THE BEATLES DEMO DECCA PROMO PINK LABEL - MY BONNIE - THE SAINTS -
  £   749
  $   894

 


£ 749 Sold For
Aug 30, 2017 Sold Date
Aug 20, 2017 Start Date
£   200 Start price
9   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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                        THE BEATLES FEATURING             TONY SHERIDAN & THE BEAT BROTHERS   (The Beatles Were Listed as 'The Beat Brothers)         Due to POLYDOR Backing Group Name of                              Tony Sheridan!!
                               "MY BONNIE"
                            B/W "THE SAINTS"           (WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN)
                               DECCA 31382
                      RELEASED: APRIL 23, 1962 

HERE IS THE ULTRA-RARE APRIL 1962 PROMOTIONAL ISSUE OF THE BEATLES FIRST EVER U.S. RECORD.

THIS IS INDEED A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS HISTORIC "PINK LABEL" 45 SINGLE OF THE VERY FIRST RECORD THE BEATLES APPEARED ON IN THE UNITED STATES FROM APRIL 1962.

THIS WAS A MILD HIT IN GERMANY AND ENGLAND IN LATE 1961/1962, WHEN POLYDOR RECORDS ENLISTED THEIR U.S. AFFILIATE DECCA RECORDS, TO GIVE THIS RECORD A CHANCE IN THE AMERICA. IT WENT NOWHERE !!!!!AND THE RESULT IS ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES VINYL 45s TO ACQUIRE. 
          THIS PINK PROMOTIONAL DECCA PRESS IS A 'TRULY'     "HOLY GRAIL" TO BEATLES COLLECTORS !! AROUND THE                                        WORLD!!!
        THERE ARE ONLY AROUND '30 COPIES AVAILABLE TODAY        WHERE THE MAJORITY ARE IN THE PRIVATE RARE RECORDS                       OF THE MOST 'HARD-CORE' OF                            BEATLES COLLECTIONS!!!!

NOT CONVINCED THE NAME 'BEATLES' WAS MARKETABLE, DECCA COMPLIED WITH POLYDOR'S SUGGESTION TO CHANGE THEIR NAME TO 'THE BEAT BROTHERS' ON THE LABEL. PRIMARILY A BACKING BAND TO TONY SHERIDAN, THIS RECORD TOTALLY BOMBED ON THE U.S. MARKET AND GAVE NO INDICATION OF THINGS TO COME FOR THE BEATLES. 

THE CONDITION OF THIS HISTORIC PROMOTIONAL RECORD IS A SHIMMERING EXCELLENT ++, WITH A HIGH GLOSS SHEEN EVIDENT THROUGHOUT. THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO SCRATCHES AT ALL, YET SOME MINIMAL LIGHT "HAIRLINE" SUPERFICIAL PULLS PREVENT IT FROM A MINT STATUS. 
USUALLY FOUND WITH RADIO STATION DISC JOCKEY "X'S" ON THE B-SIDE, THIS EXAMPLE IS WITHOUT THE "X'S". THE LABELS ARE EQUALLY GORGEOUS HOWEVER, DUE TO RADIO STORAGE , THE ;B) Side; THE SAINTS" HAS A LIGHTERPINK THAN THE (A- SIDE) "MYBONNIE', APART FROM THIS THE LABELS ARE GRADE A VIBRANT, & IS TRULY A MUST-HAVE FOR EVERY BEATLESCOLLECTOR!!!!!      THE REASON FOR THE "SELLING OF THIS 'ULTRA RARE' BEATLES "HOLY GRAIL",      IS DUE TO THE SELLING OFF OF MY DAUGHTERS RECORD COLLECTION, WHICH      I HAVE BEEN 'COLLECTING SINCE SHE WAS 'BORN'!!!      SHE IS 19 YEARS OLD NOW & SHE HAS DECIDED TO CASH-IN, SO HERE IS YOUR        CHANCE TO OWN THE MEGA RATE SINGLE !!!              PLUS THE VALUE OF THIS "ULTRA RATE SINGLE "IS THE BEST INVESTMENT               YOU WILL REQUIRE, & AT PRESENT THEIR IS ANOTHER COPY ON EBAY                                             FOR OVER £4,000 POUNDS !!!!        THIS MEGA RARE SINGLE IS NOW UP FOR AUCTION, WITH A LOW STARTING BID &               A REASONABLE RESERVE, CONSIDERING THE RARITY OF THIS PROMO BEATLES                                            "HOLY GRAIL" STATUS!!!!                                                      GOOD LUCK!!!!
                                         THIS COPY MAYBE YOURS FOR A OPENING BID OF £200                                         THIS LISTING WILL ONLY BE ACTIVE FOR 'TEN DAYS' !!!

      A TRULY COMPLETE PACKAGE - WHICH INCLUDES THE ACCOMPANYING     DECCA 45 PRINTED GENERIC SLEEVE, AND A NEAR MINT (UNUSED)     ORIGINAL VINTAGE EARLY TO MID 1960'S 'DECCA RECORDS' IN STORE 7"                             RECORD PURCHASE BAG.     
       FINALLY I HAVE AN 100 Per Cent EBAY RECORD, SO PLEASE CHECK MY       FEEDBACK, SO YOU WILL REALISE I AM A TOP- RECORDER SELLER,        WITH VERY REASONABLE PRICES, DUE TO MYSELF BEING AROUND        COLLECTING FOR OVER "THIRTY FIVE YEARS" !!!
      The Post & Packaging is Free!!! Which Insurance (Of up to £5000) Tracking                                            And a Signed Signature

On 30-Jul-17 at 14:28:09 BST, seller added the following information:

Hi Everyone, I have now dropped the reserve price, as I have 46 watches on this, so it will Definatly go to a 'Real Beatles Collector", so good luck as it will now definally will be Goin' to a New Home!!! Xx


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