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DESCRIPTION
"LOVE ME DO" B/W "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949
VERY FIRST PRESSING
OCTOBER 1962 STOCK COPY
WITH '1/G' STAMPER AND 'PZT' CODES(ACTUAL IMAGES)
THIS VERY FIRST UK PRESSING OF THE BEATLES
DEBUT SINGLE RELEASE IN GREAT BRITAIN
DATES FROM THE FIRST WEEK OF RELEASE IN OCTOBER 1962 AND
IS ON THE ORIGINAL RED & SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL 45-R 4949.
THIS IS THE RARER LABEL VARIATION WHERE BOTH LABELS
ARE MISSING THE 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' TEXT BENEATH THE "£" LOGO.
THE 'ARDMORE & BEECHWOOD' PUBLISHING CREDITS ARE PRESENT.
THE STAMPER CODES ARE '1/0' AND '1/G', INDICATING THIS IS THE
VERY FIRST PRESSING AND ISSUED DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF RELEASE -
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EARLIEST
DEMONSTRATION COPIES THAT DISPLAY THE 'JR'. STAMPER.
A 'PT' PURCHASE TAX CODE IS VISIBLE IN THE CENTER
OF THE "P.S. I LOVE YOU" LABEL AND 'PZT' CODES ARE IN BOTH RUN-OUTS.
THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE '7XCE 17144-1N' & '7XCE 17145-1N'.
THE CONDITION OF THE LABELS ARE A BRIGHT NEAR MINT AND
ARE CLEAN AND UNBLEMISHED WITH NO WEAR TO THE
CENTER HOLES THEMSELVES. THE VINYL GRADES AT A SHINY VG++.
BOTH PLAYING SURFACES ARE CLEAN WITH DEEP GROOVES.
LIGHT SUPERFICIAL SURFACE MARKS ARE EVIDENT
BUT NOTHING DEEP AT ALL.
ALSO INCLUDED IS ITS ORIGINAL
"BEACH STRIPED" EMI SLEEVE
(ERASED NAME IN UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON ONE SIDE)
THAT HOUSED BEATLES / PARLOPHONE
STOCK COPIES FROM THIS PERIOD.
THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF
THE VERY FIRST BEATLES SINGLE IN ENGLAND
OF THIS VERY FIRST PRESSING THAT WAS RELEASED!
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