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CAPITOL RECORDS OF CANADA FIRST ISSUE LP ALBUMS
BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES T-6051 MONO, 12/2/63   WHEN WORD SPREAD TO NORTH AMERICA OF THE BEATLES PHENOMENAL SUCCESS OVERSEAS, CAPITOL OF CANADA DECIDED TO RELEASE THE BEATLES SECOND BRITISH LP, WITH THE BEATLES. THE RECORD COMPANY ALTERED THE FRONT COVER OF THE ALBUM BY ADDING FAVORABLE QUOTES AND RE-TITLING THE RECORD "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES". THIS LP HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA (2 DECEMBER 1963), PRECEDING VEE-JAY'S "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" AND CAPITOL'S "MEET THE BEATLES". THE BACK COVER OF THE CANADIAN RELEASE IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE BRITISH LP, WITH BOTH FEATURING THE SAME LINER NOTES BY TONY BARROW. "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES" WAS ISSUED AS PART OF THE LABEL'S "6000 SERIES", WHICH CONCENTRATED ON POP ALBUMS, AND WAS ASSIGNED NUMBER T-6051. THE LP WAS ONLY ISSUED IN MONO. UNLIKE VEE-JAY AND CAPITOL IN THE U.S., CAPITOL OF CANADA DID NOT DELETE ANY SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ALBUM. THUS, CANADIAN PURCHASERS WERE TREATED TO ALL FOURTEEN SONGS!  |
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BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES CAPITOL OF CANADA T-6051 MONO RELEASED: 12/2/63 ULTRA-RARE VERY FIRST AND EARLIEST "LOUD CUT" PRESSING "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES" WAS ISSUED AS PART OF THE LABEL'S "6000 SERIES", WHICH CONCENTRATED ON POP ALBUMS, AND WAS ASSIGNED NUMBER T-6051. THE LP WAS ONLY ISSUED IN MONO. UNLIKE VEE-JAY AND CAPITOL IN THE U.S., CAPITOL OF CANADA DID NOT DELETE ANY SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ALBUM. THUS, CANADIAN PURCHASERS WERE TREATED TO ALL FOURTEEN SONGS. THIS LP HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA (DECEMBER 2, 1963), PRECEDING VEE-JAY'S "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" AND CAPITOL'S "MEET THE BEATLES". OFFERED HERE IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 issue BLACK LABEL MONO CANADIAN "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES". THIS IS THE VERY FIRST DECEMBER 1963 ISSUE OF THE ALBUM FEATURING THE DEEP GROOVE "LOUD CUT" VERSION OF THE RECORD. THIS IS VERIFIED BY HAVING ONLY THE HAND-ETCHED NUMBERED "XEX-447" ON SIDE ONE AND "XEX-448" ON SIDE TWO IN THE TRAIL OFF AREAS OF THE DISC. THERE ARE NO other markings IN THE RUN-OUT. THE ALBUM COVER IS AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE, GRADING AT A NEAR MINT AND THE RECORD IS A SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT WITH DEEP GROOVES, AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE THEN STORED. ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISC'S ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD CAPITOL OF CANADA "PATHE'" INNER DUST SLEEVE.
CONDITION: NM / NM
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BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES CAPITOL OF CANADA T-6051 MONO RELEASED: 12/2/63 THIS IS A 1966 PRESSING. THE CONDITION OF THIS COVER IS A VERY STRONG VG++, AN OUTSTANDING DARK, BOLD COVER. NO RING-WEAR AT ALL IN THE CENTER OF THE BLACK GRAPHIC AREA !! ONLY WEAR IS SLIGHT BALDING IN TWO CORNERS. THE BACK COVER HAS VERY LITTLE AGING, YET CLEAN OF WEAR. THE LABELS AND VINYL ARE A VIBRANT NEAR MINT, AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE. JUST GREAT! CONDITION: VG++ / NM ITEM#: LP628 PRICE: $500  |
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