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THE BEATLES ETC CONTRACT PRESS PAGE 1

CONTRACT PRESSINGS THE ISSUES PRESSED BY OTHER COMPANIES WHEN EMI COULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH ISSUES TO SATISFY DEMAND-THESE ISSUES WERE USUALLY  A LOT LESS IN QUANTITY THAN THE USUAL EMI ONES SO BEING HARDER TO LOCATE FOR THE COLLECTOR- CLICK ON INFO FOR MORE DETAILS ETC

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XR072

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 RARE “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS- HAVING FULL SHINE AS NEW LOOK EXCEPT FOR VERY FEW MINOR PAPER SCUFFS VERY LIGHT SPINDLE WEAR -PLAYS A STUNNING M- M-- IN CORRECT TYPE 1 COMPANY SLEEVE EX-

£35.00

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XR008

HELLOGOODBYE/ I AM THE WALRUS - PARLOPHONE # R5655- UK 1967 ISSUE- THIS THE “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS- VINYL VG BOTH SIDES NO CLICKS, SKIPS OR JUMPS- LABELS ALSO VG (+) NO WRITING OR DAMAGE

£14.65

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XR010

I FEEL FINE / SHES A WOMAN- PARLOPHONE #R5200- THE UK 1964 ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE - THIS BEING THE “PYE”   PRESSING  LIKE “DECCA” PRESSINGS THESE WERE CONTRACTED BY EMI WHEN THEY COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND FOR A RELEASE. THE LABEL IS EX -BUT HAS INITIALS WRITTEN ON IT IN BLACK (SO NOT VERY VISUAL ) ON BOTH SIDES - THE CENTRE PUSHOUT  HAS THE HEAVY TEXTURED SURFACES AND WIDER SURROUNDING GAPS AS ALL PYE PRESSINGS- VINYL PLAYS VG + HAVING LIGHT SURFACE NOISE BUT NO JUMPS,SKIPS OR CLICKS- SURPRISINGLY SUPPLIED IN AN ORIGINAL  PYE 1960S COMPANY SLEEVE (VG+)NOT THE USUAL PARLOPHONE ONE?- ETCHED IN RUNOUT GROOVE KT SIDE 1 AND KTA SIDE 2

£14.65

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XR096

HEY JUDE / REVOLOUTION - APPLE# R5722- VERY RARE 1968 ISSUE - A CONTRACT PRESSING BY DECCA HAVING THE WIDER GAPS AROUND PUSH OUT CENTRE AND THE RAISED “DISC” ON EITHER SIDE AROUND SPINDLE HOLE  - CONTRACT PRESSING WERE CREATED AS EMI COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND FOR SOME RELEASES SO THE PRESSES OF OTHER MANUFACTURES WERE EMPLOYED - WITH  DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL  - WITH “SOLD IN UK .... ETC “ LABEL TEXT - VINYL IS EX / EX - BOTH LABELS EX- -IN SHINY APPLE COMPANY SLEEVE (VG-)

£32.50

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XR097

HEY JUDE / REVOLUTION - APPLE# R5722- VERY RARE 1968 ISSUE - A CONTRACT PRESSING BY PHILLIPS WITH THE “3 PRONG “ PUSH OUT CENTRE - CONTRACT PRESSING WERE CREATED AS EMI COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND FOR SOME RELEASES SO THE PRESSES OF OTHER MANUFACTURES WERE EMPLOYED - WITH DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL - WITH “SOLD IN UK .... ETC “ LABEL TEXT - VINYL  EX- EX- CONDITION - SMALL NAME WRITTEN ON SIDE 1 LABEL -IN SHINY APPLE COMPANY SLEEVE (VG+)

£45.65

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XR099

HEY JUDE / REVOLOUTION - APPLE# R5722- VERY RARE 1968 ISSUE - A CONTRACT PRESSING BY PYE HAVING THE WIDER GAPS AROUND PUSH OUT CENTRE - CONTRACT PRESSING WERE CREATED AS EMI COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND FOR SOME RELEASES SO THE PRESSES OF OTHER MANUFACTURES WERE EMPLOYED - WITH DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL - WITH “SOLD IN UK .... ETC “ LABEL TEXT - VINYL IS EX- / EX - LABEL SIDE 1 HAS SMALL NAME SIDE 2 HAS SMALL NAME AND A DRAWING -IN MATT APPLE COMPANY SLEEVE (G+)

£33.65

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XR016

HELLO, GOODBYE / I AM THE WALRUS PARLOPHONE #R5655 - RARE 1967 ORIGINAL ISSUE - MADE IN FRANCE LABEL TEXT  FOR UK ISSUE - PRESSED BY PATHE BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT SATISFY DEMAND FOR THIS ISSUE- SIDE 1 LABEL HAS SCUFF TO R/HAND SIDE NOT BAD TEXT STILL VISIBLE REST OF LABEL AND ALL SIDE 2 GRADE AT EX - VINYL - VG++- IN PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE

£26.85

XR016HELLOGOODBYEPATHEPRESSSMALL

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XR018

HELLO,GOODBYE /IAM THE WALRUS - PARLOPHONE #R5655 - UK 1967 ISSUE- THIS A CONTRACT PRESSING BY DECCA DUE TO EMI BEING UNABLE TO SATISFY DEMAND- WITH THE DECCA LATER 1960`S STYLE PUSH OUT CENTRE - IN PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE- VINYL VG- SLEEVE VG

£16.00

XR018HELLOGOODBYEDECCAPRESSSMAL

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XR019

I FEEL FINE / SHES A WOMAN- PARLOPHONE #R5200 - 1964 UK 1ST PRESS - PYE CONTRACT PRESS ISSUE - HAVING THE PYE EARLY 1960`S STYLE PUSH OUT CENTRE - WITH WIDER GAP BETWEEN CENTRE AND REST OF LABEL COMPARED TO EMI PRESSING- BOTH LABELS EX -IN PARLOPHONE SLEEVE- VINYL EX- VG++

£32.35

XR019IFEELFINEDECCASMAL

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XR028

CANT BUY ME LOVE / YOU CANT DO THAT - PARLOPHONE #R5114 - UK 1964 CONTRACT PRESSING BY “ PYE” ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL - THE CENTRE “PUSH OUT “ BEING OF THE CORRECT DESIGN FOR PYE PRESSINGS OF THE TIME HAVING A WIDER GAP BETWEEN THE PUSHOUT AND BODY OF THE LABEL COMPARED TO AN EMI PRESSING ALSO THE PUSH OUT CENTRE HAVING THE HEAVILY TEXTURED CORRECT FINISH FOR THIS RELEASE- SUPPLIED IN A PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE- PLAYS VG+ VG

£21.65

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XR060

CANT BUY ME LOVE / YOU CANT DO THAT - PARLOPHONE #R5114 - UK 1964 CONTRACT PRESSING BY “ PYE” ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL - THE CENTRE “PUSH OUT “ BEING OF THE CORRECT DESIGN FOR PYE PRESSINGS OF THE TIME HAVING A WIDER GAP BETWEEN THE PUSHOUT AND BODY OF THE LABEL COMPARED TO AN EMI PRESSING ALSO THE PUSH OUT HAVING THE HEAVILY TEXTURED CORRECT FINISH FOR THIS RELEASE- SUPPLIED IN A PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE-VINYL EX EX- SLEEVE VG

£34.65

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XR064

I FEEL FINE / SHES A WOMAN- PARLOPHONE #R5200 - 1964 UK 1ST CONTRACT PRESSING BY “ PYE” ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL - THE CENTRE “PUSH OUT “ BEING OF THE CORRECT DESIGN FOR PYE PRESSINGS OF THE TIME HAVING A WIDER GAP BETWEEN THE PUSHOUT AND BODY OF THE LABEL COMPARED TO AN EMI PRESSING ALSO THE PUSH OUT HAVING THE HEAVILY TEXTURED CORRECT FINISH FOR THIS RELEASE- - BOTH LABELS EX -IN PARLOPHONE SLEEVE- VINYL EX- / EX-

£34.55

XR064IFEELFINEPYEPRESSSMALL

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CX002

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 RARE “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS- HAVING FULL SHINE AND JUST A FEW LIGHT SLEEVE SCUFFS MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS -PLAYS A EX EX- IN PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE

£22.65

CX002WANT TO HOLD DECCASMALL

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CX003

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 RARE “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS- HAVING FULL SHINE AS NEW LOOK EXCEPT FOR VERY FEW MINOR PAPER SCUFFS VERY LIGHT SPINDLE WEAR -PLAYS A STUNNING EX++ EX++ - IN CORRECT TYPE 1 COMPANY SLEEVE EX-

£37.00

CX003WANT TO HOLD DECCASMALL

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CX004

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 VERY RARE  “PYE” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY PYE FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS-THE VINYL “BLANK “ DIFFERENCES BEING THE LABELS PUSH OUT CENTRE HAVING THE HEAVILY TEXTURED FINISH AND WIDER GAPS BETWEEN CENTRE AND LABEL BODY - AS USED BY PYE AT THIS TIME IN THE 1960`S- PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL COMPANY SLEEVE - VINYL VG++ VG+

£17.85

CX004WANTTOPYESMALL

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CX005

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 VERY RARE  “PYE” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY PYE FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS-THE VINYL “BLANK “ DIFFERENCES BEING THE LABELS PUSH OUT CENTRE HAVING THE HEAVILY TEXTURED FINISH AND WIDER GAPS BETWEEN CENTRE AND LABEL BODY - AS USED BY PYE AT THIS TIME IN THE 1960`S- PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL COMPANY SLEEVE - VINYL VG VG

£16.85

CX005WANTTOPYESMALL

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CX006

SHE LOVES YOU / ILL GET YOU PARLOPHONE #R5055 - UK 1963 RARE  “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS- VINYL VG VG - IN PARLOPHONE TYPE 1 COMPANY SLEEVE G+

£16.65

CX006SHELOVESYOUDECCASMALL

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CX007

GEORGE HARRISON - MY SWEET LORD / WHAT IS LIFE - APPLE# R5884 - THIS 1970 RELEASE IS PRESSED ON AN UNKNWON VINYL BLANK - THE A SIDE HAVING AN APPROX 5mm WIDE 1mm  DEEP RING AROUND CENTRE DISC- DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS - STANDARD MFD. IN UK TEXT ON LABELS - THE VINYL IS VERY VERY HEAVY -EX+ EX-

£12.85

CX007MYSWEETLORDPYESMALL

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CX009

HELLO,GOODBYE /IAM THE WALRUS - PARLOPHONE #R5655 - UK 1967 ISSUE- THIS A CONTRACT PRESSING BY DECCA DUE TO EMI BEING UNABLE TO SATISFY DEMAND- WITH THE DECCA LATER 1960`S STYLE PUSH OUT CENTRE - IN PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE- VINYL VG VG SLEEVE VG

£17.85

CX009HELLGOODDECCASMALL

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UBS141

I FEEL FINE / SHES A WOMAN- PARLOPHONE #R5200- THE UK 1964 ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE - THIS BEING THE “PYE”   PRESSING  LIKE “DECCA” PRESSINGS THESE WERE CONTRACTED BY EMI WHEN THEY COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND FOR A RELEASE. THE LABEL IS EX -BUT HAS INITIALS WRITTEN ON IT IN BLACK (SO NOT VERY VISUAL ) ON BOTH SIDES - THE CENTRE PUSHOUT  HAS THE HEAVY TEXTURED SURFACES AND WIDER SURROUNDING GAPS AS ALL PYE PRESSINGS- CORRECT PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE VG++ - VINYL VG+ VG+

£14.85

UBS141IFFINECPRESSBUTTON

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CX

UBS149

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 RARE “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS-PRESSED ON VERY HEAVYWEIGHT  VINYL - HAS “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963” LABEL TEXT AND “THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD ETC ......” LABEL RIM TEXT- IN CORRECT ORIGINAL PARTLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE- VINYL EX+ EX+

£12.85

UBS149IWANTTOHOLDDECCABUITTON

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UBS150

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY  - PARLOPHONE #R5084 - UK 1963 RARE “DECCA” CONTRACT PRESSING OF THIS ISSUE - PRODUCED BY DECCA FOR EMI BECAUSE EMI COULD NOT FULFIL DEMAND USING ITS OWN PRESSING PLANTS-PRESSED ON VERY HEAVYWEIGHT  VINYL - HAS “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963” LABEL TEXT AND “THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD ETC ......” LABEL RIM TEXT- IN CORRECT ORIGINAL PARTLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE- VINYL EX++ EX++

£14.95

UBS150IWANT TOHOLD YOUR DECCAZIP.BUTTON

1UBS

CX

UBS155

HEY JUDE / REVOLOUTION - APPLE# R5722- VERY RARE 1968 ISSUE - A CONTRACT PRESSING BY PYE HAVING THE TELLTALE RAISED HUB AROUND SPINDLE HOLE ON BOTH SIDES - CONTRACT PRESSING WERE CREATED AS EMI COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND FOR SOME RELEASES SO THE PRESSES OF OTHER MANUFACTURES WERE EMPLOYED - WITH DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL - WITH “SOLD IN UK .... ETC “ LABEL TEXT - VINYL IS  VG++ VG+

£22.85

UBS155HEYJUDEPYEBUTTON

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