UK PARLOPHONE EP -BEATLES-TWIST& SHOUT-TEST PRESSING

£ 540

$ 716

£ 540 Sold For

Aug 25, 2008 Sold Date

Aug 18, 2008 Start Date

£ 3 Start price

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WITH THE HYSTERIA SURROUNDING THE BEATLES, RUSH-RELEASES OF THEIR FIRST EP WERE SENT TO EMI EXECUTIVES, NO DOUBT ANXIOUS TO HEAR FURTHER PRODUCT FROM THE GROUP.

THIS TWO -TRACK SINGLE HAS BOTH TRACKS PRESSED ON THE SAME SIDE.

THIS IS UNUSUAL FOR EMI, AS THEY PRESSED ALL THEIR SINGLES, UNLIKE DECCA, WITH TRACKS ON EACH SIDE

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT A HANDFUL OF THESE TEST PRESSINGS WERE MANUFACTURED, AND SENT TO THE CHAIRMEN, SIR JOSEPH LOCKWOOD, AND OTHER HIGH RANKING DIRECTORS, FOR INSTANT HEARING.

I KNOW OF NO OTHER EP TEST PRESSINGS, AS THESE WERE NEVER EVEN SENT OUT TO INFLUENTIAL MUSIC MEDIA- THIS IS A REAL ODDITY, AND PEICE OF MUSICAL HISTORY TOO!!

THIS IS A UK PARLOPHONE TEST PRESSING 7 " SINGLE FEATURING THE BEATLES

THE TRACKS ARE ENTITLED '' TWIST & SHOUT AND LONG TALL SALLY"

THE B-SIDE IS JUST A BLANK DISC FACE

THERE ARE VERY FAINT SURFACE MARKS, BUT NOTHING THAT DETRACTS FROM THE MUSICAL CONTENT

On 21-Aug-08 at 19:02:00 BST, seller added the following information:

FOLKS- I THINK OLD AGE IS CREEPING IN.

TRACK TWO SHOULD READ " A TASTE OF HONEY"- NOT "LONG TALL SALLY"

I APOLOGISE FOR THIS ERROR- FOR SOME REASON I HAD THIS TRACK ON MY MIND !!

On 22-Aug-08 at 21:28:16 BST, seller added the following information:

MATRIX NUMBER ON THE RECORD IS 7 TCE 762 -2N

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