Beatles DEMO FACTORY SAMPLE She Loves You 7" UK 1963

	£		44
	$		58

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She Loves You / I'll Get You
TEST PRESSING:         1963 2nd Pressing 'FACTORY SAMPLE' version
Appearing and Playing in EXCELLENT CONDITION  

HISTORY
Release Date: 23rd August 1963 (First Pressing)
A huge hit for The Beatles - No1 across the globe.  When this record became No1 in the UK it truly established the Beatles as artists with staying power and also showcased the unique songwriting gifts that both Lennon and McCartney were offering the music world.
"She Loves You" was the first song by The Beatles to sell a million copies in Britain alone. It remained the best-selling single in the United Kingdom for fourteen years, only to be beaten out by Wings' "Mull of Kintyre," a band founded by McCartney himself.
The single entered the charts on 31 August, and remained there for 31 consecutive weeks. It reached number one on 14 September, remained there for a month, and returned for a second time on 30 November.
The single "SHE LOVES YOU" sold over 500,000 just after the release in August, after their Swedish tour in October the Beatlemania erupted and the single sold almost 1,500,000 by the end of the year.

This particular item has been issed with a 'Factory Sample Not For Sale' sticker meaning it would have been in the initial amount of pressings and reserved for promotional purposes by EMI - It could have been forwarded to friends, music colleagues, radio stations etc.  Factory Sample stickered records are usually in a lot better quality than average and also are limited to possible 100 - 200 in total.  Because each sticker is individually placed - it makes each item unique.   
After the test pressings were approved, and copies were run with the promo labels on them, the printer then loaded the machines with the proper labels for the disk's standard release. Then samples were taken from possibly each press machine making the records, and affixed with a sticker (red ink on white) and checked for quality. Except for the sticker, the disk is exactly as it will be when it is released.

TRACK LISTING
SIDE A: She Loves you
SIDE B: I'll Get You 

CATALOGUE NUMBERS
CATALOGUE NO:   R 5055
SIDE A: Matrix No: 7XCE.17395
             Stampers: 3 o'clock - GPO
                               6 o'clock - 7XCE 17395-1N
                               9 o'clock - I
SIDE B: Matrix No: 7XCE.17396
             Stampers: 3 o'clock - GOH
                               6 o'clock - 7XCE 17396-1N
                               8 o'clock - 4 
             Tax Code: P,T,K

SLEEVE CONDITION
Parlophone Green sleeve type-1a''' : Straight cut at top and "6'- to 50'- EMI Record Tokens" advert on back.
EMI company name is corrected: (Controlled by Electric & Musical Instruments Industries Ltd)
CONDITION: EX - slight storage wearing, very slight folding around corners indicating the shape of the vinyl within.

LABELS
'THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.' is printed at the perimeter in capital letters.
The 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963' statement is printed at the left part of the label. 
It does not have the central remark "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." yet.
Push-out center, tax code is "P, T, K" on Side 2.
Credited to publisher's name "NORTHERN SONGS LTD."
The silver Parlophone logo mark is small type.
The "t" in "MADE IN Gt BRITAIN" text is small letter.
CONDITION: THERE ARE NO SCUFFS, RIPS, FINGERPRINTS, SMUDGES TO REPORT. 
                    Only one or two light spindle marks evident under bright light Side 1, Spindle marks evident Side 2. 
The TYPE A Factory Sample sticker is bright, clear and unscuffed and is the genuine article. (for how to spot fakes go to www.beatles.collecting.co.uk/factorysamples.html) 

VINYL
Matrices suffixed with "1N" on both sides.
CONDITION: THE VINYL UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND HEAVY INSPECTION SHOWS LOTS LIGHT MARKS BUT NOTHING TOO SERIOUS.  THE 45 ITSELF PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO SKIPS OR CRACKLES AND THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT AUDIBLE HISS AT THE BEGINNING OF SIDE 2.

SUMMARY
GENUINE FACTORY SAMPLE BEATLES RELATED ITEMS FROM THIS TIME PERIOD RARELY APPEAR IN THIS CONDITION AND CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, PARTICULARLY BY BEATLES FANS AND COLLECTORS WITH AN OVERALL INTEREST IN MUSIC HISTORY.  THE ITEM WOULD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN 1963, AT A TIME OF BEATLEMANIA AND OVERWHELMING DEMAND, AND EVENTUALLY BELONGED TO SOMEONE WHO MADE SURE IT WAS WELL LOOKED AFTER. 
IN SUMMARY THIS ITEM IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A PIECE OF MUSIC HISTORY THAT STILL STANDS THE TEST OF TIME.

Available worldwide - Please add £3 for overseas delivery

please add £1 for recorded delivery in the UK

Please contact to discuss recorded delivery to a destination overseas 

Combined postage for multiple items available - please browse my other listings

about STEW3a : I have collected Beatles vinyls and memorabilia for over 20 years and have an interest also in producing the very best professional service when selling vinyls.  Many of the items listed have been in my personal collection for many years and have been well looked after.  I can also answer questions generally about Beatles related items if necessary - unconnected to my own personal sales. 

HOW WILL THE ITEMS BE SENT?
7" Records:  The items will be sealed in a plastic sleeve before being placed securely in a reinforced (cardboard backed) appropriately sized envelope.  The envelope will also be sealed with tape for security reasons.   All items will need to be signed for, this is my guarantee to ensure delivery, to keep strictly to ebay policy, and to maintain my own commitment to a professional service.
If deemed necessary the vinyl may be seperated and sealed seperately from the picture sleeve(s) during transit in order to guarantee condition.
Also if deemed necessary additional cardboard reinforcement may be considered.
An email will be sent advising of the Tracking Number in order that the item can be tracked via the Royal Mail website.
Discounts on the postage of multiple items is available although each item will be wrapped and secured seperately. 

HOW QUICK CAN THE ITEMS BE SENT? 
Next day delivery cannot be guaranteed - although this is the aim - but a quick turnaround is promised so that the item is delivered as soon as possible.  With regards to overseas, again items will need to be signed for, and the time taken will depend on how Royal Mail takes to deliver to any particular area of the world.  With regards to North America this is often 3/4 working days, and with regards to Japan can be up to 8 working days.

WHAT IF I AM NOT SATISFIED?  
I will be available to discuss any issues, and provide full reimbursements (including postage) once the item has been sent back to me.  My commitment to provide a professional service remains after deliveries have been received.   

Business Seller Information: Stuart Matthews.                 _     Contact Telephone Number: 07548 202248 (if outside UK please dial 00 44 7548 202248)