BEATLES LOVE ME DO 1962 1ST PRESS RED PARLOPHONE LABEL

£ 51

$ 68

£ 51 Sold For

Apr 28, 2004 Sold Date

Apr 18, 2004 Start Date

£ 10 Start price

8 Number Of Bids

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THE BEATLES - LOVE ME DO / P.S. I LOVE YOU 7" SINGLE

I AM INVITING BIDS ON A VERY RARE BEATLES COLLECTABLE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESSING OF THEIR FIRST EVER PARLOPHONE SINGLE FROM 1962. THIS VERSION OF LOVE ME DO IS NOTABLE FOR FEATURING RINGO STARR ON DRUMS, AND THE ABSENCE OF TAMBOURINE ON THE TRACK (Different from the 'Please Please Me' album version on which session musician Andy White plays drums and Ringo plays tambourine!).

1. The record is on the RED/SILVER Parlophone label, it has text 'The parlophone Co. Ltd...' in lower case on the label circumference.

2. Text 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1962' is on the label. There is no 'Made in Great Britain' credit. Also no 'Sold in U.K.' label text.

3. Record has pushout centre (still intact!) consistent with pre-1967 Beatles singles. Also there is no 'MONO' text on the label as appears on the label of the 1982 red label re-pressing.

4. Even better, this record comes in the original multi-coloured die cut Parlophone sleeve.

CONDITION - THE RECORD HAS NUMEROUS LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON THE PLAYING SURFACES CONSISTANT WITH ITS AGE. BUT THEY DO NOT INTERERE WITH THE PLAYING OF THE RECORD AND IT STILL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY! THERE IS A SLIGHT SMALL STAIN, NO BIGGER THEN A CHILD'S FINGER NAIL BY THE 'P' ON THE LABEL ON SIDE A. BUT NO OTHER DEFACING MARKS (SEE PICS). THE PAPER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - NO SPLITS, TEARS, FOLDS OR CREASES, JUST A LITTLE DISCOLOURATION DUE TO AGE.

cat No. 45-R 4949

DUE TO THE VALUE OF THIS ITEM I HAVE PLACED A SMALL RESERVE ON IT (SOMETHING WHICH I DON'T TEND TO DO). HAPPY BIDDING ON THIS VERY RARE SINGLE.

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