Bad To Me


	Bad To Me
	Cutting Date:
	Format:	7" Single Sided
	Acetate:	Melodisc
	Blank No.
	Inscribed Text:	Typed
	Cut By:	Unknown
	Version:	John and Paul Demo
	Duration:	1:32
	Source:	Christie's
	Disc I.D.	ACT-D020
	Value:	£2,938 (2000)

Recording History

NOTES

A John and Paul acoustic demo probably recorded in May 1963 for copyright purposes. The demo first appeared for fans in 1984 and has appeared on may bootlegs since.

I have made the big assumption, that this is the same disc the Dick James employee, Alistair Taylor, sold in 1981 along with a Demo of Goodbye . The sale price at the time was listed as £280, without buyers premium for the pair.

Chronology

Date	Value	Condition	Description	Source

2017+			Please provide more details
28 Jun 2017	<£4,000	Framed	See Below	Bonhams, London Lot 155
2000-17
26 Sept 2000	£2,938		See Below	Christies Auction Sale 8879 Lot 219
1981-2000
22 Dec 1981	£280‡		Sold with Goodbye Demo	Sotheby's Auction TBC Lot 168
? -1981				Alistair Taylor

May 1963?		NEW CUT

‡Multiple Lot

2017

The Beatles: A rare demo acetate recording of 'Bad To Me', 1963,

a single-sided 45rpm 7inch disc, with Dick James Music Limited label with typewritten recording details, framed

Estimate: £4,000 - 5,000

2000 - Lot 219

John Lennon And Paul McCartney
A rare one-sided acetate Bad To Me on Dick James Music Limited Demo Disc printed white label, with typescript track details, 45 r.p.m.
Bad To Me was released by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas in 1963, this version with Lennon and McCartney features both of them playing acoustic guitars and Lennon singing, but was never released by The Beatles.