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FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER
THE VERY SCARCE FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL ISSUE OF THE BEATLES'
PREMIERE 45 SINGLE ON THEIR NEW APPLE LABEL, FEATURING THE FIRST LABEL VARIATION
WITHOUT THE GEORGE MARTIN PRODUCTION CREDIT, THE MATRIX NUMBERS, OR THE
"RECORDED IN ENGLAND" STATEMENT (APP 2276.01L(I)(AS), SPIZER), ALSO
INCLUDED WITH THE 45 IS IT'S ACCOMPANYING VERY RARE FIRST ISSUE WEST COAST
DROP-DOWN THUMB TAB-CUT "THE BEATLES ON APPLE" BLACK SLEEVE.
THESE ARE FAR SCARCER THAN MOST REALIZE. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF THE
CLASSIC NUMBER ONE BEATLES SMASH HIT. TO DATE, THIS SINGLE REMAINS THEIR BIGGEST
HIT. THIS IS THE FIRST PRESSING OF MANY APPLE ISSUES OF THIS 45. IT IS ALSO IN
SPARKLING NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED CONDITION. THE A-SIDE LABEL IS NEAR MINT,
AND THE B-SIDE LABEL IS NEAR MINT AS WELL.
THE 'BRIGHTER' TONE BORDERS EVIDENT
ON THE LABELS ARE TOTALLY CORRECT FOR THESE VERY FIRST ISSUES. ALL THESE FIRST
ISSUE LABELS HAVE IT IN VARYING DEGREES, AND ARE CONSIDERED A PRINTER ERROR, NOT
WEAR. THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE HAS VERY MINIMAL BRIGHTNESS TONE IN LESSER DEGREE
ALONG THE LABELS EDGE.
THE RARE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE EQUALLY RARE WEST COAST "THUMB TAB" DROP
CENTER APPLE SLEEVE IT WAS ISSUED IN. THIS "BEATLES ON APPLE" SLEEVE IS
REALLY VERY RARE AS ONLY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT WERE MADE WITH THE 'THUMB TAB' CUT.
AS FOR THE 45, THERE ARE MANY APPLE VARIANTS OF THIS RECORD
(APPROXIMATELY EIGHT), BUT THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE. THE RARE 'THUMB TAB'
SLEEVE IS IN VG++
CONDITION WITH JUST SOME MINIMAL WEAR.. NO TEARS, NO SPLITS.
IT IS THE BELIEF OF BEATLES' U.S. RECORDS EXPERT PERRY COX THAT THE 'THUMB TAB'
WEST COAST SLEEVE ONLY CAME ON THESE EARLY ISSUE "HEY JUDE" SINGLES. IT'S
POSSIBLE THAT SOME SHOWED UP ON LATER SINGLES AND THEY HAVE BEEN SEEN ON ONE OR
TWO "GET BACK" SINGLES .SO ALTHOUGH THERE'S NOT AN OFFICIAL "HEY JUDE" U.S.
PICTURE SLEEVE, THIS WOULD BE THE CLOSEST ONE TO FILLING THAT BILL.
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