Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists that helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half-century ago and is estimated to be worth 10 million pounds ($12.6 million).

60th anniversary of the song's release on 5 October 1962, Love Me Do reached number 17 in the UK and number one in the US two years later.