BEATLES ULTRA RARE FIRST ' 63 PRESSING ' SHE LOVES YOU ' PARLOPHONE R 5055 K/T CODE
Item History & Price
The Beatles single 'She Loves You' and 'I'll Get You' Parlophone R 5055 first pressing 1963 is here for sale. This 57 year old rare collectable Beatles first pressing single has a four pronged center that is intact. "The Parlophone Co Ltd…’ text round the edge of the label is in upper and lower case as requ...ired for this Beatles single first issue that was issued on 23rd August 1963. K/T tax code appears on side one. The Beatles She Loves You single comes with the original Parlophone die-cut sleeve.
The record is very nice with some minor hairlines but no major scratches and play right on through !!The sleeve amazingly has NO seam splits, NO tape and NO writing but does show wear and tears.
First pressing, August 23, 1963. The records were housed in the Type 3 company sleeves. Black label with silver print. The publishing year was printed on the label, as “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963″. “Parlophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print. Can be found with K/T tax code on side one push-out center. Matrix numbers: Side A: 7XCE 17395-1N, Side B: 7XCE 17396-1N.
The Beatles spent the week of Monday, August 12, through Saturday, August 17, 1963, performing concerts in Wales. The performances took place at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno Beach, Caernarvonshire Wales where the Beatles gave two shows each night for separate audiences. During mid-week, the group traveled to Manchester on Wednesday, August 14, to tape two songs for the Granada TV show Scene At 6:30. The group’s rendition of Twist And Shout was broadcast that evening. The Beatles performance of their soon-to-be-released single, She Loves You, was shown on August 19.Sunday, August 18, was no day of rest. The group traveled from Wales to Birmingham to lip-sync both sides of the new single, She Loves You and I’ll Get You, for the Saturday evening, August 24 edition of the ABC Television show Lucky Stars (Summer Spin). This was the perfect promotion for the single, which was set for release the day before on Friday, August 23. On Sunday evening, the Beatles played two evening concerts at the Princess Theatre in Torquay, Devonshire.While the Beatles were in Wales, EMI was preparing the She Loves You single for release on Parlophone R 5055. The company’s marketing manager recommended an advance production run of 350, 000 units, which was well above even the most optimistic forecasts of the day. Managing director Len Wood balked at the number, but reluctantly agreed to only 250, 000 !!Shipping is Lightning-Fast via USPS First Class Mail in a custom multi-padded mailer !!