"LOVE ME DO"
b/w
"P.S. I LOVE YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949

Earliest POSSIBLE
OCTOBER 1962 STOCK Copy
With "JR" Demo Stampers
on BOTH Sides

Item # PAR408       Price $2,250

This extremely early first UK pressing of The Beatles
DEBUT single release in great Britain
dates from the day of release in October 1962 and
is on the original red & silver Parlophone label 45-R 4949.

Both labels include the 'Made In Gt. Britain' text
and have the 'Ardmore & Beechwood' publishing credits.

A 'WT' purchase tax code is visible in the center
of the "Love Me Do" label and 'ZT' are in both run-outs.
the Matrix numbers are 7XCE 17144-1N & 7XCE 17145-1N.

the Stamper codes found on this particular single
are: -/JR & -/JR. these stamper codes are usually only found on
demonstration (demo) copies of this single. It is extremely
rare and very unusual to find them on both
sides of a regular stock copy.

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 GLEAMING VG++.
Both playing surfaces are clean WITH BEAUTIFUL
SHINY DEEP GROOVES WITH light SUPERFICIAL surface marks
throughout but nothing deep AT ALL.

ALSO INCLUDED IS AN original EMI "Top Pop" SLEEVE
THAT houseD Beatles / Parlophone
demonstration COPIES from this period !

accompanying the record is an interesting letter from
the disc's original owner who explains how she purchased
the record from Brian Epstein's NEMS record store in Liverpool.
The letter also mentions the time she went to a lunchtime
session at the Cavern to see The Beatles and
Gerry & The Pacemakers performing on the same bill.

this is A MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF
THE VERY FIRST BEATLES SINGLE IN ENGLAND
IN THIS ULTRA-RARE VERY FIRST PRESSING VARIATION !
 

"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

Item # PAR410       Price $1,750

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 !
 

"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 'ZT' CODES

Item # PAR413       Price $1,550

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.

Both labels have the 'Made In Gt. Britain' text BENEATH THE "£" LOGO,
and the 'Ardmore & Beechwood' publishing credits ARE PRESENT.

THE STAMPER CODES ARE '1/G' AND '1/M', 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 'ZT' purchase tax code is visible in the center
of the "LOVE ME DO" label and 'ZT' codes are in both run-outs.
the Matrix numbers are '7XCE 17144-1N' & '7XCE 17145-1N'.

THE LABELS ARE BRIGHT, clean and unblemished with some
light spindle trails but no writing, stickers or missing paper.
the vinyl grades a clean and bright vg++ (borders vg+) and
retains much of the original deep gloss sheen. there are three
light, superficial lines on the "love me do" side and
a small amount of harmless whispy hairlines.

ALSO INCLUDED IS ITS original
"BEACH STRIPED" EMI SLEEVE
THAT houseD Beatles / Parlophone
STOCK COPIES from this period.

 this is AN TERIFFIC EXAMPLE OF
THE BEATLES DEBUT SINGLE IN ENGLAND
OF THIS VERY FIRST PRESSING THAT WAS RELEASED !
 

"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
b/w
"ASK ME WHY"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4983

Earliest POSSIBLE
JANUARY 1963 STOCK Copy
With 'JR' Demo Stamper

Item # PAR412       Price $1,750

This EXTREMELY EARLY UK pressing of The Beatles
SECOND single release in great Britain
dates from the first week of release in JANUARY 1963 and
is on the original red & silver Parlophone label 45-R 4983.
BECAUSE THE label design and color wERE changed to
black just as it was issued, the red label issue of
"please please me" is more difficult to find than
THE GROUP'S FIRST 45 RELEASE "love me do".

THIS IS THE RARER LABEL VARIATION WHERE Both labels
ARE MISSING the 'Made In Gt. Britain' text BENEATH THE "£" LOGO.
the 'DICK JAMES MUSIC CO. LTD.' publishing credits ARE PRESENT.

A 'MPT' purchase tax code is visible in the center
of the "PLEASE PLEASE ME" label and 'MPT' are in both run-outs.
the Matrix numbers are 7XCE 17217-1N & 7XCE 17218-1N.

the Stamper codeS found on this particular single
are: 3/G0 & -/JR. the 'JR' stamper code IS usually only found on
demonstration (demo) copies of this single. It is extremely
rare and very unusual to find them on a regular stock copy.

THE CONDITION OF THE LABELS ARE VIVID RED AND UNFADED WITH
THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH BEING VERY TINY INITIALS "TM' ON
THE "PLEASE PLEASE ME" LABEL THAT DO NOT DETRACT.
THERE IS very minimal wear to the centER holes themselves.

THE VINYL GRADES AT A VERY STRONG VG++ (BORDERS NEAR MINT MINUS)
WITH EXTREMELY CLEAN AND UNWORN PLAYING SURFACE WHICH
RETAIN ALL OF THEIR "AS NEW" DEEP-GLOSS SHINE AND ARE
FREE FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT SURFACE MARKS.
THERE ARE SIMPLY A SMALL NUMBER OF HARMLESS
LIGHT HAIRLINES CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL HANDLING AND PLAY.

ALSO INCLUDED IS AN original EMI "Top Pop" SLEEVE
(NAME WRITTEN IN ON UPPER CORNERS OF BOTH SIDES)
THAT houseD Beatles / Parlophone
demonstration COPIES from this period.
 

THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM
Parlophone CPCS 103, STEREO
Released July 1965
VERY RARE
U.K. PRESSED EXPORT ISSUE

Item # PAR192       Price $2,650

S O L D !!
3/24/11
 

three capitol-configured albums were pressed in
england by emi as export discs. "something new",
"the beatles' second album" and "beatles vi"
have parlophone labels yet were not sold in the
united kingdom, but rather were shipped to
emi affiliates in other countries. the three albums
were issued only in stereo. their jackets have the
same construction as other emi british albums
with laminated front covers containing
flaps that fold over onto the back cover.

presented here is the second of the three albums,
"the beatles' second album". issued around july 1965,
it has the same front cover as the capitol album,
except that the parlophone / emi logo
replaces the capitol logo.

(actual images)

the back liner text and pictures from the
capitol album are reduced, intact except for the
removal of the image of the "meet the beatles!" cover,
to make room for the standard emi information.

this example offered here is just beautiful.
the cover grades a gorgeous near mint minus
with just the minimal amount of handling wear,
displaying bright and clean all around.
no ringwear, no splits. no yellowing.

the spine and it's print is solid and crisp as can be.

the accompanying record shows minimal play time
and grades a sparkling near mint. absolutely gorgeous,
and the labels are equally brilliant.
this is indeed the summer 1965 parlophone label variation,
showing the yellow "£" logo and the parlophone name on top,
with "the gramophone co. ltd." outer rim perimeter print.

this particular label variation is the rarer version with
the track "thank you girl" composer
misspelled as "mccarthy" instead of mccartney.

the original emi blank white with "patent no" and
"made in england" inner sleeve is included.

pressed in significantly fewer numbers
relative to domestic releases,
no beatles lp album collection
can be complete without at least
one example of a yellow & black
parlophone label export pressing -
and this example is a beauty !

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
Parlophone mmt-1, MONO
Released 12/8/67

Original mono first pressing ep set
(-1/-1/-1/-2 matrix endings)
with first issue 'Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.'
original gatefold book
and attached blue lyric inner sheet

Item # PAR436       Price $950

the unique two-disc extended play format selected for
magical mystery tour was not conceived until early
november 1967. ultimately, it was decided to release a single
with hello, goodbye b/w I am the walrus on november 24,
and follow it two weeks later on december 8
with a two-ep set with each disc having
two songs on one side and one on the other.

the two discs were packaged in an elaborate 32-page book,
counting the front and back covers as four pages
plus a 24-page booklet, plus four light blue PAGES IN
the center spread containing song lyrics (Later issues had
lilac and yellow SONG LYRIC sheets, respectively).

This very first issue Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
printed laminated, gatefold sleeve is in
near mint condition and remains super glossy,
very clean with sharp edges and corners.
The original booklet is complete and completely attached
as is the blue lyric sleeve. There is NO ringwear, NO writing,
NO stains and NO splits anywhere on the sleeve.

 the two records are first pressings DICTATED BY THE
'gramophone' perimeter print and "sold in u.k." text.
(PAR MMT.MR1B, SPIZER)
this label variation has the publishing credit
'northern songs, ncb' in normal print on two lines.
this disc has the solid center spindle hole.
both records are in their original white center
die-cut slightly rounded tab top inner sleeves.

The four disc labels are all near mint and are extremely
clean with a few very very light spindle marks.

the vinyl on both discs are gorgeous with high gloss
AND MINIMAL PLAY TIME. record one grades as a GREAT
near mint minus, and record two is a beautiful near mint.

Matrix information (Side 1): 7XCE 18435-1
Matrix information (Side 2): 7XCE 18454-1
Matrix information (Side 3): 7XCE 18436-1
Matrix information (Side 4): 7XCE 18437-2

"KT" TAX CODE STAMPED NEAR SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE 2

Mother/Stamper (Side 1): 1/OL
Mother/Stamper (Side 2):  4/MGD
Mother/Stamper (Side 3): 6/TT
Mother/Stamper (Side 4): 1/LD

LET IT BE
APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PXS 1 / PCS 7096, STEREO
Released 5/8/70

ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING 1970 UK "LET IT BE" BOX SET
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL CONTENTS
OUTER SLIPCASE, OUTER TRAY, INNER TRAY,
164-PAGE "GET BACK" BOOK,
LP JACKET, DISC, INNER SLEEVE,
AND THE ULTRA-RARE
APPLE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL POSTER

Item # PAR207       Price $1,975

MORE THAN FIFTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE
GET BACK SESSIONS, AN ALBUM CONTAINING RECORDINGS FROM
THE JANUARY 1969 APPLE BASEMENT AND ROOFTOP SESSIONS WAS
FINALLY RELEASED ON MAY 8, 1970. BY THIS TIME, THE GET BACK SINGLE
WAS A YEAR OLD, SO BOTH THE ALBUM AND THE FILM WERE
RENAMED LET IT BE AFTER THE GROUP'S LATEST HIT SINGLE.

RELEASED BY PARLOPHONE, THE ALBUM (APPLE PCS 7096)WAS PACKAGED
IN A BOX (APPLE PXS 1) ALONG WITH A 164-PAGE BOOK CONTAINING
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ETHAN RUSSELL AND TEXT FEATURING
SELECTED DIALOG FROM THE FILM. THE ALBUM'S ELABORATE
PACKAGING NECESSITATED A HIGH LIST PRICE THAT WAS JUST
UNDER THREE POUNDS. SIX MONTHS LATER, LET IT BE WAS ISSUED
AS A STANDARD ALBUM WITHOUT THE BOX AND BOOK
(AND PRICED ACCORDINGLY) ON NOVEMBER 6, 1970.

THE Outer slipcase BOX IS Visually superb WITH Light wear
only AND GRADES A VERY STRONG VG++. On the front, it has about three
light laminate creases and SOME smaller lighter ones NEAR THE EDGES :

THE BACK OF THE OUTER BOX SLIPCASE IS VERY CLEAN.
THE "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" PRINT INFORMATION
IS CLEAR AND CRISP AT THE BOTTOM EDGE :

THE Inner tray GRADES A NEAR MINT MINUS WITH No tears AT ALL.
JUST SOME Light stress wear at the joint sections ONLY.
IT IS very nice considering THE delicate MANUFACTURING AND AGE :

THE Outer tray IS QUITE SOLID AND GRADES A STRONG vg++.
These are delicate AS WELL, and usually SURFACE
DRASTICALLY worn, but this EXAMPLE is quite nice. JUST Light
crease marks and light storage weaR :

tHE "Garrod & Lofthouse" manufactured fully laminated
RECORD jacket COVER IS A VERY FIRST ISSUE dictated by
THE "RED" APPLE ON THE BACK COVER (APP 7096.SC1A, SPIZER).
LATER ISSUES HAVE A "GREEN" APPLE, respectively.
IT is in GORGEOUS clean NEAR MINT MINUS
condition AND looks virtually new. JUST two crease lines
NEAR the bottom right-hand corner.
NO writing, NO RINGWEAR, NO stickers and NO split seams :

THE RECORD HAs the DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS AND is THE
FIRST ISSUE INITIAL VARIATION (APP7096.sr1A, SPIZER), dictated
by the CONSIDERABLE SPACE BETWEEN THE side number
AND THE SONG TITLES ON SIDE 1. BOTH LABELS
GRADE NEAR MINT, are incredibly clean AND LOOK
virtually new. THE VINYL ON BOTH SIDES GRADE A SPECTACULAR,
GLOSSY AND CLEAN NEAR MINT. THE RECORD APPEARS barely played AT ALL.

Matrix information (Side 1): YEX 773-3U
Matrix information (Side 2): YEX 774-2U
Mother / Stamper (Side 1): 2/4/GMT
Mother / Stamper (Side 2): 5/GAM

THE ORIGINAL LP inner sleeve GRADES A Near Mint minus,
WITH JUST A ONE INCH SPLIT AT THE BOTTOM. THE SLEEVE HAS
THE correct patent number PRINT for this RELEASE :

The book GRADES A WONDERFUL NEAR MINT MINUS WITH
JUST A HINT OF SLIGHT HANDLING WEAR. IT is complete AND
EXTREMELY STURDY WITH No loose pages.
THE SPINE IS SOLID AND VERY FIRM :

THE 16½" X 9½" ULTRA-RARE APPLE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL POSTER
THAT ACCOMPANIED ONLY A FEW OF THE
ORIGINAL BOX SETS AT THE TIME OF ITS RELEASE, GRADES A
GREAT NEAR MINT WITH ITS ONE ORIGINAL HORIZONTAL FOLD,
THAT HAD BEEN STORED IN THIS MANNER WITHIN THE BOX.
NO tape and NO tack holes. Just a touch of light handling wear :