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Desirable 7˝ Dick James Music Limited two-sided acetate for the Beatles' hit single, "She Loves You," backed by "I'll Get You." The acetate disc bears red-and-white Dick James "Demo Disc" labels, filled out in type: "45 R.P.M., Title: She Loves You, Artist: The Beatles" and "Title: I'll Get You, Artist: The Beatles."
Released in the UK on August 23, 1963, “She Loves You” became the defining anthem of Beatlemania and Britain’s best-selling record of the 1960s, with sales surpassing 1.3 million copies.
Dick James, the band’s music publisher, co-founded Northern Songs in February 1963 to handle Lennon-McCartney compositions. Acetates like this were typically cut to promote new Beatles material and to present Lennon and McCartney’s songs to other artists for potential cover recordings. "She Loves You" was indeed covered by a variety of artists throughout the mid-1960s, including Brenda Lee, Mary Wells, The Chipmunks, and Count Basie.
The acetate was 'play tested' to assess sound quality and it played well with some noticeable background noise. Visually the play surface is starting to show signs of age and deterioration, with some craquelure evident to the lacquer in the inner ring, so we recommend limiting future playback to preserve this rare artifact. The Dick James Music Limited labels are very clean, and the acetate has an overall VG-/G playing surface.
From the Mark Erbach Collection.
