"PENNY LANE"
b/w
"STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
PARLOPHONE R 5570, ISSUED FEBRUARY 17, 1967

DISC IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT 'AS NEW' CONDITION

ITEM#: PAR344
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PARLOPHONE DID NOT ISSUE GREEN AND WHITE A-LABEL DEMO DISCS FOR THE LANDMARK 1967 BEATLES RELEASE OF "PENNY LANE" b/w "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" 45 SINGLE, BUT THIS COPY IS THE CLOSEST YOU WILL GET. THIS OUTSTANDING UK FIRST PRESSING DATES FROM JUST PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 17TH  ISSUE ON THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL. THE 'PENNY LANE"' LABEL BEARS A GENUINE RED AND WHITE EMI  "FACTORY SAMPLE - NOT FOR SALE" STICKER, DESIGNATING THIS AS A  promotional / review copY, THAT WAS sent out in the form of Factory Sample stickered copies such as this.

AN EMBOSSED RAISED 'KT' PURCHASE TAX CODE IS PRESENT IN THE CENTER OF THE 'STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"' LABEL  THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE:  "7XCE 18415-1" AND "7XCE 18416-2". THE STAMPER CODES ARE: "1 / MA" AND "3 / RL". THE STUNNING DISC IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT 1967 GREEN AND WHITE  PARLOPHONE "MINER'S HIT MAKE-UP" SLEEVE.

THE CONDITION OF THE LABELS ARE MINT MINUS, A BEAUTIFUL SET with just two tiny spindle trails on the "Strawberry Fields FOREVER" label only.  This disc has clearly been barely played.  THE GORGEOUS NEAR MINT VINYL DISPLAYS Clean, deep-gloss playing surfaces where the only blemish is a small hairline towards the edge on "Strawberry Fields ForeveR"'.  Otherwise, there are no other significant issues elsewhere. THE SLEEVE GRADES A SOLID NEAR MINT MINUS WITH JUST SOME Light storage wear only.