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Beatles Penny Lane/strawberry Fields Forever Promo; How much is it worth?
Topic Started: Sep 15 2012, 08:05 PM (774 Views)
butchercoverguy
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Hi all!

I recently picked up the promo copy of Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever with the stark yellow Capitol label (the one that has the extended trumpet ending)

I would say it's in VG to VG+ condition

How much would this be worth do you think?

Thanks!
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butchercoverguy
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Not fully sure if this is a counterfeit or not, but here are some photos




Strawberry Fields side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78164371@N06/.../in/photostream

Penny Lane side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78164371@N06/.../in/photostream
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namralos
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That's a fake alright.

The publishing credits, George Martin statement, and the "P" before 5810 are in the wrong font and wrong location.

By the way, that's actually a totally different mix. The trumpet at the end is just a noticeable part of the distinction.

Frank
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butchercoverguy
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I'm sorry to hear that, I completely miffed on that!
Does this fake have any particular value or is it relatively worthless like other fakes?
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Dannyg
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Did you buy it on Ebay? If so make a claim and try to return it.

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butchercoverguy
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I bought it at a Beatlesfest today in a neighbouring town, no way I can return it now
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Dannyg
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Any way to contact the seller? Pretty slimy if you ask me.
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butchercoverguy
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No sir, not that I know of. I paid 30 bucks for it too.
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butchercoverguy
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He thought it was a fantasy counterfeit simply because he didn't believe there was ever a promo for Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields, but me, knowing there was such a promo, thought I would be clever and buy it, thinking it was real. However little did I know that even though the promo does exist, I had bought a fake
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TheItalianFab4
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butchercoverguy,Sep 16 2012
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I paid 30 bucks for it too.

At least you did not give the seller hundreds....

Promos, demos and acetates....NEVER RELY ON THESE KIND OF VINYLS! :angry:
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butchercoverguy
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I'll just have to keep a better eye out next time, I should have known
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namralos
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That's about what a decent counterfeit sells for.
A genuine promo in NM condition would go for $300. The problem, of course, is that the availability of fakes makes buyers nervous about getting a promo on eBay. The top dealers can get up to $1000 for a true mint copy of the single.

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pvedsted
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Is there an easy way to see if you have a fake or a real one ?

Is this copy a fake or is it real. I suspect it to be a fake. I have had it for many years, bought from a UK dealer.

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Full inscription in the runout A side: 45-45870 G 2 2, and something that looks like an asterisk.

B side: 45-45871 F 1 plus the asterisk

Cheers

Preben Vedsted
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TheItalianFab4
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Have a look there, maybe you'll find it out: http://z10.invisionfree.com/BeatlesCollect...?showtopic=1412.

Anyway, yours looks a bit too yellow, I do not know if it's caused by the picture itself....
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the57thbeatle
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That is a counterfeit, too.
I actually have one for sale at the moment (with the picture sleeve), if anyone's interested:
http://www.fabgear.nl/SiUSA.htm
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