THE BEATLES - Love Me Do

Item Description

Vinyl,
7" 45 RPM Single Repress

Please note the main differentiator between this, 1963 black label / silver text repress, and the 1964 represses which can be seen [url=https://www.discogs.com/Beatles-Love-Me-Do/release/4150540]here[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Beatles-Love-Me-Do/release/10469162]here[/url], is the absence of the centre label text,

'SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO
RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS,
SEE PRICE LISTS.'

Please also note the following differentiators present on this variant's label.

1 - The perimeter rim copyright text beginning, 'The Parlophone Co. Ltd' is in title case.

2 - The label publishing text, 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1962' is in upper case.

3 - The lower case 't' in the 'Gt.', in the label text 'Made In Gt. Britain'.

4 - The large 'Parlophone' logo at the top of the label.

In January 1963 Parlophone ceased production of its red label design. Consequently original issues of [m=45574] & [m=45619] were the only Beatles singles, released in the '60s in the UK, with these red labels. The red labels included the 45- prefix in the catalogue number, to differentiate from 78 RPM records, even though Parlophone had ceased the production of these by the late '50s.