The ​Beatles R5114 7" Rare Factory Error Parlophone Gramophone Crossover Hybrid
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  $   106

 


£ 80 Sold For
Aug 2, 2026 Sold Date
Jul 26, 2026 Start Date
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  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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​Rare Beatles UK Parlophone 7 Single - Ultra-Rare Factory Error Crossover Hybrid
​UK 7-inch single pressing featuring an extremely rare factory error crossover mismatch. While other crossover variants exist, this specific copy features "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." rim text on Side A paired with "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." rim text on Side B, alongside differing typography, publisher layouts, and matrix bracket styles across each side.
​SIDE A:
​Rim Text: Starts with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd."
​Publisher Layout: Northern / Songs / NCB on 3 lines. The "S" in "Songs" starts between the "NO" of Northern and NCB.
​Label Matrix: 7XCE-18341 with curved brackets ("aqualads").
​Typography: Reads "Made in Gt. Britain" (capital G, lowercase t). "Sold in U.K. subject to" right-aligned with conditions, with "O" and "S" aligned.
​Runout Matrix: 7XCE-1341-4
​Runout Markings: KT tax code at 12 o'clock, GPA at 3 o'clock, 11 at 9 o'clock.
​SIDE B:
​Rim Text: Starts with "The Gramophone Co. Ltd."
​Publisher Layout: Northern / Songs . NCB on 2 lines ("Northern" on top, "Songs . NCB" underneath).
​Label Matrix: 7XCE-18342 without brackets.
​Typography: Smaller, completely different font style throughout track title and catalogue number, with altered spacing between "R" and the numbers. Reads "Made in GT Britain" (all capital letters).
​Runout Matrix: 7XCE-18342-1
​Runout Markings: KT tax code at 6 o'clock (inverted relative to label), RGR at 3 o'clock, stamper mark at 9 o'clock (hard to tell, appears as 06 / G6 / 0G).

​SLEEVE DETAILS:
​Housed in an unrecorded hybrid Parlophone green company sleeve, which combines features of the Type 3, Type 4, and Type 5 variants.
​Front Cover: Matches the text formatting of Type 3, Type 4, and Type 5 sleeves (starting with the star symbol: "Points to Remember - Give EMI Record Tokens 6/- to 50/-").
​Back Cover: Features the "Fran the Fan" / Morphy-Richards hairdryer advert in the bottom right corner. Type 5 is the only Parlophone sleeve variant that carries this advertisement.
​Top Cut: Features a wavy top cut. A standard Type 5 sleeve is strictly supposed to be a straight cut off, making this wavy-cut example with the Type 5 back an unlisted hybrid variant.


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