BEATLES 2nd Press UK Black Parlophone 45 - Love Me Do / PS I Love You EX-
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eBay ID: mikeharb83
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.
All photos are of the actual item on sale. I do not use stock or 'borrowed' images.
THE BEATLES
Love Me Do / PS I Love You
Mega Rare BLACK Parlophone Label Press!
This listing is for a very rare 2nd press copy of the Beatles debut 45 Love Me Do / PS I Love You on the Black Parlophone label.
When this single was originally released back in October 1962 it came out on the older style red Parlophone label. It did modestly in the charts, reaching 17 before dropping back down again. Soon after, after the success of the followup single Please Please Me, a debut album was hastily recorded and released in March. Around this time the labels on the Parlophone singles changed from red to black, long after this single had dropped out of the charts. As both songs were now already available on the album, there was zero point in buying this single any more. Barely any sold at all, making the later black label copies extremely hard to find!
This is a wonderful example of this very rare disc. Copies almost always turn up completely trashed, but this copy is in a very clean, respectable condition!
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 1963 Catalogue Number R 4949 Label Black Parlophone with no Sold in UK statement. Tax Code on Disc KT embossed on pushout centre. MPZT stamped in deadwax at 9 o'clock. Sleeve Manufacturer - Side 1 Matrix Number 7XCE 17144-1N Side 2 Matrix Number 7XCE 17145-1N Side 1 Stampers 1 / RP Side 2 Stampers 1 / RA Cover Condition The company sleeve is in VG condition. The sleeve has some light creasing and wear and tear as you can see in the photos below, but none of the seams have split, so the sleeve is holding nice and solid. Inner Sleeve Condition - Inserts Condition - Disc Condition(VISUALLY GRADED) The disc is in EX- condition. The disc has a really nice, clean shine to it and just some light scuffing here and there. Nothing at all bad or serious - very rare to find this disc in such a clean condition! Label Condition The labels are in EX+ condition. The labels are very clean with no writing, stickers etc. There's a small mark on the side 2 label where there's a tiny tear on the pushout centre but overall the labels are looking great. There's some light spindlewear with a touch of whitening around the centrehole. Nice labels!
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My Regarding Vinyl Grading:
MINT No true preowned disc can be mint. The highest I will ever grade a disc is NM+/M- if it looks untouched and unplayed, but the MINT description will only be for records I personally know have never been played (i.e. I personally bought from new) or for copies that are still sealed. NEAR MINT (NM) For discs that look near flawless and which may have just the slightest, barely visible little whispy marks here and there. EXCELLENT (EX) For discs that still retain a brilliant, clean shine but does have some light scuffs here and there. VERY GOOD (VG) For discs that still look clean and have a nice shine to them, but do have a fair amount of light scuffmarks and/or some light scratches. GOOD (G) For discs that look like they have been loved and have a fair amount of scuffs and surface scratches. Not in terrible condition, but would look like it would play with a lot of crackle. FAIR (F) For discs that may have some life left in them but are pretty trashed with numerous surface scuffs and heavier scuffs and scratches etc POOR (P) For discs that are unplayable and look completely trashed. Discs like this would only ever be offered if they were insanely rare.price rating
