THE BEATLES "LOVE ME DO" G 1 & R 1 STAMPS EARLY PRESS ALL CORRECT TEXT
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£ 100 Sold For
Jan 13, 2026 Sold Date
Jan 3, 2026 Start Date
17   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE BEATLES
"LOVE ME DO b/w P.S. I LOVE YOU" PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949
RELEASED 5th OCTOBER 1962 STAMPERS   G       1            R        1
MATRICES       -1N                  -1N
TAX CODE   ZT IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES

THIS COPY IS A VERY EARLY PRESSSING WITH 1 STAMPER NUMBERS  AND SINGLE LETTERS IN THIS CASE G  AND   R WHICH ARE THE FIRST TWO STAMPERS LETTERS AVAILABLE IN THE RUNNING ORDER 'GRAMOPHLTD' USED FOR STAMPERS ,FIRST 1000 PRESSING'S COME OFF  G 1  THE NEXT 1000 OFF R  1  AND SO ON

 "MADE IN GT.BRITAIN" ON THE LABELS WITH "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1962"
  VINYL RECORD HAS A GLOSSY FINISH TO THE SURFACES WHEN VIEWED IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT WITH  VERY LIGHT HANDLING AND SLEEVE RETENTION MARKS WHICH ARE ONLY REALLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT
 
THE LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN CENTREHOLE IS UNWORN AND MOST OF THE SPINDLE MARKS SEEM TO BE ON THE 'B' SIDE WITH JUST A FEW TO THE 'A' SIDE BUT ARE ALL CONFINED TO THE PUSH OUT CENTRE

A PLAY TEST OF THE RECORD ON THE  RUN INS AND RUN OUTS CAME WITH JUST A HINT OF BACKGROUND NOSIE  (STYLUS ON VINYL ) BUT THE ACTUAL RECORDING WAS EXCELLENT TO LISTEN TO WHICH WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT IT HAS BEEN PLAYED ON IN ITS EARLY YEARS (ALL SIXTY THREE OF THEM)  PROBABLY  A DANSETTE OR SIMILAR

RECORD COMES IN ITS STRIPEY COLOURED SLEEVE WHICH AGAIN IS IN NICE  CONDITION WITH SOME CREASING MAINLY TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR PLEASE REMEMBER OTHER SYSTEM'S CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE

FOR BUYERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE NOTE WE USE EBAY'S MORE SECURE GLOBAL SHIPPING FOR DELIVERY


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