The Beatles From Me to You / Thank You Girl Demo Test Pressing in NM
  £   1,500
  $   1,790

 


£ 1500 Sold For
Feb 13, 2012 Sold Date
Feb 9, 2012 Start Date
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Here's one that you won't see again once it's gone..

 

THE BEATLES " FROM ME TO YOU / THANK YOU GIRL"

                                                     ULTRA RARE PARLOPHONE E.P  1963 TEST PRESSING

OFFERED FOR SALE IN SUPERB CONDITION IS AN ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE UK PARLOPHONE  MICROGROOVE, ONE SIDED TEST PRESSING FOR "THE BEATLES HITS"  E.P.

THE TEST PRESSING IS FOR THE TWO A-SIDE TRACKS FROM THE E.P.. "FROM ME TO YOU" & THANK YOU GIRL".

TEST PRESSINGS ARE PROOFS FOR THE ACTUAL VINYL PRESSING, BEFORE THE PRESSING PLANT WOULD GO AHEAD AND PRESS THE MAIN VINYL RECORD.  A HANDFUL OF "TEST PRESSINGS" WOULD BE PRODUCED FOR APPROVAL,

THESE ARE IN EFFECT Pre Pressings OF THE ACTUAL VINYL RECORD WHICH IS TO BE PRODUCED BUT CARRIED HANDWRITTEN LABELS,

IN EFFECT THESE TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE DEMOS FOR THE E.P.

THIS IS A  ONE SIDED TEST PRESSING BUT DOES CARRY LABELS TO BOTH SIDES, HOWEVER THE TITLE AND ARTISTE CREDITS TO SIDE TWO LABELS HAVE BEEN LEFT BLANK.  

THE WHITE PARLOPHONE LABELS WHICH FEATURE BLACK LETTERING AND HAND WRITTEN TRACK AND ARTIST CREDITS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS JUST LIGHT BUT MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT BUT OBVIOUSLY ONLY TO SIDE TWO. SIDE ONE LABEL IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH PREFECT LETTERING AND VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF AGE OR HANDLING. SIDE TWO LABEL IS AGAIN VERY CLEAN BUT DOES SHOW SOME LIGHT "RING MARKING" MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE DISC SITTING ON A TURNTABLE (SEE PICTURE), THIS HOWEVER IS NOT SEVERE AND IN NO WAY DTRACTS FROM OVERALL QUALITY.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS EXCELLENT, THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE DOES FEATURE SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS BUT NOTHING SEVERE. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND THERE IS NO DULLING TO THE PLAYING  SURFACE.

AUDIO IS FLAWLESS... THERE IS NO DISTORTION PRESENT AT ANY POINT.

HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE.

OFFERED WITH THIS TEST PRESSING IS AN ORIGINAL COPY OF "THE BEATLES HITS" E.P ON WHICH THESE TWO TRACKS APPEAR. THE E.P COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION THROUGHOUT.

OVERALL A TRULY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE AN EXTREMLEY RARE UK PARLOPHONE TEST PRESSING WHICH IS OFFERED IS SUPERB CONDITON. "

 

These are far far rarer than the Love Me Do Parlophone Demo as these were meant for in-house and were pressed in ones and twos, not 250 or so.., and as far as I know, THIS ONE is the ONLY test pressing to come to light for this release.. These also have the oversized Labels like the Demo's.

 

This is So rare.. these guys don't even have it!! :

http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/mains/test.html

 

Be Quick!!

 

 

 















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