BEATLES 1964 3rd Press UK BLACK Parlophone 45 - Love Me Do - W/ SOLD IN UK VG+
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Please be aware that all records are VISUALLY graded only - all grades are given based on how they appear under my desk lamp - since I do not own a record player. I cannot guarantee that discs will be click and skip free, although any marks and scratches that might possibly cause such problems will be highlighted clearly in the description.
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THE BEATLES
Love Me Do / PS I Love You
Etremely Rare 3rd Press Black Label Copy from 1964, with 'Sold in UK' Statement!
This listing is for an extremely rare 3rd pressing of the Beatles debut single 'Love Me Do' / 'PS I Love You'. Not only is this copy of the later black Parlophone label, but also features the 'Sold in UK' statement in the pushout centre!
When this single was originally released back in October 1962 it did pretty modestly, reaching number 17 in the charts. After the release of their follow-up single, Please Please Me, an album was hastily recorded and released in March 1963. By then, the single had long dropped out of the charts.
Because both songs on this single were on the album, there was absolutely zero need to by a replacement copy of this single, and so any copies that feature the later black Parlophone labels in general are in themselves very, very hard to find.
But this copy is from even later and features the 'Sold in UK' statement! The label style and company sleeve date this pressing to 1964. By this time the Beatles were into the Hard Day's Night era and this particular single would only have been available to buy via special order. Because of this, and because the songs were already available to listen to on the Please Please Me album, pretty much zero copies of this single ever turn up!
This is an incredibly rare opportunity to be able to add this single to your collection. Due to how few were ever manufactured back in 1964 they just never come up for sale today! A great opportunity to add this mega rare single to your collection!
Please check out large, detailed photos of this record at the bottom of this listing.
Title Love Me Do / PS I Love You Year of Release 1964 Catalogue Number R 4949 Label Black Parlophone with 'Sold in UK' Statement Tax Code on Disc In the pushout centre the taxcode is on side 2 and is KT. In the side 1 deadwax the taxcode is KMPZT and in the deadwax of side 1 the taxcode is MPZT Sleeve Manufacturer - Side 1 Matrix Number 7XCE 17144-1N Side 2 Matrix Number 7XCE 17145-1N Side 1 Stampers 1 / RL Side 2 Stampers 1 / RL Cover Condition The company sleeve is in VG condition. It's holding up okay and has no splits in the seams, but is showing its age a little with some light creasing as you can see in the photos below. Usually these company sleeves turn up pretty trashed due to how fragile they are, but this one's looking pretty good! Inner Sleeve Condition - Inserts Condition - Disc Condition(VISUALLY GRADED) The disc is in VG++ condition. The disc has a really nice shine to it and has some light ,faint scuffing. But there's nothing at all serious and looks really decent for its age. Nice example! Label Condition The labels are in EX condition. The labels are clean with bright, silver text. There's just a light, faint spindlewear and a touch of whitening around the centrehole. Very nice labels!
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