Beatles 1-Sided PROMO 45 "I'LL GET YOU" Swan S-4152-1 Rare NM

$ 400

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Dec 16, 2013 Sold Date

Dec 11, 2013 Start Date

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Swan S-4152-1
The Beatles - I'll Get You
Time: 2:04
Northern Music Ltd., ASCAP
Marked as Promotion Copy
Label has "Produced by George Martin"
Label has phrase "Don't Drop Out"
Label has white background with black lettering
Single sided record
Flip side has wide-pitch groove and blank label
On the A side, the lead-out etching is "S4152 - I -1B B1 VIRTUE STUDIO"
Sleeve is Vee-Jay

Near-Mint vinyl with very low surface noise and no cue burn. Nice and shiny (if you look closely, you can see my my shadow reflected as I was taking the photos)

After "She Loves You" was a smash hit, Swan wanted to encourage additional sales by promoting the B side. To get radio DJs to play "I'll Get You", Swan issued this white label promo single with "I'll Get You" on one side and a blank label on the other. There are several variations of this rare promotional record.

The sleeve is condition is as shown in the photo. There is a spot on the back of the sleeve where a price sticker was once affixed. So why would a Swan record be in a Vee Jay sleeve? This is the way it was supplied to a friend of mine from a radio station in the early 60's. VeeJay originally had rights to to distribute some of the first Beatles records, but after disappointing sales (and apparently non-payment of royalties), Swan picked up distribution rights from EMI. I speculate that something in this transition caused the record to be supplied with a Swan label but in a VeeJay sleeve. Or not.... Anyway, since this is the way I received it, this is the way I'm selling it.

As you probably already know, the original master has heavy clipping to make it sound louder on AM radios of the period.