THE BEATLES "LOVE ME DO" RAREST PRESS WITH S.I.U.K & CAPITALISED RIM TEXT EX+
  £   128
  $   170

 


£ 128 Sold For
Oct 10, 2026 Sold Date
Sep 30, 2026 Start Date
11   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES
"LOVE ME DO b/w PS I LOVE YOU" PARLOPHONE R 4949
RELEASED ORIGINALY OCTOBER 1962
THIS COPY FROM JANUARY 1964

RECORD STAYED IN PRODUCTION OVER THIS TIME AND TRANSITIONED TO THIS LAST BLACK LABEL COPY WITH CAPITALISED RIM TEXT AND "SOLD IN THE UK" LABLE TEXT AND IS SIGNICANTLY RARE IN THIS FORM

THIS RELEASE AT THIS TIME JANUARY 1964 ALSO HAD COMPETITION FROM "PLEASE PLEASE ME", "FROM ME TO YOU", "SHE LOVES YOU" AND "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" ALL IN CIRCULATION AT THE SAME TIME

STAMPERS   1    AD         1     RH  (EVEN AT THIS LATE STAGE STILL USING 1 STAMPERS BUT DOUBLE LETTERS)
MATRICES       -1N               -1N
KT TAX CODE SIDE ONE CENTRE

"PARLOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "SOLD IN THE UK" AND "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED" LABEL TEXT

VINYL RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION GLOSSY SURFACES WHICH DO SHOW SOME LIGHT HANDLING MARKS WITH CLEAN LEGIBLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES WITH NEGLIGIBLE  WEAR TO THE CENTREHOLE AND MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE PUSH OUT CENTRE

A PLAY TEST PRODUCED QUIET RUN INS WITH JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT POP WHEN PLAYING BUT MAINLY BURIED IN THE AUDIO ,THE RUN OUT AREAS TO BOTH SIDES ARE VERY LIGHTLY DISCOLOURED IT DOES LOOK AS THOUGH THIS MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE RECORD A LONG TIME BUT HARD TO SEE IN THE PICTURES

RECORD COMES IN A TYPE 1 SLEEVE WHICH IS IN CLEAN CONDITION


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