PETE BEST FOUR 1964 DEMO"I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR"

	£		72
	$		95

ATTENTION SERIOUS BEATLES/1960s BEAT AND 1960s DEMO 45 COLLECTORS!!!

THE PETE BEST FOUR

"I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR"

THE ONLY 1960s 45 FROM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BEATLES STORY!!

DON'T FORGET BEFORE RINGO STARR,PETE BEST HELPED TO BUILD THE BEATLES REPUTATION IN LIVERPOOL AND GERMANY AND EVEN PEFORMED AT THE FIRST EMI AUDITION SESSION WITH GEORGE MARTIN,WHO DIDN'T RATE HIM!

DECCA OF COURSE HAD PASSED ON THE BEATLES AFTER THE ILL FATED JAN 1ST 1962 AUDITION WITH PETE BEST INCLUDED AND HAVING MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE RECORD INDUSTY EVER,NO DOUBT SIGNED UP PETE IN THE HOPE OF GETTING BACK A BIT OF PRIDE PRODUCED BY MIKE SMITH WHO ORIGINALLY GAVE THE BEATLES THE AUDITION AT DECCA AND PREFERRED ALONGSIDE HIS BOSS,DICK ROWE,BRIAN POOLE AND THE TREMELOES-BUT THE RECORD BOMBED,GOT HARDLY ANY RADIO PLAY AND IS RARE EVEN AS A STANDARD ISSUE!!

HERE IT IS IN THE MUCH RARER DEMONSTRATION FORMAT-AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A VERY EXCLUSIVE ITEM FOR ANY BEATLES COLLECTOR!

 EVEN AT THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA, I DON'T THINK IT GAINED AN ISSUE IN THE USA AND EVEN IF IT DID WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A UK DEMO 45 IN 2010!

A VERY NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION EXAMPLE WITH JUST MINOR/FAINT SURFACE MARKS IN STRONG LIGHT,A LITTLE GROOVE DISTORTION AT THE SOUND PEAKS,BUT HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!!!!!! 

1964 DECCA F 11929 MONO. 

THE "B"SIDE=

"WHY DID I FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU"

THIS IS VERY TOUGH TO FIND AS A UK DEMONSTRATION  PRESSING AS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WERE MADE PRE-RELEASE!

ONE OF AROUND 250 COPIES,

MADE IN ADVANCE FOR SELECTED RADIO DJs/PRODUCERS AND RECORD REVIEWERS!

THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRESSING!

1C/3T MATRIXES! CRISP SOUND AS EXPECTED ON ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE MASTER STAMPERS! 

IT MAY SEEM INCREDIBLE TO YOUNGER COLLECTORS , BUT BACK IN 1964 WHEN THIS DEMO 45 WAS MADE,THERE WERE VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS AND MUSIC PAPERS OR REVIEWERS TO SEND UPFRONT PROMOTIONAL RECORDS TO.A FEW IMPORTANT MAJOR RECORD DEALERS AND JUKE BOX OPERATORS MIGHT GET THEM BUT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL RESPECTED MUSIC INDUSTRY PROMOTIONAL STAFF THAT THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PRINT RUN FOR A DEMONSTRATION DISC BEFORE THE MID-1960s PIRATE RADIO AND NIGHTCLUB EXPLOSION WAS 250 COPIES-EVEN THE BEATLES"LOVE ME DO"HAD JUST 250 DEMOS MADE-SEE MARK LEWISOHN's EXCELLENT AND ESSENTIAL BOOK"BEATLES RECORDING SESSIONS"PAGE 22 FOR PROOF-HE SHOULD KNOW!!!!

BY MID 1964,THERE WERE A FEW PIRATE RADIO STATIONS BUT DESPITE MORE INTEREST IN THE MEDIA THE PRINT RUN FOR DEMOS AT THIS TIME WAS STILL ONLY ABOUT 250 COPIES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DEMOS THAT SURVIVE TEND TO BE OF EASY LISTENING ARTISTS,THE HIT ARTISTS,LIKE THIS ONE,JUST DO NOT TURN UP VERY OFTEN,OR IF THEY DO THEY WILL OFTEN HAVE CENTRES MISSING,MAJOR LABEL DEFACEMENT AND DEEP SCRATCHES etc etc. 

SO HOW MANY SURVIVE 46 YEARS LATER AS GOOD AS THIS ONE????

THIS DEMO WAS SENT TO A FORMER BBC RADIO ONE DJ,WHO CAREFULLY FILED HIS RECORDS ON STURDY SHELVES AWAY FROM STRONG LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CAREFULLY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LIBRARY AREA OF HIS HOME.

NO ONE ELSE,UNTIL ME,HAS HANDLED THEM,THEY WERE NEVER LEANT OUT,TAKEN TO DJ NIGHT TIME EVENTS OR INDEED WERE FOR THE MOST PART NOT USED ON THE BBC,AS THE STATION HAD COPIES ALREADY,THIS COPY WAS PLAYED ONLY A FEW TIMES,AND THEN FILED AWAY UNTIL NOW!

IT'S STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL,CLEAN AND CRISP DECCA STRIPY COMPANY COVER-NO WRITING! 

MOST COPIES HAVE NOW ENDED UP IN LONG TERM COLLECTORS COLLECTIONS AND ARE GETTING LESS FREQUENT ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN 2010!!!

NOT A DODGY REPRO AS MAY EXIST

THIS IS A GENUINE UK DEMO 45!!

(MORE DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY NICE DEMO 45 OF THIS FANTASTIC SINGLE -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

A DEMO 45 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY BEATLES/1960s BEAT 45s COLLECTION AND WOULD LOOK WONDERFUL FRAMED UP AS AN EXAMPLE OF A VERY SPECIAL SINGLE IN A RARELY SEEN VARIATION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS JUST MINOR AND TINY SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,NO NASTY CLICKS,STICKS,DEEP MARKS etc!

THE GROOVE DISTORTION IS MINIMAL AND  CAN BE REDUCED BY THE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF THE TREBLE CONTROL-I LISTEN FULL ON TREBLE TO HEAR IT AT IT'S WORSE POSSIBLE TO ENSURE ACURATE GRADING!  

A STRICTLY GRADED NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION!

FLAT VINYL!NO WARPS! 

YOU MAY NEVER FIND ONE AS GOOD AGAIN!

JUST LOOK AT MY PHOTO!

NOTE THE UNIQUE LABEL WITH IT'S SPEED STROBE AT THE EDGES TO ENJOY  UNLIKE THE STANDARD LABEL!

VERY CLEAN LABELS. 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!! 

DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE AND THE REALISATION THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY THE MAJORITY OF MY HUGE COLLECTION,I AM PRUNING DOWN SELECTED ITEMS.

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN STRICTLY GRADED NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION.

MANY WOULD STATE EXCELLENT!

NO CLICKS/NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO SWISHES!  

DEMOS WERE USUALLY PLAYED A LOT BY DJs AND IN THE"ROUGH"WORLD OF"DJing"SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE COVER,BADLY TREATED OR EVEN THROWN OUT AFTER USE!

MOST DJs and REVIEWERS WOULD BE SENT DOZENS OF RECORDS EVERY WEEK AND HARDLY ANY THOUGHT LONG TERM INVESTMENT!!!!

The Mono mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Vinyl is still the best way to hear 1960s BEAT music and always will be!  

A FANTASTIC ITEM!

GREAT INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RECORD EXPERTS! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT ONCE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is only a little spindle wear.  

THE PRINT IS STILL CLEAR TO READ.

THE COVER IS IN SUPER ORDER!

Look elsewhere on ebay and MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often FAKES,reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "EX"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

AN OUTER SOFT PVC COVER WILL BE SUPPLIED AS WITH ALL MY RARE SINGLES AND EPs SOLD.    

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £50 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A FANTASTIC DEMO 45. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY - SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£2 EUROPE. £3 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. over 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY  DEMO 45s COLLECTION!

MORE FINE DESIRED DEMO 45s,ENDING FROM ME BEFORE THIS ONE ENDS ALONGSIDE SOME OTHER RARE 45s+EPs!!!!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE TOP ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2010 AND BEYOND!!!!!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO GET ONE OF THE BEST 1960s RECORDS IN IT'S RAREST AND EARLIEST EDITION FROM A TOTALLY RELIABLE EBAY POWER SELLER-GOOD LUCK!