the beatles 1st press Strawberry Fields 7" with original 1st picture sleeve lp
£
30
$
40
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Original 1967 uk 1st press 7" of The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane with original 1st uk press picture sleeve.
Unlike in the US, most British 7" Beatles singles were not accompanied with picture sleeves. The first UK Beatles single to have a picture sleeve was Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane. These sleeves accompanied only the 1st pressings of the single.
And they were printed on very delicate paper so they did not age well .Strawberry Fields Forever" was originally recorded for the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), but was instead released in February 1967 as a double A-side single backed with Paul McCartney's "Penny Lane". "Strawberry Fields Forever" reached number eight in the US, with numerous critics describing it as one of the group's best recordings,
When manager Brian Epstein pressed Martin for a new Beatles' single, Martin told Epstein that the group had recorded "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane", which were their two finest songs to date, Epstein said they would issue the songs as a double A-side single, as they had done with their previous single, "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby". The single was released in the UK on 13 February 1967,
CONDITION OF UK 1ST PRESS SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT + ,,,SEVENTEEN WRITTEN ON FRONT OF SLEEVE , SEE PICTURES.
CONDITION OF VINYL,
SIDE 1 VINYL SUPERB HARDLY ANY SIGNS OF PLAY,PARLOPHONE LABELS EXCELLENT, SOLD IN UK SUBJECT TO RESALE CONDITIONS PRINTED IN CENTRE , DEAD WAX, 7XCE 18415 -1 ( 1, O,CLOCK IS STAMPED KT)( 3, O,CLOCK IS STAMPED LA , AND ( 9, O,CLOCK IS STAMPED 2,) THE MANUFACTURERS RIGHTS IN UPPER CASE STARTING WITH (THE GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD)AROUND THE EDGE,
SIDE 2 VINYL SUPERB HARDLY ANY SIGNS OF PLAY,PARLOPHONE LABELS EXCELLENT, , SOLD IN UK SUBJECT TO RESALE CONDITIONS PRINTED IN CENTRE , DEAD WAX, 7XCE 18416 -2 (12 , O,CLOCK IS STAMPED KT) (3, O,CLOCK IS STAMPED AR) , AND ( 9, O,CLOCK IS STAMPED 5,) THE MANUFACTURERS RIGHTS IN UPPER CASE STARTING WITH (THE GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD)AROUND THE EDGE,
Following The Beatles' philosophy that songs released on a single should not appear on new albums, both songs were ultimately left off Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but Martin later admitted that this was a "dreadful mistake"
buyers outside uk please email first for price on postage!!!!
price rating
