How much is a first pressing Beatles album worth?

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You’ll be pretty pleased if your version of The Beatles’ Please Please Me is an early version from the UK’s Parlophone label. Those copies have a black and gold label on the vinyl and songs are credited to Dick James Music Company as opposed to Northern Songs. It’s worth anywhere from $4,200 to $7,300.

Did the Beatles ever record do you love me?

The Beatles were not pleased and did some lackluster takes of the song before they were allowed to record “Love Me Do.” Eventually, Martin changed his mind and went with “Love Me Do.” “How Do You Do It?” became a hit for Gerry & the Pacemakers in 1964.

How much is the Beatles Love Me Do single worth?

The Beatles’ debut single for Parlophone, “Love Me Do,” has sold for $14,757 via the Discogs marketplace, marking a new sales record for any 7″ single on the vinyl-focused website.

How can you tell if a Beatles is first press?

All Apple LP’s from 1969 through the early 70’s featured dark Apple labels without the “Sold in UK” statement across the label. NOTE: The first pressings of Abbey Road do not list “Her Majesty” on the label (at the end of Side Two). True first pressings also have the Apple logo misaligned on the back cover (see above).

What are the most valuable Beatles vinyl records?

The Beatles – Yesterday and Today (Capitol, US album in ‘butcher’ sleeve, 1966). A sealed mint “first state” stereo copy sold for US$125,000 in February 2016, unsealed mint copies of this pressing have regularly sold for well over $15,000.

What was Beatles first hit?

Love Me Do
Exactly 50 years ago today, on October 5th, 1962, a new single titled “Love Me Do” hit record stores all over England. It was the debut 45 by the Beatles – though, at the time, that name didn’t mean much to many English fans outside of Manchester and their native Liverpool.

What was the Beatles first #1 hit in America?

I Want to Hold Your Hand
OOn this date in 1964, the Beatles posted their first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, as “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” their first entry on the list, rose 3-1 in its just its third week on the chart.

Why are first pressings better?

The Original Pressing An original pressing typically refers to a vinyl record that was made from the initial batch of lacquers in the production process and cut from the original master recordings. As they are the first records to be pressed, many consider these to be the definitive edition and best sounding records.