Tony Sheridan & The Beatles / Beat Brothers - My Bonnie LP RARE STEREO ORIGINAL

Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers - My Bonnie

Polydor 237 112 SLPHM, Germany, 1962

Here it is – a true piece of Beatles history! The very first Beatles recordings EVER released, and the first time their name ever appeared on a record, in their credited appearance backing Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie" and "The Saints." There has been much speculation about their roles in the rest of the recordings, as the rotating Beat Brothers lineup had included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best. Either way, this is where it all started! Their career began to snowball soon after this record was released, and we all know the rest of the story!

This is the incredibly rare STEREO pressing of the LP, almost never seen. It has the original Polydor scroll label design, with the date 6.62 on the sleeve, the orange "STEREO" label in the corner, and the proper matrix numbers 237112 A C2 H1/S +B and 237112 B C2 H1/S + B. One of the rarest of all Beatles releases, many many times rarer even than the mono version.

Vinyl Condition: VG. Very solid VG playback, deep groove pressing, fantastic loud sound, no skips or jumps. A true joy to listen to! A piece of the rim has chipped off, but it does not reach the grooves at all. I have personally tested and confirmed that this does not affect playback on either side.

Cover Condition: VG-. Bottom seam split, top and spine partial splits. A couple of small torn areas which you can see in the pictures.

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