THIS IS THE VERY FIRST RECORD WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE BEATLES RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES - BUT IDENTIFIED ON THE LABEL AS "THE BEAT BROTHERS".  DUE TO NEAR NON-EXISTENT AIRPLAY AND SALES, DECCA MANUFACTURED A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF STOCK COPIES AND IS NOW THE SCARCEST AMERICAN "BEATLES" RECORD. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT MOST COPIES WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED. TODAY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 COPIES OF THE COMMERCIAL ISSUE OF "MY BONNIE" ON DECCA STILL EXIST. MOST OF THOSE THAT HAVE SURFACED, ARE FOUND IN HORRENDOUS CONDITION.

THE CONDITION OF THIS MEGA-RARE PIECE GRADES A STUPENDOUS WORLD CLASS MINT MINUS UNPLAYED STATUS WITH A GLORIOUS SHIMMERING LUSTER THAT REMAINS THROUGHOUT THE VINYL. THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN AND ORIGINAL DECCA GENERIC SLEEVE.

THIS RECORD IS A MOST SERIOUS, SUBSTANTIAL AND VITAL CORNERSTONE ADDITION TO A BEATLES COLLECTION. AN HISTORIC AND INCREDIBLE BEATLES RECORD RARITY.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S721
PRICE: -------

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THIS IS THE VERY FIRST RECORD WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE BEATLES RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES - BUT IDENTIFIED ON THE LABEL AS "THE BEAT BROTHERS".  DUE TO NEAR NON-EXISTENT AIRPLAY AND SALES, DECCA MANUFACTURED A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF STOCK COPIES AND IS NOW THE SCARCEST AMERICAN "BEATLES" RECORD. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT MOST COPIES WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED. TODAY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 COPIES OF THE COMMERCIAL ISSUE OF "MY BONNIE" ON DECCA STILL EXIST. MOST OF THOSE THAT HAVE SURFACED, ARE FOUND IN HORRENDOUS CONDITION.

THIS "MY BONNIE" SINGLE IS THE MUCH RARER PICKNEYVILLE PRESSING WHICH HAVE LABELS WITH THE RECORD NUMBER, FILE NUMBER AND RUNNING TIME OVERPRINTED IN SILVER IN THE COLOR BAR AREA. ANOTHER IDENTIFYING FACTOR OF THE PICKNEYVILLE LABELS HAS "AND THE BEAT BROTHERS" IN SMALLER PRINT BENEATH "TONY SHERIDAN" IN LARGER PRINT. THE PICKNEYVILLE RECORDS WERE PRESSED IN FAR FEWER NUMBERS THAN THE GLOVERSVILLE ISSUES.

THE CONDITION OF THIS MEGA-RARE PIECE GRADES A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT MINUS  WITH JUST TWO MINOR AND SUPERFICIAL "HAIRLINE" BLEMISHES THAT APPEAR TO BE SIMPLY SLEEVE PULLS THAT SHOW ONE ON EACH SIDE. THESE BLEMISHES DO NOT CONSTITUTE A DEGRADATION BELOW OUR NEAR MINT MINUS GRADING. IT IS SIMPLY OBVIOUS THIS RECORD WAS VERY WELL-CARED FOR OVER THE YEARS.

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S722
PRICE: -------

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