THE BEATLES "LOVE ME DO" UK 1st BLACK LABEL 1 STAMPS + RUSHWORTH'S LIVERPOOL BAG
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THE BEATLES
"LOVE ME DO b/w P.S. I LOVE YOU"
RELEASED 5th OCTOBER 1962 THIS LATER PRESSING IN MARCH 1963 WHICH WAS WHEN EMI DROPPED THE 45 PREFIX TO THE CATALOGUE NUMBER
PARLOPHONE R 4949
STAMPERS 1 RH 1 RO
MATRICES -1N -1N KJ TAX CODE SIDE 2 CENTRE ( ITS DEFINITELY A 'J' BUT MOST LIKELY SHOULD HAVE BEEN KJ T )
"THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD" UPPER/LOWER CASE RIM TEXT WITH "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED" LABEL TEXT
RARE UK FIRST BLACK AND SILVER LABEL PRESSING WHICH COMES IN A "RUSHWORTHS" PAPER RETAIL BAG
"RUSHWORTH AND DRAPER" WERE A NEAR NEIGHBOUR OF BRIAN EPSTEIN'S N.E.M.S SHOP AND SOLD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AS WELL AS RECORDS BRIAN ORDERED THE BEATLES GUITARS FROM THEM AND THERE ARE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEM PICKING THEM UP ( GIBSON J-160E FOR GEORGE AND JOHN)
HISTORY DICTATES THAT THE BLACK AND SILVER PRESSING'S WERE PRODUCED IN SMALLER QUANTITIES THAN THE FIRST PRESS RED AND SILVER COPIES WHICH IS REFLECTED BY THE FACT IT RARELY COMES UP FOR AUCTION ANYWHERE NEVER MIND EBAY
VINYL RECORD IS IN SUPERB CLEAN GLOSSY CONDITION WITH JUST AND CLEAN LEGIBLE LABELS WITH LIGHT LIMITED SPINDLE MARKS SHOWING TO EITHER SIDE AND CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRE WHICH APPEARS TO SHOW LITTLE OR NO WEAR
A TEST PLAY PRODUCED EXCELLENT CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO
RECORD COMES IN PARLOPHONE GREEN AND WHITE SLEEVE WHICH ALSO HAS A PRICE TAG OF 7/3p ( SEVEN SHILLINGS AND THREE PENCE ) IN THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER
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