1st press 1O/1G Beatles 1N/1N *Love Me Do* RED PT tax 1/1 MOTHERS

	£		65
	$		86

THE BEATLES
"LOVE ME DO"
1O/1G
&
PT Tax code
RED PARLOPHONE
(Professionally cleaned with Pro-Ject VCS MkII Vacuum Record Cleaner)

Here we have the very first official release by the BEATLES under their EMI label. This was FIRST recorded recording with Ringo on drums, on the 4th of September 1962. It was a week later, when attempting another recording, Ringo was left to give the maracas a shake on "PS I Love You" and tambourine on "Love Me Do." The recordings with Ringo are therefore identified by the -1N/-1N matrix, whilst the Andy White recording has the suffix of -2N/-2N. It is strange, however, EMI decided to release the Ringo version before the re-worked (and so called improved..?)  Andy White version....couldn't have been much of an improvement after all.

Release date was the 5th of October 1962.

Respective positions in the various charts back then were:

Disc Weekly:  24
Melody Maker:  21
New Musical Express:  27
New Record Mirror: 17
Record Retailer: 17

The details of this single up for auction:

Catalogue number: 45-R 4949

Matrix numbers Side 1: 7XCE 17144-1N
Matrix numbers Side 2: 7XCE 17145-1N

Mothers/Stampers Side 1: 1 @ 9 O'clock (WOW!) O @ 3 O'clock
Mothers/Stampers Side 2: 1 @ 9 O'clock (AGAIN, WOW!) G @ 3 O'clock
WONDERFULLY early pressing!

Very Early Tax codes stamped into the run-off at 9 o'clock:
PT
This tax code was ONLY used between November the 26th, 1962 through to Jan the 1st, 1963. A VERY SHORT RUN!


The Labels:
VG.
They are the lovely deep red colour. "Ardmore & Beechwood LTD" is on both sides.
It DOES have the "Made In GT. Britain" statement at 3 O'Clock tp both sides.
The only down-side is the writing to both sides and some slight lifting at the top of side 1, as you can see in the images provided.
 "Lennon-McCartney" credits.

 

Vinyl:
VG.
I have cleaned her with the Pro-Ject VCS MkII Vacuum Record Cleaner.
 Just finished playing both sides through and NO skips, jumps etc. There's some light background noise, as you would expect.
Side 1 is llovely and clear, with side 2 having a revolutionary shhh at the start...But this fades away within a few seconds.
She shines out lovely and brightly now.
There are light marks but as I have said..
 NO SKIPS/STICKS OR JUMPS
They don't make them like this anymore!


Sleeve:
EX.
 Original 1960's "Diamonds" sleeve in superb condition. Only slightly faded through age-aren't we all?! ;).
A SUPERB example of this early sleeve.

NO WARPING OR DISTORTION OF ANY SORT...LOVELY AND FLAT.

ALL IN ALL THIS IS A FANTASTIC PIECE OF BEATLES HISTORY WITH VERY EARLY MOTHERS  STAMPERS-NOT FORGETTING THE VERY EARLY AND SHORTLY LIVED 'PT' TAX CODE TOO.
ALL IN AN ORIGINAL PACKAGE-WITH THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE...LOVELY!

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