BEATLES "LOVE ME DO" UK RED LABEL 45 ORIG NEAR MINT
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THE BEATLES VERY FIRST RECORD. " LOVE ME DO" 1962 ON PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949 WITH THE RED LABEL.
MATRIX/STAMPERS
A 7XCE 17144-1N 1 RR
B 7XCE 17145-IN 1 RG
RINGO VERSION, VERY EARLY STAMPERS
HAS THE VERY RARE PT TAX STAMP EMBOSSED ON THE CENTER OF SIDE 1 AND THE
M
P
ZT TAX STAMP IMPRINTED ON THE RUNOFF.
THE PT TAX STAMP WAS ONLY USED FROM NOV 26,1962 TO DEC 31,1962 JUST 35 DAYS MAKING THIS VERY RARE INDEED,
THE VINYL IS NEAR MINT WITH ONLY A FEW VERY FAINT SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE IN ONLY THE BRIGHTEST OF LIGHTS. THE LABELS CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS MINT, WITH THE ARDMORE&BEECHWOOD LTD CREDIT AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN ON BOTH SIDES.
INTERESTING VARIATION: THE LENNON-McCARTNEY CREDIT IS SHIFTED TO THE LEFT UNDER THE LOVE ME DO SONG TITLE.
YES, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TYPE 1 SLEEVE THAT CAME WITH THIS RARE VARIATION. THERE IS FILM FOOTAGE OF A YOUNG GIRL BUYING A RED LABEL COPY OF LOVE ME DO FROM NEMS STORE IN THIS TYPE OF SLEEVE, IT CAN BE SEEN BRIEFLY IN THE FIRST ANTHOLOGY EPISODE. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR WEAR.
STUNNING COPY OF A 47 YEAR OLD SINGLE, LOOKS LIKE IT JUST CAME FROM THE STORE. PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 1963 FROM THE NEMS STORE IN LIVERPOOL AND ONLY PLAYED TWICE SINCE THEN....!
WILL NOT SHIP TO ITALY UNLESS BUYER PAYS $11.50 FOR REGISTERED MAIL. SORRY!
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