A rare edition of the first Beatles single has sold for a whopping £10,000 – because it has a spelling mistake.
The seven-inch single with Love Me Do on the A side and PS I Love You on the B side is described as the Holy Grail for Beatles collectors.
And it’s because it has McCartney misspelled as McArtney on the label.
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The 1962 Parlophone demonstration record is extremely rare with only around 250 known to exist worldwide.
They were pressed to be sent as promotional copies to radio stations ahead of the single’s release in October 1962.
The record was sold by Omega Auction in Warrington, Cheshire fetching an amazing £10,000.
It was described as being in excellent condition, despite there being a surface hairline mark through the playing surface.
The auctioneer stressed that there were no issues whatsoever, with the sound reproduction sharp and clear without any skips or jumps.
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It also had a clean, original promotional company sleeve which was in excellent condition.
The discs are highly sought after, as reported by What’s The Jam.
In 2017, another copy reportedly sold for $15,000 to a collector in the US.
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Love Me Do was the debut single by the Beatles and peaked at number 17 in the UK charts.
It was released in the US in 1964 reaching number one.
An Omega Auctions spokesman said: “It was a fantastic Beatles sale with some incredible prices which shows how demand for the Fab Four is as strong as ever.
“The Beatles demo of Love Me Do is a holy grail for all Beatles vinyl collectors as it was their first single release in 1962.”It sold for a hammer price of £10,000 against an estimate of £7-£10,000 and went to a UK based bidder.”
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