The Beatles Cry For A Shadow Very Rare 1961 UK 1st Orig Orange Label 45RPM
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(:VERY RARE:)
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Cry For A Shadow / Why (Can't You Love Me Again) (1st. Press
(Very Rare 1961 UK 1st Original Orange Polydor vinyl label
CATALOG NUMBER NH 52275 LABEL Polydor Orange Scroll label MIX Mono MATRIX No. SIDE 1 NH 52275 A = 1 1 SIDE 2 NH 52275 B = 1 1 VINYL COLOR BLACK RECORD COMPANY'S NAMEDEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD. CENTER Push-out center is missing CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..." - PUBLISHER'S NAME SIDE 1 M.C.P.S. SIDE 2 Pan-Musik Ltd PRODUCER Bert Kaempfert COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Repro Polydor orange sleeve COMMENTS "Cry for a Shadow" is an early Beatles instrumental. It was recorded on 22 June 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany while they were performing as Tony Sheridan's backup band for a few tracks. It was written by George Harrison with John Lennon as a parody of The Shadows style.
This single exists in only one known official version and have an orange label. There is no British edition of this single with a red label.
1st.pressing was manufactured two ways: both with and without the push-out center.
*Cry For A Shadow: Instrumental (Performance only by the Beatles)
Version A
*Why: Lead Vocal: Tony Sheridan / Backing play: The Beatles
Version A
The sleeve
THIS RARE 45 IS HOUSED IN A Repro ORANGE POLYDOR SLEEVE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR AND A FEW MINOR SIGNS OF HANDLING NO RIPS NO PEN MARKS (see pic)
THE VINYL
VISUALLY THE BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND I CAN SEE A LOT OF LIGHT SUFACE SCRATCHES MARKS NO DEEP SCRATCHES ON VINYL (see pic) I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE 45 AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT NO JUMPS OR SKIPS HAS BACKGROUND NOISES ON BOTH SIDES.
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Nice and Clean HAS NO PEN MARKS NO STICKER MARKS The Orig centre is missing (see pic)
side 1 Cry For a Shadow (The Beatles)
side 2 Why (Can’t You Love Me Again (Tony Sheridan with The Beatles)
£7.20
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£18.38
IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)
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RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM
MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.
EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.
VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.
GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.
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