BEATLES Help 45 1965 'Earliest' 1st Press SAMPLE

	£		99
	$		131

Will all buyers please note that my computer will be offline between late Tuesday 22nd June & Monday the 28th June.  However i will be happy to answer any questions on this item when I am up and running again on the Tuesday the 29th!  GOOD LUCK!

On offer here is a VERY rare single (especially in this condition!!!!) called "Help!" by The Beatles and is a UK 1965 1st pressing on the 1st Press Parlophone label!!!! The B side is called 'Im Down'. THIS SINGLE IS SERIOUSLY RARE IN EVERY RESPECT!!!!  IN FACT THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES SINGLES YOU WILL EVER SEE!!!!  THIS SINGLE NEVER HAD A DEMO RELEASE AND ONLY 'SAMPLE' COPYS WITH 'DEMO' COVERS WERE EVER SENT OUT BEFORE RELEASE!!!!  AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS WITH A SAMPLE STICKER ON ONE LABEL, DEMO COVER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL MEGA EARLY MOTHER & STAMPER CODES - SHOWING THAT THIS SINGLE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE PRESS!!!!  DEMOS HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN FOR THIS SINGLE - AND SO THIS SINGLE IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A DEMO AND SERIOUSLY RARE!!!!  JUST SHOWING HOW RARE THIS SINGLE ACTUALLY IS - IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALISE THAT THIS SINGLE WAS PRESSED IN ABSOLUTELY HUGE AMOUNTS - WITH MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS BEING MADE.  100s (AND QUITE POSSIBLY 1000s) OF DIFFERENT MOTHER & STAMPER CODE COMBINATIONS WERE USED AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLING BEATLES SINGLES OF ALL TIME!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS SINGLE EVEN RARER STILL!!!!  OUT OF ALL THE MANY MANY COPIES PRESSED IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS WITH A DEMO COVER & SAMPLE STICKER!!!!  THIS SINGLE AMAZINGLY HAS 2/R 2/R MOTHER AND STAMPER CODES (THE EARLIEST I HAVE EVER SEEN) - SHOWING IT WAS QUITE LITERALLY ONE OF THE FIRST SINGLES OFF THE PRESSES AND PRESSED WAY BEFORE RELEASE!!!!  AND WHAT MAKES THIS SINGLE EVEN MORE GENIUNE IS THAT IT HAS A 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER ON SIDE 1 - WHICH IS SO CLEARLY 100% GENIUNE!!!! AND AS MENTIONED BEFORE - IT ALSO COMES IN AN ORIGINAL 'DEMO' COVER!!!!  THE 'TOP POP' DEMO COVER WAS USED FOR DEMOS AND LIMITED PRE-RELEASE STOCK COPIES ONLY!!!!  MOST OF THESE WERE LOST OR BADLY DAMAGED OVER THE YEARS - SO IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND A 'PRE-RELEASE' SINGLE STILL COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'TOP POP' DEMO COVER!!!!  DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE SERIOUS RARITY OF THIS SINGLE!!!!  THE CHANCES OF FINDING ANOTHER ONE WITH 2/R 2/R MOTHER & STAMPER CODES, A SAMPLE STICKER ON ONE LABEL & A DEMO COVER AGAIN IS VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS SINGLE IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS THE 1965 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PARLOPHONE LABEL, 'SOLD IN THE UK' TEXT, 'PARLOPHONE COMPANY' EDGE TEXT, 2/R 2/R MOTHER & STAMPER CODES, 1ST PRESS 2/2 MATRIX ENDINGS, A 'KT' TAX CODE, AND 1ST PRESS 'TOP POP' DEMO SLEEVE!!!!  THIS SINGLE IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING COMPLETE WITH ALL DETAILS MENTIONED ABOVE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL 1965 UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Parlophone label and the Cat No is R 5305.

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS SINGLE HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The record is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s singles had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This record is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 3 or 4 MEGA light NON sounding wispy scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss, and barely ANY crackle!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The single must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The 1st Press DEMO 'Top Pop' Sleeve is in BRILLIANT condition with NO rips, NO tears, NO writing, barely ANY yellowing, and only a TINY tax sticker in one corner!!!!  THESE 'TOP POP' DEMO SLEEVES ARE SERIOUSLY RARE IN THIS CONDITION!!!! The sleeve must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE SERIOUS RARITY OF THIS SINGLE!!!!  IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME (IF EVER) BEFORE YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO OWN AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS SINGLE - COMPLETE WITH 2/R 2/R MOTHER & STAMPER CODES, 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER, & DEMO COVER AGAIN!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a great looking record and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE single!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1965 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "HELP!" BY THE BEATLES, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £1.50 in the UK, £2 Europe, £3 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: