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Demo Vinyl Record Of Beatles’ Debut Hit Hugely Valuable “As Paul McCartney’s Name Spelt Wrong”


The 1962 vinyl press of their debut hit 'Love Me Do' goes up for auction in the UK on Monday.

The BBC quotes vinyl specialist Rob Smee explaining the value of the record lies in Paul McCartney ’s name being misspelt as “McArtney.” He said: The auction house reports that the sale has attracted the interest of buyers from across the world. Love Me Do was the debut single of The Beatles, peaking at number 17 o its release in October 1962.

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