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The release number for this pressing is on the right side of the label (at the 3 o'clock position) as 45-R 4949. The mention '45 -R 'indicates that this is a 45 rpm single and not a 78 rpm record. which were then still in use in England. From 1963, EMI no longer produced 78 RPM records, and the listing was no longer necessary. So that's why later pressings of "Love Me Do" only have R 4949 as the release number. source Beatlesfanclub.nl Red label One of the first pressings. Thought an export but still seems to be a regular English pressing. joe PS On side B the tax code PT. There is a site where you can determine the dating of the first beatles singles. A code that has to do with an English tax code. PT, indicates that the plate was pressed between November 26, 1962 and January 1, 1963 So this is not the first run, Love me do was released on October 5, 1962, but was still made in 1962. The first pressing should read ZT, see below. Tax Code Date of First Use ZT April 10th, 1962 PT 26th November 1962 MT 1st January 1963 KT 1st July 1963 (None Used) 1st January 1969 Great Beatles site http://www.beatlescollecting.co.uk/glossary.html#TaxCodes martrix Side 1 side PZT 1 under 7XCE 17144-IN
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