15th Oct, 2024 10:00

The Beatles Collection

 
Lot 23
 

GEORGE MARTIN ORCHESTRA - HELP! LP (ORIGINAL UK SINGLE SIDED TEST PRESSING - PARLOPHONE YEX 173-1)

GEORGE MARTIN ORCHESTRA - HELP! LP (ORIGINAL UK SINGLE SIDED TEST PRESSING - PARLOPHONE YEX 173-1). Very scarce original UK (stereo) single sided test pressing of The George Martin Orchestra performing Help!. The record (black/white label design Long Playing Test Record Not For Sale printed) is in clean Ex condition showing only a couple of very light and minor surface hairline marks. Machine stamped matrix to the playing side: YEX 173-1 with LPFB machine stamped to the non-playing side. Housed with original Sealed By Quality Control sleeve date stamped 22 OCT 1965 (around a month before the commercial release date).

Sold for £240

Hammer Price


 

GEORGE MARTIN ORCHESTRA - HELP! LP (ORIGINAL UK SINGLE SIDED TEST PRESSING - PARLOPHONE YEX 173-1). Very scarce original UK (stereo) single sided test pressing of The George Martin Orchestra performing Help!. The record (black/white label design Long Playing Test Record Not For Sale printed) is in clean Ex condition showing only a couple of very light and minor surface hairline marks. Machine stamped matrix to the playing side: YEX 173-1 with LPFB machine stamped to the non-playing side. Housed with original Sealed By Quality Control sleeve date stamped 22 OCT 1965 (around a month before the commercial release date).

Auction: The Beatles Collection, 15th Oct, 2024

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