THE BEATLES HITS EP UK RARE EARLY PRESS WITH LOW STAMPS G 1 O 1 MTK TAX CODE
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THE BEATLES HITS PARLOPHONE GEP 8880
RELEASED 6th SEPTEMBER 1963 STAMPERS 1 O 1 G MATRICES -1N -1N RARE THREE LETTER TAX CODE MTK EMBOSSED ON SIDE 2 CENTRE
THIS PRESSING WAS ORIGINALLY SET FOR RELEASE IN MAY/JUNE OF 1963 BUT THE "TWIST AND SHOUT" EP WAS RELEASED FIRST WHICH EXPLAINS WHY "THE BEATLES HITS" CATALOGUE NUMBER (GEP 8880) IS LOWER THAN THE "TWIST AND SHOUT" EP CATALOGUE NUMBER (GEP 8882)
SOME VERY LIMITED LABELS WERE PREPARED FOR THE MAY /JUNE RELEASE OF PRESSINGS OF "THE BEATLES HITS" WHICH HAD ONLY "PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT AND NO "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" AND NO "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT BUT WERE STORED AWAY TO ALLOW "TWIST AND SHOUT" TO BE RELEASED FIRST
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VERY EARLY PRESSINGS
THESE FIRST PRESSINGS WERE HELD BACK TILL SEPTEMBER 6th THEN RELEASED TOGETHER WITH AN UPDATED LABEL VERSION WHICH BY THEN CARRIED THE MORE COMMON "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" LABEL TEXT AND SLIGHTLY LATER "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT AS WELL
VINYL RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION DEEP GLOSSY FINISH TO THE SURFACES WITH A FEW LIGHT HANDLING MARKS ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT AND (APART FROM ONE LIGHT CIRCULAR MARK ON SIDE 1) SUPERB CLEAN LABELS WITH VERY VERY LIMITED SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRES
RECORD ALSO HAS AN UNWORN CENTRE HOLE AND THE EMBOSSED TAX CODE IS STILL BLACK AND UNWORN ( USUALLY WORN WHITE AFTER A FEW PLAYS BEING THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE CENTRE)
RECORD SLEEVE IS A 'GARROD' PRINTED VERSION WITH ROUNDED EDGE FOLDOVER SEAMS AND NO CUTAWAY OPENING EDGE ( EARLIEST TYPE ) THE FRONT IS CLEAN AND LEGIBLE BUT DOES HAVE CREASING ACROSS THE IMAGES AND TEXT
SLEEVE REAR DOES UNFORTUNATELY HAVE A STAIN AND A RING MARK PLUS THE BANDS NAME HANDWRITTEN AT THE TOP AND THE ORIGINAL PRICE WRITTEN BY THE RECORD SHOP ON THE SEAM TOP RIGHT 10/9p (TEN SHILLINGS AND NINE PENCE) BACK IN 1963
AUDIO IS FIRST CLASS WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES
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