TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEATLES

3rd GERMAN PRESS WITH  SLOW 'ENGLISH INTRO' & 'TWIST' Sleeve

THE BEATLES FIRST SINGLE

Germany 1962

*** THE FIRST BEATLES COMMERCIAL RECORD RELEASE EVER ***

The first commercial record released that the Beatles played on was Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers "My Bonnie /The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)" (Polydor NH24673), released in Germany in October 1961.

The first commercial release of a record bearing The Beatles' name was "My Bonnie / The Saints", released as a single in the U.K. on 5th January, 1962. This release also featured for the first time the slow English introduction for My Bonnie. First pressings of this disk (also known as the 'broad' title) are very difficult to find . It was reissued in Britain in May of 1963 with a slightly different typeface (also known as the  'narrow' title).

The recording of "My Bonnie" / The Saints" was released in three official versions, plus an erroneous version.
1st Press: NH 24 673 / Oct 1961: German Intro / A side has the text: "Mein Herz ist bei dir nur / Rock"
2nd Press: NH 24 673 / Jan.1962: English Intro / A side has the text: "Mein Herz ist bei dir nur / Rock" (the so-called Error Label which is very rare)

3rd Press: NH 24 673 / Feb 1962: English Intro / A side has the text "Twist"
4th Press: NH 52 273 / Mar 1964: Without Intro

This version for sale is the 3rd German Press with the slow English introduction and the text "Twist" under the title of the song on the label's A-side and on the front side of the picture sleeve.

IDENTIFICATION AS THIRD PRESSING

The Polydor Orange Scroll logomark was printed at the top of the label.

Press company's name "DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON"  was printed at the outer rim of the label.

The letters "M 45" (Mono 45 R.P.M.)  in the triangle were printed on the right of the label.

The A-side of the label removed the text "Mein Herz ist bei dir nur" and had the text "Twist" under the title "My Bonnie"

 

A VERY RARE COLLECTOR'S ITEM NOWADAYS

MATRICES:

Side 1  2 M 1 H / W + B H (B H on their sides)  24673 - A   Made in Germany

Side 2  K 1 H / S < >  X 24673 - 2 B  Made in Germany

CATALOGUE NUMBER:  Polydor –NH66833

 VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. THE VINYL HAS SOME LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINE SLEEVE ENTRY MARKS BUT NO SCRATCHES. ONLY VERY MINOR BACKGROUND NOISE. A FANTASTIC SOUND FOR SUCH AN EARLY BEATLES RECORD.

LABELS

LABELS ARE IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION WITH NO WRITING.

SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL RECORD SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS  CONDITION AND STORED IN ITS OWN POLY BAG. FEW MINOR WRINKLES. 4cm ALMOST INVISIBLE SPLIT ON BOTTOM EDGE PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED.

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THE RECORD HAS BEEN CLEANED ON A VACUUM RECORD CLEANING MACHINE

THE RECORD IS SUPPLIED IN AN ANTI-STATIC PLASTIC SLEEVE. THE RECORD COVER IS ALSO SUPPLIED IN ITS OWN SEALED PLASTIC SLEEVE. ALL STORED SEPARATELY IN A VINYL PLASTIC SLEEVE

THE RECORD WILL BE SHIPPED IN A SECURE CARDBOARD MAILER

Vinyl Record Grading

Code

Meaning

Record Grading

Album Sleeve Grading

S

Sealed

The record is still packed

The record is still packed

M

Mint

The record is in brand new condition, absolutely perfect. Certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.

Cover and extra documents like lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition

NM

Near Mint

Describes an almost mint record, this grade is used for records that appear virtually flawless but not perfect. A very minor scuff can appear on the record. Yet, the record must play without any noise over the flaw and the latter must be very hard to detect. Any blemish affecting sound quality will prevent records from being graded NM or M.

The cover should look close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the record resting inside) may be acceptable. It has no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same is true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, and the like. Basically, Near Mint looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.

VG+

Very Good +

Most common condition for records. The record has been played a few times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops. Some slight signs of wear, occasional light marks and scuffs. The average person would not notice anything wrong. Labels may be marked lightly.

Cover shows some handling imperfection like normal wear and tear, price tag, creasing. Minor ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners. Cover can also be in mint condition but there is a DJ or promo copy stamp or cut in the corner.

VG

Very Good

Now the signs of age and handling are starting to show. You can notice some clear wear on the surface. Some scratches that may cause clicks, crackles or pops. There may be minor warps and skips. Labels may be marked.

Cover suffers from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration. Cover will have ring wear.

G

Good

The record has been played so much that the sound quality has been noticeably deteriorated. Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs. Potential label marks and damage.

The cover and contents can be torn, stained and/or defaced, there also can be some writing on it

F/P

Fair/Poor

The record does not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc, Unless it is something very rare it is not worth listing in this condition

The cover and contents are badly damaged or partly missing. Cover can also be missing

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