"CHARTBUSTERS VOLUME 4"
CAPITOL ST-2094 STEREO, RELEASED 5/4/64

"THE BIG HITS FROM ENGLAND & USA"
CAPITOL (D)T-2125 STEREO, RELEASED 8/10/64

"THE SILVER YEARS"
CAPITOL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 1967
CAPITOL PRO 4411/4412 STEREO, RELEASED 1967

"THE GREATEST MUSIC EVER SOLD ON CAPITOL RECORDS AND TAPES"
CAPITOL SPRO-8511/2, STEREO, RELEASED 1976
NOT FOR SALE - PROMOTIONAL ISSUE ONLY
 

"CHARTBUSTERS VOLUME 4"
CAPITOL ST-2094 STEREO, RELEASED 5/4/64
EAST COAST PRESSING, #3 COVER
COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

THE FIRST CAPITOL COMPILATION ALBUM TO FEATURE THE BEATLES

CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: BR027
PRICE: ------

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

IN THE EARLY SIXTIES, CAPITOL PREPARED A SERIES OF COMPILATION ALBUMS THAT FEATURED ONE OR TWO RECENT SELECTIONS BY SEVERAL OF THE COMPANY'S RECORDING ARTISTS. THE FIRST OF THESE RECORDS, "CHARTBUSTERS" (CAPITOL (S)T1837) CONTAINED HITS FROM NAT KING COLE, THE KINGSTON TRIO AND THE BEACH BOYS. WITH THE BEATLES POPULARITY, IT WAS ONLY NATURAL FOR THE LABEL TO PLACE THE GROUP'S SONGS ON SUCH RECORDS.

THE FIRST CAPITOL COMPILATION ALBUM TO FEATURE THE BEATLES WAS "CHARTBUSTERS, VOLUME 4", (IMAGES OF THE FIRST THREE "CHARTBUSTERS" RELEASES CAN BE SEEN ON THE BACK COVER) WHICH CONTAINS THE SONGS FROM THE BAND'S FIRST CAPITOL SINGLE I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND AND I SAW HER STANDING THERE. THE RECORD ALSO CONTAINS DONNA LYNN'S MY BOYFRIEND GOT A BEATLE HAIRCUT.

THIS EXAMPLE IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT CONDITION ON BOTH COVER AND DISC. THE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP, AND THE VINYL IS A SHIMMERING BEAUTY WITH VERY MINIMAL PLAY. JUST A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE "WHISPS" FROM THE INNER DUST SLEEVE.

"STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" PRINT INFO IS EVIDENT ON BOTTOM EDGE OF BACK COVER, SIGNIFYING THIS IS TRUE FIRST ISSUE. ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS EARLY TO MID 1964 BLUE INNER DUST SLEEVE.

"THE BIG HITS FROM ENGLAND AND U.S.A."
CAPITOL (D)T-2125 STEREO, RELEASED 8/10/64
EAST COAST PRESSING

THE ONLY CAPITOL ALBUM OF THE SIXTIES TO CONTAIN "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE"

CONDITION: NM- / NM-
ITEM#: BR030
PRICE: ------

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

CONDITION ON BOTH COVER AND DISC IS A GREAT NEAR MINT MINUS, WITH VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR ON THE COVER. THE VINYL DISPLAYS A GLIMMERING SHEEN WITH AND DEEP GROOVES AND LITTLE PLAYTIME. LABELS ARE GORGEOUS.

"DUOPHONIC STEREO NEEDLE" PRINT INFO IS EVIDENT ON BOTTOM EDGE OF BACK COVER, SIGNIFYING THIS IS TRUE FIRST ISSUE. ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS EARLY TO MID 1964 BLUE INNER DUST SLEEVE.

"THE SILVER YEARS"
CAPITOL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 1967
CAPITOL PRO 4411/4412 STEREO, RELEASED 1967
COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

PROMOTIONAL LP ALBUM PRESENTED TO CAPITOL EMPLOYEES ONLY

CONDITION: NM / M-
ITEM#: BR029
PRICE: ------

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

IN CELEBRATION OF ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY, CAPITOL RECORDS ISSUED A COMPILATION PROMOTIONAL LP TO ITS EMPLOYEES ABD NOT SOLD IN STORES. THE 1967 ALBUM WAS WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND NARRATED BY DAVE DEXTER. THE ALBUM CONTAINS BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT THE BEATLES AND AN EXCERPT OF I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND.

ALSO HAS OTHER CAPITOL RECORDING STARS OVER THE YEARS, FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN NAT KING COLE, THE BEACH BOYS, AMONG OTHERS. THE BACK COVER HAS A STATEMENT FROM CAPITOL PRESIDENT ALAN LIVINGSTON, THE MAN WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IS SIGNING THE BEATLES TO CAPITOL RECORDS.

THIS EAST COAST PRESSING HAS A MINT MINUS VINYL WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE, THEN STORED. THE "SNOW WHITE" NEAR MINT COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP, WITH A HINT OF TONING ALONG THE MOUTH'S EDGE WHERE THE SHRINKWRAP ENDS.

"THE GREATEST MUSIC EVER SOLD ON CAPITOL RECORDS AND TAPES"
CAPITOL SPRO-8511/2, STEREO, RELEASED 1976
NOT FOR SALE - PROMOTIONAL ISSUE ONLY LP ALBUM

CONDITION: NM- / M (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: BR035
PRICE: ------

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

THIS PROMOTIONAL ISSUE ONLY LP ALBUM HAS CUSTOM LABELS AND INCLUDES THE BEATLES ELEANOR RIGBY, GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE AND OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA. SOLO BEATLES TRACKS INCLUDE IMAGINE BY JOHN LENNON, AND YOU'RE SIXTEEN BY RINGO STARR. THE  LABELS AND COVER READ "NOT FOR SALE".

OTHER TRACKS INCLUDE CAPITOL ARTISTS THE BEACH BOYS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, STEVE MILLER BAND, THE BAND, BOB SEGER, GLEN CAMPBELL, HELEN REDDY, AND LEO KOTTKE.

CONDITION ON THE COVER IS A SOLID NEAR MINT MINUS, WITH VERY LIGHT HANDLING WEAR. THE MINT MINUS VINYL APPEARS "AS NEW" AND STUNNING.