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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.
![Super rare promo copy of the historic first Beatles single - the humble 45 inch single is already at £3000 on Ebay](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/12/22/10908266-0-image-m-19_1552430899411.jpg)
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.
![The charity shop in Midhurst (pictured above) where the record was spotted](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/12/22/10908270-0-image-m-22_1552430949593.jpg)
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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