BEATLES 1963 UK Parlophone 45 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - SOLID CENTRE ORIOLE
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eBay ID: mikeharb83 Please be aware that all records are VISUALLY graded only - all grades are given based on how they appear under my desk lamp - since I do not own a record player. I cannot guarantee that discs will be click and skip free, although any marks and scratches that might possibly cause such problems will be highlighted clearly in the description.
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THE BEATLESI Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy
Insanely Rare Oriole Contract Press with SOLID Centre!!
.,.. Catalogue Number Label Year of Release R 5084 Parlophone 1963 Sleeve Format Tax Code on Disc Company Mono - Side 1 Side 2 Track Listing Track Listing 1. I Want to Hold Your Hand 1. This Boy Matrix Number Matrix Number 7XCE 17559-1 7XCE 17560-1N Stamper Code Stamper Code 3 / E 5 (the 5 has been hand-etched in) 5 / About the Record
This auction is for a copy of the Beatles single I Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy, on the Parlophone label. This is the extremely rare and mega collectible Oriole contract pressing with solid centre!!
Back in 1963 pretty much every single that was issued had what was known as a push out centre. This was so that the centre could be easily removed so that it could be loaded into a jukebox. 99.9% of copies that were ever manufactured back in 1963 all had the pushout centre.
However, it seems that Oriole, a record manufacturer that was contracted by EMI to produce a small number of copies to help keep on top of demand, produced a tiny, and I do mean tiny, number of copies that did not have this push out centre, and was in fact solid instead. I don't know if this was intentional, or if this was an error at the factory, but these solid centre copies amount to just the tiniest fraction of overall copies that were ever manufactured and, today, are near-impossible to find!
Incredible rarity and mega collectible!
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The original company sleeve is holding up really nicely. It has some a fair amount of light creasing here and there and has browned a little, but overall it's holding up fine with no writing, splits or tears or anything. Looking nice! Disc (Visually Graded Only!!) : VG+
The playing surface is looking nice with a decent shine but does have some light scuffing all over, a little moreso on side 2. There're also some slight heavier looking scuffs but there's nothing bad or serious. Looks played but not abused. Nice condition!
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The labels are looking nice with bright, silver text. Side 1 label is clean but side 2 label has two small stickers on it. There's some light spindlewear and a touch of whitening around the centrehole. Overall, though, very nice labels!
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All records have been visually graded under a strong, 125W natural light desk lamp.
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Postage Costs will be:
UK 2nd Class Recorded Delivery: £2.99
UK 1st Class Recorded Delivery : £3.99
EU Countries International Signed For : £9.99
Rest of World International Signed For : £11.99
All LPs will be mailed out in a strong, corrugated cardboard LP mailing box with the LP outside the sleeve. Extra sheets of corrugated cardboard will be used where applicable and FRAGILE tape used
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