BEATLES "LOVE ME DO" UK 1962 1ST PRESSING RED LABEL
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BEATLES "LOVE ME DO"
ORIGINAL 1962 UK 1ST PRESSING RED LABEL.
RELEASED OCTOBER 5TH 1962 "LOVE ME DO" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST UK SINGLE RELEASE. IT DID ENTER THE UK CHARTS BUT ONLY AT NUMBER 27 AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED OUT AGAIN.
VERY EARLY PRESSINGS OF THIS SINGLE DO NOT CARRY THE "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" LABEL TEXT. THIS TEXT WAS INTRODUCED SHORTLY AFTER THE PRESSING STARTED SO SOME COPIES DO CARRY THIS TEXT AS DOES THE RED LABEL VERSION OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME".
ALSO THE INITIAL FIRST BATCH CAME HOUSED IN THE PARLOPHONE TYPE "A" SLEEVE (STRIPED WITH LARGE BOX TO ONE SIDE AND SMALLER BOX TO THE OTHER) BUT AGAIN THIS CHANGED SOON AFTER TO THE MORE COMMON TYPE "B" SLEEVE (STRIPED AGAIN BUT WITH ONLY THE LONG BOX TO ONE SIDE).
R 4949
7XCE.17145-1N-1N
STAMPERS GA 1 GG1
ZPT TAX CODE TO RUN OFF GROOVE, PT TAX EMBOSSED TO SIDE ONE CENTRE.
NO "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" TEXT.
THE 1ST PRESSING RED PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION TO BOTH SIDES. WHEN CLOSELY INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT ANY SPINDLE MARKS . THE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE BRIGHT, CLEAN AND FRESH AND ALL THE LETTERING IS PERFECT WITH NO RUBBING. LABELS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL VIBRANT RED COLOUR AND ARE OF COURSE FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING..... TRULY SUPERB.
THE GLOSSY VINYL CLEARLY HASNT BEEN OVERPLAYED AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY HANDLED OVER THE YEARS. AGAIN WHEN VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL DISPLAYS MOSTLY LIGHT AND TINY WISPY MARKS WHICH WILL HAVE MAINLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE VINYL BEING REMOVED FROM ITS SLEEVE. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO DISHING OR WARPING.
ONE CAREFUL PLAY REVEALS A FLAWLESS AUDIO... BOTH RUN IN/OFF GROOVES ARE SILENT AND THE AUDIO IS VIBRANT, CRISP AND CLEAR THROUHOUT WITH NO DISTORTION PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE.
HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT 1ST ISSUE TYPE "A" STRIPED PARLOPHONE SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND FREE FROM ANT WRITING. IT IS STILL QUITE CLEAN WITH SOME LIGHT AGE MARKS BUT ALL THE COLOURS ARE STILL BRIGHT AND FRESH.
OVERALL A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY EARLY 1ST UK PRESSING, WHICH OFFERS 1ST STAMPS, STUNNING LABELS AND VINYL, MINT AUDIO AND IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE COMPANY SLEEVE....ANY WINNING BIDDER WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONE AND I DOUBT THIS WILL NEED UPGRADING!!
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