CURRENT INVENTORY / MEET THE BEATLES! - CAPITOL T-2047 MONO INVENTORY - LP449 | VIEW CART |
MEET THE BEATLES! CAPITOL T-2047 MONO RELEASED: 1/20/64 NO. 2 COVER, EAST COAST ISSUE
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP
ACCOMPANIED BY THE MEGA-RARE RARE
HYBRID LABELS
CONDITION: NM / NM- |
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DESCRIPTION FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS EXTRAORDINARY FIND - A MONO "MEET THE BEATLES!" DECCA RECORDS CONTRACT PRESSING WITH A TWO "BMI" PUBLISHING CREDITS LABEL VARIATION. THIS UNDOCUMENTED HYBRID VARIATION WAS CREATED BY MIXING A SECOND LABEL VARIATION WITH ONE "BMI" ON SIDE ONE, TOGETHER WITH A THIRD LABEL VARIATION THAT HAS ONE "BMI" CREDIT ON SIDE TWO.
THIS
INCREDIBLY RARE ORIGINAL TRUE FIRST U.S. DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING RELEASE,
EMANATES FROM THE DECCA PRESSING PLANT IN GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK. A RARE 'DECCA
RECORDS' STICKER, MEASURING 3" X 1¾",
REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER ALONG THE MOUTH OPENING AND BENEATH THE
FACTORY SHRINKWRAP. THE COMPANY'S ADDRESS '50 WEST 57 STREET, NEW YORK 19, NY.
MADE IN U.S.A.' IS ALSO PRINTED ON THE STICKER. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS
THE FIRST DECCA STICKER TO HAVE SURFACED THAT HAS BEEN ADHERED TO ANY BEATLES
ALBUM. THE COVER IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE, THAT HAS THE DARK BROWN "BEATLES" ON THE FRONT COVER, AND WITHOUT THE 'PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT ON THE BACK COVER. IT REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP (2 SHRINK FACTORY 'BREATH HOLES' ARE PRESENT) IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT. THERE ARE NO TEARS OR RIPS TO THE SHRINK AT ALL. ALL THE SEAMS ARE FIRM AND THERE'S NO RINGWEAR. THE RARE DECCA STICKER IS NEAR MINT AND IS UNTOUCHED, DUE TO BEING BENEATH THE SHRINKWRAP. THE RECORD IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT MINUS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE "WHISPS", AND THE HYBRID TWO "BMI" LABELS ARE A GLOSSY NEAR MINT, BORDERING SLIGHTLY ON NEAR MINT MINUS.
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