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  • You can expect the prices for the items listed below if you are selling privately. If you sell to a dealer or shop expect less than half of the prices listed below.

    All prices are on the basis that the item is in mint condition.

    All items 7" unless stated.

    All items UK releases unless stated.

    List also includes CDs, & 12"s.

    Prices are in UK sterling and US dollars




    t h e   b e a t l e s   s i n g l e s

    1962
    (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper-lower case & "Recording first published 1962" label text, without "Sold in UK...", all issues before 1967 have push-out centres)

    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g

  • Parlophone 45-R 4949 - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (red label, 'Ringo on drums & no tambourine version; with or without "Made in Great Britain" credit)...£ 75.00 / $ 110.00
    1963
    (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." in either upper-lower or upper case & "Recording first published 1963" label text, without "Sold in UK...)

    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s

  • Parlophone 45-R 4983 - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (red label, with or without "Made in Great Britain" credit)...£ 90.00 / $ 140.00
  • Parlophone R 5015 - From Me To You / Thank You Girl ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5055 - She Loves You / I'll Get You ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5084 - I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper case only)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    k n o w n   s e c o n d   p r e s s i n g s

  • Parlophone R 4949 - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (black label, with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper-lower case, matrix suffixed with '1N' indicating Ringo on drums & no tambourine version)...£ 150.00 / $ 220.00
  • Parlophone 45-R 4983 - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (black label, with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper-lower case, with "45" prefix)...£ 18.00 / $ 30.00 )...£ 150.00 / $ 220.00

    k n o w n   t h i r d   p r e s s i n g

  • Parlophone R 4983 - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (black label, with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper-lower case, with "45" prefix)...£ 20.00 / $ 32.00


    1964
    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s
    (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." in either upper-lower or upper case, "Recording first published 1964" & "Sold in UK..." label text)

  • Parlophone R 5114 - Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper case)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5160 - A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5200 - I Feel Fine / She's A Woman (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper case)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    k n o w n   t h i r d   p r e s s i n g

  • Parlophone R 4949 - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (black label, with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper case, matrix suffixed with '1N' indicating Ringo on drums & no tambourine version)...£ 100.00 / $ 150.00

    k n o w n   f o u r t h   p r e s s i n g

  • Parlophone R 4983 - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" in upper case)...£ 20.00 / $ 32.00 ...£ 100.00 / $ 150.00


    1965
    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s
    (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd." in upper case & "Sold in UK..." label text)

  • Parlophone DP 562 - If I Fell / Tell Me Why (domestic pressing of export issue)...£ 60.00 / $ 100.00
  • Parlophone R 5265 - Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5305 - Help! / I'm Down ...£ 12.00 / $ 18.00
  • Parlophone R 5389 - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper ...£ 15.00 / $ 22.00

    k n o w n   s e c o n d   p r e s s i n g s
    (with "The Gramophone Co. Ltd" in upper case & "Sold in UK..." label text)

  • Parlophone R 5305 - Help! / I'm Down ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5389 - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    1966
    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s
    (with "The Gramophone Co. Ltd" in upper case & "Sold in UK..." label text)

  • Parlophone R 5452 - Paperback Writer / Rain ...£ 15.00 / $ 20.00
  • Parlophone R 5493 - Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    1967
    (all the pressings listed below have push-out or solid centres, with "The Gramophone Co. Ltd" in upper case & "Sold in UK..." label text)

    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s

  • Parlophone R 5570 - Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (250,000 only in p/s)...£ 50.00 / $ 80.00
  • Parlophone R 5655 - Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus (company sleeve, with "7/- to 50/-" on reverse)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    k n o w n   s e c o n d   p r e s s i n g s

  • Parlophone R 5452 - Paperback Writer / Rain (solid centre only)...£ 12.00 / $ 18.00
  • Parlophone R 5493 - Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (solid centre only)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5570 - Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5620 - All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man (with reference to "Live World Television Transmission")...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00


    1968
    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s

  • Parlophone R 5675 - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (with Fan Club insert; sleeve with "7/- to 50/-" on reverse)...£ 65.00 / $ 105.00
    (all Apple pressings except for early issues of "Let It Be" come in black, glossy "Apple" sleeves)
  • Parlophone R 5722 - Hey Dude / Revolution ...£ 15.00 / $ 25.00

    k n o w n   s e c o n d   p r e s s i n g s

  • Parlophone R 5675 - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (no insert)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Parlophone R 5084 - I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (solid centre)...£ 25.00 / $ 40.00

    1969
    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g s

  • Apple R 5777 - Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (as "The Beatles with Billy Preston")...£ 12.00 / $ 18.00
  • Apple R 5786 - Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Apple R 5814 - Something / Come Together (without "Sold in UK..." label text)...£ 18.00 / $ 30.00

    k n o w n   s e c o n d   p r e s s i n g s
    (without "Sold in UK..." label text)

  • Apple R 5722 - Hey Dude / Revolution ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Apple R 5777 - Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (as "The Beatles with Billy Preston")...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00
  • Apple R 5786 - Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe ...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    k n o w n   t h i r d   p r e s s i n g

  • Parlophone R 4949 - Help! / I'm Down (with "The Parlophone Co. Ltd" label text)...£ 12.00 / $ 18.00
    (later 1970s Parlophone copies of Beatles singles with EMI boxed logos are of nominal value. Add £ 10.00 / $ 15.00 to the value for any singles with a red & white "Factory Sample Not For Sale" sticker)


    1970
    f i r s t   p r e s s i n g

  • Apple R 5833 - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (scratched-out B-side matrix: APPLES 1002, p/s)...£ 20.00 / $ 32.00

    k n o w n   s e c o n d   p r e s s i n g s

  • Apple R 5833 - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (scratched-out B-side matrix: APPLES 1002, no p/s)...£ 10.00 / $ 15.00

    k n o w n   t h i r d   p r e s s i n g

  • Apple R 5833 - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (B-side matrix: 7YCE 21408, no p/s)...£ 6.00 / $ 10.00

    e x p o r t   s i n g l e s

  • 1964 - Parlophone DP 562 - If I Fell / Tell Me Why (without "Sold in UK..." label text)...£ 50.00 / $ 80.00
  • 1965 - Parlophone DP 563 - Yesterday / Dizzy Miss Lizzy ...£ 90.00 / $ 140.00
  • 1966 - Parlophone DP 564 - Michelle / Drive My Car ...£ 175.00 / $ 250.00
  • 1968 - Parlophone DP 570 - Hey Dude / Revolution (with or without Swedish p/s)...£ 70.00 - £ 60.00 / $ 110.00 - $ 100.00
  • 1970 - Parlophone P-R 5833 - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (no p/s)...£ 100.00 / $ 150.00
    ("Let It Be" was pressed with "Parlophone" label text on one side & "Gramophone" on the other)
  • 1970 - Apple P-R 5833 - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (no p/s)...£ 120.00 / $ 180.00


    f a n   c l u b   f l e x i d i s c s

  • 1963 - Lyntone LYN 492 - The Beatles' Christmas Record (gatefold p/s)...£ 100.00 / $ 150.00
  • 1964 - Lyntone LYN 757 - Another Beatles' Christmas Record (p/s, with gatefold newsletter insert)...£ 50.00 / $ 80.00
  • 1965 - Lyntone LYN 948 - The Beatles' Third Christmas Record (p/s, with gatefold newsletter insert)...£ 50.00 / $ 80.00
  • 1966 - Lyntone LYN 1145 - Pantomine: Everywhere It's Christmas (p/s, with 7" x 7" newsletter insert)...£ 65.00 / $ 105.00
  • 1967 - Lyntone LYN 1360 - Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (p/s, with 7" x 7" newsletter insert)...£ 75.00 / $ 120.00
  • 1968 - Lyntone LYN 1743/4 - The Beatles' Sixth Christmas Record (p/s, some with 'Superpix' sales insert)...£ 66.00 - £ 55.00 / $ 105.00 - $ 90.00
  • 1969 - Lyntone LYN 1970/1-IL - The Beatles' Seventh Christmas Record (p/s, some with 2 x foolscap fan club newsletters)...£ 66.00 - £ 55.00 / $ 105.00 - $ 90.00
    (fan club flexidiscs are worth around £10 less without newsletters and a third of the listed values without picture sleeves)

    d e m o   s i n g l e s

  • 1962 - Parlophone 45-R 4949 - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (McCartney misspelt 'McArtney", 250 only)...£ 2500.00 / $ 4000.00
  • 1963 - Parlophone 45-R 4983 - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why ...£ 700.00 / $ 1100.00
  • 1963 - Parlophone (45-)R 5015 - From Me To You / Thank You Girl (with or without '45-' prefix)...each £ 500.00 / $ 800.00
  • 1963 - Parlophone R 5055 - She Loves You / I'll Get You ...£ 600.00 / $ 1000.00
  • 1963 - Parlophone R 5084 - I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy ...£ 500.00 / $ 800.00
  • 1964 - Parlophone R 5114 - Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That ...£ 500.00 / $ 800.00
  • 1964 - Parlophone R 5160 - A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today (red "A" on both sides)...£ 600.00 / $ 1000.00
  • 1964 - Parlophone R 5200 - I Feel Fine / She's A Woman ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
  • 1965 - Parlophone R 5265 - Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is ...£ 450.00 / $ 700.00
  • 1965 - Parlophone R 5305 - Help! / I'm Down ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
  • 1965 - Parlophone R 5389 - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (red "A" on both sides)...£ 450.00 / $ 700.00
  • 1966 - Parlophone R 5452 - Paperback Writer / Rain ...£ 500.00 / $ 800.00
  • 1966 - Parlophone R 5493 - Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
    (the above demos have white labels with a red "A" on the A-side, unless otherwises stated)
  • 1967 - Parlophone R 5570 - Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
  • 1967 - Parlophone R 5620 - All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man ...£ 400.00 / $ 650.00
  • 1967 - Parlophone R 5655 - Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus ...£ 400.00 / $ 650.00
  • 1968 - Parlophone R 5675 - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light ...£ 400.00 / $ 650.00
  • 1969 - Parlophone R 5814 - Something / Come Together ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
    (the above 5 demos have green labels with a white "A" on the A-side. Demos with centres missing are worth half the listed values)
  • 1968 - Apple (no cat. no.) - Hey Jude / Revolution (green & white Apple 'custom label', handwritten details)...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
  • 1969 - Apple R 5777 - Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (green & white Apple 'custom label', typed details)...£ 700.00 / $ 1100.00
  • 1969 - Parlophone R 5786 - Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
  • 1970 - Parlophone R 5833 - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) ...£ 800.00 / $ 1200.00
  • 1976 - Parlophone R 6013 - Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (green generic p/s)...£ 45.00 / $ 65.00
  • 1976 - Parlophone R 6016 - Back In The U.S.S.R. / Twist And Shout (green generic p/s)...£ 45.00 / $ 65.00
  • 1978 - Parlophone R 6022 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (p/s)...£ 45.00 / $ 65.00
    (the last three demos listed above have silver/black labels with a silver "A")

    u n i q u e   p r o m o   s i n g l e s

  • 1968 - Apple (no cat. no.) - OUR FIRST FOUR (4" X 7" in presentation pack, including "Hey Jude" [R 5722] & "Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin [APPLE 2], "Sour Milk Sea" by Jackie Lomax [APPLE 3] & "Thingumybob" by Black Dyke Mills Band [APPLE 4]; each mounted in PVC pocket on printed dayglo card insert, in 10" x 12" card or scarcer plastic outer box)...£ 860.00 - £ 1250.00 / $ 1400.00 - $ 1800.00
  • 1976 - EMI SPSR 401 - Medley Of Love For "Rock'n'Roll Music" (excerpts)...£ 400.00 / $ 650.00
  • 1977 - Sound Of Industry SFI 291 - The Beatles' Collection (Singles 1962-1970) (flexidisc "auction disc" sampler for box set (BS 24) , with foldout p/s & "Dear Customer" letter)...£ 20.00 / $ 32.00

    7 0 s   r e t r o s p e c t i v e   s i n g l e s

  • 1976 - Parlophone R 6013 - Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (p/s)...£ 5.00 / $ 8.00
  • 1976 - Parlophone R 6016 - Back In The U.S.S.R. / Twist And Shout (black cross on reverse of p/s)...£ 5.00 / $ 8.00
    (the above 2 singles were issued with silver/black paper labels & green generic picture sleeves)
  • 1978 - Parlophone R 6022 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (p/s)...£ 5.00 / $ 8.00

  • 1976 - Parlophone R 6013 - Yesterday / I Should Have Known Better (p/s)...£ 5.00 / $ 8.00

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