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CAPITOL RECORDS PICTURE SLEEVES & 45 SINGLES / EPs
1964 RELEASES MATCHBOX / SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, PS/SC RELEASED: 8/24/64 CAPITOL RECORDS AND PRESSING INFORMATION EXCERPTED FROM "THE BEATLES' STORY ON CAPITOL RECORDS", PART ONE: BEATLEMANIA & THE SINGLES" WRITTEN BY BRUCE SPIZER. RECORDS ARE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF RELEASE DATE. FORMAT CODES: PS PICTURE SLEEVE SC STRAIGHT-CUT (EAST COAST) TC TAB-CUT (WEST COAST) OSC ORIGINAL STOCK COPY (EAST/WEST COAST PRESSINGS WILL BE INDICATED) W/PS WITH PICTURE SLEEVE EP EXTENDED PLAY 7" RECORD THE PHOTOGRAPHS DISPLAYED IN THIS SECTION ARE USED FOR YOUR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY, UNLESS STATED THAT ACTUAL IMAGES ARE DISPLAYED. 45 PICTURE SLEEVES & 45 RECORDS ARE SOLD SEPARATELY. EP SLEEVES & RECORDS ARE SOLD TOGETHER, AND EP GRADING LISTING IS FOR COVER/RECORD. |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, PS/SC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST (ACTUAL SCANS) ULTRA-RARE EAST COAST PICTURE SLEEVE VARIATION WITH "SLOW DOWN" TITLE PRINTED ON LOWER (OPEN) CUT SIDE. THE STANDARD EAST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS "MATCHBOX" PRINTED ON THE LOWER (OPEN) STRAIGHT CUT SIDE. THIS ALTERNATE RARER VARIATION HAS "SLOW DOWN" PRINTED ON THE LOWER CUT SIDE. A SOLID NEAR MINT MINUS (BORDERS VG+++) EXAMPLE OF THIS ULTRA-RARITY - NOT YET DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE. SIGNS OF WEAR IS
VERY LIGHT HALF RING WEAR ON BOTH SIDES THAT DOES NOT HINDER THE APPEARANCE, TWO
TINY MILLIMETER SLITS AT THE TOP EDGE OF BOTH SIDES, AND FINALLY A VERY SMALL
"74¢" PRICE STAMP ON THE "MATCHBOX" SIDE THAT IS HARDLY
NOTICEABLE.
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, PS/SC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST (ACTUAL SCANS) ULTRA-RARE EAST COAST PICTURE SLEEVE VARIATION WITH "SLOW DOWN" TITLE PRINTED ON LOWER (OPEN) CUT SIDE. THE STANDARD EAST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS "MATCHBOX" PRINTED ON THE LOWER (OPEN) STRAIGHT CUT SIDE. THIS ALTERNATE RARER VARIATION HAS "SLOW DOWN" PRINTED ON THE LOWER CUT SIDE. A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS EXAMPLE OF THIS ULTRA-RARITY - NOT YET DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE. SIGNS OF LIGHT
HANDLING WEAR IS MINIMAL. GREAT DEEP TONES AND COLORS WITH NICE STRAIGHT EDGES. |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, PS/TC RELEASED: 8/24/64 WEST COAST
INSANELY-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION INCLUDES ACCOMPANYING WEST COAST 45 SINGLE HERE IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE OF CAPITOL RECORDS' AUGUST 1964 RELEASE OF THE BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE "MATCHBOX" B/W "SLOW DOWN". THIS VERSION IS THE AMAZINGLY-RARE WEST COAST LOS ANGELES VERSION WITH THE B-SIDE HEADER TITLE "SLOW DOWN" PRINTED ON THE DROP-DOWN 'TAB CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE. THE STANDARD WEST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS THE A-SIDE "MATCHBOX" HEADER TITLE PRINTED ON 'TAB CUT' SIDE OF THE SLEEVE. THE ACCOMPANYING ORIGINAL WEST COAST FIRST PRESSING OF THE 45 SINGLE IS INCLUDED AND GRADES A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT MINUS ON THE VINYL AND BRILLIANT NEAR MINT LABELS. CONDITION: VG+++ / NM-
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST
DECCA PRESSING (WITH KEYSTONE LABELS)
HERE IS THE SELDOM SEEN DECCA PRESSING, DICTATED BY THE HAND-ETCHED "P11" IN THE RUN-OUT WAX ON THE A-SIDE. THE "P" SIGNIFIES THE PINCKNEYVILLE, ILLINOIS DECCA PLANT.
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CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED) ITEM#: S811 PRICE: ------  |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST |
CONDITION: NM- ITEM#: S302 PRICE: $125  |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST |
CONDITION: NM- ITEM#: S303 PRICE: $125 |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST |
CONDITION: NM- ITEM#: S355 PRICE: $125 |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 EAST COAST |
CONDITION: VG++ ITEM#: S493 PRICE: $100 |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 WEST COAST STORE STOCK - UNPLAYED. THE LOS ANGELES PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE - ESPECIALLY IN THIS STELLAR CONDITION. |
CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED) ITEM#: S247 PRICE: $325 |
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MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN CAPITOL 5255, OSC RELEASED: 8/24/64 WEST COAST STORE STOCK - UNPLAYED. THE LOS ANGELES PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE - ESPECIALLY IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. |
CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED) ITEM#: S438 PRICE: $325 |
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