MEET THE BEATLES!
CAPITOL T-2047 MONO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
NO. 2 COVER, EAST COAST ISSUE

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP

DECCA PRESSING
WITH 'DECCA RECORDS' STICKER ADHERED TO FRONT COVER.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE MEGA-RARE RARE HYBRID LABELS
CREATING UNDOCUMENTED TWO "BMI" PUBLISHING CREDITS VARIATION

CONDITION: NM / NM-
ITEM#: LP449
PRICE: ------


 
 

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

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 DECCA RECORD IS A VERY EARLY FIRST PRESSING WITH THE MATRIX STAMPERS: "T1 2047 P17" FOR SIDE ONE. SIDE TWO IS "T2 2047 P21".
IT ALSO HAS THE  NUMBER “1” IDENTIFIER STAMPER ETCHED INTO THE TRAIL-OFF AREA THAT DESIGNATES IT AS A DECCA GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK PRESSING. IT ALSO HAS THE UNIQUE EARLY ISSUE DECCA 2
¾" DIAMETER DEEP GROOVE PRESSING RING INTO THE CAPITOL RECORDS LABELS.
INCLUDES THE CORRECT ORIGINAL FIRST  ISSUE (LATE 1963 / EARLY1964) CAPITOL "DARK ROYAL BLUE" INNER SLEEVE DUST COVER.

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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