The Beatles - Love Me Do - Rare Mispressed Withdrawn 7" EU Vinyl 45 - New
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Description
The Beatles Love Me Do Limited Edition 50th Anniversary 7 Inch 45RPM reissue .
The first pressing of this special 50th Anniversary re-release of the “Love Me Do” single was withdrawn due to manufacturing errors and then reissued. The first run of the discs has two specific discrepancies. The first is that they used the Please Please Me album version on the record instead of the original single version. The album version has Andy White on drums and Ringo Starr on tambourine, whereas the correct single version has Ringo on drums. Secondly, the label on the a-side (with “Love Me Do”), has the record number used on the original release, which is R-4949, but the b-side (with “P.S. I Love You”), has the number listed as R-4714. That number was originally used on the Parlophone Records single “Portrait of My Love” by Matt Monro.
Corrected copies were issued with a re-release date of Oct. 22, 2012 that contain the correct version of “Love Me Do” but the b-side labels still have the incorrect catalog number.
Corrected copies have the number BC91232 – 01 while the original erred discs have BC88258 01A1 instead.
This is a rare withdrawn copy - another identifier is that the text is a 'dull grey' rather than the lighter silver of the more common re-pressing with the corrected A side.
Overview
October 4th 1962 saw a review in trade magazine Record Retailer of a debut single from a new band that was coming out the next day. It read: "A new group from the Liverpool area. Their first record but they already have a strong following and this seems to be the strongest outsider of the week."
Love Me Do by The Beatles was released on 5th October 1962 and that band of outsiders were off on their journey that would eventually lead them to conquer the world. Within a week the single entered the UK chart at 49 and it was eventually to go as high as 17 while spending 18 weeks on the chart.
To celebrate this important date in the history of British rock, this "replica" of the original single in the original colourful house Parlophone sleeve has been released . The audio is taken from the mono remaster of 2009 to ensure highest quality playback.
Limited edition which will not be re-manufactured.
Tracklisting :
Side 1
Love Me Do
Side 2
P.S. I Love You
Cover : Replica Company Sleeve .
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