Expert: sarah - 10/4/2010

Question
How much is the Beatles A Hard Day's Night vinyl cover worth, with a misprint on the back cover?

Answer
Dear Dyan,

The 'I Cry Instead' misprint is nothing new on the US copies of A Hard Days Night. It appeared on the very first presses of the LP back in 1964 and since then United Artists seem to have not bothered to really correct it. Not only that, but by the time that this LP was released a second typo had crept in, spelling 'Tell My Why' as 'Tell Me Who'. Copies can be found with either both errors, either error or no error. This error is unfortunately on the majority of presses and as such does not affect its value whatsoever.

To hand I couldn't say how many copies were printed, nor how many could still be sealed / in the shrinkwrap today. However, since this label style was out during a time when the Beatles weren't that popular I don't think it would have had too large a sale. However I think its value could be pretty low and can be valued at around the $20-30 mark.

hope this helps,
Sara