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SHE LOVES YOU B/W I'LL GET YOU
SWAN S-4152-S
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1963
ULTRA-RARE WHITE LABEL 1963 VERY FIRST ISSUE -
MALLARD PRESSING,
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
WITH SONG TITLES IN QUOTATIONS AND WITHOUT "DON'T DROP OUT".
BECAUSE "SHE LOVES YOU" DID NOT SELL WELL UPON ITS INITIAL RELEASE, THE ORIGINAL
RED PRINT ON WHITE LABEL PRESSINGS OF THE DISC FROM SEPTEMBER 1963 ARE VERY RARE
AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. WHILE SWAN 4152 WILL NEVER ATTAIN THE LEGENDARY STATUS
OF THE VEE-JAY 498 SINGLE, DEALERS AND COLLECTORS ARE BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT
THE ORIGINAL 1963 WHITE LABEL PRESSINGS OF "SHE LOVES YOU" ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
THIS MEGA-RARE VERY FIRST ISSUE SINGLE BEING OFFERED HERE WAS PRESSED
AND MANUFACTURED BY MALLARD
MANUFACTURING COMPANY BASED IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (swan 4152.01a, SPIZER)
AND HAS THE BOLD, THICK SONG TITLES IN QUOTATION MARKS AND ALL LABEL COPIES ARE
IN DARK RED PRINT.
THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL ON THIS ULTRA-RARITY IS A BEAUTIFUL AND SHIMMERING NEAR MINT
MINUS ON THE A-SIDE AND VG+++ ON THE B-SIDE. THE BRIGHT, "WHITE" CLEAN LABELS GRADE NEAR MINT MINUS AS WELL, WITH NO
SIGN OF THE TYPICAL STACKING WEAR USUALLY
NOTICEABLE UPON THE RAISED AREA BENEATH THE LABELS, THERE IS A BIT OF A WEAR POINT AT
THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE B-SIDE LABEL.THE DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL SWAN RECORDS DIE-CUT LIGHT BROWN
GENERIC SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION.
FINDING THIS RARITY IN THIS CONDITION, IS QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT, AND WOULD
BE A VITAL ADDITION TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION.
CONDITION: NM- / VG+++
ITEM#: S832
PRICE: ------
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SHE LOVES YOU B/W I'LL GET YOU
SWAN S-4152-S
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1963
ULTRA-RARE 1963 VERY FIRST ISSUE - RCA PRESSING, ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY - WITH
"DON'T DROP OUT".
(ACTUAL SCANS)
THIS MEGA-RARE SINGLE BEING OFFERED HERE WAS PRESSED
BY RCA RECORDS IN ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY, AND WAS THE FIRST OF THE
SWAN BEATLES SINGLES TO HAVE "DON'T DROP OUT" PRINTED ON THE
UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL. THIS WAS SWAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL AND GRADUATE.
THE 45S PRESSED BY RCA IN ROCKAWAY CAN BE INDENTIFIED BY THE
BRIGHT RED PRINT, AND THE TALL THIN LETTERS USED FOR THE SONG TITLES AND THE
GROUP'S NAME. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A HAND ETCHED "R" APPEARING IN THE TRAIL OFF
AREAS. ALL INITIAL PRESSINGS OF THIS SINGLE WERE MANUFACTURED WITH
METAL PARTS ORIGINATING FROM LACQUERS PREPARED BY RECO-ART IN
PHILADELPHIA. THEREFORE, THIS 45 SINGLE DOES HAVE THE "A1" STAMPER AND
"MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA" MACHINE STAMPED MARKINGS IN THE
TRAIL OFF, DEFINING IT AS THE TRUE AND AUTHENTIC FIRST PRESSING.
THE CONDITION OF THIS ULTRA-RARITY RATES A SOLID NEAR MINT,
WITH VERY BRIGHT, "WHITE" LABELS AND A TOUCH OF TYPICAL STACKING WEAR
NOTICEABLE ON THE A-SIDE UPON THE RAISED AREA BENEATH THE LABEL.
THE VINYL IS EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL, WITH A SHIMMERING
GLOSS AND JUST A COUPLE OF SLEEVE "WHISPS".
CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S378
PRICE: ------
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