
Object details
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| Title | Please Please Me |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Cover sleeve for the long-playing record 'Please Please Me' recorded by The Beatles. Photography by Angus McBean. Published by EMI Records, The Gramophone Co. Ltd./Parlophone, Great Britain. 1988 reprint of the original 1963 design. |
| Physical description | Cover sleeve for the long-playing record 'Please Please Me' recorded by The Beatles for EMI Records, The Gramophone Co. Ltd./Parlophone. The design features portraits of all the band members. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with title, credits and 'Photo: Angus McBean'. |
| Credit line | Given by Kevin Edge |
| Production | This is a 1988 reprint of the original 1963 design. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Oak, Arlene. Shake it up Baby! Graphics recording change: Beatles album covers 1963-70. RCA/V&A MA thesis, 1992.
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| Accession number | E.1810-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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