THE BEATLES - LOVE ME DO 1962 PARLOPHONE R 4949 RED PARLOPHONE UK 1st PRESS EX+

	£		143
	$		189

THE BEATLES

~ LOVE ME DO ~

(1962 PARLOPHONE RECORDS - RARE UK DEBUT 7"!!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1962 UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE LANDMARK DEBUT 45 LOVE ME DO BY THE BEATLE ON THE RED PARLOPHONE LABEL. 

CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE R 4949

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE 7XCE 17144-1N / 7XCE 17145-1N

MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE L / ZT1 / L / ZT1

THE SLEEVE

THIS RARE 45 IS HOUSED IN AN ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE WHICH IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR, TANNING AND SIGNS OF HANDLING. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER '4949' HAS BEEN WRITTEN ON THE BACK.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY HAIRLINE MARKS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS RARE 45 AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT BOTH BRILLIANT TRACKS.

THE LABELS

THE RED PARLOPHONE LABELS, WITH A FOUR-PRONGED PUSH-OUT CENTRE AND SILVER TEXT, ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE MARKS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS INSCRIBED HIS INITIALS IN PENCIL ON EACH LABEL AND SOMEONE HAS GIVEN ONE SET OF INITIALS ON THE FLIP-SIDE A HARD RUB WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME LOSS OF COLOUR.

SIDE ONE

1. LOVE ME DO

SIDE TWO

1. P.S. I LOVE YOU

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE ?ENVELOPE STYLE? MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS ? PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£2.25

£4.75

£5.75

£6.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.25

£9.50

£10.75

£11.00

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) 

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

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.