The Beatles Rare 12” USA single, Orange/Clear mix AS-444 “Promotional” 1978 Mono
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Offered for sale is an orange/clear mix vinyl “promotional” 12″ single by the Beatles, featuring two songs sung in German – “Sie Liebt Dich,” and “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand.” (“She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”)
The labels read “DEMONSTRATION – NOT FOR SALE.”
The disc is EX with a couple of light sleeve scuffs. The record has clearly had little play.
A nice copy of a fascinating Beatles item.
The word “promotional” is in quotes in the title because while this item appears at a glance to be a legitimate Beatles promotional item, its manufacture was actually not authorized by Capitol Records.
In all likelihood, these discs were pressed by a Capitol employee for their own use.
This odd 12″ single appeared on the market in 1978, copies were pressed on colored vinyl, most were either red or clear, one or two with an orange/clear mix, a couple of pink ones, and one, and only one, that was black.
The provenance of this item is unusual; the labels appear to be legitimate Capitol labels but the label is an odd black variation that mentions Paul McCartney’s company MPL Communications at the top.
The labels say “Demonstration – Not for Sale,” and the record was widely represented by sellers at the time of release as a legitimate promotional item.
Still, it’s an interesting Beatles artifact, and the only time these two German-language songs (German versions of “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” have appeared together on a 12” single.
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