From The Daily Mail.
A rare Beatles record thought to be worth £20,000 has been put up for auction – after its owner unwittingly donated it to a charity shop.
British Heart Foundation staff were shocked to uncover the 7in demo of The Beatles’ first single Love Me Do, which had been placed in a carrier bag with 25 other vinyls and given to the store in Midhurst, West Sussex.
The record features a misspelling of Paul McCartney’s name, with the words ‘Lennon–McArtney’ appearing on the label instead. The words ‘Demonstration Record’ and ‘Not For Sale’ are also on the label.
Around 250 of the demos were pressed by Parlophone Records and sent to the BBC for radio airplay when the Fab Four were virtually unknown.
An identical record sold for £7,000 in 2013, but industry experts believe the latest find could sell for three times that figure. The proceeds will go to the charity.
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THE BEATLES The Beatles / 1962-1966 (1973 UK 26-track double vinyl compilation LP comprising a collection of their much-loved early hits including Love Me Do, She Loves You, A Hard Day's Night, Yesterday, We Can Work It Out, Eleanor Rigby andmany more. Housed in a front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with matching red lyric inners. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl shows only light signs of play PCSP717)
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THE BEATLES Revolver (1988 UK Direct Metal Mastered issue of the classic 1966 14-track stereo LP, housed in a glossy barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition with minimal wear or play PCS7009)
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THE BEATLES The Beatles / 1967-1970 (Original 1973 UK 28-track double LP compilation, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with matching blue lyric inners. The sleeve has some creasing along the front opening edge, whilst the vinyl looks near as new PCSP718)
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THE BEATLES The Beatles / 1962-1966 (1973 UK first issue 26-track double vinyl LP compilation, housed in the front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with matching red bevelled corner lyric inners. The sleeve shows only minor edgewear and thereis a small tear in the top edge of one of the inners, whilst both vinyl discs are in Excellent with only the odd light paper hairline scuff not affecting play PCSP717)
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