THE BEATLES PYE CONTRACT PRESSING+RARE GROOVED LABEL:"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND".
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45
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ATTENTION BEATLES COLLECTORS!
AFTER MANY YEARS OF COLLECTING THE BEATLES,DUE TO A DAUGHTER AT UNIVERSITY AND THE NEED TO STREAMLINE MY COLLECTION, I AM GRADUALLY SELLING OFF OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS SOME OF THE MANY DIFFERENT COPIES I HAVE FOUND OF THE BEATLES AND RELATED ARTISTS ALBUMS,SINGLES AND OTHER FORMAT ITEMS. BEING A WELL KNOWN COLLECTOR AND DEALER YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME AMAZING AND IN SOME CASES VERY HARD TO FIND GEMS-ALL WITH CAREFUL GRADINGS AND IN DEPTH INFORMATION! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM FOR ANY SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTION!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1963 SPECIAL AND RARE PYE CONTRACT PRESSING OF THE BAND'S ALL TIME CLASSIC SINGLE: "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" MADE BY THE MUCH SMALLER PYE COMPANY TO HELP OUT WITH THE MASSIVE DEMAND FOR THIS SINGLE IN 1963 WHEN QUITE SIMPLY EMI'S PRESSING PLANT COULD NOT PRESS UP ENOUGH COPIES TO MEET THE THOUSAND UPON THOUSAND OF COPIES ORDERED BY RECORD SHOPS-THE DISC SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES IN THE UK ALONE!
DESPITE BEING A RIVAL BUT MUCH SMALLER COMPANY,PYE WERE HAPPY TO PROVIDE SUCH PRESSINGS NO DOUBT FOR THE FINANCIAL GAIN BUT OF COURSE EMI WOULD RETURN THE FAVOUR WITH PYE'S BIGGEST SELLERS SUCH AS THE HONEYCOMBS "HAVE I THE RIGHT" WHICH EXIST WITH EMI PRESSINGS!. THESE CONTRACT PRESSINGS WERE NATURALLY NOT PRESSED UP IN SUCH BIG QUANTITIES AS THE EMI ONES WITH FEWER SURVIVING ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS EXAMPLE WHICH HAS THE UNUSUAL EXTRA "GROOVE" PRESSED ABOUT 0.5M FROM THE WHERE THE STRUTS END INTO THE MAIN DISC! THIS IS MOST UNUSUAL IN ADDITION TO THE WIDER SPACING IN BETWEEN THE PUSH OUT CENTRE AS WELL AS THE MUCH THICKER VINYL WHICH MATCHES OTHER PYE SINGLES OF THE ERA-PLEASE COMPARE TO CONFIRM THIS!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DISC HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY HEAT WITH THE "A" SIDE PLAYING FINE WITH SOME SURFACE NOISE AND A FEW LIGHT CLICKS BUT STICKING HALF WAY THROUGH ON THE "B" SIDE AND ALSO HAVING SOME "WOBBLE" TO THE SOUND AND AS SUCH THIS IS A "GAP FILLER" WHICH CAN ONLY BE GRADED AS FAIR CONDITION DUE TO THE SOUND FAULTS BUT NEVERTHELESS A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL PRESSING TO OWN!
UNLIKE MOST COPIES THAT TURN UP THIS ONE IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PARLOPHONE COMPANY COVER WITH THE EMI RECORD TOKENS/EMITEXT AND RECORD MAIL ADVERTS ON ONE SIDE WHICH IS VERY CLEAN WITH VERY SHARP,VIBRANT PRINT-JUST SOME TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS,REPAIRS OR STAINING. THE COVER ON IT'S OWN IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION! THE DISC ITSELF HAVING NO "SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT AS PRINTED ON LATER 1960s REPRESSES! PARLOPHONE R 5084.
THE PUSH OUT CENTRE FULLY INTACT WITH SHARP,CLEAR PRINT.A COUPLE OF TINY SPOT "A"SIDE LABEL TEARS AND SOME SPINDLE WEAR.
JUST COMPARE WITH OTHER COPIES AND TRY TO FIND ANOTHER COPY THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE!
SIDE A DEAD WAX DETAILS:
7XCE 18171-1N at 6"0"CLOCK, K T 1 at 10"0"CLOCK and NO OTHER CODES UNLIKE EMI PRESSINGS!.
SIDE B DEAD WAX DETAILS:
7XCE 18172-1N at 6"0"CLOCK,KT 2 at 9"0"CLOCK and NO OTHER CODES UNLIKE EMI PRESSINGS!
GREAT INVESTMENT WITH A LOW AND REALISTIC £7 STARTING PRICE! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!
READ ON CAREFULLY FOR ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS GEM!
AT THIS STAGE,I WILL BE STATING STANDARD UK SIGNED FOR AND STANDARD AIR MAIL RATES NOW A LITTLE HIGHER DUE TO NEW EBAY RATES BUT YOU ALWAYS GET SOLID,SAFE PARCELS FROM ME AND NATURALLY IF THE BIDS GO HIGH,THEN I WILL ONLY SEND IT SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.PLEASE ASK AND OF COURSE I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE!
The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .
I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!
OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.
Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 16,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
SOME MEGA RARE STUFF ALONGSIDE CHEAPO BARGAINS!!
WHY NOT BUILD UP YOUR COLLECTION IN 2013 WITH ROCKING ERIC? BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!
BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!
THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS 45 AS GOOD AS THIS!!
NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!
MORE ESSENTIAL ORIGINAL AND RARE BEATLES AS WELL AS OTHER 1960s AND 1970s EPs,LPs AND 45s FROM ME ON EBAY!
SOME OTHER SUPERB QUALITY BEATLES RARE RECORDS ENDING FROM ME ON EBAY AT AUCTION WITHIN MINUTES OF THIS AUCTION ENDING!
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A GAP FILLER COPY THAT DOES NOT PLAY WELL BUT IS A VERY RARE ALTERNATIVE PRESSING FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS OF UNUSUAL BEATLES PRESSINGS.
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