BEATLES "LOVE ME DO" 1962 UK 1ST RED LABEL.
  £   46
  $   61

 


£ 46 Sold For
May 12, 2007 Sold Date
May 7, 2007 Start Date
£   25 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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                        BEATLES "LOVE ME DO"

ORIGINAL 1962 UK RED LABEL 1ST PRESSING.

RELEASED OCTOBER 5TH 1962 "LOVE ME DO" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST UK SINGLE RELEASE. IT ONLY REACHED A HIGH OF NUMBER 27 IN THE UK CHARTS AND WAS ONLY IN THE CHARTS FOR ONE WEEK!

THIS COPY CARRIES THE ZT TAX CODE.  "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT  AND VERY 1ST STAMPERS

45-R 4949

7XCE.17144/5-1N-1N

STAMPERS G1   T1  

ZT TAX CODE  

"MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT

THE RED PUSH-OUT CENTRE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE. ALL WORDING IS STILL BRIGHT AND CRISP WITH NO RUBING MARKS E.T.C. SIDE TWO DOES HAVE INITIALS WRITTEN ON IT BUT THE LABELS ARE  VERY VERY CLEAN AND VIVID. LABELS DO  CARRY "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT....

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AGAIN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT DOES DISPLAY SOME SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD HAIRLINE (THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED) HOWEVER THE VINYL DOES LIE FLAT WITH NO WARPING.

AUDIO IS AGAIN EXCELLENT. SIDE ONE PLAYS SUPERBLY. SIDE TWO DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT CRACKLE BUT NOTHING THAT INTERFERES WITH LISTENING ENJOYMENT.

HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND RARER TYPE "B"  PARLOPHONE  SLEEVE (WITHOUT THE BOXED LOGO TO FRONT)  THE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT DISPLAYS VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING.

OVERALL AN EXCELELNT EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY 1ST BEATLES UK RELEASE. WHICH OFFERS VERT 1ST ISSUE STAMPERS AND TAX CODE, EXCELLENT LABLES AND VINYL .... STILL A REALLY GREAT COPY !!

 




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