BEATLES Hold Your Hand 1964 pic sleeve MINT from Greece
£
63
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84
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Description
Rare picture sleeve single made in Greece in (possibly) 1964. Apparently produced in very limited numbers. I have seen a similar on-sale in Ebay for more than £200.
This single was produced by Odeon/Parlophone. The back of the sleeve says in Greek: "Beatles the emperors of vinyl and their greatest hits only on Odeon/Parlophone records". So, the same sleeve was used for other Beatles hit singles; those hits are all listed at the back of the sleeve (see photo 2). This particular sleeve contained record ref GMSP45 Side A: I want to hold your hand, Side B: I wanna be your man. GMSP is the country of issue code.
The single had minimal play upon purchase and has been kept in storage since then. So it is in fantastic condition:
a. Vinyl is in near mint condition with no scratches, marks, etc. Purple Parlophone label centre. See photo 3.
b. sleeve in excellent condition with no tears, cuts, scratches. There is no colour fading; the colours are strong and clear as when record was bought from new around 45 years' ago (look how strong the front sleeve colours appear on photo 1 - and that's just my photo !). On the back of the sleeve, the original owner circled in blue pen the name of the record included in the sleeve when he bought it
Rare records at this great condition very rarely become available. I include price for standard postage but please let me know if you require Registered post.
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