This first pressing is extremely rare since, according to Paul white himself, the first run counted only 170 copies were. The very first pressings of this rare record are normally identifiable by the large hand written matrix number (with no dash and number) hand etched in the trail off area. This 45 is the first record issued in North America that was credited to 'The Beatles'. With only a handfull of copies known to exist, this is one of the scarcest Beatles record and is much sought after by collectors since it is the first Beatles record issued in Canada, it is credited to 'Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers' and it is the only canadian issue that features the slow english introduction.įor a detailed account of recorded sales of this scarce 45, please visit the My Bonnie (Decca) section linked here. Some counterfeit records use the same label, but with a USA perimeter print, as found on their pink promo pressing. The canadian version is easily identifiable by its perimeter print stating 'COMPO CO. The canadian pressing has the old style black and silver decca label.

Issued on April 23, 1962, the same date as the US release.

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