In Spite of All the $crillah

Interesting post on the first Beatles recording, and by "interesting," I mean "Holy shit, it was recorded 14 years to the day before I was born!"

In the 1980s, Paul discovered the treasured artifact and bought it from Lowe for an undisclosed amount. He made 50 pressings of it and gave them away as Christmas presents to a list of special friends—two of whom were named George and Ringo.
According to Record Collector magazine, this double-sided single is “The rarest record in the world.” It’s estimated to be worth somewhere between $150,000.00 and $300,000.00. This is probably a conservative estimate.