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"LOVE ME DO"
b/w "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949
RELEASED OCTOBER 5, 1962
OCTOBER 1962 FIRST PRESSING WITH SECOND LABEL VARIATION
WITH 'ZT' STAMPER CODES. HERE WE OFFER AN ORIGINAL AND VERY HISTORIC EARLY VERSION 1962 UK
PARLOPHONE RECORDS "LOVE ME DO" RED LABEL ISSUE OF THIS FIRST TRUE BEATLES DEBUT
45 SINGLE IN FABULOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION. ONE RARELY EVER SEES A TRUE NEAR MINT EXAMPLE
OF THIS 1962 EARLY ISSUE.
THIS VERY EARLY OCTOBER 1962 PRESSING, BASED ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE
PUBLISHING CREDITS PRINT ON THE LABEL, IS IDENTIFIED AS VARIATION TWO IN THE
BRUCE SPIZER AND FRANK DANIELS' FANTASTIC 2011 BOOK "BEATLES FOR SALE ON PARLOPHONE RECORDS".
THE VINYL ON THIS HISTORIC RECORD IS AN ASTONISHING NEAR MINT WITH A
SHIMMERING DEEP GLOSS SHEEN AND THE LABELS ARE ALSO A STUPENDOUS NEAR MINT, WITH
BRILLIANT AND BRIGHT DEEP RED LABELS.
THE DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD PARLOPHONE "BEACH
STRIPED" EMI GENERIC SLEEVE THAT LOOKS STUNNING WITH THE RECORD. |
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CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PAR348
PRICE: $2,000
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
b/w
"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"
GEORGE MARTIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
UNITED ARTISTS UA-750
RELEASED SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1964
ULTRA-RARE "BLUE AIRPORT" PICTURE SLEEVE
THE SECOND GEORGE MARTIN SINGLE (UA-750) IS ONE OF THE RARER BEATLES SLEEVES
AVAILABLE, FOR ITS LOW NUMBERS ARE DUE TO UNITED ARTIST'S VERY LIMITED PRESS
RUN, AND VERY FEW OF THE 45'S WERE ISSUED IN THIS VERY ATTRACTIVE PICTURE SLEEVE
- KNOWN AMONG COLLECTORS AS THE "BLUE AIRPORT SLEEVE".THIS EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS (BORDERING VG+++). IT DISPLAYS
VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR. AND SIMP0LY A HINT OF RECORD IMPRESSION. NICE STRAIGHT EDGES
ARE RETAINED, AND LAYS VERY FLAT WITH NO SPLITS, NO WRITING, NO HOLES. THIS BLUE
"AIRPORT" SLEEVE IS A WINNER INDEED.
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(VG+++)
ITEM#: PS849
PRICE: $2,275
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM"
JUKEBOX COMPACT 33
CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER SLEEVE &
COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL, SXA
2080,
EAST COAST PRESSING,
ISSUED APRIL 1964
INCLUDES THE FIVE SEEBURG BLUE JUKEBOX STRIPS & ONE MINI LP ALBUM COVER
JUKEBOX PHOTO
DURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED
STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX
PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED AT 331/3 RPM. THESE
MINI-ALBUMS WERE NORMALLY PROGRAMMED WITH THREE SONGS FROM THE ALBUM ON EACH
SIDE OF THE DISC.
CAPITOL PRODUCED THREE BEATLES COMPACT 33'S STARTING WITH "MEET THE BEATLES",
THEN "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" AND "SOMETHING NEW" BEING THE FINAL TWO.
ALL THREE WERE MANUFACTURED AND PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA FACTORY.
WE OFFER HERE, A MOST SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND BEATLES COMPACT 33, "THE
BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM", RELEASED IN APRIL 1964 AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF THE
LP ALBUM.
THE SET INCLUDES THE CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER SLEEVE AND THE COMPACT 33 DISC, AND
IS
ACCOMPANIED BY THE
ORIGINAL FIVE SEEBURG JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ONE OF ORIGINAL MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS,
BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.
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CONDITION: NM (SLEEVE) / NM (RECORD)
ITEM#: PS851
PRICE: ------
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"RAM"
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY
APPLE MAS-3375 MONAURAL
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING
ISSUED: 5/17/71
INCREDIBLY-SUPER RARE 'MONAURAL' PRESSING
ISSUED IN THE MONO FORMAT IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITY
ONLY FOR
VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS IN THE U.S.A.
ALSO INCLUDES DJ RADIO STATION COPY OF THE "STEREO"
COVER & DISC
IN MAY OF 1971 It was not then notable
OR NOTICEABLE
AT ALL when paul McCARTNEY had Apple press a VERY MINIMAL AND small quantity of his second solo album
"RAM" in marvelous mono
AND DISTRIBUTED SOLELY TO MOSTLY AM RADIO STATIONS IN AMERICA. what is eyebrow-raising is the value attached to
copies of these rarities that have surfaced today.
The mono catalog number and MONAURAL legend on the labelS are the only
visibly distinguishing factors, for there were no promo markings, nor was there a
custom sleeve. Rather, most copies were delivered sharing a jacket with the
regular stereo issue, and many were probably passed by without a second glance.
Today, of course, it’s a different story.
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CONDITION: (RECORD) NM (-)
ITEM#: PM092
PRICE: $21,500
4.7.24
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ORIGINAL 1964 BEATLES "BOBB'N HEAD" NODDER DOLLS
IN ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX
INCLUDES ORIGINAL
8¼" X 3¼" LIGHT GREEN "INSTRUCTION SHEET"
DISTRIBUTED BY CAR MASCOTS INC., 1964,
LOS ANGELES, CA., USA. HERE ARE THE INFAMOUS - AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER
CAR MASCOTS "BOBB'N HEAD" NODDER DOLLS - WHICH REMAIN IN THEIR VERY RARE
ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX. UNDOUBTEDLY, THESE ARE ONE OF THE VERY BEST, PRISTINE CONDITION SETS
OF ANY OF THE CAR MASCOTS "BOBB'N HEAD" DOLLS SETS WE HAVE EVER OFFERED.
OUR LAST SET SOLD IN 2015.
ALSO FOUND IN THE BOX AND
IS INCLUDED HERE IS THE FOLDED ORIGINAL 8¼" X 3¼" LIGHT GREEN "INSTRUCTION SHEET",
WHICH REMAINS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
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ITEM#: OM241
PRICE: ------
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"LADY MADONNA"
B/W "THE INNER LIGHT"
CAPITOL 2138,
RELEASED: 3/18/68
LOS ANGELES WEST COAST ISSUE
MUCH RARER WEST COAST 'BOWED'
CURVED-BOTTOM FOLDED VARIATION
ACCOMPANIED BY INSERTED ORIGINAL "LADY MADONNA" BEATLES
FAN CLUB FLYER
THIS RARER WEST COAST VARIATION HAS A GREENISH TINT (PINK ON THE EAST COAST)
THAT IS VISIBLE ON THE FACES OF THE BEATLES - AND IT IS THE ONLY CAPITOL RECORDS
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRODUCED BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE
DROP-DOWN "TAB CUT" TOP EDGE, BUT RATHER IT IS A STRAIGHT CUT.
THE MOST DISTINGUISHABLE FACTOR OF THIS WEST COAST VARIATION, IS THE LEFT AND
RIGHT SIDES OF THE FOLDED PAPER VISIBLE ON "THE INNER LIGHT" SIDE ARE BOWED
(CURVED) OUTWARD AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS, WHICH IS EVIDENT ON ALL LOS ANGELES
MANUFACTURED CAPITOL PICTURE SLEEVES. ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL INSERTED
"LADY MADONNA" BEATLES FAN CLUB PROMO FLYER. |
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CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: PR848
PRICE: ------
2.18.24
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"AND I LOVE HER" B/W "IF I FELL"
CAPITOL 5235, OSC
RELEASED: 7/20/64
WEST COAST
RARE "HYBRID" PRESSING:
REVISED "MACLEN MUSIC, INC." CREDIT ON A-SIDE AND
1ST LABEL "UNART MUSIC" CREDIT ON B-SIDE.
HERE WE OFFER A VERY RARE HYBRID PRESSING FROM THE LOS ANGELES FACTORY, THAT
TOOK PLACE DURING THE LABEL PUBLISHING CREDITS PRINT TRANSITION.
IT IS A COMBINATION OF THE TWO LABEL VARIATIONS
ISSUED FOR THIS 45 SINGLE.
THE CONDITION IS A WORLD CLASS MINT UNPLAYED "AS NEW" GEM. |
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ITEM#: S706
PRICE: ------
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"HEY JUDE"
("THE BEATLES AGAIN")
APPLE SW-385 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/26/70THIS STUNNING FACTORY STILL SEALED
EXAMPLE OF ""HEY JUDE" ("THE BEATLES AGAIN") ALBUM IS IMPECCABLE FROM CORNER TO
CORNER. IT RETAINS THE COMPLETE WRAP AND FOUR SHARP CORNERS. THIS IS INDEED A
FINAL UPGRADE FOR YOUR COLLECTION. THE GRAPHICS AND COLORS ON
THIS COVER ARE ASTONISHING. THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST STILL SEALED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE SEEN.
IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND ONE BETTER THAN THIS.
THIS COVER IS THE
INITIAL FIRST PRINTED ISSUE WITH THE TONE OF PAUL'S TROUSERS BEING DARK AND
MURKY, BLENDING RIGHT INTO THE SURROUNDING IMAGE. DUE TO THIS DETAIL, THE RECORD
INSIDE IS VERY LIKELY THE FIRST ISSUE LABEL HAVING THE LP TITLED AS "THE BEATLES
AGAIN ". THE SECOND RUN OF COVERS HAD BRIGHTENED UP THE TONE OF PAUL'S TROUSERS
AND THE DISCS PACKAGED IN THOSE SECOND COVERS HAVE THE DISC LABELS BEARING THE
FINAL TITLE AS "HEY JUDE".
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP539
PRICE: ------
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"4 BY 4 : 4 BY THE BEATLES"
CAPITOL R-5365, EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 2/1/65
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVE WITH EP RECORD
EAST COAST, SCRANTON,
PENNSYLVANIA PRESSING
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY LOOSE-STYLE BAGGYWRAP
THIS WAS THE SECOND OF ONLY TWO CAPITOL EP'S EVER PRODUCED,
THIS ONE BEING THE EAST COAST (SCRANTON, PA.) PRESSING.
THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE HAS THE
COVER REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY LOOSE-style BAGGY WRAP. THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL AND
LAYS FLAT. NO CREASES OR SPLITS. THE BAGGY WRAP IS TIGHT AND EXTANT ALL THE WAY AROUND EXCEPT
WHERE OPENED AT THE MOUTH WHEN THE RECORD WAS REMOVED. |
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ITEM#: EP797
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
b/w "FROM ME TO YOU"
VEE-JAY 581
RELEASED: 1/30/64
RARE PICTURE SLEEVE FOR THIS SINGLE RELEASEA MOST BEAUTIFUL AND CRISP
EXAMPLE FROM CORNER TO CORNER, GRADING A VERY CLEAN NEAR MINT MINUS.
ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PICTURE SLEEVES TO FIND THIS
NICE, ONE
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ITEM#: PS785
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"THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS"
VEE-JAY DX-30, MONO
RELEASED: 10/1/64
GATEFOLD COVER WITH POSTER
STILL SEALED
HERE IS AN ULTRA-RARE STILL SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC
VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SET THAT INCLUDES THE BEATLES "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
(VJLP1062) RECORD, ALONG WITH THE FOUR SEASON'S "GOLDEN HITS OF THE FOUR
SEASONS" (VJLP1065) ALBUM. THIS TITLE IN EITHER MONO (MORE SO THE STEREO ISSUE)
IS ONE OF THE RAREST TO FIND IN A STILL SEALED STATE. THIS IS ONLY OUR SECOND
OFFERING EVER IN 25 YEARS.
THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL, ESPECIALLY AT THE
MOUTH OPENING WHICH IS TIGHT AS A DRUM.
BOTH WHITE VEE-JAY INNER SLEEVES, AND THE FOLDED 8" X 15" POSTER ARE CLEARLY
VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING. AN ORIGINAL 1½"
ROUND 'BEACON' DEPARTMENT STORE SALE $6.59 PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED
TO THE SHRINK ON THE FRONT COVER.
THIS VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SEALED TITLE IS AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND IN
ITS ORIGINAL STILL SEALED STATE, AND THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE WINNER - AN
ACCOMPLISHMENT TO A SERIOUS BEATLES LP ALBUM COLLECTION.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP550
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"SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLP-1092, MONO
¾ GATEFOLD COVER
RELEASED: 10/12/64STILL
SEALED
VEE-JAY'S 'SONGS PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES" ALBUM IS A FANCY
RE-PACKAGING OF THE SECOND VERSION OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES".
THE
COVER HAS A GATEFOLD WHOSE FLAP
IS TWO-THIRDS OF THE FULL JACKET'S SIZE.
THE BACK COVER LEAVES NO DOUBT THAT VEE-JAY WAS MARKETING THIS RECORD
FOR YOUNG GIRLS. BELOW RINGO'S COLOR-TINTED PICTURE IS THE PHRASE
"RINGO LOVES" AND A BLUE DASH-BORDERED HEART CONTAINING THE PHRASE
"PICTURE HERE". SIMILAR PICTURES, LANGUAGE AND HEARTS APPEAR FOR THE OTHER BEATLES.
TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE IS ONLY THE FOURTH SEALED EXAMPLE TO
HAVE SURFACED - AND OUR VERY FIRST SEALED COPY TO OFFER IN 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP551
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"RUBBER SOUL"
CAPITOL T-2442 MONO
RELEASED: 12/6/65
RARER JACKSONVILLE PRESSING, #4 COVER
WITH RARE 3" X 1½" RECTANGULAR
YELLOW "MICHELLE" SONG HYPE STICKER
ADHERED TO FRONT COVER SHRINK
STILL SEALED
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING
STILL SEALED AND RARER
JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING PRESSING WITH THE ULTRA RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 3" X 1½" YELLOW RECTANGULAR
HYPE STICKER ADHERED TO THE
FRONT COVER SHRINKWRAP. THE STICKER READS "HEAR PAUL SING "MICHELLE" AND
"ORIGINAL BEATLES' VERSION" IN BLACK PRINT.
THE ADDED BONUS HERE IS THAT THE STICKER IS APPLIED ONTO THE MONAURAL
PRESSING OF THE RARER JACKSONVILLE MANUFACTURED COVER, EVIDENT BY THE FACTORY
NUMBER "4" PRINTED IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK COVER.
OCCASIONALLY, OPENED COPIES OF THE ALBUM DO SURFACE WITH THE
STICKER, BUT FINDING ONE THAT IS STILL SEALED WITH THE STICKER AND EMANATING
FROM THE JACKSONVILLE PLANT IS A TRUE WINNER INDEED.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP552
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
B/W
"ASK ME WHY"
VEE-JAY 498
RELEASED: 2/20/63"BEATTLES" WITH TWO
T'S
HISTORIC AND
ULTRA-RARE
WHITE LABEL 'DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE SAMPLE' PROMOTIONAL COPY THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES
TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VEE-JAY 498.
VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE BEATLES,
AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, DID NOT EVEN KNOW
HOW TO SPELL THE GROUP'S NAME.
THEREFORE ALL INITIAL ISSUES OF
THE PROMOTIONAL AND STORE STOCK RECORDS
ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE GROUP'S NAME.
BASED ON THE AMAZING CONDITION OF THIS ULTRA-RARITY,
THIS ONE IS QUITE AN AWARDING ACQUISITION - ONE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A VITAL
CORNERSTONE IN A BEATLES 45 SINGLE COLLECTION. THIS EXAMPLE IS THE VERY BEST WE
HAVE OFFERED FOR THIS HISTORIC RELEASE IN OUR 24 YEARS IN BUSINESS.
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CONDITION: NM (VINYL) / NM (LABELS)
ITEM#: PR847
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"BLAST FROM YOUR
PAST"
U.K. ISSUED LP ALBUM COVER
APPLE PCS 7170,
RELEASED 12/12/75
AUTOGRAPHED 1975 BY RINGO STARR
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS
THIS VINTAGE 1975 '"BLAST FROM YOUR PAST" ORIGINAL ISSUE UK LP ALBUM,
AUTOGRAPHED BY RINGO STARR. THIS LP CAME FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF KUMAR SHANKAR,
RECORD PRODUCER AND NEPHEW TO APPLE ARTIST AND GEORGE HARRISON MENTOR, RAVI
SHANKAR. THE ALBUM COVER IS SIGNED PERFECTLY
IN BOLD AND CRISP BLACK BALLPOINT PEN ON THE FRONT SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE ALBUM'S
RELEASE IN 1975. VINTAGE FULL SIZE ALBUMS THAT HAVE BEEN
SIGNED DURING THE TIME OF RELEASE ARE AMONG THE RAREST TO EVER FIND - AND TO
HAVE AN LP OF RINGO'S BEST HITS MAKES IT ALL THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL.
INCLUDES THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IN
NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THE CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE.
ACCORDING TO BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT FRANK CAIAZZO "THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING
EXAMPLE OF A RINGO STARR SIGNED SOLO LP IN EVERY RESPECT, AS IT IS HIS GREATEST
HITS ALBUM SIGNED MAGNIFICENTLY BY HIM UPON RELEASE - IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER
THAN THAT".
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO AND PERRY COX. |
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ORIGINAL 1964 THREE-RING
"WHITE" SCHOOL BINDER
MFD. BY NEW YORK LOOSE LEAF CORPORATION
HERE IS A PHENOMENAL PIECE OF ORIGINAL BEATLES MEMORABILIA ISSUED IN THE SUMMER
OF 1964.
This version is the Mid-1964 Issue.
MEASURING 10¼" X 11¾", These NEW
YORK LOOSE LEAF Beatles school binders come with 3 Rings and a TWO Inch thick
spine. Featured is a large, less detailed SEPIA-TONED BEATLES IMAGE OF
THE INFAMOUS DEZO HOFFMANN PHOTO WITH FACSIMILE SIGNATURES ON THE FRONT COVER. |
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CONDITION: STORE STOCK, UNUSED, "AS NEW"
ITEM#: OM198
PRICE: ------
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ULTRA-RARE
ORIGINAL 1964 SWAN RECORDS
45 SINGLES MAILER ENVELOPE
INSERTED WITH "SHE LOVES YOU"
RARER BLUE PRINT LABEL 45 SINGLE
SWAN
S-4152,
ISSUED EARLY SEPTEMBER 1964 THE 7¾" X 7¾"
RARE SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE IS ABSOLUTELY Stunning. The flap is fully open, operational and totally
functionally. There are NO seam splits anywhere, NO rips OR tears, NO postage, NO
stickers, NO writing and NO names addressed. THE ONLY SIGN OF AGE ARE THE DRIED
GLUE LINES.
FOUND INSERTED INSIDE THIS VERY SWAN
MAILER ENVELOPE IS A SWAN "SHE LOVES YOU" 45 SINGLE
WITH THE MUCH RARER BLUE PRINT LABELS. THIS IS INDEED
THE
RCA Rockaway pressing with labels havING THE thin fontS with "DON'T DROP OUT" in
the top left corner AND contains THE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDITS on the
right side.
DEALERS AND COLLECTORS ARE BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT NOT ONLY IS
THE ORIGINAL 1963 WHITE LABEL WITH RED PRINT PRESSING OF
"SHE LOVES YOU" EXTREMELY RARE, BUT THE EARLY 1964
WHITE LABEL WITH BLUE PRINT VARIATION IS ALSO VERY SCARCE -
MUCH SOUGHT AFTER DUE TO ITS NOVEL APPEARANCE AND RARITY. |
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CONDITION:
MAILER (NM) UNCIRCULATED /
RECORD (NM)
ITEM#: S844
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
B/W "FROM ME TO YOU"
VEE-JAY 581
PROMOTIONAL BLUE & WHITE LABEL 45 SINGLE
RELEASED: EARLY 1964"THE RECORD THAT
STARTED BEATLEMANIA"
A
PROMOTIONAL SINGLE WITH BLUE AND WHITE LABELS WAS ISSUED FOR VEE-JAY'S RELEASE OF THEIR VJ-581 RELEASE OF
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" b/w "FROM ME TO YOU" IN JANUARY 1964. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE NUMBER OF THESE
PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLES PRESSED
DID NOT EXCEED A FEW THOUSAND COPIES.A SMALL NUMBER OF THE PROMO SINGLES WERE
TO ACCOMPANY THE ULTRA-RARE BLUE AND WHITE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE JACK PARR
SLEEVE') WHICH PROUDLY DESCRIBES THE RELEASE AS
"THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA".
THE
PROMOTIONAL SINGLE IS ACCOMPANIED BY IT'S ORIGINAL
1964 VEE-JAY "LEFT & RIGHT BRACKETS" RECORD COMPANY SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE IS
MUCH LESS COMMON THAN THE ONE COLUMN BRACKETS SLEEVE. THE CONDITION OF THE
SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT. |
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ITEM#: PR842
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"STRAWBERRY FIELDS
FOREVER"
b/w
"PENNY LANE"
CAPITOL 5810
SECOND ISSUE:
RELEASED 8/1/68, LOS ANGELES PRESSING
MEGA-RARE
1968 "SUBSIDIARY" LABEL ISSUE FOR YEARS THIS BEATLES 1967
'DOUBLE A-SIDE' CLASSIC "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER b/w "PENNY LANE"
WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED AND ORIGINALLY BELIEVED NOT TO HAVE BEEN PRESSED OR
ISSUED FOR THE ORANGE AND YELLOW SWIRL 1968 "SUBSIDIARY" CATALOG.
THIS OBSCURE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER MEGA-RARE
"STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" 'SUBSIDIARY' 45 SINGLE WAS NOT CONFIRMED UNTIL
FEBRUARY 2007, NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER THE RECORD WAS ISSUED. IT IS NOW ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN SIX HAVE SURFACED TO
THIS DATE.
THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE IS THE FINEST KNOWN TO EXIST.
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CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED,
"AS NEW")
ITEM#: S847
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ORIGINAL 1964 U.K. "BEATLES" METAL
SERVING
TRAY
MFD. BY WORCESTER WARE, UNITED KINGDOM 1964
HERE IS THE Original 1964 WORCESTER WARE
Beatles Serving Tray, One of the most displayable and colorful of all vintage
Beatles items, MANUFACTURED AND ISSUED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
MEASURING 13" x 13", THIS EXAMPLE IS IN
STUNNING, NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION AND TRULY ONE OF T HE BEST ONE WE HAVE EVER
ACQUIRED. NO DENTS, NO BENDS, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SPORADIC TINY PAINT
SCRATCHES ON THE BACK.
This is the absolute ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC ISSUE with the print "Made in Great
Britain" at the bottom of the front of the tray (COUNTERFEITS read "Made in
England"). The ORIGINAL U.K. "Worcester Mark" label sticker REMAINS adhered to
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ITEM#: OM230
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP 1062 MONO,
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION ONE
"TITLES ON BACK" COVER
WITH "LOVE ME DO " AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
STILL SEALED!
PRESENTED AND PROUDLY OFFERED HERE IS AN ULTRA-RARE
STILL FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE MONO VERSION ONE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ALBUM COVER
THAT FEATURES THE ORIGINAL LINE-UP OF THE TRACKS "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE
YOU". THIS COVER IS THE VARIATION OF WHICH HAS THE "TITLES ON COVER"
BACK SLICK.
THE CONDITION OF THIS STUNNING AND BRIGHT SEALED LP ALBUM IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT,
A MOST TRULY IMMACULATE FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE.
TWO FACTORY "breathe holes" are EVIDENT ON THE FRONT.
THE ¼" CONSTRUCTION FLAPS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF
THE INSIDE COVER near the mouth opening ends ARE INDEED PRESENT, CONFIRMING THE CONCRETE LEGITIMACY AND
AUTHENTICITY OF THIS VERSION ONE VEE-JAY COVER.
THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE is unprecedented,
MAKING IT A WORLD-CLASS ACQUISITION. to our knowledge, this IS THE FIRST FACTORY
SEALED EXAMPLE OF A VERSION ONE MONO "TITLES ON BACK" COVER that HAS SURFACED. |
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ORIGINAL 1968 CRAFTMASTER
"YELLOW SUBMARINE" MODEL KIT &
PLASTIC BEATLES DISPLAY
MFD. BY MODEL
PRODUCTS BY CRAFTMASTER, (MPC), USA, 1968
SEALED SEALED, NEAR MINT "AS NEW"
ThIS official "Yellow Submarine" Plastic
Model Kit was a licensed PRODUCT DURING THE RELEASE OF THE 1968 ANIMATED MOVIE.
THE SEALED BAG INSIDE CONTAINS THE YELLOW SUBMARINE MODEL, FOUR 3-D PLASTIC
STAND-UP BEATLES, decal SHEET, AND instructions.
THE 9¼"
X 6¼" X 3¼"
BOX REMAINS SEALED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP, AND RARELY FOUND IN THIS 'STORE
STOCK' CONDITION.
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
B/W
"ASK ME WHY"
VEE JAY 498,
RELEASED: 2/20/63
CORRECTED "BEATLES" WITH ONE "T"
COLORBAND WITH OVAL LOGO, MONARCH PRESSING
THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS
VEE-JAY 498, "PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "ASK ME WHY", WHICH WAS RELEASED ON OR ABOUT
FEBRUARY 20, 1963.
SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE DOUBLE "T" ERROR IN THE GROUP'S NAME,
VEE-JAY REALIZED THE ERROR (AND DUE TO SOARING SALES), CORRECTED THE GROUP'S
NAME ON THE LABELS, HENCE THIS NEXT LABEL VARIATION WITH THE CORRECTED SPELLING
OF THE "BEATLES" ON THEIR FIRST 45 SINGLE.
THIS RARITY IS IN MAJESTIC MINT MINUS CONDITION,
AND APPEARS UNPLAYED. THE APPEARANCE OF THE VINYL IS GLEAMING AND SHIMMERING, RETAINING A DEEP SHEEN TO THE
GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES. THE LABELS ARE BOLD AND VIBRANT, GRADING A BEAUTIFUL NEAR
MINT. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THIS RECORD HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF OVER
THE YEARS.
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
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VEE-JAY,
VJLP 1062 MONO,
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION TWO -
"TITLES ON BACK" COVERRARER "OVAL LOGO"
LABEL VARIATION
AND COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP
THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF THE FIRST
BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM CORNER TO CORNER - TRULY A
WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE. THE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO
EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 1964.
THE NEAR MINT, SHIMMERING RECORD IS
THE VERY RARE VARIANT HAVING THE "OVAL" STYLE VEE-JAY LOGO ON THE
LABELS, AND THE VIBRANT LABELS ON THIS EXAMPLE ARE SPECTACULAR "AS NEW". THE OVAL LOGO STYLE LABEL VARIATION IS THE RAREST FOR THE VERSION TWO
ISSUE OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES", FOR BY THE TIME THE RECONFIGURED ALBUM WAS
RELEASED IN FEBRUARY OF 1964, THE MAJORITY OF VEE-JAY'S RECORDS WERE BEING
PRESSED WITH THE NEW BLACK LABEL BACKDROPS FEATURING THE OUTER RIM COLORBAND AND
THE BRACKETS LOGO - MAKING THE EARLY OVAL STYLE LOGO MUCH RARER AND
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6¾"
X 4½"
BEIGE NOTEBOOK PAGE
SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
AND MANAGER BRIAN EPSTEIN
AUTOGRAPHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1964,
PIGMAN RANCH, ALTON, MISSOURI.
Following their
concert in Dallas, Texas on September 18,
The Beatles were flown to MISSOURI for a rest day AND used the ranch
as a hideaway prior to a trip to New York for the final concert of their first
U.S. tour. IT WAS DURING
THIS RESTFUL RETREAT AT THE PIGMAN RANCH ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1964, THE
BEATLES HAD SIGNED THIS 6¾" X 4½" BEIGE NOTEBOOK PAGE. IT IS ALSO SIGNED AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BY THE GROUP'S MANAGER, BRIAN EPSTEIN. ANY BEATLES SIGNED
ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE MR. EPSTEIN ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND ARE HIGHLY Desirable.
THE SIGNING WAS INITIATED AND
OBTAINED BY THE HOUSEKEEPER OF THE PIGMAN RANCH 'HEADQUARTERS'. THE BEATLES AND
MR. EPSTEIN HAVE SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT. THE AUTOGRAPHS ARE very clear, well spaced, extremely bold and
Vibrantly BRILLIANT.
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PRICE: $18,000
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ORIGINAL 1964 SWAN RECORDS 45 SINGLES RECORD
MAILER
FOUND WITH INSERTED
"SIE LIEBT DICH"
b/w
"I'LL GET YOU"
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45
SINGLE
SWAN
S-4182,
ISSUED MAY 21, 1964
RARER THIN PRINT RCA ROCKAWAY PRESSING
FIRST
EVER DISCOVERY OF THE SWAN RECORDS MAILER ENVELOPE
RECENTLY PROCURED WITH ACCOMPANYING PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE FROM THE ESTATE OF MUSICAL LUMINARY AND SWAN RECORDS EXECUTIVE WALTER GATES. SWAN recordS 45 SINGLES mailer ENVELOPES
MEASURE 7¾" X 7¾"
AND haVE
never been discovered OR HAD
SURFACED until RECENTLY. AN UNUSED AND UNCIRCULATED STOCK HAVE been stored AWAY for OVER
60 YEARS AND JUST UNEARTHED. THIS SWAN MAILER ARCHIVE WAS
procured BY A RECORD COLLECTOR IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (HOME OF SWAN
RECORDS) WHO HAD VERY FIRST ACCESS TO THE ESTATE SALE OF SWAN RECORDS MUSICAL
LUMINARY AND EXECUTIVE, WALTER GATES,
AMAZINGLY, FOUND INSERTED INSIDE THIS
VERY SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE WAS AN IMMACULATE AND PRISTINE SWAN MAY 1964
"SIE LIEBT DICH"
B/W "I'LL GET YOU" WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE. THIS UNCIRCULATED FACTORY
FRESH
GEM MINT
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CONDITION:
MAILER (NM) UNCIRCULATED
RECORD (M) "FACTORY FRESH" AS NEW, UNCIRCULATED
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ORIGINAL 1964 SWAN RECORDS 45 SINGLES RECORD
MAILER
FOUND WITH INSERTED
"SHE LOVES YOU" PICTURE SLEEVE
AND BLACK LABEL 45 SINGLE WITH "GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT
SWAN
S-4152,
ISSUED MARCH 1, 1964
FIRST
EVER DISCOVERY OF THE SWAN RECORDS MAILER ENVELOPE
RECENTLY PROCURED WITH ACCOMPANYING PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE FROMTHE ESTATE OF MUSICAL LUMINARY AND SWAN RECORDS EXECUTIVE WALTER GATES. SWAN recordS 45 SINGLES mailer ENVELOPES
MEASURE 7¾" X 7¾"
AND haVE
never been discovered OR HAD
SURFACED until RECENTLY. AN UNUSED AND UNCIRCULATED STOCK HAVE been stored AWAY for OVER
60 YEARS AND JUST UNEARTHED. THIS SWAN MAILER ARCHIVE WAS
procured BY A RECORD COLLECTOR IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (HOME OF SWAN
RECORDS) WHO HAD VERY FIRST ACCESS TO THE ESTATE SALE OF SWAN RECORDS MUSICAL
LUMINARY AND EXECUTIVE, WALTER GATES,
AMAZINGLY, FOUND INSERTED INSIDE THIS
VERY SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE WAS A SWAN "SHE LOVES YOU" PICTURE SLEEVE AND THE
ACCOMPANYING BLACK LABEL 45 SINGLE (SWAN S-4152, ISSUED MARCH 1, 1964). BOTH
ITEMS WERE INSERTED SEPARATELY, WITH THE DISC OUTSIDE THE PICTURE SLEEVE. THE
RECORD IS THE RCA Rockaway pressing with thin fontS AND "DON'T DROP OUT" in the
top left corner. This Swan S-4152-S variation IS THE RARER LABEL WHICH contains
THE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDITS.
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MAILER (NM) UNCIRCULATED
PICTURE SLEEVE (NM-)
RECORD (M) "FACTORY FRESH" AS NEW, UNCIRCULATED
ITEM#: PS839
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8" X
10" DEZO HOFFMAN QUADRANT B&W PUBLICITY MERCHANDISING PHOTOGRAPH
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE REVERSE SIDE BY THE BEATLES.
obtained at The London Palladium, London, England on October 12, 1963 during
The Beatles' rehearsals for their debut appearance on Val Parnell's live
television program
"Sunday Night At The London Palladium" on October 13, 1963.PROUDLY OFFERED HERE IS AN 8"
X 10" DEZO HOFFMAN QUADRANT PUBLICITY MERCHANDISING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHED ON
THE REVERSE SIDE BY THE BEATLES OBTAINED on October 12, 1963 during The Beatles'
rehearsals for their debut appearance THE FOLLOWING EVENING on Val Parnell's
live television program "Sunday Night At The London Palladium" on October 13,
1963.
THE BEATLES HAVE SIGNED in blue
ballpoint pen AND Each signature is EXTREMELY clear, SHARP, well spaced, bold
and Vibrantly BRILLIANT. THE IMAGES ON THE QUADRANT PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY FAMED
BEATLES PHOTOGRAPHER DEZO HOFFMAN DURING THE PHOTO SESSION AT HIS WARDOUR
STREET, LONDON STUDIO ON JUNE 20, 1963.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PAUL WANE OF
TRACKS U.K. LTD., RENOWNED BEATLES AUTOGRAPH
EXPERT AND SPECIALIST. |
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PRICE: $16,750
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"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE SO 383 STEREO
RELEASED: 10/1/69SHORT-LIVED VERY LIMITED FIRST INITiAL PRESSING
WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON BOTH
COVER AND LABELS
WE PROUDLY OFFER A SPECTACULAR, IMPECCABLE FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE
SHORT-LIVED, VERY LIMITED FIRST INITIAL ISSUE PRESSING OF THE "ABBEY ROAD" LP
ALUM (APPLE SO 383) THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS (WRAP-AROUND PRINT-ON POSTERBOARD STYLE) THAT DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE
BACK COVER TRACK LISTING OR ON THE RECORD LABELS.
THIS MAGNIFICENT STILL SEALED EXAMPLE IS AT A WORLD-CLASS LEVEL. THERE ARE TWO
FACTORY "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER SHRINK. A "WIEBOLDT'S"
DEPARTMENT STORE 2½" X 2" YELLOW OVAL
$4.99" PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT SHRINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. WIEBOLDT'S OPERATED IT'S STORES IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THERE ARE NO ISSUES AT
ALL. FOUR SHARP CORNERS, NO SHRINK TEARS, NO RIPS. THE SPINE IS SOLID THROUGHOUT
AS IS THE PRINT. SIMPLY STATED, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM.
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"YELLOW SUBMARINE"
APPLE SW-153 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/13/69
STILL SEALED
OFFERED HERE IS A MOST PRISTINE, IMMACULATE "FACTORY FRESH" STILL SEALED FIRST
PRESSING, AND ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES WE'VE EVER OFFERED.
THE COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER, ESPECIALLY AT MOUTH
OPENING. ALL FOUR CORNER ARE SHARP, AND COLORS REMAIN VIBRANT AND BOLD.
THE CAPITOL "DOME" LOGO WITH "SW153" IS PRINTED NEAR BOTTOM RIGHT END OF THE SPINE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS A
TRUE, ORIGINAL
APPLE FIRST ISSUE PRESSING.
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"CAN’T BUY ME LOVE"
b/w "YOU CAN’T DO THAT"
CAPITOL 5150, PICTURE SLEEVE
RELEASED: 3/16/64
NO DOUBT, THIS EXAMPLE OF THE "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE BEST - IF
NOT THE BEST IN EXISTENCE. WE HAVE NOT SEEN A MORE MAJESTIC COPY AS THIS.
IT RATES HIGHER THAN NEAR MINT STATUS. OUR SCANS DO NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE ACTUAL
BEAUTY OF THIS SLEEVE IN PERSON.IT IS A MOST GORGEOUS, BOLD AND
VIBRANT SLEEVE. THE TONES AND GRAPHICS REMAIN CRISP AND BRIGHT ON BOTH SIDES AND
THE "WHITES" ARE EXTREMELY CLEAN. THE CORNER TIPS ARE SHARP.
THIS PICTURE SLEEVE IS ONE THAT IS ALWAYS IN HIGH DEMAND BY COLLECTORS. THIS
EXAMPLE IS A
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"REVOLVER"
CAPITOL ST-2576 STEREO
RELEASED: SPRING 1971
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA PRESSING
ULTRA-RARE
VERY LIMITED RUN RED LABEL WITH PURPLE 'TARGET' CIRCLE LOGO.
WITH RARE MATCHING #12 WINCHESTER PRINTED COVER IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.
OFFERED HERE IS A MOST SUPERB AND
GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE "REVOLVER" RED LABEL MEGA-RARITY. THIS IS THE
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA PRESSING INDICATED BY THE HAND-ETCHED SYMBOL OF A
"WINCHESTER RIFLE" IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVE OF BOTH SIDES.
THE ORIGINAL 1971 ACCOMPANYING COVER IS A FABULOUS NEAR MINT AND REMAINS
IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP THIS COVER IS THE RARER MATCHING #12
WINCHESTER PRINTED VARIATION, AND IS THE CORRECT (1968-71) COVER INDICATED BY THE
MISSING "STEREO
NEEDLE DAMAGE" DISCLAIMER PRINT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK COVER.
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RECORD: NM-
ITEM#: LP535
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY
VJLP SR1062 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2
WITH "ASK ME WHY" & "PLEASE, PLEASE ME"VERSION TWO FIRST VARIATION STEREO COVER
WITH "STEREOPHONIC"
IN GRAY LETTERING IN WHITE BANNER
PROUDLY OFFERED HERE A MOST MAJESTIC STILL SEALED 'FACTORY FRESH'
FIRST VARIATION VERSION TWO STEREO LP ALBUM, WHICH HAS A WHITE BANNER AT THE THE
TOP OF THE FRONT COVER WITH "STEREOPHONIC" CENTERED IN GREY AND THE NUMBER
"SR1062" IN BLACK IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.
THIS STUNNING AND BRIGHT SEALED LP ALBUM IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT, A MOST TRULY
IMMACULATE EXAMPLE.
FOUR FACTORY
"breathe holes" are EVIDENT (TWO ON THE FRONT AND TWO ON THE BACK). A SMALL "GOODY'S" RECORD
STORE $2.99 PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IN THE UPPER
RIGHT CORNER.
UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS STILL SEALED 'FACTORY FRESH' EXAMPLE IS
WORLD-CLASS AND IS THE VERY FIRST SEALED EXAMPLE WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED
FOR THIS STEREO VERSION TWO ISSUE VARIATION. THIS IS A WINNER AND WOULD BE A MOST
RESPECTABLE ADDITION TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION.
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"REVOLVER" LP ALBUM COVER
CAPITOL (C1-90452), 1988 REISSUE
AUTOGRAPHED CIRCA 1992 BY GEORGE HARRISON
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER ONE OF THE ULTRA RARE EXAMPLES OF
THE BEATLES CLASSIC "REVOLVER" LP ALBUM COVER SIGNED SOLELY BY THE LATE GREAT
BEATLE, GEORGE HARRISON. AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY IN BLUE FELT MARKER, THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLY RARE GEORGE HARRISON SIGNED U.S. "REVOLVER" FULL SIZE ALBUM
COVER, EXECUTED PERFECTLY IN THE AREA OF HIS IMAGE ON THE FRONT COVER. SIGNED IN
1992 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THE SIGNATURE HAS REMAINED BRILLIANT, BOLD AND
CRISP OVER THE YEARS.
ACCORDING TO BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT FRANK CAIAZZO, SOLO SIGNED EXAMPLES OF
THIS TITLE BY GEORGE HARRISON
RATES RIGHT UP THERE AS AMONG THE MOST DESIRABLE AND RAREST OF ALL GEORGE
HARRISON SIGNED ITEMS TO ACQUIRE.
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ITEM#: SOA038
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"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE SO 383 STEREO
RELEASED: 10/1/69INSANELY-RARE VERY FIRST
PRESSING
WITH
THIN-COMPRESSED FONT LABELS
AND CAPITOL "SUBSIDIARY" PERIMETER PRINT
WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON BOTH COVER AND LABELS
THIS IS THE LEAST COMMON FIRST ISSUE LABEL VARIATION WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY"
WHICH HAS THE AMATEURISH-LOOKING LABELS WITH A THIN COMPRESSED FONT. THIS
LABEL, WHICH HAS A LIGHT GREEN APPLE, WERE PRINTED IN-HOUSE BY CAPITOL'S
SCRANTON FACTORY. THIS PARTICULAR COPY WAS PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S WINCHESTER,
VIRGINIA FACTORY,
THE FIRST ISSUE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP, AND IS THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS
(WRAP-AROUND PRINT-ON POSTERBOARD STYLE) THAT DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE
BACK COVER TRACK LISTING.
IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THESE LABELS WITH THE CAPITOL
RECORDS "SUBSIDIARY" PRINT ALONG THE PERIMETER WERE MISTAKENLY PRODUCED AND LESS
THAN ONE HUNDRED WERE RELEASED BEFORE PRODUCTION OF THESE LABELS WAS HALTED.
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"MAGICAL MYSTERY
TOUR"
CAPITOL MAL-2835 MONO
RELEASED: 11/27/67ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE
MONAURAL PRESSING
AS MONO WAS BEING PHASED OUT IN AMERICA IN LATE 1967, MONO COPIES OF THIS
TITLE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN THEIR STEREO COUNTERPARTS FOR NOT MANY WERE
PRESSED BY CAPITOL.
THIS MONAURAL ISSUE IS THE ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING
(INDICATED BY THE MACHINE STAMPED "0" IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVES) AND IS QUITE A
FIND INDEED. THE FONTS ON THE LABELS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT THAN THE EAST AND WEST
COAST ISSUES. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THE JACKSONVILLE ISSUES HAVE SURFACED,
THE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND THE BOOKLET IS FIRM IN THE GATEFOLD AND HAS NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY.
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TOPPS BEATLES BUBBLEGUM TRADING CARDS
COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ALL SIX SERIES
MANUFACTURED BY TOPPS CHEWING GUM (T.C.G.)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
ISSUED 1964
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE ORIGINAL 1964 TOPPS CHEWING GUM BEATLES
TRADING CARDS - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ALL SIX SERIES SETS OF THE U.S.A..
BUBBLE GUM CARDS IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION.
THE ENTIRE 344 CARD COLLECTION IS HOUSED IN A NEWLY DESIGNED
THREE-RING 11½" X 11½"
LOOSELEAF BINDER. THE OUTSIDE COVER OF THE BINDER IS A HIGH-QUALITY REPRODUCTION
IMAGE OF THE ICONIC YELLOW 'WAX PAC'K' WRAPPER THAT WAS USED TO HOLD THE 5 CARDS
AND BUBBLEGUM STICK FOR THE FIRST THREE BLACK AND WHITE SERIES
THIS IS TRULY THE VERY BEST COMPLETE SET WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. A SET OF THIS
QUALITY LITERALLY TAKES MANY YEARS TO COMPLETE TO GET THE SET TO THIS STUNNING
LEVEL.
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ITEM#: OM239
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553
STEREO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
BUTCHER COVER:
SECOND STATE
(PASTE OVER)
FACTORY #5 - LOS ANGELES, CA.THIS RARER STEREO PRESSING OF A WEST COAST
"PASTE-OVER" COVER IS A NEAR MINT "AS
NEW" GEM. THE FRONT AND BACK COVER IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION WITH NO WEAR. THE TONE OF THE COVER IS A
VIVID, BRIGHT WHITE AND EXTREMELY CLEAN
THROUGHOUT. THE PASTE-OVER TRUNK SLICK IS SO VERY CLEAR AND CLEAN. RINGO'S
HEAD AND THE "V" IMPRESSION OF HIS BLACK SWEATER IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE
"BUTCHER" SLICK BENEATH THE
APPLIED "TRUNK" COVER.
THE ORIGINAL, MATCHING WEST COAST LOS ANGLES PRESSING OF THE RECORD ACCOMPANIES
THE COVER, AND IS A GLEAMING MINT MINUS "AS NEW" UNPLAYED JEWEL.
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RECORD M- (UNPLAYED) "AS NEW"
ITEM#: BC527
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"SHE LOVES YOU"
b/w
"I'LL GET YOU"
SWAN S-4152-S
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 1963
ULTRA-RARE VERY FIRST ISSUE
WHITE LABEL WITH DARK RED PRINT. MALLARD PRESSING,
WITH SONG TITLES IN QUOTATIONS AND WITHOUT "DON'T DROP OUT". THIS MEGA-RARE
"SHE LOVES YOU" VERY FIRST ISSUE SINGLE BEING OFFERED HERE WAS PRESSED
AND MANUFACTURED BY MALLARD
MANUFACTURING COMPANY BASED IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND HAS THE BOLD, THICK SONG TITLES IN QUOTATION MARKS AND ALL LABEL COPIES ARE
IN DARK RED PRINT.
THIS
WAS WAS THE VERY FIRST OF THE SWAN BEATLES SINGLES - AND DOES NOT
HAVE "DON'T DROP OUT" PRINTED ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL, SWAN'S
CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO REMAIN
IN SCHOOL AND GRADUATE.
THE DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL SWAN RECORDS DIE-CUT LIGHT BROWN
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"THE BEATLES OPEN END INTERVIEW"
CAPITOL, PRO 2548/2549
ISSUED TO RADIO STATIONS: FEBRUARY 1964
ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE"
SLEEVE AND COMPACT 33 DISC
TO ENCOURAGE DISC JOCKEYS TO PROMOTE THE BEATLES, CAPITOL PREPARED
OPEN-END INTERVIEW RECORDS THAT ALLOWED A DISC JOCKEY TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION
THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY CONDUCTING AN IN-STATION INTERVIEW WITH THE GROUP. THE ILLUSION
WAS CREATED BY COMBINING A SCRIPT OF STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO ASK THE GROUP
WITH A RECORD CONTAINING GAPS OF SILENCE FOR THE DJ TO READ THE SCRIPT BETWEEN
THE PRE-RECORDED RESPONSES OF THE BOYS.
AS PART OF ITS BEATLES CAMPAIGN, CAPITOL SENT COPIES OF THE FIRST BEATLES
INTERVIEW RECORD TO BROADCASTERS IN FEBRUARY, 1964. IT WAS TITLED "THE BEATLES
OPEN-END INTERVIEW".
THIS MOST SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST "MEET THE BEATLES" OPEN-END INTERVIEW SET IS AN ABSOLUTE
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ITEM#: PR822
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM OPEN END
INTERVIEW"
PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE" SLEEVE &
COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL, PRO
2598/2599, WEST COAST PRESSING
ISSUED TO RADIO STATIONS: APRIL 1964TO ENCOURAGE DISC JOCKEYS
TO PROMOTE THE BEATLES, CAPITOL PREPARED OPEN-END INTERVIEW RECORDS THAT ALLOWED
A DISC JOCKEY TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY CONDUCTING AN
IN-STATION INTERVIEW WITH THE GROUP.TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE "MEET
THE BEATLES" FIRST OPEN END INTERVIEW,
CAPITOL PREPARED THE SECOND AND FINAL OPEN-END INTERVIEW RECORD TO HELP PROMOTE
THE LP "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM". ISSUED IN APRIL 1964, IT IS THE RARER OF
THE TWO FOR IT WAS PRODUCED IN FAR LESS NUMBERS THAN THE FIRST.
THE SLEEVE GRADES AT A SOLID, VERY RESPECTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL VG++,, WHILE THE
DISC IS AN ABSOLUTE JEWEL - A MINT MINUS UNPLAYED "AS NEW" FACTORY
FRESH EXAMPLE.
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" JUKEBOX EP
SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL SXA
2080,
ISSUED APRIL 1964
COMPLETE SET WITH CONNECTED 5 JUKEBOX STRIPS AND 3 MINI LP ALBUM COVER PHOTOSDURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST
POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED
AT 331/3 RPM. THE DISCS WERE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD JACKET,
WHICH HAD A MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF THE ALBUM COVER ON THE
FRONT AND A BLANK WHITE BACK SIDE.
THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL BLACK LABELS, THE OUTER RIM
COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM.
ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE
ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG
3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 17/8"
X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS,
BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.
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ITEM#: PR823
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"SOMETHING NEW" JUKEBOX EP
SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL SXA
2108,
ISSUED OCTOBER 1964
COMPLETE SET WITH CONNECTED 5 JUKEBOX STRIPS AND 3 MINI LP ALBUM COVER PHOTOSDURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST
POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED
AT 331/3 RPM. THE DISCS WERE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD JACKET,
WHICH HAD A MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF THE ALBUM COVER ON THE
FRONT AND A BLANK WHITE BACK SIDE.
THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL BLACK LABELS, THE OUTER RIM
COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM.
ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE
ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG
3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 17/8"
X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS,
BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.
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ITEM#: PR824
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
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VEE-JAY,
VJLP 1062 MONO,
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION ONE
"TITLES ON BACK" COVERULTRA-RARE COVER VARIATION:
LOW-GLOSS 'POWDER COAT' FLAT FINISH BACK
COVER SLICK
AND ALSO INCLUDES THE MEGA-RARE COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO LABELS
HERE IS THE ULTRA RARE MONO VERSION ONE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ALBUM COVER
THAT FEATURES AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER VARIATION OF WHICH THE "TITLES ON COVER"
BACK SLICK DOES NOT HAVE THE COMMON GLOSS FINISH, BUT RATHER A FLAT FINISH,
KNOWN AS A 'POWDER COAT'. ADDITIONALLY, THE ¼" FLAPS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF
THE INSIDE COVER ARE NOT PRESENT.
ONLY SEVERAL OF THESE RARE COVERS HAVE SURFACED TO DATE, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE
MEGA-RARE VERSION ONE VEE-JAY COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO STYLE LABELS. ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE"
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ITEM#: LP522
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
BUTCHER COVER -
SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
PRESENTED HERE IS A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL 1966 MONO " PASTE OVER SECOND STATE" BUTCHER COVER ISSUE OF
THE BEATLES CLASSIC "YESTERDAY & TODAY" LP IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE Cover is
a STUNNING NEAR MINT MINUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION OVERALL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOS
ANGELES PRODUCED EXAMPLE OF THE COVER.
THE ACCOMPANYING AND MATCHING WEST COAST RECORD IS REMARKABLE TO SAY THE
LEAST, AND IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT WITH NEAR MINT LABELS. THE
"CAPITOL '66" ORANGE INNER DUST SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AS WELL.
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ITEM#: BC521
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"MEET THE BEATLES"
CAPITOL T-2047 MONAURAL
RELEASED: 1/20/64
SCRANTON PRESSING, NO. 3 COVER
INCREDIBLE AND INSANELY RARE
DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL ISSUE
WITH CAPITOL RECORDS 'RED INK STAMPING'
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CORRECT RARE VERY FIRST LABEL
VARIATION WITHOUT THE PUBLISHING CREDITS "BMI" OR "ASCAP".
FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE EXTRAORDINARILY RARE DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL ISSUE
OF THE GROUP'S CLASSIC FIRST CAPITOL LP ALBUM. THE BACK COVER HAS THE
PROMOTIONAL RED INK STAMPING THAT HAS THE PRINT "FREE PROMOTIONAL ALBUM NOT TO
BE SOLD", AND
RECEIVED BY RADIO STATIONS AND THE PRESS - A FULL WEEK PRIOR TO THE ALBUM'S RELEASE, AND
THE BEGINNING OF BEATLEMANIA IN AMERICA.
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CONDITION: NM- / NM-
ITEM#: PR451
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ORIGINAL 1964
COMPLETE DISPLAY EASEL
OF BEATLES COIN PURSE HOLDERS
U.S.PAT. NO 3063487,
MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A.THESE COIN PURSES ARE USUALLY FOUND SEPARATELY WITHOUT THE
ORIGINAL DISPLAY EASEL, AND WHEN THE EASEL DOES SURFACE THEIR CONDITION IS
HORRENDOUS. UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS EXAMPLE IS TRULY AN IMPOSSIBLE FIND, AND A PIECE OF BEATLES MEMORABILIA THAT WILL NEVER
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ITEM#: OM164
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP SR1062 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1 - WITH "LOVE ME DO" & "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
MEGA-RARE STEREOPHONIC "AD BACK"
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER ONE OF THE "HOLY GRAIL" OF BEATLE RECORDS,
THE VEE-JAY STEREOPHONIC "AD BACK", CONSIDERED ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL AMERICAN
BEATLE LP RECORDS. THIS IS THE FIRST VERSION OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN
AMERICA.IN ITS FIRST INCARNATION OF THIS TITLE, THE BACK COVER SERVES
AS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR 25 OF VEE-JAY'S
"OTHER FINE ALBUMS OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST", THUS BEING TAGGED THE "AD BACK" COVER
AMONG THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD.
IN ADDITION, THE VERY FIRST FRONT COVER SLICKS
USED FOR THE ALBUM ARE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS THEY HAVE
"PRINTED IN U.S.A." RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG THE
LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT JACKET ONE TO TWO
INCHES FROM THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.
THE CONDITION OF THIS STUNNING AND BOLD "AD BACK COVER IS A SPLENDID
NEAR MINT MINUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING STEREO DISC IS A GLEAMING NEAR MINT
WITH NEAR MINT LABELS.
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CONDITION: NM- / NM
ITEM#: LP518
PRICE: $17,775
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP SR1062 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2 - WITH "ASK ME WHY" &
"PLEASE, PLEASE ME"
FIRST VARIATION STEREO COVER WITH
"STEREOPHONIC"
IN GRAY LETTERING
IN WHITE BANNERTHIS STUNNING AND BRIGHT VERSION TWO STEREO COVER IS A MAJESTIC, SUPERLATIVE AND
VIBRANT NEAR MINT MINUS. IT TRULY IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE. NO RINGWEAR, NO
RECORD IMPRESSION. NO SIGN OF WEAR AT ALL,
THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING VERSION TWO STEREO RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND
AND BRACKETS LOGO. THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD IS A STUNNING AND
SHIMMERING NEAR MINT. THE LABELS ARE A BEAUTIFUL AND GLOSSY NEAR MINT MINUS.
THIS IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A STEREO VERSION TWO DISC,
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL VEE-JAY "AD BACK" INNER DUST
SLEEVE.
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CONDITION: NM- / NM
ITEM#: LP521
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"MEET THE BEATLES - OPEN END
INTERVIEW"
PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE" COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL, PRO
2548/2549, WEST COAST PRESSING
ISSUED TO RADIO STATIONS: FEBRUARY 1964
ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL "CAPITOL COMPACT
33" GENERIC SLEEVETO ENCOURAGE DISC JOCKEYS TO PROMOTE THE
BEATLES, CAPITOL PREPARED OPEN-END INTERVIEW RECORDS THAT ALLOWED A DISC JOCKEY
TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY CONDUCTING AN IN-STATION INTERVIEW
WITH THE GROUP.
THE 7" INTERVIEW RECORD HAS A SMALL PLAY HOLE AND THE SAME LABEL BACKDROPS AS
THOSE USED FOR THE CAPITOL COMPACT 33 DISCS. THE STAR SYMBOL ETCHED IN THE
TRAIL-OFF AREAS INDICATE THAT THE DISC WAS MANUFACTURED IN HOLLYWOOD AND PRESSED
BY CAPITOL'S LOS ANGELES FACTORY.
THE DISC IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL "CAPITOL COMPACT 33" GENERIC BLACK SLEEVE
WITH WHITE PRINT, OF WHICH THE MAJORITY OF THE DISCS WERE SENT TO RADIO
STATIONS.
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CONDITION: NM- (VG+++)
ITEM#: PR817
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
b/w "ASK ME WHY"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4983
RELEASED EARLY 1963
VERY FIRST INITIAL PRESSING
WITH ULTRA-RARE RARELY SEEN
"KT" TAX STAMP APPLIED TO A-SIDE LABELA rare 'PTMZ'
purchase tax code is visible in the centER of the 'Please, Please
Me' label, with 'MPT' stamped in both run-outs. However, thE TAX CODE has been updated by the addition of a 'KT' stamp THAT WAS
APPLIED on TO the same A-SIDE label. THESE PHYSICALLY APPLIED TAX STAMPS RARELY
EVER SURFACE MAKING THIS EXAMPLE QUITE AN ULTRA-RARITY.
THE LABELS ARE VIVID DEEP RED AND UN-FADED, A beautiful
MINT MINUS set with just a trace of wear around the ceNTER hole but no visible
spindle trails around either. THE VINYL GRADES A SPECTACULAR MINT, WITH A
"AS NEW" FACTORY FRESH APPEARANCE - Immaculate
unworn deep-gloss playing surfaces free from any scuffs or scratches, bearing
just a few harmless SLEEVE wispy hairlines visible directly beneath halogen
light. AN ABSOLUTE JEWEL.
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CONDITION: M ("AS NEW",
FACTORY FRESH)
ITEM#: PAR347
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"FREE AS A BIRD"
bw
"CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN)"
PARLOPHONE / APPLE R-6422A, R6422B
RELEASED IN ENGLAND: 12/4/95
MEGA-RARE U.K. PROTOTYPE LABEL
VARIATION WITH
"PARLOPHONE" AND "£"
LOGO.
ALSO INCLUDES THE STANDARD "APPLE" LOGO
ISSUED SET.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES proudly
OFFERS THE U.K. MEGA-RARE PROTOTYPE FIRST LABEL VARIATION, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE
"PARLOPHONE" COMPANY NAME AND THE CLASSIC "TRADE MARK" POUND STERLING LOGO
"£".
IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THAT ONLY
TWO OF THESE PROTOTYPE LABELS HAVE EVER SURFACED, THIS ONE BEING THE SECOND.
THIS
parlophone logo LABEL VARIATION WAS SCRAPED IMMEDIATELY AND CHANGED TO THE
"APPLE" LOGO FOR THE FINAL RELEASE OF THE BRITISH ISSUE OF THE SINGLE.
THIS
ULTRA-RARE LABEL ALSO HAS THE RUNNING TIME OF "(4.23)" ON THE A-SIDE "FREE AS
BIRD" BENEATH THE TITLE, PRIOR TO THE COMPOSER CREDITS. THE RUNNING TIME TEXT
WAS OMITTED ON THE STANDARD "APPLE" LOGO LABEL ISSUE.
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CONDITION: "PARLOPHONE" LOGO LABEL SET: NM / M- (UNPLAYED).
"APPLE" LOGO LABEL SET: NM- / M- (UNPLAYED).
ITEM#: PAR301
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THE RECORD THAT STARTED "BEATLEMANIA"
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "FROM ME TO YOU"
VEE-JAY 581, SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE
ISSUED JANUARY 1964
THIS BLUE AND WHITE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE JACK PARR
SLEEVE') THAT ACCOMPANIED A SMALL NUMBER OF THE "NOT FOR SALE" SINGLES,
PROUDLY DESCRIBES THE RELEASE AS "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA".THIS SLEEVE'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA" PROMOTIONAL
SLEEVE COMBINED WITH ITS VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION, MAKES THIS A MUST HAVE FOR THE
SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION.
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CONDITION: VG+++
ITEM#: PR809
PRICE: $7,250
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/66
SCRANTON, PA. PRESSING, #3 COVER
FACTORY SEALED
FIRST STATE MONAURAL BUTCHER COVER
RARER OFFICIAL "BEATLES FAN CLUB U.S.A." MEMBER DISTRIBUTED COPY
HERE IS A VIRTUALLY PERFECT "AS NEW" CONDITIONED FIRST STATE FACTORY SEALED
MONAURAL "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER. THIS PARTICULAR "BUTCHER" IS
INDEED QUITE A RARITY BASED ON ITS ORIGIN OF DISTRIBUTION. IT WAS NEVER SHIPPED
OR CIRCULATED TO A RECORD OR DEPARTMENT STORE, BUT RATHER EMANATES FROM THE
OFFICIAL "BEATLES FAN CLUB U.S.A." AND SHIPPED TO ONE OF ITS FAN CLUB OFFICERS.
THIS FACTORY SEALED MONO BUTCHER COVER IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE"
SERIES OF BOOKS.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC517
PRICE: $37,500
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND "HELP!"
SET OF ORIGINAL 35 MOVIE THEATRE LOBBY
8" X 10" BLACK & WHITE GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPHS
20 FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND 15 FROM "HELP!"
UNITED ARTISTS, NATIONAL
SCREEN SERVICE
1964 & 1965
A MOST GORGEOUS, RARE VINTAGE 1964 AND 1965 ORIGINAL SET OF 35 BLACK AND WHITE
GLOSSY LOBBY PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS ISSUED
FOR THE BEATLES CLASSIC FILMS, "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND "HELP!". EACH
PHOTO MEASURES 8" X 10"
AND ARE TRULY WORLD CLASS EXAMPLES AND AMONG THE BEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES IN
EXISTENCE.THE PHOTOS ARE PRODUCED ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER, WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE REMAINING IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE
ARE 20 FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND 15 FROM "HELP!". SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
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ITEM#: PT007
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/65
LOS ANGELES, CA. PRESSING, #6 COVER
FACTORY SEALED
FIRST STATE MONAURAL BUTCHER COVER
FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF
ALAN LIVINGSTON
FORMER PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL RECORDSFROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ALAN LIVINGSTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL RECORDS, USA FROM 1962 THROUGH 1968, THE MAN WHO SIGNED THE BEATLES TO CAPITOL RECORDS, WE PRESENT ONE OF THE MOST ULTIMATE
BEATLES COLLECTIBLE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
HERE IS A VIRTUALLY PERFECT MINT CONDITIONED FIRST STATE FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL
"YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER.
THIS PARTICULAR "BUTCHER" IS MR. LIVINGSTON'S VERY LAST PERSONAL
"BUTCHER" FROM HIS SUPPLY OF
COPIES THAT HE OWNED AND STORED AWAY FROM 1966 UNTIL HE SOLD
THIS ONE IN 2002. THIS SPECTACULAR COLLECTIBLE IS ACCOMPANIED WITH MR. LIVINGSTON'S
SIGNED NOTARIZED LETTER WHICH STATES THIS WAS FROM HIS ORIGINAL SUPPLY OF
"BUTCHER" COVERS, AND WAS HIS LAST. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BC080
PRICE: $65,000
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"WHY"
b/w "CRY FOR A SHADOW"
MGM K-13227
RELEASED: 3/27/64
TITLE SLEEVE
THE EARLY 1964 MGM "WHY" TITLE SLEEVE IS THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND CLEAN - AND VERY RARELY DOES ONE
TURN UP IN THIS SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION.THE B-SIDE "CRY FOR A SHADOW" WAS THE
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ITEM#: PS807
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" JUKEBOX EP
CAPITOL
RECORDS, SXA
2080,
ISSUED APRIL 1964
HARD COVER
SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC
STILL
SEALED
IN ORIGINAL FACTORY BAGGYWRAP
WITH THE FIVE CONNECTED JUKEBOX STRIPS & 3 MINI LP ALBUM COVER PHOTOS
VISIBLE THROUGH THE BACK BAGGY. FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES MOST PROUDLY OFFERS HERE A MAJESTIC AND MOST MONUMENTAL EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND BEATLES
JUKEBOX COMPACT 33,
"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM", RELEASED IN APRIL 1964
AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF THE LP ALBUM. IT REMAINS STILL SEALED IN THE
ORIGINAL FACTORY BAGGYWRAP - AND IS TOTALLY COMPLETE - INCLUDING THE
ACCOMPANYING ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG
3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE
1⅞"
X 1⅞" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS
WHICH ARE VISIBLE THROUGH
THE BACK SIDE OF THE BAGGYWRAP. THE COMPACT 33 DISC IS BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH
THE MOUTH OPENING OF THE COVER.
THIS STILL SEALED COPY IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE AND RETAINS A
FRESH "NEWNESS" TO IT. IT IS STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: PS803
PRICE: $5,750
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ORIGINAL 1967 LUX BEAUTY SOAP UNOPENED
BOX
WITH THE BEATLES 15" TALL
INFLATABLE CARTOON DOLLS MAIL-IN OFFER
MFD. BY LEVER BROTHERS, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1967HERE WE OFFER
THE VERY RARE 4" X 2½"
X 2½"
LUX BEAUTY SOAP BOX, FEATURING THE BEATLES COLORFUL AD ON THE SIDE FOR THE
MAIL-IN "BEATLES OFFER" FOR THE 15" TALL INFLATABLE 'AUTOGRAPHED' CARTOON DOLLS.
THE BOX REMAINS IN STILL SEALED CONDITION, WITH THE MAIL-IN COUPON AND THE SOAP
BAR STILL ENCLOSED. THIS PROMOTION WAS ALSO OFFERED ON THE NESTLE'S QUIK
POWERED MIX CANS IN 1967.
THE UNOPENED SOAP BOX REMAINS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VERY MINIMAL HANDLING
WEAR, AND WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING ADDITION TO A BEATLES VINTAGE MEMORABILIA
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
(UNOPENED)
ITEM#: OM238
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4¾" X
4" JOURNALIST NOTEBOOK PAGE
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES.
SIGNED AT GUILDHALL, PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND,
TUESDAY DECEMBER 3, 1963.ULTRA-RARE
SENSATIONAL SET SIGNED IN THE ORDER AS THE WORLD BECAME TO KNOW THEM "JOHN,
PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO".
SIGNED in matching dark blue
ballpoint pen, this is An extremely rare set of four Beatles autographs, which
were signed in the infamous line-up order of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
A VERY VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF Beatles signature SETS when they have signed in order are
known to exist AND ARE HIGHLY Desirable.
obtained by a Portsmouth Journalist
when The Beatles were performing the re-scheduled show at the Guildhall,
Each signature is very clear, well spaced, extremely bold and
VIBRANt. this set is a MOST EXCELLENT
EXAMPLE FROM THIS PERIOD.
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TEM#: AA172
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"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PCS 7088, STEREO
RELEASED 9/26/69
VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH CORRECTED
ALIGNED APPLE LOGO ON BACK COVER. THE LABELS HAVE THE "33⅓"
DESIGNATION PRINT VARIATION ALIGNED TO THE LEFT AND WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL.
This IMMACULATE ORIGINAL BRITISH VERY
FIRST pressing dates FROM September 1969 WITH the dark green Apple, AND The side
2 label omits the title "Her Majesty" from its track-listing. ALSO HAS
THE "33⅓" DESIGNATION PRINT VARIATION ALIGNED TO THE LEFT ON THE LABELS.
THE COVER IS
THE CORRECTED VARIATION WITH THE APPLE LOGO SHIFTED RIGHT DIRECTLY UNDER THE
SIDE 1 TRACK-LISTING ON TE REAR PANEL. THE ALTERNATE FIRST COVER HAS Apple LOGO 'LEFT misaligned' beneath the
side 1 track-listing on the rear panel.
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"MOTHER"
b/w "WHY"
JOHN LENNON - PLASTIC ONO BAND
APPLE 1827
ISSUED: 12/28/70
PICTURE SLEEVE & ACCOMPANYING 45 SINGLE
PRODUCED IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITY AND ONE OF THE RAREST SOLO BEATLES PICTURE
SLEEVES
ALTHOUGH "MOTHER" WAS NOT THE MOST COMMERCIAL SONG ON THE "JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC
ONO BAND" ALBUM, IT WAS THE MOST POWERFUL. PERHAPS THAT IS WHY JOHN PICKED THE
SONG FOR RELEASE AS A SINGLE EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW ITS APPEAL WOULD BE LIMITED.
THE 45 WAS NOT RELEASED IN ENGLAND. IN THE U.S., APPLE PREPARED A STRAIGHT CUT
PICTURE SLEEVE, PRINTED BY QUEENS LITHO, AND WAS PRODUCED IN A VERY LIMITED
QUANTITY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE RAREST SOLO BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVES TO FIND.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE SCRANTON DARK GREEN APPLE 45 SINGLE WITH THE "MACLEN
MUSIC, INC. U.K." CREDIT, AND HAS THE "MFD. BY APPLE" PERIMETER PRINT ON THE
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ITEM#: JL071
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ORIGINAL BEATLES 1964 REVELL
"AUTHENTIC KITS" MODELS
REVELL INDUSTRIES, VENICE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1964
LICENSED BY NEMS ENTERPRISES, LONDON
COMPLETE SET OF ALL FOUR BEATLES KITS
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER
A MAGNIFICENT COMPLETE SET OF THE FOUR BOXED
ORIGINAL 1964 REVELL BEATLES "AUTHENTIC KITS" MODELS - IN UNUSED, STORE STOCK "AS NEW", NEAR
MINT CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE MODEL PARTS FOR EACH BEATLE STILL RETAINED IN THEIR PLASTIC BAGS.
EACH BOX REMAINS VIBRANT WITH BRILLIANT COLOR GRAPHICS
ON THE BOXES. EACH BOX MEASURES 2.5" X 6" X 9.5".
WHEN BUILT, EACH FIGURE STANDS 9" TALL.
EACH INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC BAG WAS OPENED, BUT THE MODELS NEVER ASSEMBLED. EACH MODEL KIT HAS
ALL THE PARTS AND STILL INCLUDES THE ASSEMBLY DIRECTION SHEETS FOR EACH
INDIVIDUAL BEATLE REMAINING IN IT'S INNER BAG. ALL CONTENTS ARE "LIKE NEW". |
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP 1062 MONO
VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64STILL SEALED
THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF
THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS ONLY OUR THIRD EVER - AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM
CORNER TO CORNER.
A LEGITIMATELY SEALED "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LP, IS ONE OF THE RAREST
TITLES TO FIND STILL SEALED - AND THIS ONE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER
SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED
56 YEARS AGO.
AN "E.J. KORVETTE" DEPARTMENT
STORE 1" X 1" PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA ON THE
FRONT, STATING "RECORDS $1.39 LIST $1.98" IN BLUE PRINT.
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ORIGINAL 1964 "FLIP YOUR WIG" BOARD GAME
MFD. BY MILTON BRADLEY, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, 1964
WITH THE
GAME PIECES REMAINING STILL SEALED
IN THE ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE COMPARTMENT.THIS MILTON BRADLEY "FLIP YOUR WIG" GAME
WOULD BE A MOST REMARKABLE ADDITION TO ANY BEATLES MEMORABILIA COLLECTION. ONE DOES NOT SEE THIS GAME IN
"LIKE NEW" CONDITION. ALSO RETAINS THE ORIGINAL
MILTON BRADLEY "GAMELAND" BROCHURE
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REMCO RUBBER "HAIR" DOLLS
COMPLETE SET OF FOUR IN ORIGINAL BOXES
"SOFT BODY" VARIATION
LICENSED BY SELTAEB, INC; NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD.
MFD. BY REMCO INDUSTRIES INC; HARRISON, NEW JERSEY, USA, 1964
THE DOLLS HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR BOXES AND EACH REMAINS SHINY AND
DISPLAYS A VIBRANT GLOSSY SHEEN. EACH DOLL IS 5" TALL WITH ROOTED HAIR AND
APPROPRIATE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRAPPED AROUND THE NECK. THE DOLLS ARE STILL
ATTACHED TO THE CARDBOARD INNER BOX INSERTS THAT HOLD THEM IN PLACE WITH THE
ORIGINAL RUBBER BAND.
EACH BOX MEASURES 2" X 4" X 7" AND ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND -
ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. ALL THE ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE WINDOWS ARE STILL
INTACT AND TIGHT, EACH PRESERVED PERFECTLY. THE BOXES THEMSELVES ARE CRISP AND
CLEAN, WITH THE USUAL MINOR 51-YEAR SHELF WEAR. THERE ARE NO RIPS, NO TEARS, NO
SPLITS.
THIS IS TRULY A COMPLETE AND MAGNIFICENT SET OF THE REMCO “HAIR DOLLS” PRESENTED
AND REMAINING IN THEIR ORIGINAL WINDOWED BOXES.
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ITEM#: OM225
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"AND I LOVE HER" b/w "RINGO'S THEME (THIS BOY)"
GEORGE MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
UNITED ARTISTS UA-745
RELEASED: JUNE / JULY 1964
PICTURE SLEEVE WITH ACCOMPANYING
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLETHE FIRST SINGLE PULLED FROM THE
SOUNDTRACK ALBUM WAS (UA745), AND UA PREPARED A
TERRIFIC PICTURE SLEEVE FOR THE RECORD. THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE IS SIMILAR TO THE
FRONT COVER OF THE SOUNDTRACK LP. IT HAS THE SAME FOUR PICTURES OF THE BOYS AND A
RED BACKGROUND AREA AT THE TOP OF WITH TEXT AND GRAPHICS IN BLACK AND WHITE.
THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE FEATURES NINE OF THE
FIFTEEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS FROM THE BACK OF THE ALBUM.
THE FIRST UA PICTURE SLEEVE KNOWN AS THE "RED" SLEEVE, (LIKE IT'S "AIRPORT BLUE"
COUNTERPART UA750, IS NOTORIOUSLY KNOWN FOR IT'S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RINGWEAR.
THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT - AND IS MOST DEFINITELY THE
BEST EXAMPLE FOR THIS TITLE WE'VE ACQUIRED. |
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(RECORD) M- UNPLAYED
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME" b/w "ASK ME WHY"
VEE-JAY 498
RELEASED: 2/20/63
"BEATTLES" WITH TWO T'S
OVAL LOGO WITH THICK FONT
THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE
BEATLES NAME WAS VEE-JAY 498. VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE
BEATLES, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, VEE-JAY DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE
GROUP'S NAME. ALL INITIAL ISSUES OF THE RECORD ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE NAME.
IT IS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AS COLLECTORS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE NOVELTY OF THE
MISSPELLED NAME, AND TO THE RECORD'S STATUS AS THE FIRST BEATLES RECORD ISSUED
IN THE U.S.
PRECISELY STATED, THIS EXAMPLE IS ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN COPIES TO EXIST.
GRADED AT A SUPERLATIVE AND MAGNIFICENT MINT 9, THE VINYL EXHIBITS A RICH AND
SPARKLING LUSTER, WITH AN UNPLAYED "AS NEW" APPEARANCE. BOTH LABELS GRADE THE
SAME DISPLAYING A SHINY GLOSS AND CLEAR RICH, BOLD FONTS. THE COLORBAND
PERIMETER REMAINS COLORFULLY VIBRANT.
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/66
FACTORY COVER #3 - SCRANTON, PA.
SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)
BUTCHERFAB 4 COLLECTIBLES MOST PROUDLY OFFERS THIS MAJESTIC STILL FACTORY SEALED
SECOND STATE PASTE-OVER MONAURAL BUTCHER COVER. THE
REPLACEMENT "TRUNK COVER" SLICK IS SO CLEAR AND APPLIED SO CLEANLY, ONE CAN PLAINLY SEE RINGO'S HEAD,
AND DOWN TO
THE "V" IMPRESSION OF HIS BLACK SWEATER ON THE ORIGINAL FIRST STATE "BUTCHER" COVER
SLICK BENEATH THE PASTE OVER SLICK.
THIS COVER REMAINS STILL SEALED AND AS RELEASED WHEN IT WAS
SHIPPED OUT FROM CAPITOL'S SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA FACTORY FOLLOWING THE
RECALL PROJECT AND "PASTE-OVER" PROCESS. THIS COVER IS A STELLAR SNOW "WHITE"
AND THE GRAPHICS ARE PHENOMENAL.
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ITEM#: BC512
PRICE: $17,500
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"REVOLVER"
CAPITOL ST-2576 STEREO
RELEASED: 8/8/66
WITH "YELLOW SUBMARINE & ELEANOR RIGBY!"
YELLOW OVAL HYPE STICKER ADHERED TO SHRINKTHIS FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "REVOLVER" IS A TRUE BEAUTY FROM
CORNER TO CORNER. THE
FRONT COVER IMAGE IS BRILLIANT. BOLD AND CRISP WITH NO RINGWEAR. THE WHITES ARE
BRILLIANT.
THE MOST VITAL FACTOR AND WHICH RAISES THE BAR TREMENDOUSLY ON THIS MAJESTIC
SEALED EXAMPLE, IS THE RARE 3" X 2" OVAL YELLOW STICKER - THAT WAS ADHERED TO THE SHRINKWRAP ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE ALBUM.
THE STICKER STATES IN BLACK PRINT
"INCLUDES THE BEATLES' FABULOUS 'YELLOW SUBMARINE' & 'ELEANOR RIGBY''! ST-2576".
THE CONDITION OF THIS STICKER IS A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT WITH GREAT BOLD COLORS AND NO FLAWS. |
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THE COMPLETE 1971 APPLE COLLECTION OF THE
19 SINGLES
FROM THE CAPITOL 45 CATALOG
"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" RIGHT THROUGH TO "LADY MADONNA" -
ALL IN "AS NEW" UNPLAYED CONDITION
AND EACH ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR BLACK "APPLE" TITLE SLEEVE
THIS COMPLETE APPLE SINGLES COLLECTION OF THE CAPITOL 45 CATALOG, ARE ALL IN "AS
NEW", MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION.
ALL 19 OF THE BLACK "APPLE" SLEEVES RANGE FROM NEAR MINT MINUS TO VG++ VERY
RESPECTABLE CONDITION.
THE APPLE LABEL ISSUES HAVE THE SAME
CATALOG RECORD NUMBERS
AS THEY APPEARED ON THE ORIGINAL COMPLETE CAPITOL
CATALOG OF THE ORANGE & WHITE SWIRL PRESSINGS OF
"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" THROUGH TO "LADY MADONNA". |
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"A HARD DAY'S
NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 6366 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/26/64MUCH RARER
STILL SEALED 'STEREO' FIRST PRESSING
WITH 4 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK COVER FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER THIS VERY RARE
FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF '"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" ALBUM IN
STUNNING
CONDITION. IT IS INDEED A TRULY INCREDIBLE SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES'
CLASSIC NUMBER ONE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL JUNE 1964 FIRST
PRESSING SEALED STEREO ISSUE OF THIS
LP, INDICATED BY THE "BRIGHT RED" COVER AND THE 4 LINE OF PUBLISHING CREDITS
PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER. THIS IS ONLY OUR SECOND EVER SEALED 1964 STEREO
COPY OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE ACQUIRED, THE LAST ONE BEING FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. A STEREO FIRST PRESSING HAS BECOME INCREDIBLY RARE TO
FIND SEALED AND ONE OF THE MOST DEMANDED AMONG COLLECTORS. |
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ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER
AUGUST 30, 1964
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, USA
ORIGINAL FULL UNUSED "THE BEATLES SHOW" CONCERT TICKET
RARER "PEACH" COLORED WITH BLUE PRINT
'MAIN FLOOR' LOCATION SEAT
DURING THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA IN AMERICA, WHEN THEIR FIRST FILM "A HARD DAY'S
NIGHT" WAS JUST RELEASED A MONTH EARLIER, WE OFFER THIS GORGEOUS 5½" X 2⅝"
FULL, UNUSED CONCERT TICKET. THIS "MAIN FLOOR" SEAT TICKET IS THE RARER "PEACH" COLOR, WITH DARK BLUE PRINT AND
REMAINS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, CLEAN AND BRIGHT
AND FIRM. THIS PARTICULAR TICKET SECTION, ROW AND SEAT NUMBER IS "RLLL706", WITH
A $2.75 ADMISSION PRICE. MADE OF THICK, CARDBOARD CONSTRUCTION (FIRMER THAN THE
USUAL STANDARD THINNER TICKET), THE UN-TORN PERFORATION LINE REMAINS INTACT AND
SOLID.
THIS VENUE IS ONE OF THE RARER TICKETS TO ACQUIRE IN IT'S FULL OR STUB STATE DUE
TO IT BEING THE BEATLES' ONLY PERFORMANCE IN NEW JERSEY - AND THIS "PEACH"
COLORED MAIN FLOOR UNUSED, FULL TICKET IS A BEAUTY TO BEHOLD. |
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ITEM#: CA109
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MEGA
RARE SAHARA HOTEL & CASINO
OCTOBER 1964 "THE SAHARAN" LAS VEGAS MAGAZINE
"BEATLEMANIA" COVER STORY
PUBLISHED BY THE HOTEL SAHARA, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
OCTOBER 1964 EDITION, VOLUME 5, NO. 10, U.S.A.THIS 8½"
X 11" EIGHT PAGE PUBLICATION WAS ISSUED TO
COMMEMORATE AND REVIEW THE BEATLES' AUGUST 20, 1964 CONCERT THAT TOOK PLACE AT
THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER - AND IS PERHAPS THE RAREST U.S. MAGAZINE THERE
IS. THE BEATLES STAYED AT THE SAHARA HOTEL WHILE IN LAS VEGAS.
THE BEATLES ARE PICTURED ON THE FRONT COVER AND THE FEATURE STORY HAS SEVERAL
PHOTOS. MEMORABILIA FROM THE GROUP'S VEGAS SHOW ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND THIS
MAGAZINE JUST MIGHT BE THE RAREST OF ALL.
WE ONLY KNOW OF ONE OTHER THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE - AND THIS EXAMPLE IS A
STUNNING NEAR MINT "AS NEW" FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
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ULTRA-RARE 2001 HARDCOVER SLIPCASE
'LIMITED EDITION' OF "BLACKBIRD SINGING" BOOK
SIGNED BY PAUL McCARTNEY
FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING, W.W. NORTON & COMPANY
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY
OFFERS THE
Hardcover Slipcase 'Limited Edition' of the First American Printing of Paul McCartney’s
2001 book release, “Blackbird Singing”.
signed
beautifully by Paul on the edition numbering page in blue ballpoint pen, This is
the signed edition #216 / 250.
THIS
IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE SCARCEST OF ALL 'LIMITED EDITION' SIGNED BOOKS BY ANY OF
THE BEATLES.
THIS MAGNIFICENT SLIPCASE EDITION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE
GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.
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"PENNY LANE"
b/w
"STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
PARLOPHONE R 5570,
ISSUED FEBRUARY 17, 1967INSANELY-RARE
PROMOTIONAL STICKERED 'DEMONSTRATION' 45 SINGLE
ISSUED JUST PRIOR TO THE RESPECTIVE RELEASE DATE
DISC IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT 'AS NEW'
CONDITION
PARLOPHONE DID NOT ISSUE GREEN AND WHITE A-LABEL DEMO DISCS
FOR THE LANDMARK 1967 BEATLES RELEASE OF "PENNY LANE" b/w "STRAWBERRY FIELDS
FOREVER" 45 SINGLE, BUT THIS COPY IS THE CLOSEST YOU WILL GET. THIS OUTSTANDING
UK FIRST PRESSING DATES FROM JUST PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 17TH ISSUE ON THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE
LABEL. THE 'PENNY LANE"' LABEL BEARS A GENUINE RED AND WHITE EMI "FACTORY SAMPLE
- NOT FOR SALE" STICKER, DESIGNATING THIS AS A
promotional / review copY, THAT WAS sent
out in the form of Factory Sample stickered copies such as this. THE STUNNING DISC IS
HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT 1967 GREEN AND WHITE PARLOPHONE
"MINER'S HIT MAKE-UP" SLEEVE.
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ITEM#: PAR344
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/66THIRD STATE (PEELED)
BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
OUTSTANDING TOP NOTCH, PROFESSIONAL AND CAPABLE EXAMPLE OF THE
'PEEL' PROCESS. ONE OF THE BEST WE'VE EVER SEEN.ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL
PEELED "TRUNK COVER" TOP SLICK AND THE FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPING THAT ORIGINALLY
COVERED THE LP ALBUM. THE REVEALED
BUTCHER SLICK HERE STILL DISPLAYS RICH, BOLD TEXTURES OF THE ORIGINAL BUTCHER
SLICK IN ALL ITS GLORY. THE REVEALED ORIGINAL "BUTCHER" COVER IS IN STUPENDOUS
NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO BLEMISHES AT ALL RESULTING FROM THE PEELING
PROCESS.THE MATCHING WEST COAST MONO RECORD ACCOMPANIES THE COVER, AND GRADES A
SUPERB "AS NEW" NEAR MINT. ALSO INCLUDES ITS ORIGINAL 1966 "CAPITOL '66
SOUNDS GREAT" ORANGE ADVERTISEMENT INNER DUST SLEEVE.
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CONDITION: REVEALED "BUTCHER" COVER SLICK (NM) /
COVER OVERALL (VG+++) /
RECORD (NM "AS NEW")
ITEM#: BC495
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/15/66SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)
BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #5 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
THIS RARER STEREO PRESSING OF A WEST COAST #5 PASTE-OVER COVER IS IN
SENSATIONAL NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION (COVER OVERALL IS VG+++) WITH THE BUTCHER
COVER BENEATH THE TOP "TRUNK COVER" SLICK BEING COMPLETELY INTACT. THE TRUNK
COVER IS PASTED OVER PERFECTLY SQUARE ON THIS ONE, AND A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS
EXAMPLE IS THAT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE ACTUAL "BUTCHER COVER" SLICK IS VISIBLE
ON THE BOTTOM LEFT EDGE.
THE ORIGINAL, MATCHING WEST COAST LOS ANGLES PRESSING OF THE RECORD ACCOMPANIES
THE COVER, AND GRADES A GLEAMING NEAR MINT MINUS ON THE VINYL WITH GORGEOUS NEAR
MINT LABELS.
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ITEM#: BC494
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3¼" X 3¼" ORANGE AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE, AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES.
SIGNED CIRCA 1963/64, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND.
PRESENTED PROFESSIONALLY MATTED AND FRAMED
THROUGHOUT THE EARLY TOURING DAYS OF THE BEATLES, THE GROUP PLAYED IN THE TOWN
OF SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND SIX TIMES. ONE APPEARANCE AT THE AZENA BALLROOM IN EARLY
1963, AND FIVE SHOWS AT CITY HALL (FOUR IN 1963 AND ONE IN 1964).THIS 3¼" X
3¼" ORANGE COLORED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE WAS AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY BY THE BEATLES
CIRCA 1963/64 AT ONE OF THE 1963
SHEFFIELD VENUES, AND ARE EXCELLENT
EXAMPLES FROM THIS PERIOD. RINGO STARR AND JOHN LENNON HAVE SIGNED IN A DARKER
SHADE OF BLUE BALLPOINT, WHILE PAUL McCARTNEY
AND GEORGE HARRISON HAVE AUTOGRAPHED IN A LIGHTER SHADE OF BLUE BALLPOINT.
Apart from some very slight smudging towards tHE END OF GEORGE'S SIGNATURE, the
signatures are extremely bold and cRISP.
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"A HARD DAY'S
NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: 6/26/64RARER VERY FIRST INITIAL
RELEASED COVER
WITH 3 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK
STILL SEALED HERE IS THE RARER
VERY FIRST INITIAL COVER RELEASE VARIATION WITH THE 3 LINE PUBLISHING
CREDITS ON BACK COVER. THE PRINT
STATES "ALL SONGS PUBLISHED BY MACLEN MUSIC INC. AND UNART MUSIC CORP. (BMI)
EXCEPT "THIS BOY" WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY MACLEN MUSIC INC. (BMI)". THIS
FIRST COVER VARIATION ONLY LASTED THREE DAYS UPON RELEASE.
THERE ARE 4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 2 ON BACK). IT
HAS A BEAUTIFUL EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER WITH COMPLETE WRAP ALL
AROUND WITH NO TEARS OR RIPS, AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE GRAPHICS AND
RED BACKGROUND ARE BOLD AND CRISP.
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PAIR OF AMAZINGLY-RARE PROMOTIONAL STICKERED 'DEMONSTRATION' 45 SINGLES
ISSUED JUST PRIOR TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RELEASE DATES
"SHE LOVES YOU" B/W "I'LL
GET YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 5055
ISSUED AUGUST 23, 1963
"CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" B/W "YOU
CAN'T DO THAT"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 5114
ISSUED MARCH 20, 1964
BOTH DISCS IN 'FACTORY FRESH' UN-PLAYED 'AS NEW'
CONDITION
PARLOPHONE DID NOT ISSUE RED AND WHITE A-LABEL DEMO DISCS FOR THESE TWO TITLES,
BUT THESE COPIES ARE THE CLOSEST YOU WILL GET TO FINDING THEM.
THESE OUTSTANDING UK FIRST PRESSINGS DATE
FROM JUST PRIOR TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RELEASE DATES ON THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE
LABEL.
THIS 'SHE LOVES YOU' LABEL BEARS A GENUINE RED AND WHITE 'A' STICKER, WHILE A
'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER IS ADHERED TO THE 'I'LL GET YOU' B-SIDE LABEL.
A GENUINE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER IS ADHERED TO THE 'CAN'T BUY ME LOVE' A-SIDE
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ITEM#: PAR343
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM"
CAPITOL ST-2080 STEREO
RELEASED: 4/10/64
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES #6 COVER
PRESSINGSTILL SEALED
THIS FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S SECOND BEATLES
ALBUM IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, AND TRULY SPECTACULAR
FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE GRAPHICS AND COLORS ARE VIBRANT AND THE TONE OF THE COVER REMAINS
BOLD AND BRIGHT. NO SPLITS, NO TEARS, NO RING WEAR. THE SPINE IS SOLID,
FIRM AND THE PRINT LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE BACK
COVER IS CLEAN AND A VIBRANT WHITE.
THIS IS THE RARER STEREO WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA PRESSING,
INDICATED BY THE #6 FACTORY NUMBER ON THE BACK COVER IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
THE VERY IMPORTANT "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS ALSO EVIDENT
ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK COVER.
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP 1062 MONO
VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64STILL SEALED
THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF THE FIRST
BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS ONLY OUR SECOND EVER - AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM
CORNER TO CORNER.
A LEGITIMATELY SEALED "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LP, IS ONE OF THE RAREST
TITLES TO FIND STILL SEALED - AND THIS ONE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER
SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED
56 YEARS AGO.
EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IS A WHITE 1" X 1" ROSE
DISCOUNT RECORDS PRICE STICKER IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA, STATING "OUR PRICE $1.88" IN RED PRINT.
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A SURPRISE GIFT FROM THE BEATLES,
THE BEACH BOYS & THE KINGSTON TRIO
TRI-FOLD SOUNDCARD FLEXI-RECORD
CAPITOL RECORDS RECORD CLUB, JULY
1964
Capitol /
Evatone Records 8464STUNNING NEAR
MINT "AS NEW" UNUSED AND RETAINS THE CENTER KNOCK OUT SPINDLE HOLE PIECE INTACT.
ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE EVER OFFERED FOR THIS TITLE.
TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS, IN JULY 1964 THE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB
BEGAN AN AGGRESSIVE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN AIMED AT TEENAGERS THAT FEATURED A
FLEXI-DISC TRI-FOLDER BROCHURE CONTAINING MUSIC BY THREE OF THE LABEL'S MOST
POPULAR ARTISTS: THE BEATLES, THE BEACH BOYS, AND THE KINGSTON TRIO.
THIS BRILLIANT NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNUSED EXAMPLE STILL RETAINS THE CENTER KNOCK
OUT SPINDLE HOLE PIECE INTACT. IT IS STUNNING CORNER TO CORNER, AND WHEN
ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TRI-FOLD BROCHURE HAS A STIFF "LIKE NEW" FEEL TO IT.
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ITEM#: RC710
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THE BEATLES 1964
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
ARCHIVAL ENSEMBLE
INCLUDES FIVE SPECTACULAR ITEMS FROM
THE GROUP'S TOUR
ON
THURSDAY JUNE 4, 1964 THE BEATLES KICKED OFF THEIR 27-DAY WORLD TOUR,
WHICH SPANNED DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
FOR THE FIRST FIVE DATES, COPENHAGEN THROUGH TO ADELAIDE, DRUMMER JIMMY NICOL
REPLACED RINGO DUE TO HIS TONSILLITIS SURGERY. RINGO REJOINED THE GROUP ON JUNE
15 IN MELBOURNE.
UPON COMPLETION OF
THE TOUR, EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JULY 1ST,
THE BEATLES FLEW OUT OF BRISBANE, CHANGING PLANES AGAIN IN SYDNEY. AFTER REFUELING
STOPS IN SINGAPORE AND FRANKFURT, THEIR QANTAS FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN AT LONDON
AIRPORT AT 11:10 AM ON JULY 2ND.
● "QANTAS" AIRLINES IN-FLIGHT MENU #1 -
SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
AUTOGRAPHED JULY 1, 1964 ON SECOND LEG OF FLIGHT
FROM
SYDNEY TO SINGAPORE, FOLLOWING TOUR COMPLETION.
● "QANTAS" AIRLINES IN-FLIGHT MENU #2 -
SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
AUTOGRAPHED JULY 1, 1964 ON FINAL LEG OF FLIGHT
FROM
SINGAPORE TO LONDON, FOLLOWING TOUR COMPLETION.
● ORIGINAL 1964 'OFFICIAL
SOUVENIR' AUSTRALIAN TOUR
PROGRAM.
● ORIGINAL THE BEATLES CONCERT
TICKET STUB -
SYDNEY STADIUM, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1964.
● 8" X 10" BLACK & WHITE
PHOTOGRAPH - THE BEATLES BOARDING
THE STAIRS OF QANTAS AIRLINE PLANE
AUTOGRAPHED MENUS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO. |
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"LET IT BE"
APPLE AR-34001 STEREO
RELEASED: 5/18/70
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING
RARE REVISED LABEL WITH NAME COMPOSER CREDITS ON "MAGGIE MAE".
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP
THE FIRST LABELS FOR THIS ALBUM CREDIT "MAGGIE MAE" TO "P.D." (FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN).
THE RARER SECOND LABELS OF THE RECORD CREDITS THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE SONG TO THE BAND, CREDITED
AND PRINTED AS "(P.D. ARR. LENNON; McCARTNEY; HARRISON; STARKEY) BMI".
THE
COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP (GATEFOLD IS STILL CLOSED) AND IS
A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT. THE RECORD IS A GLORIOUS MINT MINUS UNPLAYED GEM. THE
VIBRANT LABELS ARE IMPECCABLE WITHOUT ANY SPINDLE TRAILS AT ALL. |
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"JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND"
APPLE SW-3372
RELEASED: 12/11/70
WITH ULTRA-RARE 4½" X 1" RECTANGLE DAY-GLO
"FOR ADULTS ONLY NOT FOR AIRPLAY"
RED 'WARNING' STICKER WITH BLACK PRINT ADHERED TO FRONT
STILL SEALED HERE IS AN ORIGINAL PRISTINE, "FACTORY FRESH" STILL SEALED FIRST
PRESSING OF "JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND". THIS EXAMPLE FEATURES AN
ULTRA-RARE 4½" X 1" RECTANGLE DAY-GLO RED 'WARNING'
STICKER WITH BLACK PRINT THAT READS "FOR ADULTS ONLY NOT FOR AIRPLAY",
ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK ALONG THE TOP CENTER. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE
STICKERS HAVE SURFACED OVER THE YEARS, WHICH WAS PRINTED AND APPLIED VERY LIKELY
AT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL BACK IN 1970.
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ITEM#: JL069
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1202, MONO
RELEASED 3/22/63
INCREDIBLY RARE MONAURAL 1963 YELLOW & BLACK VERY FIRST
INITIAL LABEL
WITH SMALL "33⅓" SPEED
INDICATOR PRINT.
ALSO HAS CORRECT
INITIAL "ERNEST J. DAY" FIRST COVER
AS RARE - IF NOT RARER - THAN THE
INFAMOUS PREMIERE "BLACK AND GOLD" ISSUE
AND HAS BECOME THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSINGS OF THIS
ALBUM.
BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC CARRIES THE VERY FIRST
LABEL VERSION OF THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL, WHICH SHOWS THE LOWER HALF OF THE
LABEL WAS EFFECTIVELY A DIRECT TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK AND GOLD
LABEL WHICH INCLUDED THE SMALL "33⅓'"
SPEED INDICATOR IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AND LACKS THE "RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED...'" TEXT ABOVE THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE LABEL WAS
QUICKLY REDESIGNED WITHOUT THE SMALL REDUNDANT "33⅓'" PRINT.
DUE TO THESE RAPID CHANGES IT IS, NUMBER-WISE, RARER
THAN THE INFAMOUS BLACK AND GOLD LABEL VERSION. THIS TRULY EXCELLENT DISC
BEARING THESE RARE LABELS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER
PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM. |
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ITEM#: PAR342
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"LET IT BE"
APPLE AR-34001 STEREO
RELEASED: 5/18/70
STILL SEALED
AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING GATEFOLD TITLE
OF "LET IT BE".
THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS AN
EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUTH OPENING. THERE
ARE TWO FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ON FRONT COVER WRAP.
THERE IS THE ORIGINAL 1" X 1¾"
KORVETTES DEPARTMENT STORE ORANGE PRICE STICKER ADHERED TO THE FRONT SHRINK IN
UPPER RIGHT AREA.
THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST WE'VE EVER SEEN OR OFFERED.
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ITEM#: LP504
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"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR
HAND"
B/W
"I SAW HER STANDING THERE"
CAPITOL 5112,
RELEASED: 1/13/64
LOS ANGELES WEST COAST TAB CUT
AMAZINGLY-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION
WITH B-SIDE "I SAW HER STANDING THERE" HEADER TITLE
ON DROP DOWN 'TAB-CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE
OFFERED HERE IS THIS ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE OF CAPITOL
RECORDS' DEBUT BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE OF
"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" B/W "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". THIS VERSION IS
THE AMAZINGLY-RARE WEST COAST LOS ANGELES VERSION WITH THE B-SIDE HEADER TITLE
"I SAW HER STANDING THERE" PRINTED ON DROP-DOWN 'TAB CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE.
THE STANDARD WEST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS THE A-SIDE "I WANT TO HOLD HER
HAND" HEADER TITLE PRINTED ON THE 'TAB CUT' SIDE OF THE SLEEVE.
THIS VARIATION OF THIS TITLE IS THE RAREST OF ALL ALTERNATE FOLDED CAPITOL
RECORDS PICTURE SLEEVE TITLES THAT HAVE SURFACED (10 DIFFERENT TITLES TO
DATE). TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS WEST COAST ALTERNATE VERSION OF "I WANT TO HOLD
YOUR HAND" IS ONLY THE THIRD TO HAVE SURFACED TO DATE. NONE OF THE ALTERNATE
FOLDED VARIATION TITLES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE.
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"THE BEATLES' STORY"
CAPITOL STBO-2222 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/23/64
GATEFOLD COVER, 2 LP ALBUM SET
RARER WEST COAST (LOS
ANGELES) PRESSING HERE IS A GLORIOUS 1964 FIRST PRESSING STEREO
ORIGINAL "THE BEATLES' STORY" DOUBLE ALBUM WITH GATEFOLD COVER. IN ALL CASES,
THE MONO COPIES ARE SCARCER, BUT FOR THIS TITLE ON THE ORIGINAL LABEL, IT'S THE
STEREO ISSUES THAT GET THE NOD.
THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL ALL THE WAY AROUND FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE DISCS
ARE SIMPLY STUNNING AND ARE "AS NEW" NEAR MINT ON ALL FOUR SIDES. THIS IS TRULY
A SUPER HIGH-GRADE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCER ORIGINAL BEATLES ALBUM SET. TO RAISE
THE BAR, THIS IS THE SCARCER WEST COAST LOS ANGELES PRESSING.
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ITEM#: LP502
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"THE BEATLES"
(A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
PARLOPHONE P-PCS 7067/68, (DOUBLE LP SET), STEREO
RELEASED 11/22/68
ORIGINAL NUMBERED COPY "No. 0518590"
INCREDIBLY-RARE
1968 U.K. EXCLUSIVE EXPORT ALBUM
ON THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS.
FEATURING THE EARLIEST FIRST MATRIX STAMPERS.
A GORGEOUS COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING
EXPORT STEREO SET AND THE RAREST OF ALL EXPORT ISSUES.
HERE IS THE
INCREDIBLY-RARE 1968 PARLOPHONE complete FIRST STEREO EXCLUSIVE EXPORT Pressing
of "the Beatles" (White Album). THE RECORDS HAVE the FIRST Matrix STAMPERS, and
THE "TOP LOADER" OPENING LAMINATED Cover.
FEATURING THE ORIGINAL STAMPED NUMBERED FORMAT laminated, flipbacK 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.'
MANUFACTURED cover, WITH "THE BEATLES' RAISED EMBOSSED LETTERS.
THIS SET IS TOTALLY
COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL INSERTS INCLUDING THE LARGE 33¾"
X 22½" LYRICS / PHOTO COLLAGE POSTER, THE FOUR
8" X 13½" JOHN KELLY HIGH QUALITY
GLOSSY PORTRAIT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH BEATLE, THE CREAM COLORED "PHOTO
SEPARATOR SHEET" (FOUND ONLY IN EARLY COPIES OF THE ALBUM), AND THE TWO ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER DUST SLEEVES. |
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"WE CAN WORK IT OUT"
B/W
"DAY TRIPPER"
CAPITOL 5555,
RELEASED: 12/6/65
EAST COAST STRAIGHT CUT
ULTRA-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED DOUBLE
A-SIDE VARIATION
WITH "PRINTED IN U.S.A." ON STRAIGHT-CUT HIGHER FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS FIRST ISSUE DOUBLE A-SIDE 1965 CHRISTMAS
SEASON SMASH HIT OF
"WE CAN WORK IT OUT" B/W "DAY TRIPPER" ULTRA-RARE EAST COAST PICTURE SLEEVE
VARIATION WITH "PRINTED IN U.S.A." PRINTED ON THE STRAIGHT-CUT HIGHER
FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE. THE STANDARD EAST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS
"PRINTED IN U.S.A." PRINTED ON THE LOWER (OPEN) SIDE OF THE STRAIGHT CUT TOP
EDGE OF THE SLEEVE.
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ITEM#: LP501
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"SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES
OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLPS-1092, STEREO
¾ GATEFOLD COVER,
RELEASED: 10/12/64ACCOMPANIED BY
INSANELY-RARE TRUE
STEREO PRINTED LABELS HAVING THE "VJLPS" PREFIX
AND ULTRA-RARE RED RECTANGULAR "STEREO" STICKER ADHERED TO BOTTOM OF FRONT COVER.
COVER REMAINS IN 'SEARS ROEBUCK AND
CO.'
IN-STORE BAGGY WRAP.
FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY COX.
THE GORGEOUS NEAR MINT COVER OFFERED HERE, WHICH REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL 'SEARS
ROEBUCK AND CO.' IN-STORE BAGGY WRAP, THIS IS THE ULTRA-RARE STEREO VERSION,
WHICH IS THE MONO COVER MODIFIED WITH A
2" X ½" RED RECTANGULAR STICKER
CONTAINING THE WORD "STEREO" IN BLACK AFFIXED DIRECTLY ONTO THE LOWER RIGHT
CORNER OF THE FRONT GATEFOLD FLAP. THE
ABSOLUTE AND VITAL HIGHLIGHT FACTOR OF THIS PACKAGE IS THE INSANELY-RARE COLORBAND
AND BRACKETS VARIATION WITH "STEREO" PRINT AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION,
YET FEATURING THE TRUE STEREO PRINTED LABELS EVIDENT BY THE "VJLPS"
CATALOG NUMBER PREFIXES AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION PRINTED ON THEM. |
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ITEM#: LP501
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"POP WEEKLY" MAGAZINE LARGE
14½"
X 9½"
FOLD-OUT DEZO HOFFMAN 'COLLARLESS SUITS'
PHOTO CENTERSPREAD
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES
SIGNED OCTOBER 24, 1963,
STOCKHOLM, SWEDENON OCTOBER 24, THE BEATLES' FIRST DUTY IN SWEDEN WAS TO RECORD A RADIO
APPEARANCE AT THE KARLAPLANSSTUDION, SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF STOCKHOLM.
PRESENTED HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A
RATHER large
14½" X
9½"
foldout center spread of a GREAT
BRITAIN magazine publiCATION entitlED “Pop Weekly”, SIGNED BEAUTIFULLY BY THE
BEATLES DURING THE TAPING OF THE RADIO PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 24, 1963. The photo
depicts The Beatles in a shot wearing their trademark grey collarless suits,
taken by LEGENDARY BEATLES photographer Dezo Hoffman.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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PRICE: $15,000
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"MEET THE BEATLES!"
CAPITOL ST-2047 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
A MAJESTIC FACTORY SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE.
VERY FIRST INITIAL PRESSING WITHOUT "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN"
EAST COAST #3 COVER
AND "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT.
LATE 1963 / EARLY 1964 "ROYAL BLUE" CAPITOL INNER
DUST SLEEVE VISIBLE IN SEALED MOUTH. THIS SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S FIRST LANDMARK BEATLES
ALBUM "MEET THE BEATLES!" IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, AND TRULY SPECTACULAR
FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THIS COVER IS THE VERY FIRST INITIAL JANUARY 1964 PRESSING, DICTATED BY THE BACK LINERS
WITHOUT THE PHRASE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT PRINT IN THE LOWER
LEFT CORNER.
THIS IMMACULATE STILL SEALED COPY OF CAPITOL'S FIRST AND ICONIC BEATLES ALBUM
RELEASE, DISPLAYS AS THOUGH IT JUST EMERGED FROM THE SCRANTON FACTORY. |
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ITEM#: LP497
CONDITION: STILL SEALED
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3042, STEREO
RELEASED 3/22/63
INSANELY RARE 1963 YELLOW & BLACK VERY FIRST
INITIAL LABEL
WITH SMALL "33⅓" SPEED
INDICATOR PRINT.
ALSO HAS
EARLIEST "1G" STAMPER AND "ERNEST J. DAY" FIRST COVER.
AS RARE - IF NOT RARER - THAN THE
INFAMOUS PREMIERE "BLACK AND GOLD" ISSUE
AND HAS BECOME THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSINGS OF THIS
ALBUM. BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC CARRIES THE VERY FIRST
LABEL VERSION OF THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL, WHICH SHOWS THE LOWER HALF OF THE
LABEL WAS EFFECTIVELY A DIRECT TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK AND GOLD
LABEL WHICH INCLUDED THE SMALL "33⅓'"
SPEED INDICATOR IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AND LACKS THE "RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED...'" TEXT ABOVE THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE LABEL WAS
QUICKLY REDESIGNED WITHOUT THE SMALL REDUNDANT "33⅓'" PRINT. DUE TO THESE RAPID CHANGES IT IS, NUMBER-WISE, RARER
THAN THE INFAMOUS BLACK AND GOLD LABEL VERSION. THIS TRULY EXCELLENT DISC
BEARING THESE RARE LABELS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER
PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM. |
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ITEM#: PAR340
PRICE: $15,750
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/15/66
FOURTH STATE
(STANDARD "TRUNK" COVER ISSUE)
FACTORY COVER #2 - SCRANTON, PA.
CONDITION: STILL FACTORY SEALED
OFFERED HERE IS A MOST STUNNING STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE
STEREO "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" STANDARD "TRUNK" COVER.. THIS EAST COAST PRESSING
IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE NICEST FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE
EVER OFFERED.
THE COVER IS A STELLAR SNOW "WHITE" AND THE GRAPHICS ARE SENSATIONAL. THIS IS A
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA PRESSING, AS DICTATED BY THE FACTORY NUMBER "2"
DESIGNATION ON THE BACK COVER IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
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LaFont 'St. Emilion' Vintage
1964
"Grand Vin" Bordeaux Wine Bottle
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE LABEL BY
THE BEATLES
SIGNED DURING BACKSTAGE CELEBRATION AT HISTORIC "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW"
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1964
CBS
TELEVISION STUDIO NO. 50,
1697 BROADWAY AT 53RD STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
ON
SUNDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THE BEATLES PERFORMED ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
BEFORE A THEN-RECORD AMERICAN TELEVISION AUDIENCE OF OVER 73 MILLION PEOPLE.
AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE SHOW, THE GROUP ATTENDED A SHORT BACKSTAGE CELEBRATION
WHICH INCLUDED MOST OF THE ACTS WHO HAD APPEARED THAT EVENING.
IT WAS AT THIS CELEBRATION, WHERE THIS MOST
prestigious piece
of beatles SIGNED memorabilia emanates -
and fab 4 collectibles is most proud to have acquired. the label on this half bottlE (known as a "split" size)
which contained a YOUNG 1964 vintage french bordeaux,
LaFont 'St. Emilion', "Grand Vin" ,
was autographed by the beatles for one of the acts, who had also made
their television debut on "the ed sullivan show" that night.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO. |
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PRICE: $20,000
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"RUBBER SOUL"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3075, STEREO
RELEASED 12/3/65SUPER-RARE
LATE 1965 / EARLY 1966
U.K. EXPORT ALBUM TO U.S. MILITARY BASES
WITH "STEREO" BLACK PRINT DESIGNATION ON FRONT COVER
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY
SHRINKWRAP
HERE IS THE SUPER-RARE 1965 PARLOPHONE EXCLUSIVE U.K. EXPORT STEREO PRESSING OF "RUBBER SOUL" -
FEATURING THE ULTRA-RARE
front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.' MANUFACTURED cover
THAT HAS THE SMALL BLACK PRINT "STEREO" DESIGNATION TOWARDS THE UPPER RIGHT
CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER, WHICH REMAINS IN THE
ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP,
This pristiNE RECORD HAS the black & yellow Parlophone
label, WITH
Both labels carrYING the 'Sold in UK...' text AND 'The Gramophone Co..' worded rims.
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SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
PARLOPHONE PMC 7027, MONO
RELEASED 6/1/67ULTRA-RARE LATE 1968 MONAURAL PRESSING
WITHOUT "A DAY IN THE LIFE" TRACK LISTING ON SIDE 2 LABEL
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE NUANCE DESIGN
INNER-SLEEVE
AND UNUSED CUT-OUT SHEET.
OFFERED HERE IS THE ULTRA- RARE LATE 1968
SECOND MONAURAL PRESSING
OF "sgt. pepper" . THE DISC HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE
LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.", BUT
OMITS THE TRACK LISTING OF "A DAY IN THE
LIFE" ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL, SO THAT THE FINAL TRACK LISTED IS "SGT. PEPPER'S
LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (REPRISE)".
THE NEAR MINT DISC HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER
PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K...." TEXT, AND IS
HOUSED IN the EARLY-TYPE FULLY
LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER 'GARROD
& LOFTHOUSE ltd." PRINTED MONO gatefold COVER. the glorious near mint cover is A WORTHY
ACCOMPANIMENT FOR its DISC WITH VIBRANT, HIGH-GLOSS OUTER PANELS.
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"HELP!"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3071, STEREO
RELEASED 8/6/65THIS ORIGINAL AND RARER STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF
"HELP!" IS AN ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE. THE BRILLIANT MINT
MINUS FRONT-LAMINATED, TRI-FLIP BACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.' COVER IS THE INITIAL FIRST RUN, HAVING THE MEDIUM SIZE
OUTLINED "STEREO" DESIGNATION IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT, AND
"PCS 3071" IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK.
THE ACCOMPANYING AND SHIMMERING NEAR MINT RECORD HAS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK'
LABEL AND IS THE FIRST RUN WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE
GRAMOPHONE CO." AND THE "SOLD
IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABELS ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. A 'KT'
PURCHASE TAX CODE IS VISIBLE IN THE CENTER NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE OF THE SIDE TWO LABEL. THE DISC HAS THE FIRST EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBERS: "YEX 168-1" AND "YEX
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"HELP!"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3071, STEREO
RELEASED 8/6/65ELUSIVELY RARE
LATE 1966 SECOND PRESSING
DISTINGUISHED BY REVISED LABEL WITH ASTERISK BEFORE SONG TITLE * I NEED YOU. EXCEPTIONAL AND IMMACULATE SET WITH
COVER REMAINING IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP
AND FIRST EARLIEST MATRIX STAMPERS "-1 / -1". THIS ORIGINAL STEREO SECOND PRESSING OF "HELP!" DATES FROM LATE
1966 AND IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUPENDOUS
EXAMPLE. THE STELLAR MINT MINUS
FRONT-LAMINATED, TRI-FLIP BACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.' COVER IS THE INITIAL FIRST RUN COVER, AND REMAINS
IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.
THE ACCOMPANYING AND PRISTINE MINT MINUS RECORD HAS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK'
LABEL AND IS THE FIRST RUN WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE
GRAMOPHONE CO." AND THE "SOLD
IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABELS ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE
DISTINGUISHABLE FACTOR OF THE SECOND PRESSING OF "HELP!" IS THE REVISED LABEL
FOR GEORGE HARRISON'S COMPOSITION OF "I NEED YOU". THE ASTERISK APPEARS
BEFORE THE SONG TITLE, AND THERE IS A PERIOD AT THE END OF THE SONG TITLE.
THE FIRST PRESSING LABELS HAS THE ASTERISK FOLLOWING THE SONG TITLE AND WITHOUT
A PERIOD.
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ULTRA-RARE
MARCH 1963 LARGER FORMAT
7⅜" X
4⅞" PARLOPHONE RECORDS
PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD,
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE FRONT PHOTO SIDE BY
THE BEATLES
FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS MAJESTIC AUTOGRAPH SET, SIGNED
CIRCA MID 1963 BY THE BEATLES ON THE FRONT
PHOTO SIDE
OF THE FINAL AND MUCH RARER OVERSIZED
7⅜" X 4⅞" PARLOPHONE
PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD. THE BEATLES HAVE AUTOGRAPHED NEAR EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE IMAGE. JOHN LENNON, GEORGE HARRISON
AND RINGO STARR HAVE EACH AUTOGRAPHED IN DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUE BALLPOINT PEN,
WHILE PAUL McCARTNEY SIGNED IN BLUE FOUNTAIN INK PEN.
THIS LARGER FORMAT PARLOPHONE PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD IS AMONG THE FINEST IN
EXISTENCE. THE FACT THAT IT WAS AUTOGRAPHED ON THE FRONT PHOTO SIDE, AND ITS
EXCELLENT CONDITION TRULY RAISES THE BAR AND VALUE ON THIS EXAMPLE.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM
FRANK CAIAZZO AND PERRY COX.
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3042, STEREO
RELEASED 3/22/63MONUMENTALLY RARE ORIGINAL FIRST
ISSUE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE "STEREO" LABELS,
VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH ‘1/R’ AND ‘1/G’ STAMPERS AND "DICK JAMES"
PUBLISHING CREDITS
ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE MOST RAREST AND DESIRABLE OF ALL BEATLES LPS.
IT IS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONLY 900 COPIES OF THIS STEREO PRESSING WERE
MANUFACTURED, BUT WHAT IS TRUE IS THAT VERY FEW SURVIVE TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN
THIS CONDITION.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS
THIS Monumentally Rare VERY FIRST STEREO version of The Beatles FIRST UK Album,
considered the 'HOLY GRAIL' AND most collectible UK Beatles album of all time.
This AMAZINGLY PRESERVED example could
not disappoint any Serious Collector. RARELY offered in this condition, AND
without doubt, THIS RECORD IS the most COLLECTIBLE and SOUGHT AFTER U.K. Beatles
album in existence today.
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CONDITION: COVER NM- (VG+++) /
RECORD M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PAR335
PRICE: $27,500
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"SOUVENIR OF THEIR VISIT TO AMERICA"
VEE-JAY EXTENDED PLAY (EP) PROMOTIONAL RECORD
VEE-JAY E1-903,
ISSUED: 3/23/64
WITH "ASK ME WHY" HIGHLIGHTED SONG TITLE
IN LARGER AND BOLDER PRINT ON SIDE 2
ACCOMPANIED BY RARER VEE-JAY
"LEFT & RIGHT BRACKETS" RECORD SLEEVE THE BLUE &
WHITE "PROMOTIONAL COPY" LABEL VARIATION LISTS "SIDE 1" AND "SIDE 2" AND
HAS "ASK ME WHY" IN LARGER AND BOLDER PRINT THAN THE OTHER TITLES.
THIS STYRENE DISC WAS MANUFACTURED BY MONARCH, AND WERE DISTRIBUTED
WITHOUT THE SPECIAL CARDBOARD JACKETS (WHICH ONLY ACCOMPANIED THE STOCK COPIES).
THE
CONDITION OF THE RECORD IS IN IMMACULATE AND GLISTENING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED "AS
NEW" STATUS. IT'S TRULY A GEM.
THIS PROMO COPY IS ACCOMPANIED BY IT'S ORIGINAL 1964 VEE-JAY
"LEFT & RIGHT BRACKETS" RECORD SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE IS MUCH LESS COMMON THAN THE
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CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED) "AS NEW"
ITEM#: PR754
PRICE: ------
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"WITH
THE BEATLES"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1206,
RELEASED NOVEMBER 22, 1963
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE BACK COVER BY
THE BEATLES.THE SECOND BEATLES ALBUM WITH THE BEATLES, WAS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 22,
1963, AT A TIME WHEN BEATLEMANIA WAS IN FULL FORCE ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER THIS MONAURAL PRESSING OF THE
BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM, AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY ON THE BACK COVER BY THE BEATLES.
THE RATHER LARGE, DARK, STRIKINGLY CLEAR SIGNATURES DATE CIRCA MID 1964.
ALL FOUR BEATLES have signed
BOLDLY IN BLACK BALLPOINT PEN. the
signatures are superb, COMPLETE examples FROM this period. THE AUTOGRAPHS WERE SIGNED WITH MUCH
INTENT AND ONE CAN SEE THE PRESSURE OF THE PEN ON EACH OF THE FOUR SIGNATURES.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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ITEM#: AA166
PRICE: $35,000
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"BEATLES VI"
CAPITOL ST-2358 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/14/65REVISED BACK COVER
WITH TRACK LISTING IN CORRECT PLAYING ORDER THIS MOST SPLENDID
FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "BEATLES VI" IS A TRUE WINNER, AND HAS THE
REVISED BACK COVER SLICK WITH THE TRACK LISTING IN CORRECT ORDER.
THE VERY IMPORTANT "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS EVIDENT IN THE TOP PORTION OF THE BACK COVER, SIGNIFYING THIS AS A TRUE FIRST
PRESSING. THE CAPITOL RECORDS OLIVE GREEN INNER DUST SLEEVE (SUMMER TO LATE 1965
ISSUE) IS BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH THE TIGHT MOUTH OPENING. THE ORIGINAL 1¾"
X 1¾" YELLOW
"STEREO" 'SEARS ROEBUCK & CO'. PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER
SHRINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP492
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"REVOLVER"
CAPITOL ST-2576 STEREO
RELEASED: 8/8/66THIS FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "REVOLVER" IS A
TRUE BEAUTY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE EVER-VITAL "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS EVIDENT ON THE
BACK COVER ALONG THE CENTER BOTTOM EDGE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS A TRUE FIRST
PRESSING. THE CAPITOL RECORDS ORANGE INNER DUST SLEEVE (EARLY 1966
"CAPITOL '66 SOUNDS GREAT!" ISSUE) IS CLEARLY VISIBLE THROUGH THE
MOUTH OPENING. THE ORIGINAL 2" X
1½" GOLD FOIL 'G.C.
MURPHY CO'. RECORD DEPT. PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK
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ITEM#: LP493
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"MEET THE BEATLES!"
CAPITOL ST-2047 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
A STELLAR FACTORY SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE.
RARER WEST COAST PRESSING #6 COVER
WITH
"PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN"
AND "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT.
THIS LOS ANGELES COVER IS THE LATE FEBRUARY 1964 ISSUE, WITH THE BACK LINERS
WHICH ADDED THE PHRASE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT PRINT IN THE LOWER
LEFT CORNER (CAP2047.SC1B, SPIZER). THE FRONT COVER SLICK IS THE FIRST LOS
ANGELES ISSUE THAT HAS "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT. LATER WEST COAST FRONT
SLICKS HAS "BEATLES!" IN OLIVE GREEN PRINT LETTERING.
THE VERY IMPORTANT "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO
DISCLAIMER PRINT IS ALSO EVIDENT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK COVER. THERE ARE
4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 2 ON BACK). THE COVER HAS
AN
EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL. THE MOUTH OPENING IS SEALED TIGHTLY WITH NO BREAKS AT ALL.
THIS
IMMACULATE STILL SEALED COPY OF CAPITOL'S FIRST AND ICONIC BEATLES ALBUM
RELEASE, DISPLAYS AS THOUGH IT JUST EMERGED FROM THE LOS ANGELES FACTORY. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP490
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3058, STEREO
RELEASED 4/10/64RIGINAL STEREO U.K. FIRST PRESSING
on the yellow AND black Parlophone label. Both labels have the earliest 'chubby'
style WIDE font with the "Sold in UK..." text AND "The Parlophone
Co." worded rims. A 'KT' purchase tax code is present in the centER of the side
1 label.
THE RECORD IS Housed in a GORGEOUS "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD." MANUFACTURED
printed cover. A STUPENDOUS RARER STEREO FIRST PRESSING
AND MOST LIKELY
ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES TO HAVE SURFACED. |
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CONDITION: NM- / M-
ITEM#: PAR334
PRICE: ------
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)
BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY COVER #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
STILL FACTORY SEALED
INCLUDES
TWO PHOTO COPIES OF ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS DOCUMENTS
CONCERNING THE BUTCHER CONTROVERSY
THIS IS A MAJESTIC STILL FACTORY SEALED
SECOND STATE PASTE-OVER MONAURAL BUTCHER COVER. THE REPLACEMENT "TRUNK COVER"
SLICK IS SO CLEAR AND APPLIED SO CLEANLY. THIS COVER REMAINS STILL SEALED AND AS
RELEASED WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED OUT FROM THE CAPITOL FACTORY FOLLOWING THE
RECALL PROJECT AND "PASTE-OVER" PROCESS. THIS IS A GEM OF A STILL
FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF A MONAURAL SECOND
STATE (PASTE OVER) BUTCHER COVER - AND IS OUR ONLY SECOND SEALED EXAMPLE OF A
MONO SECOND STATE BUTCHER IN TWENTY YEARS. |
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CONDITION: STILL FACTORY SEALED
ITEM#: LP491
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THREE ULTRA-RARE CAPITOL RECORDS
ALTERNATE FOLDED A-SIDE PRINTED VARIATION
FIRST ISSUE PICTURE SLEEVES
"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
B/W
"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"
CAPITOL 5222, RELEASED: 7/13/64, EAST COAST ISSUE
WITH A-SIDE "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" TITLE
PRINTED ON THE STRAIGHT-CUT LOWER (OPEN) FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE.
"MATCHBOX"
B/W
"SLOW DOWN"
CAPITOL 5255, RELEASED: 8/24/64, EAST COAST ISSUE
A-SIDE
"MATCHBOX" TITLE PRINTED ON HIGHER SIDE AND
"SLOW
DOWN" TITLE PRINTED ON LOWER (OPEN) FOLDED CUT SIDE.
"PAPERBACK WRITER"
B/W
"RAIN"
CAPITOL 5651,
RELEASED: 5/30/66,
WEST COAST TAB-CUT
WITH "PAPERBACK WRITER" A-SIDE TITLE
PRINTED ON TAB CUT SIDE.. THREE MOST GORGEOUS EXAMPLES OF
THESE ULTRA-RARE ALTERNATE PRINTED VARIATIONS - ALL OF WHICH ARE NOT YET DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE. |
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ITEMS#: PS494 / PS635 / PS368
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CAPITOL RECORDS
SUPER-RARE
ORIGINAL AUGUST 1966
"REVOLVER"
IN STORE PROMOTIONAL POSTERCAPITOL
PREPARED A STUNNING 25" X 32" IN-STORE POSTER TO PROMOTE "REVOLVER", AND WE'RE
PROUD TO OFFER THIS SENSATIONAL EXAMPLE HERE. CONSIDERED TO
BE ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL IN-STORE PROMOTIONAL BEATLES ITEMS, THIS ONE IS IN
GORGEOUS "LIKE NEW", FACTORY STOCK, UNUSED CONDITION. THE WHITES ARE CLEAN AND
CRISP, AND ALL THE EDGES OF THE POSTER ARE SHARP WITHOUT BENDS OR TEARS. THE
GRAPHICS ARE ASTOUNDING, TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS "REVOLVER"
PROMOTIONAL POSTER IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN TO EXIST.
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CONDITION: NM "LIKE NEW", UNCIRCULATED
ITEM#: POS158
PRICE: ------
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"A HARD DAY’S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAS 6366 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/26/64
COLUMBIA RECORDS CONTRACT PRESSING
WITH MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL 2¼" DIAMETER ROUND
"RINGO'S THEME (THIS BOY) / AND I LOVE HER"
ORANGE HYPE STICKER
ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINKWRAP FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TRULY STUNNING STEREO PRESSING
OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT", THAT INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF THE
MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL 2¼" DIAMETER ROUND ORANGE HYPE STICKER STATING "INCLUDES
RINGO'S THEME (THIS BOY) / AND I LOVE HER" IN BLACK UPPERCASE LETTERS
STILL ADHERED ONTO THE FRONT OF THE ALBUM COVER.
THIS UNITED ARTISTS HYPE STICKER IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL
BEATLES LP ALBUM HYPE STICKERS EVER ISSUED IN THE U.S. THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE HAS THE STICKER ADHERED ONTO THE SHRINKWRAP, AND
REMAINS IN VIBRANT, BOLD NEAR MINT CONDITION.
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CONDITION: NM / M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP489
PRICE: ------
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CAPITOL RECORDS
ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1966
"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
BUTCHER COVER
"INCREDIBLE!"
IN STORE PROMOTIONAL POSTER
Capitol prepared AN in-store promotional "INCREDIBLE!" BUTCHER COVER posters for
the INITIAL release of the album - and was the only promotional item ever
produced to promote this classic album . . . . WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE
RECALLED. This stupendous
example offered here EMANATED directly from a noted former Capitol Records
employee. It is in stellar FACTORY STOCK, UNCIRCULATED, NEAR MINT Condition.
ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE"
SERIES OF BOOKS.
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CONDITION: NM "AS NEW", UNCIRCULATED
ITEM#: POS198
PRICE: ------
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"SOMETHING NEW"
CAPITOL T-2180 MONO
RELEASED: 7/20/64STILL
SEALED
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS HERE A MOST SPLENDID FACTORY SEALED
MONO PRESSING OF CAPITOL'S THIRD BEATLES RELEASE FROM THE SUMMER OF 1964.
THERE IS NO FACTORY NUMBER ON BACK COVER, YET THE COVER CONSTRUCTION IDENTIFIES
THIS EXAMPLE AS AN EAST COAST, SCRANTON, P.A. PRESSING. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP245
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"THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED"
METRO (MGM) M-563 MONO
RELEASED: 8/15/66
STILL SEALED
THIS IS MGM'S REPACKAGE OF THEIR 1964 ISSUE OF "THE BEATLES AND TONY SHERIDAN AND THEIR GUESTS" LP (MGM 4215), AND THIS
FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE IS JUST PHENOMENAL. IT REMAINS BRIGHT WITH CRISP VIBRANCY.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP945
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"RUBBER SOUL"
PARLOPHONE
PCS 3075, STEREO
RELEASED EARLY 1969 (SECOND PRESSING)ULTRA-RARE
1969 ISSUE LABEL VARIATION
WITH MISSPELLED "NORWEIGIAN
WOOD" HERE IS THE VERY ELUSIVE EARLY 1969 SECOND STEREO PRESSING
OF "RUBBER SOUL" - FEATURING THE ULTRA-RARE LABEL VARIATION THAT LISTS
THE TRACK "NORWEGIAN WOOD" MISSPELLED AS
"NORWEIGIAN WOOD".
This pristiNE RECORD HAS the black & yellow Parlophone
label, WITH
Both labels carrYING the 'Sold in UK...' text AND 'The Gramophone Co..' worded
rims. THE VINYL IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT, DISPLAYING Factory-fresh deep-gloss
playing surfaces
THE DISC IS
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.' printed
stereo cover, WHICH GRADES A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS. IT'S An outstanding
example and a worthY partner to the disc.
THIS MOST AMAZING SET IS
Complete with ITS original 1968-69 EMI ADVERTISEMENT INNER DUST SLEEVE. |
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ITEM#: PAR333
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"THE BEATLES" (WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
STILL SEALED
SERIAL NUMBER: "
●2052987 "
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING
THIS STUNNING FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL "THE BEATLES" (WHITE ALBUM) HAS SERIAL NUMBER "●2052987",
WHICH DICTATES THAT THIS LP CAME FROM THE
SECOND RUN OF NUMBERS
WHICH BEGAN IN THE RANGE OF 2,000,000 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE COMPANY GUGLER LITHO.
THESE COVERS INCLUDED THE NUMBER THAT WAS PRECEDED BY THE 'DOT' "●"
PREFIX, AND WITH DISCS PRESSED BY THE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS FACTORY.THIS IS A PRISTINE HIGH END, WORLD CLASS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL
PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES" APPLE DOUBLE ALBUM.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP358
PRICE: $4,250
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"REVOLVER"
CAPITOL T-2576 MONO
RELEASED: 8/8/66
RARER WEST COAST PRESSING, #6 COVER
STILL SEALEDTRULY STUNNING SEALED EXAMPLE FOR THIS TITLE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE RARER MONO
ORIGINAL ISSUES TO FIND SEALED. JUST ABOUT PERFECT ALL THE WAY AROUND, AND IS
THE RARER
LOS ANGELES PRESSING, EVIDENT BY THE #6 PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER IN LOWER RIGHT
CORNER. THIS COVER HAS QUITE A RARE FACTOR, FOR IT DOES NOT HAVE THE "FILE
UNDER: THE BEATLES" OR "T-2576" PRINT AT THE TOP OF THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. IT
ONLY HAS THE BLACK DOT. |
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ITEM#: LP326
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"RUBBER SOUL"
CAPITOL ST-2442 STEREO
RELEASED: 12/6/65
STILL SEALEDTHE COVER SLICK ON THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE IS THE RARER VARIATION WITH THE PRINT "NEW IMPROVED
FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO" BANNER PRINTED IN THE WHITE BAND BORDER OF THE TOP LP EDGE.
IT ALSO HAS THE LARGE SPLIT BLACK DOT, RECORD NUMBER, AND THE PRINT "FILE UNDER:THE
BEATLES".
THIS SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST ALBUM TO PRESENT A NEW, GROWING BEATLES
TO THE WORLD IN DECEMBER 1965 - IS A MOST OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. STILL SEALED
"RUBBER SOUL" ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUMS DO NOT SURFACE OFTEN, AND THIS ONE IS A
WINNER. |
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CONDITION : STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP380
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"THE BEATLES' STORY"
CAPITOL TBO-2222 MONO
RELEASED: 11/23/64
EAST COAST, SCRANTON, P.A. PRESSING
STILL SEALEDBLUE INNER SLEEVES (EARLY 1964 CAPITOL SLEEVE) VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENINGS, SIGNIFYING TRUE FIRST PRESSING.
THIS IS THE EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, INDICATED BY THE LIGHTER COLOR OF THE
WRAP-AROUND SLICK (THE WEST COAST IS A DARKER CREAM TONE).
FINDING THIS GATEFOLD MONO RELEASE STILL SEALED, AND IN THIS GORGEOUS CONDITION,
IS TRULY A FIND. |
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ITEM#: LP190
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"BEATLES' 65"
CAPITOL ST-2228 STEREO
RELEASED: 12/15/64
RARER WEST COAST PRESSING, #5 COVER
STILL SEALEDORANGE / RED INNER SLEEVE (LATE 1964 2ND CAPITOL SLEEVE) BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING.
3 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT COVER, 1 ON BACK COVER).
SPINE IS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.
THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT STEREO, RARER WEST COAST SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S
CHRISTMAS 1965 RELEASE.
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ITEM#: LP191
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"BEATLES VI"
CAPITOL ST-2358 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/14/65VERY
FIRST ISSUED COVER:
WITH "SEE LABEL FOR CORRECT PLAYING ORDER" ON BACK COVER.
COVER #2 SCRANTON, P.A. PRESSING.
STILL SEALED
STEREO COPIES OF BEATLES ALBUMS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1966 ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN THEIR MONO COUNTERPARTS. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ONLY FIFTEEN PERCENT OF CAPITOL'S BEATLES ALBUMS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1966 WERE STEREO. A SEALED STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE IS EXTREMELY ELUSIVE, RIGHT BEHIND THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM AND THE EARLY BEATLES.
THIS SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE IS MAGNIFICENT AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT. AN ABSOLUTE
GEM.
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CONDITION : STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP106
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"SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
PARLOPHONE PCS 7027, STEREO
RELEASED 6/1/67EXTREMELY RARE VERY
FIRST INITIAL STEREO PRESSING
WITH 'WIDE SPINE' COVER ISSUE.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE DESIGN
INNER-SLEEVE
AND UNUSED CUT-OUT SHEET. THE U.K. FIRST ISSUE STEREO PRESSING
OF "SGT. PEPPER" IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT to find than the bigger selling mono
edition, AND HERE FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL stereo PRESSING
OF "sgt. pepper". HOUSED IN the EARLY-TYPE FULLY LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER
"GARROD
& LOFTHOUSE ltd." PRINTED stereo gatefold COVER, indicated and featured
by the rarer 9MM SQUARE / "WIDE" SPINE. the SENSATIONAL near mint cover is A
TRULY A FIRST class example of this rare AND early cover variation. THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL STEREO FIRST PRESSING DISC IS AN ABSOLUTE JEWEL,
THAT HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS
WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.".
THIS SET IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL NEAR MINT RED AND WHITE NUANCE DESIGN
INNER DUST SLEEVE, AND THE MINT UNUSED "SGT. PEPPER" CUT-OUT SHEET.
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CONDITION: NM / M-
ITEM#: PAR332
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ORIGINAL LATE 1964 VEE-JAY RECORDS
ALBUM
AND SINGLES RECORD CATALOG
"THE REALLY IMPORTANT RECORDED TALENT IS ON
VEE-JAY"
INCLUDING ALL RECORDINGS OF TOLLIE RECORDS AND OLDIES 45 SINGLES.
INCLUDES MOST ALL OF THE BEATLES VEE-JAY TITLES DURING THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA.
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL VERY RARE 29-PAGE LATE 1964 VEE-JAY "THE GREAT NEW
ALBUM AND SINGLE RECORD CATALOG". MOSTLY DISTRIBUTED TO RECORD SALESMAN AND
STORE LEVEL DISTRIBUTION MANAGERS, THIS
10" X 5¾"
CATALOG FEATURES THE RECORD LABEL'S ALBUMS AND SINGLES DURING THAT ERA. INCLUDED
HERE OF COURSE ARE THE SEVERAL BEATLES' VEE-JAY TITLES THAT WERE AVAILABLE BACK
AT THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA IN 1964.
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ITEM#: PRO486
PRICE: ------
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO
RELEASED: 6/15/66
TRUNK COVER (4TH STATE),
COVER #3, SCRANTON, P.A. PRESSING
STILL SEALEDTHIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, AND TRULY MAJESTIC FROM CORNER TO
CORNER. THIS GRAPHICS AND COLORS ARE VIBRANT AND THE TONE OF THE COVER REMAINS A
STELLAR SNOW "WHITE". NO SPLITS, NO TEARS, NO RING WEAR. THE SPINE IS SOLID,
FIRM AND THE PRINT LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THIS
IMMACULATE STILL SEALED COPY DISPLAYS AS THOUGH IT JUST EMERGED FROM THE
SCRANTON FACTORY. |
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ITEM#: LP484
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CAPITOL RECORDS
ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL JUNE 1967
"ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE / "BABY, YOU'RE A
RICH MAN"
CAPITOL SINGLE 5964
IN-STORE PROMOTIONAL POSTER
CONSIDERED RARER THAN THE 1966 YESTERDAY AND TODAY BUTCHER
"INCREDIBLE" PROMOTIONAL POSTER, FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE
ULTRA-RARE CAPITOL RECORDS PROMOTIONAL POSTER FOR THEIR JULY 17, 1967 SINGLE
RELEASE OF THE BEATLES' CLASSIC "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY, YOU'RE A RICH
MAN".
THIS 15¼"
X 11" POSTER FOR THE CAPITOL SINGLE 5964 IS ONE THAT DOES NOT SURFACE
VERY OFTEN and is always in high demand from collectors. this example
REMAINS IN UNCIRCULATED "AS NEW" CONDITION. |
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CONDITION: FACTORY STOCK
"AS NEW" UNCIRCULATED
ITEM#: POS196
PRICE: ------
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"ASK ME WHY"
VEE-JAY ONE-SIDED EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE
VEE-JAY E1-903,
ISSUED: 3/23/64
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE RAREST BEATLES RECORD SLEEVE IN EXISTENCE
AND UNDOUBTEDLY A RECORD COLLECTION CENTERPIECE. TO
PROMOTE THEIR NEW AND ONLY BEATLES EXTENDED PLAY (EP) AND AS PART OF THEIR
MARKETING STRATEGY, VEE-JAY ISSUED PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF THE RECORD PLUGGING
"ASK ME WHY". TO FURTHER PLUG "ASK ME WHY", VEE-JAY ISSUED AN EXTREMELY
LIMITED NUMBER OF THE PROMOTIONAL RECORDS IN A ONE-SIDED BLACK AND WHITE TITLE
SLEEVE, THAT HAS THE OPEN END FOR THE RECORD TO SLIP IN ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND
MANUFACTURED ON THIN, LIGHTWEIGHT DELICATE PAPER STOCK.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY PRESENTS ONLY ITS SECOND OFFERING EVER OF THE VEE-JAY
"ASK ME WHY" PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE, WHICH HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME THE RAREST
AND MOST VALUABLE OF ALL BEATLES RECORD SLEEVES AMONG THE COLLECTORS' WORLD. THE
CONDITION ON THIS MOST RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE IS A SOLID AND TRUE NEAR MINT MINUS,
AND IS TRULY REMARKABLE FOR SUCH A DELICATE SLEEVE. |
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PRICE: $28,750
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"SOUVENIR OF THEIR VISIT TO AMERICA"
VEE-JAY EXTENDED PLAY (EP) COVER &
RECORD
VEE-JAY E1-903,
ISSUED: 3/23/64RAREST
LABEL VARIATION FOR THIS EP RELEASE:
ALL BLACK LABEL WITH "VEE JAY" BLOCK LOGO LETTERS AND THIN MICRO-PRINT FONT
TITLES THIS ALL BLACK LABEL WITH "VEE JAY" BLOCK LETTERS LOGO VARIATION FEATURING THE
THIN SILVER MICROPRINT FONTS IS CONSIDERED THE
RAREST OF ALL THE VEE-JAY EP ISSUES AND IS AT LEAST 75 TO 1 SCARCER THAN ANY
OTHER LABEL VERSIONS FOR THIS EP RELEASE. THE NEXT RAREST LABEL IS THE BLACK
LABEL WITH COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO WITH THE THIN MICRO-PRINT FONTS
WHICH RATES 50 TO 1 SCARCER.
THE
CONDITION OF THE RECORD IS IN GLEAMING AND SHIMMERING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED
STATUS. IT'S TRULY A JEWEL. THE LABELS GRADE A SUPERB MINT MINUS AS WELL AND HAVE
THE TYPICAL ONE SMALL FACTORY LINE. THE
ACCOMPANYING CARDBOARD PICTURE SLEEVE IS INDEED ONE OF THE VERY BEST WE HAVE SEEN
AND IS A STELLAR MINT MINUS. IT EQUALS THOSE THAT ARE SEALED OR REMAINING IN THE SHRINKWRAP. |
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"HELP!"
CAPITOL SMAS-2386 STEREO
RELEASED: 8/13/65VERY RARE
JACKSONVILLE PRESSING
THIRD LABEL
WITH COMPOSER CREDITS ON
"THE BITTER END" AND "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" SONG TITLE
COVER REMAINS IN 'SEARS
ROEBUCK' BAGGY WRAP FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS VERY
RARE JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA STEREO PRESSING OF THE "HELP!" SOUNDTRACK LP ALBUM, THAT INCLUDES THE
THIRD AND FINAL LABEL VARIATION THAT HAS ADDED THE KEN THORNE COMPOSER CREDIT ON
"THE BITTER END" AND ALSO LISTS THE SONG TITLE "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" BELOW "THE
BITTER END" AS PART OF THE FOURTH SELECTION ON SIDE TWO.
AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF BRUCE SPIZER'S "THE BEATLES' STORY ON CAPITOL
RECORDS, PART TWO: THE ALBUMS", IT HAD
STATED THAT ONLY EAST COAST AND WEST COAST STEREO VERSIONS WITH THE KEN THORNE
CREDITS AND "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" HAD ONLY BEEN CONFIRMED.
ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL CAPITOL
OLIVE GREEN INNER DUST ADVERTISEMENT SLEEVE (SUMMER TO LATE 1965 ISSUE), WHICH
IS INDEED THE MATCHING JACKSONVILLE FACTORY INNER, DICTATED BY THE
PRINTED CODE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
"PE 12-2EJ".
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"THE BEATLES"
(A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PCS 7067/68, (DOUBLE LP SET), STEREO
RELEASED 11/22/68
ORIGINAL NUMBERED COPY
No. 0353052
A STELLAR COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING STEREO SET AND ONE OF THE BEST
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 U.K. ISSUE STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES"
("WHITE ALBUM"). THIS EXAMPLE IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL INSERTS
INCLUDING THE LARGE POSTER, THE FOUR 8" X 13½" JOHN KELLY HIGH QUALITY
GLOSSY PORTRAIT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH BEATLE, THE RARELY SEEN WHITE "PHOTO
PROTECTOR SHEET", AND THE TWO ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER DUST SLEEVES.
THIS ORIGINAL NUMBERED COPY (No. 0353052), IS AN EARLY
NUMBERED BATCH, FOR THIS IS ACTUALLY STEREO #3052 AS U.K. STEREO MARKED
COVERS ONLY BEGAN AT #0350000. THE FULLY LAMINATED RECORD COVER IS ONE OF
THE BEST WE'VE SEEN AND BOTH RECORDS ARE STUNNING AND SHIMMERING THROUGHOUT.
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CONDITION: COVER NM /
RECORDS NM / INSERTS M, NM
ITEM#: PAR331
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"FOUR BY THE BEATLES"
CAPITOL EAP 1-2121, EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 5/11/64
RARER WEST COAST PRESSING, GREEN LABEL
ACQUIRED FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES
U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF
BOOKS, THIS IS AN ASTONISHING WORLD-CLASS COPY, AND THE ONLY UPGRADE WOULD BE A
SEALED ONE.THE MINT MINUS COVER IS BRILLIANT, BOLD AND VIBRANT CORNER TO
CORNER. NO SPLITS, NO RINGWEAR, AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE RECORD IS AN
UNPLAYED, "FACTORY FRESH, AS NEW" JEWEL, WITH WEST COAST GREEN LABELS THAT ARE
BEAUTIFULLY RADIANT.
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"A HARD DAY’S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: 6/26/64
COLUMBIA
RECORDS PRESSINGACQUIRED FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES U.S.
RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS. FAB
4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TRULY IMMACULATE MONAURAL PRESSING
OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT". THIS EXAMPLE IS A COLUMBIA RECORDS VARIATION, PRESSED AT ITS FACTORY IN
PITMAN, NEW JERSEY, OR POSSIBLY IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.
WE AGREE WITH
MR. COX'S ASSESSMENT OF THIS LP:
"There's nothing to say..... it's perfect in every way. You have never, and will
never see a better one FOR THIS TITLE. THE SLICK'S Paper EXTENDS to the ends and sharp.
It is the most perfect copy I've ever seen anywhere at any time. Better really,
than any sealed copy I've seen".
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"SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
CAPITOL SMAS-2653 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/2/67VERY RARE
JACKSONVILLE PRESSING
RAREST FACTORY PRESSING AND LABEL
VARIATION:
JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING WITH
JACKSONVILLE "THICK IN-HOUSE PRINT" AND 1ST LABEL
WITH INCORRECT TITLE ON LABEL OF “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS". VERY FIRST COVER WITHOUT "NEMS" PRINT
REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.
ACQUIRED FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY
COX, PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD
PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS. PRESENTED HERE IS THE RAREST U.S.
PRESSING OF THE LANDMARK RELEASE.
THE COVER IS AN
ABSOLUTE GEM, STELLAR
AND MAJESTIC. THE VINYL AND LABELS ARE A SPECTACULAR MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. |
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1964 TOPPS "COLOR PHOTO" SERIES
STILL SEALED ULTRA-RARE 'RACK PACK'
MFD. BY T.C.G (TOPPS), BROOKLYN N.Y; ISSUED 1964
THE BEATLES 'COLOR PHOTOS' SERIES NUMBERED 1-64, WERE TOPPS' FIRST SET UTILIZING
COLOR PHOTOS - AND HERE WE PRESENT THE OBSCURE AND VERY RARE 'RACK PACK' FORMAT
THAT WAS ISSUED OTHER THAN THE STANDARD WAX-PACK SET OF FOUR CARDS AND A STICK
OF BUBBLE GUM. THESE 'RACK PACKS' WERE ISSUED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND CONTAINED
30 CARDS. THIS STILL SEALED STORE STOCK EXAMPLE IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT,
WITH THE HEADER CARD STILL ATTACHED, AND THE HOLE USED FOR HANGING THE ITEM ON
THE STORE RACK REMAINS UN-PERFORATED. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED NM
(STORE STOCK 'AS NEW')
ITEM#: OM224
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"BEATLES FOR SALE"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1240, MONO
RELEASED 12/4/64 EXTREMELY RARE
INITIAL VERY FIRST MONO PRESSING WITH
"-3N / 3N" LACQUER CUT VARIATION.
HOUSED IN AN IMMACULATE
'SHOP-NEW' GATEFOLD MONO COVER
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF "BEATLES FOR SALE" - THE INITIAL VERY
FIRST MONO PRESSING WITH THE "-3N / 3N" LACQUER CUT VARIATION, HOUSED IN
AN IMMACULATE 'SHOP-NEW' GATEFOLD MONO COVER. THIS EXQUISITE AND TRUE FIRST UK
MONO PRESSING DATES FROM THE INITIAL DECEMBER 1964 RELEASE VERY FEW OF THE
INITIAL "-3N / -3N" CUTTINGS WERE PRODUCED AND WERE QUICKLY SUPERSEDED BY THE
MORE COMMON "-4N / -4N" CUT, OR EVEN BY A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. HOWEVER, IT IS
THE "-3N" CUTTING OF SIDE 1 WHICH IS OF MOST INTEREST AS IT IS
NOTABLE FOR HAVING THE ''CLEAN' VERSION OF "NO REPLY". |
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"SOMETHING NEW"
PARLOPHONE CPCS 101
RELEASED JULY 1965THE FIRST AND RAREST OF ALL THREE CAPITOL
RECORDS TITLES FOR PARLOPHONE EXPORT EMI EXPORTED ITS RECORDS TO COUNTRIES
AND TERRITORIES THAT HAD LIMITED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE
COMPANY SENT DISCS TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
AND A FEW OTHER OUTLETS. DURING 1965 AND 1966, EMI MANUFACTURED THREE OF THE
UNIQUE AMERICAN CAPITOL RECORDS ALBUMS FOR SALE AT U.S. BASES.
THE THREE CAPITOL TITLES CHOSEN TO BE
ISSUED WERE "SOMETHING NEW" (ISSUED BY EMI IN JULY 1965), "THE BEATLES' SECOND
ALBUM" (LATE 1965), AND FINALLY "BEATLES VI" (EARLY 1966). THESE THREE EXPORT
ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED IN LIMITED NUMBERS, issued only in stereo, THEREFORE MAKING
THEM QUITE RARE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE, ESPECIALLY IN RESPECTABLE CONDITION.
HERE IS THE very first OF THE
THREE ISSUED EXPORT CAPITOL ALBUMS, "something new", released in july 1965
IN beautiful CONDITION.
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"HEY JUDE !"
PARLOPHONE CPCS 106
RELEASED LATE 1973ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF THE U.K. EXPORT ALBUMS
- ISSUED SIX YEARS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL
RELEASE IN ENGLAND emi
issued "hey jude !" (with an exclamation pOint) as an export lp in late 1973,
assigning it catalog number "cpcs 106". it was available to
nearly all emi affiliates throughout the world except for the united kingdom and
erie (ireland). some u.k. stores imported the album from foreign countries.
large quantities were shipped to scandinavia. amazingly, the "hey jude !" album was
finally released in the u.k. as parlophone pcs 7184 - six years later -
on may 11, 1979.
THE COVER IS A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT AND THE RECORD A MINT MINUS JEWEL.
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ULTRA-RARE
MARCH 1963 LARGER FORMAT 7½" X 5"
PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTO CARD
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE REVERSE SIDE BY
THE BEATLES
WINTER GARDENS THEATRE, MARGATE, JULY 1963.THIS SENSATIONAL AUTOGRAPH SET WAS SIGNED BY THE BEATLES ON THE REVERSE SIDE
OF THE FINAL AND MUCH RARER OVERSIZED
7½" X 5" PARLOPHONE PHOTOCARD. AUTOGRAPHED IN VIBRANT BLUE BALLPOINT PEN,
EACH SIGNATURE IS SENSATIONAL, EXCEPTIONALLY WELL FORMED AND VERY BOLD.
THE AUTOGRAPHS WERE OBTAINED AT THE WINTER GARDENS, MARGATE, ENGLAND BETWEEN
JULY 8TH AND 13TH 1963 WHEN THE BEATLES WERE PLAYING A SERIES OF CONCERTS AT THE
VENUE IN THIS SEASIDE TOWN.
THIS AUTOGRAPHED PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD ORIGINALLY SURFACED TO
THE PUBLIC FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE SEPTEMBER 14, 1994 AUCTION WITH
SOTHEBY'S, SALE NUMBER LN4541, LOT NUMBER 833. THE OFFERING HERE IS THE FIRST
TIME IT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE THAT ORIGINAL SOTHEBY'S AUCTION.
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SHEA STADIUM AUGUST 15, 1965
QUEENS, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, USA
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED CONCERT TICKETTHE
BEATLES’ MOST MOMENTOUS LIVE PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE AT SHEA STADIUM, THE HOME OF
THE NEW YORK METS BASEBALL TEAM. SEEN BY 55,600 FANS, IT CREATED A NEW WORLD
RECORD FOR A POP CONCERT IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND GROSS REVENUE.
FROM THIS INFAMOUS VERY FIRST BEATLES' OPEN-AIR
STADIUM SOLD-OUT SHOW, WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER
A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT MINUS ORIGINAL FULL, UNUSED CONCERT TICKET.
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ITEM#: CA104
CONDITION: NM-
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO
RELEASED: SPRING 1971
JACKSONVILLE PRESSING, COVER #16
ULTRA-RARE
VERY LIMITED RUN RED LABEL WITH PURPLE 'TARGET' CIRCLE LOGO
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES CAPITOL LP ALBUMS
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP
DURING MAY OF 1971, CAPITOL SWITCHED FROM A LIME GREEN TO A NEWLY DESIGNED "RED" BACKGROUND
WITH THE PURPLE "TARGET" CIRCLE LOGO LABEL.
The first two Beatles albums Capitol received pressing orders for were
"Yesterday And Today" AND "REVOLVER". The actual pressing numbers for these
two albums is still a mystery to this day. What IS known is that in May of 1971,
Capitol Records unintentionally created an extreme rarity by halting the
pressing of "Yesterday And Today" AND "REVOLVER" in mere double digit numbers.
HERE IS OUR FIRST "YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
RED LABEL ALBUM
- A MOST SUPERB AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS MEGA-RARITY. |
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CONDITION: M / NM- (VG+++)
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CAPITOL RECORDS
MEGA RARE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS 1965
"RUBBER SOUL" LP ALBUM
IN STORE PROMOTIONAL POSTER
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PLEASED TO
OFFER This magnificent, very RARE ORIGINAL "RUBBER SOUL" PROMOTIONAL Poster.
measurING 22" X 34", this example is in stupendous
NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UnUSED Condition.
FROM THE BEATLES' GOLDEN AGE OF THE SIXTIES, THIS TREMENDOUS IN STORE POSTER
WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO A BEATLES COLLECTION ROOM, AND WOULD LOOK MAJESTIC
WHEN PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED WITH LINEN BACKING, THEN MATTED AND FRAMED. ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE"
SERIES OF BOOKS. |
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ITEM#: POS197
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'BEATLES (U.S.A.) LTD." ORIGINAL 1965 SECOND
NORTH AMERICAN "SUMMER" TOUR PROGRAM
(8-15-65 TO 8-31-65)
30 PAGE
12" X 12" BOOKLET SOLD AT ALL VENUES DURING THE 1965 U.S. TOUR.
"BEATLES (U.S.A.) LTD." IS PRINTED AT THE TOP OF COVER.
THIS BOOKLET WAS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE FAN CLUB.
GORGEOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION. APPEARS IT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED MUCH AT ALL. JUST
BEAUTIFUL ALL THE WAY AROUND. |
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CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: CA105
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"MEET THE BEATLES!"
RECORD PRODUCTION AND PROMOTIONAL
MATERIALS ARCHIVE
INCLUDES A "MEET THE BEATLES!" STEREO
LP WITH RARE VERY FIRST LABEL
VARIATION
AND TWO "THE BEATLES ARE COMING!" PROMOTIONAL STICKERS ADHERED TO FRONT COVER.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS
amazing, astonishing AND ultimate 13 piece
ARCHIVE of original CAPITOL RECORDS PRODUCTION AND PROMOTIONAL material pertaining to the
pre-release AND actual making of the legendary FIRST ever Capitol Records
Beatles album, "MEET THE BEATLES!" that was released on January 20, 1964. This
material is completely Authentic AND Original from EARLY January 1964, during
the preparation and eminent firestorm that would hit America called
"Beatlemania". once owned and
filed away by a Capitol Records employee during the beginning of The Beatles in
the USA, ALL OF THIS MATERIAL WAS STORED INSIDE THE LP COVER OF THIS
STEREO PRESSING OF "MEET THE BEATLES!", WHICH IS INDEED THE VERY RARE FIRST
PRESSING HAVING THE FIRST LABEL VARIATION WITHOUT THE PUBLISHING CREDITS "BMI"
OR "ASCAP".
This package can
only be described as the Ultimate Collectible for Beatles USA collectors,
especially those interested in Authentic Capitol Records Artifacts from the very
beginning. ALL of this material was Produced AND used BEFORE the actual record
ever was released, and again - all truly one of a kind items, ALL entirely original and authentic from late 1963
THROUGH TO EARLY 1966.
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TEM#: PR226
CONDITION: NM TO VG+
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"WITH THE BEATLES"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1206 MONO,
RELEASED 11/22/63STUNNING SET WITH COVER
REMAINING IN CLEAR POLY OUTER SLEEVE
FROM BRIAN EPSTEIN'S 'NEMS' RECORD SHOP IN LIVERPOOL
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE VERY BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS
MONO FIRST PRESSING IN EXISTENCE
THIS INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS EXAMPLE LOOKS LIKE IT LEFT BRIAN EPSTEIN'S STORE
YESTERDAY, LET ALONE 55 YEARS AGO. STORED ALL ITS LIFE INSIDE ITS "FREE OF
CHARGE" "NEMS LTD." POLYTHENE CLEAR BAGGY COVER IN A
NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT. THE BACK COVER INCORRECTLY LISTS THE THIRD SONG ON SIDE
TWO AS
"YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME". THE FIRST PRESSING RECORD HAS
THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH PARLOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND
WITHOUT THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." DESIGNATION, AND HAS THE
SONG TITLE CORRECTLY LISTED AS
"YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME". THE LABELS GRADE A STELLAR
MINT MINUS. THE IMMACULATE MINT MINUS 'AS NEW' PLAYING SURFACES
RETAIN ALL OF THEIR DEEP-GLOSS SHINE AND ARE UNMARKED. |
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"RUBBER SOUL"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3075, STEREO,
RELEASED 12/3/65EARLIEST VERY FIRST INITIAL PRESSING WITH
THE
" -2 / -2 " MATRIX STAMPINGS
UNDOUBTEDLY THE VERY BEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLE OF
THE RARER STEREO ISSUE AN ORIGINAL STEREO VERY FIRST AND RARE
EARLIEST PRESSING WITH THE "-2 / -2" MATRIX STAMPINGS.
This wonderful sounding FIRST stereo pressing dates from THE initial December
1965 release. It has THE yellow AND black Parlophone labels with the 'Times New
Roman' SERIF font face. Both labels include the
'Sold in UK...' text with 'The Gramophone Co...' worded rims. A 'KT'
purchase tax code is present around the side 2 centER hole. the initial tube cutting IDENTIFIED BY THE " -2 / -2 " MATRIX
NUMBERS, which was THEN replaced by the " -3 " cut directly after release.
THE RECORD IS AN ASTONISHING MINT MINUS. THE VINYL IS Pristine WITH
factory-fresh playing surfaces which appear 'as new'.
THE RECORD IS Housed in a 'Garrod AND Lofthouse' printed stereo cover AND IS S A
TREMENDOUS, NEAR MINT EXAMPLE, A clean, glossy and strong example which retains
a richly colored, unscratched high-gloss front panel.
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"REVOLVER"
PARLOPHONE PCS 7009, STEREO,
RELEASED 8/5/66
VERY RARE VERY FIRST STEREO PRESSING
INITIAL LABEL WITH ABBREVIATED "DR. ROBERT"
TITLE VERY RARE
FIRST INITIAL STEREO PRESSING OF REVOLVER WHICH IS INDICATED WITH THE FIRST INITIAL STEREO
LABELS THAT FEATURE THE SONG TITLE DOCTOR ROBERT MISTAKENLY
PRINTED AS THE ABBREVIATED TITLE "DR. ROBERT". IT IS
KNOWN THAT ONLY A FEW THOUSAND COPIES OF THIS FIRST VARIATION LABEL WERE
RELEASED PRIOR TO THE CORRECTION TO THE LABELS WITH DOCTOR ROBERT.
THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL STEREO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE
LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.". THE SONG TITLES ARE
FOLLOWED BY THE SONGWRITER'S CREDIT AND THE NAME OF THE LEAD SINGER IN THAT
ORDER. THE RECORD IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION,
AND TRULY APPEARS UNPLAYED. THE VINYL DISPLAYS CLEAN AND UNWORN PLAYING
SURFACES.
THE FIRST ISSUED COVER IS MANUFACTURED BY 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.'
WITH THE "STEREO" DESIGNATION PRINT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT, AND
ALSO HAS "PCS 7009" IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE BACK. THE MONO
CODE NUMBER FOR THIS TITLE "PMC 7009" IS ALSO PRINTED ON THE BACK ON THE RIGHT
BOTTOM EDGE. THE COVER IS A WONDERFULLY CLEAN AND STRONG NEAR MINT MINUS
EXAMPLE.
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"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"
PARLOPHONE SMMT-1, STEREO,
RELEASED 12/8/67"AS NEW" MINT EP SET
ORIGINATING DIRECTLY FROM 1967
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FACTORY FRESH BOX OF TWENTY ABSOLUTELY
STUNNING MINT "AS NEW" FIRST PRESSING STEREO ISSUE OF THE TWO-DISC EXTENDED PLAY
SET OF "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR" - EMANATING DIRECTLY OUT OF AN ORIGINAL 1967
FACTORY FRESH GARROD & LOFTHOUSE SHIPPING BOX OF TWENTY OF THE EP SETS.
THIS VERY FIRST ISSUE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PRINTED LAMINATED, GATEFOLD COVER IS IN STUNNING
"AS NEW" FACTORY FRESH MINT CONDITION. IT IS FRESH OUT THE BOX.
THE CENTER-FOLD BLUE LYRIC SHEET HAS CLEAN STAPLES WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF OXIDATION.
IT IS OBVIOUS THE COVER HAS NOT BEEN FULLY EXTENDED OPEN. THE ORIGINAL WHITE
"WAVY" TOP DIE CUT INNER DUST SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION.
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MEGA-RARE
OCTOBER 1962 FIRST ISSUE
5¾" X 3½"
PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE REVERSE SIDE BY THE BEATLES
SIGNED CIRCA EARLY 1963
when The Beatles released their first
single "Love Me Do" In October of 1962, their new record company, Parlophone
Records produced a small quantity of promotional photocards in two formats -
horizontal and vertical variations, both featuring images of the group in the
studio at Abbey Road during their recording session for "Love Me Do".
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS
AN EARLY 1963 FULL SET OF SIGNATURES ON THE REVERSE OF THE VERTICAL VARIATION OF
THE OCTOBER 1962 FIRST ISSUE PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD.
THE
BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT SIGNATURES ON THE 5¾" X 3½" PHOTOCARD ARE
ABSOLUTELY STRIKING. THEY REMAIN DARK, BOLD AND VERY CRISP. GEORGE AND JOHN HAVE
SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN, WHILE PAUL
HAS SIGNED IN BLUE FOUNTAIN INK.
FINALLY, RINGO HAS SIGNED IN A DIFFERENT, DARKER SHADE OF BLUE BALLPOINT PEN.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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"SOMETHING" B/W "COME TOGETHER"
PARLOPHONE R5814
RELEASED OCTOBER 31, 1969
ULTRA-RARE
GREEN "A" LABEL DEMONSTRATION
"NOT FOR SALE" 45 SINGLE EMI PREPARED A
GREEN "A" LABEL DEMONSTRATION DISC FOR THE
THE BEATLES THIRD 1969 U.K. SINGLE, FEATURING TWO TRACKS PULLED
FROM THE GROUP'S FINAL STUDIO ALBUM "ABBEY ROAD", GEORGE'S "SOMETHING" AND JOHN'S "COME TOGETHER".
THE RECORD'S RELATIVELY POOR PERFORMANCE HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF THE SONGS, BUT RATHER WAS DUE TO THE
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BEATLES FANS WHO HAD NO REASON TO BUY THE DISC BECAUSE
THEY HAD ALREADY PURCHASED THE "ABBEY ROAD" ALBUM. THE "SOMETHING" SINGLE WAS THE ONLY
APPLE RECORD ISSUED AS A PARLOPHONE "A" LABEL DEMO
45.
THE RECORD IS IN GLORIOUS NEAR MINT UNPLAYED CONDITION DISPLAYING A HIGH GLOSS
SHEEN AND DEEP BEAUTIFUL GROOVES. THE LABELS ARE A TRUE NEAR MINT.
THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL 1969, AND FINAL PARLOPHONE COMPANY
45RPM SLEEVE, THAT HAS A GREEN BACKGROUND WITH A PAIR OF CONCENTRIC WHITE
CIRCLES. THE BACK FEATURES THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF SEVEN PARLOPHONE ALBUM COVERS
INCLUDING "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
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ITEM#: PAR322
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PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING BRITISH EXTENDED PLAY (EP) 45RPM COLLECTION
12 OUT OF THE 13 ISSUED TITLES
FROM "TWIST AND SHOUT" THROUGH TO "NOWHERE MAN" PICTURE COVERS AND DISCS
(ONLY EXCLUDES "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR" 1967 EXTENDED PLAY)
A MOST STUNNING SET OF THESE RARITIES
A COMPLETE RUN OF
THE ORIGINAL FIRST TWELVE (OF 13) LEGENDARY PARLOPHONE UK FIRST PRESSINGS OF THE
BEATLES' FOUR TRACK EXTENDED PLAY (EP) 45RPM PICTURE COVERS AND RECORDS.
THE ONLY TITLE WHICH IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS COLLECTION IS THE LAST AND FINAL
EXTENDED PLAY "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR".
THIS
PHENOMENAL COLLECTION COMPRISES OF THE CLASSIC
PARLOPHONE YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS, EACH DISC HOUSED IN THEIR PARLOPHONE
ACCOMPANYING PICTURE COVERS: TWIST AND SHOUT (RELEASED 7/12/63), THE BEATLES'
HITS (RELEASED 9/6/63), THE BEATLES (NO. 1) (RELEASED 11/1/63), ALL MY LOVING
(RELEASED 2/7/64), LONG TALL SALLY (6/19/64), FILM EXTRACTS FROM "A HARD DAY'S
NIGHT" (RELEASED 11/6/64), ALBUM EXTRACTS FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" (12/64),
BEATLES FOR SALE (RELEASED 4/6/65), BEATLES FOR SALE (NO. 2) (RELEASED 6/4/65),
MILLION SELLERS (RELEASED 12/6/65), YESTERDAY (RELEASED 3/4/66), NOWHERE MAN
(RELEASED 7/7/66). each and every of
the twelve discs are accompanied by their own original parlophone polythene
inner bag. these bags are very seldom found in these sets.
THIS CHERISHED, ONE-OWNER COLLECTION COMPRISES OF STUNNING PICTURE COVERS -
WITH GREAT SOUNDING, CLEAN AND UNWORN DISCS, WHERE EACH COULD EASILY BE A
STAND-ALONE PIECE.
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ITEM#: PAR323
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"THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS"
VEE-JAY DXS-30, STEREO
RELEASED: 10/1/64
DOUBLE LP
GATEFOLD COVER
WITH ORIGINAL 11½" X
23" INSERT POSTER. AS ONLY 725 STEREO COPIES WERE
SHIPPED TO DISTRIBUTORS, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE STEREO VERSION OF THIS
ALBUM IS QUITE A RARITY.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS MOST OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE MUCH
RARER STEREO PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS " WHICH IS AMONG THE
VERY BEST OPENED EXAMPLES WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. IT IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT WITH
VIBRANT COLORS AND SOLID, FIRM SEAMS.
BOTH RECORDS ARE ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR AND GRADE MINT MINUS AND ARE UNPLAYED
JEWELS. THE DISCS ARE A MATCHING PAIR OF THOSE PRESSED BY ALLENTOWN RECORD
COMPANY (ARC) FOR VEE-JAY RECORDS. THE TWO
ORIGINAL NEAR MINT VEE-JAY "AD BACK" INNER DUST SLEEVES ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
THE ORIGINAL FOLDED 11½" X
23" POSTER IS INCLUDED, AND REMAINS IN AMAZING MINT "AS NEW" CONDITION,
WITH FOUR SHARP CORNERS, AND APPEARS IT'S BEEN INSIDE THE COVER SINCE ITS
INSERTION.
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RECORDS M- (UNPLAYED) X2 /
POSTER M
"AS NEW"
ITEM#: LP476
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"WE CAN WORK IT OUT" B/W "DAY TRIPPER"
PARLOPHONE R 5389,
RELEASED 12/3/65
ULTRA-RARE 'DEMONSTRATION' DOUBLE A-SIDE
45 SINGLE
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THE ONLY ISSUED DOUBLE A-SIDED WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL DISC.FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE ULTRA-RARE PARLOPHONE DEMONSTRATION
RECORD OF "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" B/W "DAY TRIPPER". THE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL
DISC ISSUED AS A DOUBLE A-SIDED SINGLE, HAS THE LARGE OVERSIZED RED "A" ON
BOTH SIDES - THE ONE AND ONLY DOUBLE A-SIDED DEMONSTRATION RECORD IN THE
BEATLES PARLOPHONE CATALOG. THE LABELS ALSO HAVE THE DISC'S RELEASE DATE
"3.12.65" PRINTED DIRECTLY BELOW THE CENTER SPINDLE HOLE.
THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL ON THIS ULTRA-RARITY IS A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT,
WITH CLEAN, GLOSSY AND UNWORN PLAYING SURFACES BEARING NO NOTICEABLE MARKS.
THE DEMONSTRATION DISC IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL GREEN AND WHITE PARLOPHONE
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ITEM#: PAR321
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"HEAR THE BEATLES TELL ALL"
VEE-JAY PRO-202, MONO
RELEASED: 11/5/64
MEGA-RARE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL ALBUM
THE SOLE PROMOTIONAL BEATLES LP ALBUM
EVER
ISSUED BY VEE-JAY RECORDSVEE-JAY PREPARED A VERY LIMITED
NUMBER OF PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF THIS RECORD OF BEATLES INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY
JIM STECK AND DAVE HULL DURING THE GROUP'S 1964 AMERICAN TOUR. IN ITS RUSH TO MARKET THE RECORD,
VEE-JAY MISTAKENLY REVERSED THE ROLES OF DAVE HULL AND JIM STECK. THE LABELS ON
THE PROMOTIONAL RECORD INCORRECTLY STATE "JIM STECK INTERVIEWS JOHN, PAUL,
GEORGE, RINGO" ON ONE SIDE AND "DAVE HULL INTERVIEWS JOHN LENNON" ON THE OTHER.
UPON REALIZING THE ERROR, VEE-JAY REQUESTED THAT ALL COPIES OF THE RECORDS BE
RETURNED. PRESENTLY, THERE ARE ONLY TEN CONFIRMED COPIES OF THIS
MEGA-RARE PROMOTIONAL RECORD THAT HAVE SURFACED.
Since vee-jay never issued white
label promoTIONAL LP ALBUMS for any versions of "Introducing The Beatles" or
"The Beatles And Frank Ifield" ALBUMS, "HEAR THE BEATLES TELL ALL" remains the
sole Vee-Jay Records white label promoTIONAL Beatles LP ALBUM - MAKING IT by far
one of the rarest U.S. Beatles ALBUMS. this MOST STUNNING EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE is certainly one of the better conditionED copies THAT
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ITEM#: PR475
PRICE: $22,775
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"MY BONNIE" B/W
"THE SAINTS (WHEN THE SAINTS GO
MARCHING IN)"
THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN
MGM K13213
RELEASED: JANUARY, 27 1964
VERY RARE YELLOW LABEL 'SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL 45,
BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY PRESSING.
SHORTLY AFTER BEATLEMANIA EXPLODED IN THE UNITED STATES, MGM
RECORDS ENTERED INTO A FIVE-YEAR LEASING AGREEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
GIVING MGM THE AMERICAN RIGHTS TO FOUR TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEATLES SONGS,
INCLUDING THE TWO ISSUED BY DECCA NEARLY TWO YEARS EARLIER. WHILE "MY BONNIE" BY
'TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEAT BROTHERS' WAS IGNORED IN 1962, THE SAME RECORDING OF
"MY BONNIE" BY 'THE BEATLES WITHY TONY SHERIDAN' BECAME A HIT IN 1964. IT
WAS ALL A MATTER OF TIMING AND MARKETING.
OFFERED HERE IS MGM'S RARER YELLOW LABEL ' SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL
45 SINGLE, PRESSED BY MGM'S BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY FACTORY. THE VINYL IS IN
GLORIOUS MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION, AND SHINES LIKE AN ABSOLUTE GEM. ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL
MGM COMPANY SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, WHICH HAS TWO TINY STAPLE HOLES
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ITEM#: PR743
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"WHY" B/W "CRY FOR A SHADOW"
THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN
MGM RECORDS K13227
RELEASED: MARCH 24, 1964
VERY RARE YELLOW LABEL 'SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL 45,
BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY PRESSING
TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING A TOP THIRTY HIT WITH "MY BONNIE", MGM
RECORDS ISSUED ANOTHER 45 PAIRING TWO SONGS FROM THE BEATLES HAMBURG SESSIONS.
MGM OBTAINED THE RIGHTS TO TONY SHERIDAN'S "WHY" AND THE BEATLES INSTRUMENTAL
"CRY FOR A SHADOW" UNDER THE SAME LASING AGREEMENT COVERING "MY BONNIE" AND "THE
SAINTS". THE SONGS MADE THEIR AMERICAN DEBUT IN EARLY FEBRUARY 1964, ON THE MGM
ALBUM "THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN AND GUESTS". OFFERED HERE IS MGM'S RARER YELLOW LABEL ' SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL
45 SINGLE, PRESSED BY MGM'S BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY FACTORY. THE VINYL AND LABELS
ARE IN ABSOLUTE STUNNING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION, AND SHIMMERS LIKE A
JEWEL. THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL MGM COMPANY SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT
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ITEM#: PR742
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"THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM"
APPLE SBC-100,
RELEASED: 12/1/70
WINCHESTER PRESSING“LIMITED EDITION” LP ALBUM MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY. STUNNING EXAMPLE WITH COVER REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.
THE MINT MINUS
COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND THE MINT MINUS UNPLAYED
RECORD DISPLAYS "AS NEW". IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE SHRINK AT THE MOUTH WAS
SLICED OPENED, THE RECORD PULLED OUT TO BE EXAMINED, AND THEN STORED SINCE 1970.
JUST A MOST STELLAR, WORLD CLASS EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC ISSUE
AND NOT THE REPRODUCTION, DICTATED BY THE TRAIL-OFF AREAS CONTAINING
THE BELL SOUND LOGO, THE INITIALS "SF" AND A HAND DRAWN WINCHESTER LOGO,
INDICATING THAT THE RECORD WAS MASTERED BY SAM FELDMAN (HENCE, THE "SF")
AT BELL SOUND AND MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL'S NEW 1969 WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA FACTORY. ALSO CONFIRMING
IT'S LEGITIMACY IS THE VISIBLE 1½" DIAMETER RING LOCATED 5/8" FROM THE CENTER HOLE.
THE ORIGINAL WHITE GENERIC CAPITOL (APPLE) INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO PRESENT. |
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ITEM#: LP408
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"ASK ME WHY" B/W "ANNA"
VEE-JAY "SPECIAL DJ NO. 8" PROMOTIONAL 45
RELEASED: ON OR ABOUT 3/23/64
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE
RAREST BEATLES U.S. RECORD IN EXISTENCE
AND UNDOUBTEDLY A RECORD COLLECTION CENTERPIECE.TWO OF THE SONGS ON THE EP
"SOUVENIR OF THEIR VISIT TO AMERICA", NAMELY "ANNA" AND "ASK ME WHY", WERE
PAIRED ON WHAT HAS UNEQUIVOCALLY BECOME THE RAREST U.S. BEATLES RECORD - THE
EXTREMELY RARE AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER PROMOTIONAL SINGLE DESIGNATE "SPEC DJ NO.
8". THIS STYRENE DISC WAS MANUFACTURED BY MONARCH RECORDS, AND AS ONLY A
FEW MONARCH INVOICES TO VEE-JAY HAVE BEEN LOCATED, THE TIMING AND PURPOSE OF
THIS SINGLE REMAINS A MYSTERY. FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD
TO FINALLY OFFER ITS VERY FIRST EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJESTIC RARITY. THE CONDITION
OF THIS PIECE, ONLY THE SIXTH THAT HAS SURFACED, IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING. THE
VINYL ON BOTH SIDES GRADE A TRUE NEAR MINT WITH A DEEP 'STYRENE' SHEEN,
DISPLAYING A RICH LUSTER AND NO SCRATCHES, THE LABELS EQUALLY
GRADE A WONDERFUL, CLEAN "WHITE" NEAR MINT AND RETAIN A SHINY GLOSS WITH CLEAR
BOLD FONTS. IT TRULY APPEARS THAT THIS RECORD IS UNPLAYED. |
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CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PR741
PRICE: $48,775
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THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM OPEN END INTERVIEW
CAPITOL, PRO 2598 / 2599
ISSUED TO RADIO STATIONS: APRIL 1964
PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE" SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL PREPARED THE SECOND AND FINAL OPEN-END INTERVIEW RECORD TO HELP PROMOTE
THE LP "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM", RELEASED IN APRIL 1964.IT IS BELIEVED
THAT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND OF “THE BEATLES' SECOND OPEN-END INTERVIEW” SETS
WERE PREPARED, MAKING IT EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. THIS SECOND BEATLES OPEN END INTERVIEW SET, IS THE RARER OF
THE TWO ISSUED, AND PRODUCED IN FAR LESS NUMBERS THAN THE FIRST. |
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CONDITION: VG+++ (SLEEVE) /
M- UNPLAYED "AS NEW" (RECORD)
ITEM#: PR719
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CASH BOX MAGAZINE
RARE ORIGINAL PAGE FROM APRIL 25, 1964 ISSUE
VEE-JAY RECORDS "SON OF A GUN !"
ADVERTISEMENT
"9 OUT OF THE TOP 100 BEST SELLING SINGLES"
INCLUDING THREE BEATLES SINGLES
AND THE BRAND NEW "LOVE ME DO" b/w "P.S. I LOVE YOU" RELEASE SPLASH
PRESENTED PROFESSIONALLY MATTED AND FRAMEDHERE IS AN
ORIGINAL AND RARE 13½" X 9½"
FULL PAGE VEE-JAY RECORDS ADVERTISEMENT "SON OF A GUN !", FROM THE APRIL 25,
1964 ISSUE (ON PAGE 25) OF CASH BOX MAGAZINE. IT FEATURES THE RECORD LABEL'S
SPLASH TOUTING "WHO'D EVER THINK THAT LITTLE VEE JAY RECORDS WOULD HAVE 9 OUT OF
THE TOP 100 BEST SELLING SINGLES?" YET, AT THE FINISH OF THE AD THE LABEL
COMPANY ASKS " AND WITH ALL THIS WE'RE STILL ONLY #8 IN RECORD SALES?"
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CONDITION : NM
ITEM#: OM236
PRICE: $300
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3042, STEREO
RELEASED 3/22/63THIS ORIGINAL STEREOPHONIC PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' FIRST ALBUM IS TRULY
MAJESTIC, WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER BEING one
MANUFACTURED BY "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE, LTD.", WITH THE LARGE "STEREO"
INDICATOR ON THE FRONT COVER. IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS
STEREO COVER TYPE IN ANYTHING APPROACHING THIS CONDITION. HE
ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' LABEL VARIATION AND IS
THE INITIAL RUN OF THESE LABELS WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE
PARLOPHONE CO." (LATER PRESSINGS HAVE "THE GRAMOPHONE CO."). BOTH LABELS HAVE
THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" TEXT ABOVE THE LEFT HAND SIDE NUMBERS, AND
OMITS THE "SOLD IN THE U.K....." STATEMENT.
THE VINYL IS A STUPENDOUS MINT,
WITH PRISTINE FACTORY-FRESH PLAYING SURFACES. THIS DISC APPEARS AS IT DID THE
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1202, MONO
RELEASED 3/22/63MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL INITIAL FIRST
ISSUE WITH
'BLACK AND GOLD' PARLOPHONE LABELS
VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH "DICK JAMES" PUBLISHING LABEL CREDITS
A
MOST MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE SUPER Rare VERY FIRST MONAURAL version of The Beatles FIRST U.K. Album.
THESE INITIAL ALBUMS WERE PRESSED WITH PARLOPHONE'S BLACK AND GOLD LABEL, WHICH
HAS GOLD TEXT AND GRAPHICS PRINTED OVER A SHINY BLACK BACKGROUND.
THE CONDITION OF THIS SPECTACULAR AND EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE IS MINT
"FACTORY-FRESH" - WITH DEEP-GLOSS PLAYING SURFACES WHICH ARE UNMARKED AND "AS
NEW".
THE COVER IS THE CORRECT
AND ORIGINAL INITIAL FIRST RUN, with "Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co.
Ltd. London" In the lower right hand corner of the back cover.
IT IS INDEED THE VERY FIRST BATCH OF MONO COVERS THAT HAVE THE ANGUS McBEAN
PHOTO CREDIT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE FRONT COVER, WITH
THE WORD "PHOTO" STARTING UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAST "S" IN "SONGS".
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"WITH THE BEATLES"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3405, STEREO
RELEASED 11/22/63THE ORIGINAL STEREO VERY FIRST EARLY PRESSING OF THE
ALBUM, WITH THE FIRST STEREO COVER HAVING THE LARGE "STEREO" DESIGNATION IN THE
UPPER RIGHT CORNER, WITH THE BACK COVER INCORRECTLY LISTING THE THIRD SONG ON
SIDE TWO AS
"YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME". LATER COVERS WOULD CORRECT THE SONG
TO "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME". THIS INITIAL COVER WAS PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE,
WHICH HAS THE DARKER AND GRAINIER IMAGE THAN THE OTHER COVER VARIATION PRINTED
BY ERNEST J. DAY LTD.
FIRST PRESSING RECORD HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH
PARLOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND WITHOUT THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." DESIGNATION.
THESE FIRST LABELS HAVE THE SONG TITLE INCORRECTLY LISTED AS
"YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME". LATER ISSUES WOULD CORRECT THE SONG
TO "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME". THIS SONG TITLE ALSO AS THE
MISSPELLED PUBLISHING CREDIT AS "DOMION", LATER CORRECTED TO "DOMINION".
ADDITIONALLY, THE SONG "MONEY" HAS
THE INCORRECT PUBLISHING CREDIT AS "JOBETE MUS. NCB", AND LATER CORRECTED
TO "DOMINION. BELINDA (LDN.) LTD." .
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"BEATLES FOR SALE"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3062, STEREO
RELEASED 12/4/64SUPERB SOUNDING RARER ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST ISSUE WITH
THE OUTER LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER GATEFOLD COVER HAS THE "STEREO" DESIGNATION
IN MEDIUM OUTLINED LETTERS IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT. ALSO, THIS
EXAMPLE IS THE INITIAL COVER THAT HAS THE OUTER EDGE OF THE GROUP ON THE BACK
COVER IN SHARP FOCUS (THE LATER COVERS HAVE FEATHERED EDGES TO MAKE THE SUPER
IMPOSITION LESS APPARENT).
FIRST STEREO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH
PARLOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABEL
ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE VINYL IS AN ASTONISHING MINT MINUS. BOTH PLAYING
SURFACES ARE 'AS NEW' .
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"REVOLVER"
PARLOPHONE PMC 7009, MONO
RELEASED 8/5/66EXTREMELY RARE VERY
FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING
"TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS" REMIX 11
INDICATED BY STAMPED TRAIL-OFF ON SIDE TWO AS "XEX-606-1"
EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL
MONAURAL PRESSING OF REVOLVER WHICH IS INDICATED WITH THE STAMPED TRAIL-OFF MARKING ON SIDE
TWO AS "XEX-606-1". THIS STAMPER INDICATES THAT THE RECORD HAS THE ULTRA-RARE
MONO "REMIX 11" OF THE LAST TRACK OF THE ALBUM TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS.
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ITEM#: PAR315
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"SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
PARLOPHONE PMC 7027, MONO
RELEASED 6/1/67EXTREMELY RARE VERY
FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING
WITH 'WIDE SPINE' COVER ISSUE.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE DESIGN
INNER-SLEEVE
AND UNUSED CUT-OUT SHEET
THE EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF "sgt. pepper" HOUSED IN the EARLY-TYPE FULLY LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER 'GARROD
& LOFTHOUSE ltd." PRINTED MONO gatefold COVER, indicated and featured by the
rarer 9MM SQUARE / "WIDE" SPINE. the glorious near mint cover is A WORTHY
ACCOMPANIMENT FOR its DISC WITH VIBRANT, HIGH-GLOSS OUTER PANELS.
THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL MONO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS
WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.". THE VINYL ON THIS EXAMPLE IS
A GLORIOUS NEAR MINT SHOWING CLEAN, DEEP-GLOSS PLAYING SURFACES.
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ITEM#: PAR316
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"YELLOW SUBMARINE"
PARLOPHONE PMC 7070, RARER MONO ISSUE
RELEASED 1/17/69AS MONO
PRESSINGS WERE SLOWLY BUT SURELY BEING PHASED OUT IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED
STATES IN 1967, THIS RARER MONAURAL PRESSING OF "YELLOW SUBMARINE" IS AN
EXCELLENT AND SUPERB EXAMPLE AND IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE.
THE RECORD IS AN AMAZING, STELLAR MINT
MINUS, APPEARING THAT IT JUST CAME OUT OF ITS COVER JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE
NEW. THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE EQUALLY NEAR MINT AND MAGNIFICENT, A CLEAN
BRIGHT PAIR.
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"FROM THEN TO YOU"
THE BEATLES FAN CLUB CHRISTMAS RECORD 1970
CHRISTMAS MESSAGES 1963-1969
APPLE (LYNTONE) LYN.2153/2154,
RELEASED LATE 1970THE U.K. ISSUE OF THE "CHRISTMAS ALBUM" WAS TITLED "FROM THEN TO YOU", WHICH IS ITSELF
BASED ON THE SONG TITLE "FROM ME TO YOU". THE LP WAS PRESSED
BY LYNTONE - THE SAME COMPANY WHICH PRESSED THE ORIGINAL FLEXI-DISCS AND IS ON
THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL.
THIS EXAMPLE IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY, HOUSED IN A FRONT LAMINATED "WEST
BROTHERS'" PRINTED COVER, COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL DIE-CUT WHITE INNER-SLEEVE.
THE RECORD IS A SUPERB NEAR MINT.
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ITEM#: PAR318
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY
VJLP SR1062 STEREO,
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 1
ULTRA-RARE STEREO "BLANK BACK"
THE "AD BACK" VARIATION OF THE ALBUM, PARTICULARLY THE STEREO COPY, IS HIGHLY
COLLECTIBLE - YET, THE "BLANK BACK" VARIATION IS RARER THAN THE "AD BACK", BUT
IT IS NOT SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE
ALBUM AND IS NOT AS COLORFUL AS THE "AD BACK". BECAUSE ONLY 2,202 STEREO
COPIES OF VERSION ONE WERE MANUFACTURED, THE NUMBER OF STEREO "BLANK BACKS" IS
OBVIOUSLY VERY LIMITED - AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE "BLANK BACK" WAS OUT THERE
AS A SHORT AND TRANSITIONAL RUN - ONE THING IS CERTAIN, THE "BLANK BACK"
PARTICULARLY IN STEREO, ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
OFFERED HERE IS THE VERY BEST AND EXEMPLARY EXAMPLE OF THE ULTRA-RARE VERSION
ONE STEREOPHONIC "BLANK BACK" WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED, THIS BEING ONLY THE THIRD
COPY WE HAVE OFFERED.
THE ORIGINAL NEAR MINT ACCOMPANYING VERSION ONE STEREO RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND AND OVAL
LOGO WITH "STEREO" AT THE 12'OCLOCK POSITION IT HAS CENTERED SONG
TITLES AND SONGWRITERS' CREDITS WITH "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" IN MEDIUM PRINT
AND "LONG PLAYING" AND "MICROGROOVE" ON THE LABEL.
THIS VARIATION WAS PRESSED BY ARP.
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1202,
RELEASED MARCH 22, 1963
AUTOGRAPHED ON BACK COVER BY THE BEATLES
SIGNED TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1963, ADELPHI CINEMA, SLOUGH
ON MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER 1963, THE
BEATLES' PLAYED THEIR FAMOUS ROYAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE
QUEEN MOTHER AND
PRINCESS MARGARET, WITH LORD SNOWDON. ON THE FOLLOWING EVENING AT THE ADELPHI CINEMA IN SLOUGH, THE
BEATLES RESUMED THEIR NATIONWIDE PACKAGE TOUR WITH TWO "HOUSES" - AND IT WAS
HERE FOLLOWING THEIR PERFORMANCE THAT THIS MOST MAJESTIC EXAMPLE OF THE GROUP'S
VERY FIRST LP (RELEASED ON 22 MARCH 1963) "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS SIGNED.
THE CONDITION OF
THIS EXAMPLE IS ASTONISHING TO SAY THE LEAST, WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS. THERE IS
NO EVIDENCE OF STAINING OR FOXING ON THE BACK COVER AT ALL. THE SIGNATURES ARE
STRIKINGLY CLEAR IN PERSON, CRISP AND CLEAN. JOHN HAS SIGNED IN RED
BALLPOINT PEN, WHILE PAUL SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT AND ADDING "LOVE" PRIOR TO
HIS SIGNATURE. GEORGE AND RINGO HAVE ALSO SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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WASHINGTON COLISEUM
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1964
3RD & M STS, N.E.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL
CONCERT TICKET STUBFOLLOWING THEIR TRIUMPHANT DEBUT ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
ON FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THIS STUB IS FROM THE BEATLES VERY FIRST CONCERT IN AMERICA
THAT TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT THE WASHINGTON COLISEUM. FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA
AND ONE THAT RARELY SURFACES TODAY. HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 'ARENA' LOCATION 'PURPLE'
CONCERT TICKET STUB FROM THE GROUP'S INFAMOUS AND HISTORICAL U.S. FIRST VISIT. |
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ORIGINAL APPLE FIRST PRESSING "WALLS AND BRIDGES"
U.S. ISSUE LP ALBUM COVER,
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE FRONT COVER BY
JOHN LENNON.
ALSO INSCRIBES HIS FACIAL
SELF-CARICATURE AND THE DATE "77".
INCLUDES RECORD
AND CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER THIS MOST OUTSTANDING FIRST
PRESSING ORIGINAL 1974
APPLE LABEL ISSUE (APPLE SW-3416) OF JOHN LENNON'S CLASSIC, '"WALLS AND BRIDGES"
ALBUM SIGNED MAGNIFICENTLY ON THE FRONT COVER IN BOLD BLUE BALLPOINT PEN BY JOHN
LENNON. JOHN AUTOGRAPHS THE FRONT COVER AND IN ADDITION,
DRAWS HIS FACIAL SELF-CARICATURE AND INSCRIBES THE YEAR DATE "77" BELOW HIS SIGNATURE.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM ROGER EPPERSON,
RENOWNED ROCK' N' ROLL AUTOGRAPH EXPERT.
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"RUBBER SOUL"
PARLOPHONE
PMC 1267, MONO,
RELEASED 12/3/65VERY RARE EARLY FIRST PRESSING WITH
THE "-1" TRAIL OFF STAMPER VERSION KNOWN AS THE "LOUD CUT".
ORIGINAL MONAURAL VERY FIRST AND RARE EARLY PRESSING
WITH THE "-1" TRAIL OFF STAMPER VERSION KNOWN AS THE "LOUD CUT" OR
"LOUD MIX". the albums pressed with stampers
generated from the initial lacquers were not destroyed, and can be identified by
the
" -1" following the MATRIX NUMBERS "xex 579" (side 1) and
"xex580"(side 2).
THIS TRUE FIRST PRESSING WAS QUICKLY REPLACED BY THE SOFTER SOUNDING '-4' CUTTING,
BUT THIS " -1" CUT WAS THE ONE APPROVED BY THE BEATLES THEMSELVES. UNDOUBTEDLY, THE VERY BEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY
IN EXISTENCE. ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL "EMITEX" PROTECTIVE INNER SLEEVE. |
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY
VJLP SR1062 STEREO,
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2WITH RARE 1" x 2½" WHITE RECTANGULAR "STEREOPHONIC" STICKER
ADHERED DIRECTLY TO COVER.
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. WHEN PRESSING PLANTS RAN OUT OF STEREO COVERS, VEE-JAY
DID NOT WAIT FOR NEW COVERS TO ARRIVE. INSTEAD THEY CONVERTED
MONO COVERS INTO STEREO COVERS BY PLACING STICKERS
ON THE COVERS. TWO "STICKER" CONVERTED COVER VARIATIONS
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, AND THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE IS THE
1" x 2½" WHITE RECTANGULAR STICKER WITH "STEREOPHONIC"
IN BLACK AFFIXED TO THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE COVER
(VJ 1062(2).SC2, SPIZER).
FURTHERMORE, THIS FABULOUS COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL LOOSE-FITTING BAGGY SHRINKWRAP. THIS BY FAR, IS THE
VERY BEST STEREO "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" VERSION TWO
WITH THIS RARE STICKER VARIATION WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER. |
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"LOVE ME DO" B/W "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949
ISSUED SHORTLY PRIOR TO OCTOBER 5, 1962 RELEASE DATE
PROMOTIONAL 'DEMONSTRATION' A-LABEL
45
EMI PREPARED APPROXIMATELY ONLY 250 PROMOTIONAL
COPIES OF THE BEATLES FIRST SINGLE FOR PRE-RELEASE DISTRIBUTION TO SELECTED
MEDIA AND RADIO STATIONS, JUST PRIOR TO ITS STREET DATE RELEASE OF OCTOBER 5,
1962.
WITH THIS DEMO'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE,
TOGETHER WITH THE MIS-SPELLING OF PAUL'S LAST NAME AS 'McARTNEY', THIS
PROMOTIONAL RECORD WAS DESTINED TO BECOME EXTREMELY DESIRABLE, AND THE MOST
SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE EVER. THIS EXAMPLE IS A BRILLIANT, SHIMMERING NEAR MINT
WITH VERY MINIMAL PLAY TIME EVIDENT.
THIS RECORD HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES RECORD IN THE WORLD. |
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ITEM#: PAR294
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JOSEPH LANG & COMPANY LTD. OF LONDON
COMPLETE SET OF FOUR DRINKING GLASSES
IN THE ORIGINAL FOLD-BACK DISPLAY BOXA
STUNNING "AS NEW" COMPLETE SET OF THE BRITISH PRODUCED SET OF THE JOSEPH LANG &
COMPANY LTD OF LONDON DRINKING GLASSES - STILL IN THE ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX.
STORED METICULOUSLY FOR ALL THESE YEARS, THE COLORS AND THE GRAPHICS
REMAIN SO BOLD AND CRISP, AND THE "WHITENESS" OF THE BOX ITSELF IS MAGNIFICENT.
THE GLASSES THEMSELVES ARE FLAWLESS - AND REMAIN IN SPARKLING NEAR MINT "AS
NEW", NEVER USED CONDITION. THE TWO ORIGINAL FACTORY PACKING SLIPS REMAIN IN THE
BOX. |
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CONDITION: STORE STOCK "AS NEW"
ITEM#: OM206
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"RUBBER SOUL"
CAPITOL T-2442 MONO
RELEASED: 12/6/65
RARER JACKSONVILLE PRESSING, #4 COVER
WITH RARE 3" X 1½"
RECTANGULAR
YELLOW
"MICHELLE" SONG HYPE STICKER
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND RARER
JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING WITH THE ULTRA RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 3" X 1½" YELLOW RECTANGULAR
"MICHELLE" HYPE SONG STICKER ADHERED TO THE
FRONT COVER SHRINK WRAP. |
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CONDITION: NM / M (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP468
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"HELP!"
PARLOPHONE
PMC 1255, MONO
RELEASED 8/6/65THIS ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF "HELP!"
INCLUDES A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT
FRONT-LAMINATED, TRI-FLIP BACK COVER AND THE ACCOMPANYING AND SHIMMERING
NEAR MINT RECORD IS SPECTACULAR. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE AND
SELDOM SEEN IN THIS CONDITION. |
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"YELLOW SUBMARINE"
APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PCS 7070, STEREO
RELEASED 1/17/69
THIS STUPENDOUS, SUPERB STEREO EXAMPLE
IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE. THE FRONT LAMINATED, TRI-FLIPBACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.' PRINTED STEREO COVER,
HAS THE PRINTER'S CREDIT AND PATENT NUMBER ON THE REAR LOWER FLIPBACK.
THE RECORD IS AN AMAZING, STELLAR NEAR
MINT, WITH FACTORY-FRESH, DEEP-GLOSS PLAYING SURFACES WHICH ARE UNMARKED AND 'AS
NEW' IN STRONG DAYLIGHT. |
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM"
PARLOPHONE CPCS 103,
STEREO
RELEASED LATE 1965
ULTRA-RARE U.K. CAPITOL
RECORDS EXPORT ALBUMRARER LABEL VARIATION WITH MISSPELLED "McCARTHY"
COMPOSER CREDIT ON "THANK YOU GIRL".
THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE ISSUED EXPORT CAPITOL ALBUMS,
WITH THE COVER IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT
MINUS CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED A
BRIGHT WHITE TONE THROUGHOUT.
THE RECORD IS AMAZING AS WELL WITH A
GORGEOUS PAIR OF NEAR MINT LABELS AND the VINYL IS A SHIMMERING, SPARKLING NEAR
MINT.
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"YELLOW SUBMARINE"
APPLE SW-153 STEREO
RELEASED: 1/13/69
STILL SEALED
THE CAPITOL "DOME" LOGO WITH "SW153" IS PRINTED NEAR BOTTOM RIGHT END OF THE SPINE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE.
3 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 1 ON BACK).
EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD IMPRESSION ANYWHERE ON THIS COVER. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP467
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"THE EARLY BEATLES"
CAPITOL T-2309 MONO
RELEASED: 3/22/65
STILL SEALED
THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS A GEM, VIRTUALLY PERFECT, AND IS STELLAR CORNER TO
CORNER. SIMPLY STATED, THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT SEALED MONAURAL EXAMPLE AND
IS ONE OF THE FINEST CONDITIONED STILL SEALED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE KNOWN TO
EXIST. THIS IS A LOS ANGLES PRESSING, DICTATED BY THE NUMBER "6" ON THE BACK
COVER LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES
U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF
BOOKS. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP466
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1202, MONO
RELEASED 3/22/63ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' FIRST ALBUM
WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER BEING one of
RARER AND INITIAL RUNS, with "Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day &
Co. Ltd. London" In the lower right hand corner of the back cover (ONLY 10%
OF BEATLES ALBUM COVERS IN BRITAIN WERE MANUFACTURED BY ERNEST J. DAY & CO.
LTD.).
THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' FIRST
LABEL VARIATION WITH "THE PARLOPHONE CO." PERIMETER PRINT.
AN
IMMACULATE AND SPECTACULAR TIME CAPSULE EXAMPLE.
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1230, MONO
RELEASED 4/10/64ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER BEING THE
RARER INITIAL FIRST RUN VARIATION, PRINTED BY 'ERNEST J. DAY & CO. LTD."
THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE FIRST
pressing datING from THE July 1964 release on the yellow AND black Parlophone
label. Both labels have the earliest 'chubby' style WIDE font with the "Sold in
UK..." text AND "The Parlophone Co." worded rims. AN IMMACULATE AND SPECTACULAR FIRST PRESSING
AND MOST LIKELY
THE BEST EXAMPLE IN EXISTENCE. |
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
PARLOPHONE PMC 1230, MONO
RELEASED 19681968 ISSUE
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ONE OF THE RAREST UK BEATLES
ALBUM VERSIONS
IN EXISTENCE WITH THE LAMINATED BACK COVER
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER A MOST GORGEOUS VINTAGE AND ULTRA RARE
ORIGINAL 1968 PARLOPHONE ISSUE OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC, "A HARD DAY'S
NIGHT" MONAURAL ALBUM FEATURING THE INCREDIBLY RARE "ALL LAMINATED" FRONT AND
BACK COVER. MOST COPIES OF THIS ALBUM FROM THIS TIME PERIOD HAVE THE
NON-LAMINATED BACK COVERS, WHICH WAS THE STANDARD PRODUCTION STYLE FOR THE
FLIP-BACK COVERS.
THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD HAS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' LABEL AND IS THE
1968 RUN OF LABELS WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE GRAMOPHONE CO.
LTD." AND WITHOUT "SOLD IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABEL.
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"A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES"
PARLOPHONE
PMC 7016, MONO
RELEASED 12/9/66THIS IS THE ORIGINAL
MONAURAL FIRST PRESSING WITH THE COVER HAVING A SMALL "MONO" DESIGNATION IN THE
UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT, AND, ON THE BACK, HAS "PMC 7016" AND "ALSO
AVAILABLE ON STEREO NO. PCS 7016" IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THESE COVERS WERE
PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE. THIS SUPERB ONE-PLAY MONO FIRST PRESSING
HAS THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND
"SOLD IN U.K.".
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"A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES"
PARLOPHONE PCS 7016, STEREO
RELEASED 12/9/66THIS COVER IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUED, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED
BY ERNEST J. DAY,
HAVING THE "STEREO" DESIGNATION PRINTED IN THE DRAWING ON THE FRONT COVER IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THE BACK COVER HAS "PSC 7016" AND A STEREO
EQUIPMENT WARNING IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.
THIS INITIAL STEREO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH
GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABEL
ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THIS LABEL VARIATION HAS THE SONG TITLES IN WIDE FONT
WITH SERIFS, AND THE "STEREO" PRINT IS THE LARGER FONT STYLE AND IS PLACED ABOVE
THE "ONE" IN THE WORD "PARLOPHONE".
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"THE BEATLES" (WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE (PARLOPHONE), PMC 7067/68, (2 LP SET), MONO
RELEASED 11/22/68, SERIAL NUMBER: "No. 0279419"
ORIGINAL U.K. MONO FIRST ISSUE 'TOP LOADER'.FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS HERE THE EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL 1968 U.K.
ISSUE MONO PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES" ("WHITE ALBUM"). THIS EXAMPLE IS TOTALLY
COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL INSERTS INCLUDING THE LARGE POSTER, THE FOUR
8" X 13½" JOHN KELLY HIGH QUALITY
GLOSSY PORTRAIT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH BEATLE, AND THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER
SLEEVES.
ORIGINAL MONAURAL COPIES OF THIS LP ARE ALWAYS
AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND OF ANY BEATLES ALBUM.
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"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PCS 7088, STEREO
RELEASED 9/26/69VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH ULTRA-RARE MISALIGNED
APPLE LOGO ON BACK COVER
AND WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL.
This STUPENDOUS ORIGINAL BRITISH VERY
FIRST pressing dates FROM September 1969 WITH the dark green Apple, AND The side 2 label omits the title "Her Majesty" from its track-listing. THE RECORD IS
Housed in THE fully laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed cover.
THIS COVER IS
THE ULTRA-RARE FIRST VARIATION WITH The Apple LOGO 'LEFT misaligned' beneath the
side 1 track-listing on the rear panel. THE LATER CORRECTED COVER HAS THE APPLE
LOGO SHIFTED RIGHT DIRECTLY UNDER THE TRACK-LISTING.
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"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PCS 7088, STEREO
RELEASED 9/26/69STUNNING SECOND COVER EXAMPLE WITH THE GREEN APPLE LOGO ON THE BACK COVER
IN THE CORRECTED POSITION.
ACCOMPANYING RECORD LABELS HAS THE "33⅓"
LOCATED IN THE INDENTED
CENTERED POSITION BELOW "AN E.M.I. RECORDING" PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LABELS
(THE STANDARD LABELS HAS "33⅓"
ALIGNED TO THE LEFT). FURTHERMORE, THERE IS A SMALL SPACE BETWEEN "MFD. IN THE
U.K." AND THE "SIDE" 1 AND 2 DESIGNATIONS.
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"LOVE ME DO" B/W "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 4949
RELEASED OCTOBER 5, 1962
EARLIEST POSSIBLE FIRST ISSUE STOCK COPY WITH 'JR' DEMO STAMPER
Fully-Signed
"LOVE ME DO" A-SIDE LABEL From The BEATLES' Dawson's Music Shop SIGNING session
of October 6, 1962
for only thirty
minutes beginning at 4pm on the afternoon of saturday, october 6, 1962 - the day following the
release of their debut single - the beatles stepped nervously into a new world,
giving them the briefest taste of just how the world had changed for them, and
how it would never be the same again. it was a small-scale, relatively
inauspicious signing session at dawson's music store
at 29 Albert Road in
Widnes, Cheshire, a satellite town,
15 miles
southeast of liverpool.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS MOST PROUD TO OFFER a sensational EARLY first pressing of
The Beatles' DEBUT single, signed at Dawson's, obtained by a local Liverpool fan
named robert Edwards, WHO HAD ATTENDED THE SIGNING. All four Beatles have signed
their full names beautifully in ballpoint pen on the a-side "Love Me Do"
label.
due to the fact
that the signing session lasted just over thirty minutes, to own a copy of
the silver and red label "love me do" single bearing all four signatures of the
beatles is very valuable
property.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING BRITISH SINGLES COLLECTION
COMPLETE RUN OF THE 30 PARLOPHONE AND APPLE PRESSINGS 45RPM SINGLES
1962-1996
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A COMPLETE RUN
OF THE LEGENDARY ORIGINAL UK PRESSED BEATLES 45 SINGLES FROM 1962-1996. THE
COLLECTION COMPRISES OF THE ORIGINAL 30 BRITISH SINGLES ON THE CLASSIC
PARLOPHONE AND APPLE LABELS. EACH SINGLE IS HOUSED IN THEIR PARLOPHONE
ACCOMPANYING PICTURE SLEEVES OR CORRECT GENERIC COMPANY COVERS WHERE
APPROPRIATE.THE COLLECTION INCLUDES AND STARTS OFF WITH THE VERY FIRST
PRESSINGS OF THE BEATLES' FIRST TWO SINGLES "LOVE ME DO" (OCTOBER 1962)
AND "PLEASE PLEASE ME" (JANUARY 1963) ON THE ORIGINAL RED PARLOPHONE LABELS AND
THE SECOND PRESSING 1963 BLACK LABELS FOR THESE TWO TITLES.
THIS CHERISHED, ONE-OWNER COLLECTION COMPRISES GREAT SOUNDING, CLEAN AND
UNWORN DISCS, WHERE EACH COULD EASILY BE A STAND-ALONE PIECE. ALL LABELS ARE
CLEAN AND UNDAMAGED WITH NO WRITING ON ANY LABEL.
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: 6/26/64
STILL SEALED
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS VERY RARE FACTORY
SEALED ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF '"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" ALBUM IN GORGEOUS
CONDITION. IT IS INDEED A TRULY INCREDIBLE SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES'
CLASSIC NUMBER ONE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM. THIS IS THE FIRST SEALED MONO COPY OF THIS
LP WE'VE OFFERED FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS. THIS TITLE IS INCREDIBLY RARE TO
FIND SEALED AND ONE OF THE MOST DEMANDED AMONG COLLECTORS. ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER
OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT, AUTHOR OF "THE
BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.
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ITEM#: LP414
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"SOMETHING NEW"
CAPITOL ST-2108 STEREO
RELEASED: 7/20/64
STILL SEALED
THIS STEREO TITLE, BEING CAPITOL'S 1964 SUMMER RELEASE, WHICH INCLUDED TRACKS FROM
"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" - IS QUITE A SEALED FIND - AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM.
STEREO COPIES OF BEATLES ALBUMS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1967 ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
RARER THAN THEIR MONO COUNTERPARTS. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ONLY TEN PERCENT OF
CAPITOL'S BEATLES ALBUMS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1967 WERE STEREO.
THERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS SEALED EXAMPLE. STELLAR PERFECTION CORNER TO CORNER.
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ITEM#: LP382
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"SOMETHING NEW"
CAPITOL T-2108 MONO
RELEASED: 7/20/64
STILL SEALED
FACTORY # 2 ON BACK COVER, DESIGNATES AN EAST COAST, SCRANTON, PA. PRESSING.
BLUE INNER SLEEVE (EARLY 1964 CAPITOL SLEEVE) CLEARLY VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING.
4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 2 ON BACK).
TRULY A MAGNIFICENT SEALED EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESSING TITLE FROM JULY 1964.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS
EXPERT, AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS. |
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM"
CAPITOL ST-2080 STEREO
RELEASED: 4/10/64
STILL SEALED
NUMBER '3' DESIGNATION, SIGNIFYING EAST COAST PRESSING, SCRANTON, PA.. BLUE
INNER SLEEVE (EARLY 1964 CAPITOL SLEEVE) BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING,
WHICH INDICATES FIRST PRESSING. 1 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLE" EVIDENT ON FRONT
COVER SHRINK. "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" PRINT INFO IS ON BOTTOM BACK COVER,
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM"
CAPITOL T-2080 MONO
RELEASED: 4/10/64
STILL SEALED
THIS IS A VIRTUALLY PERFECT AND IS WITHOUT QUESTION, THE VERY BEST STILL SEALED
EXAMPLE OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE EVER SEEN OR HAVE OFFERED AT ANYTIME. ACCOMPANIED
BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT, AUTHOR OF
"THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS. |
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"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"
CAPITOL MAL-2835 MONO
RELEASED: 11/27/67RARER MONAURAL
PRESSING
STILL SEALED
AS MONO WAS BEING PHASED OUT IN AMERICA IN LATE 1967, MONO COPIES OF THIS TITLE
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN THEIR STEREO COUNTERPARTS FOR NOT MANY WERE PRESSED
BY CAPITOL. A MONO SEALED COPY IS QUITE A FIND INDEED. STUNNING MINT FACTORY
SEALED CONDITION, WITH GREAT SHARP CORNERS. ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF
AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT, AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES
RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.
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"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"
CAPITOL SMAL-2835 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/27/67
STILL SEALED
STEREO PREFIX AND NUMBER "SMAL 2835" IN WHITE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE
BACK COVER. THE WEIGHT OF THIS LP IS HEAVY (THICK), SIGNIFYING THE RECORD IS AN
EARLY PRESSING. SIDE SPINE "STEREO" IS PRINTED IN BLACK ON THE LEFT END. THE
CAPITOL RECORDS "DOME" LOGO WITH "2835" IS PRINTED IN BLACK NEAR THE BOTTOM
RIGHT END OF THE SPINE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS INDEED A FIRST ISSUE. THE SPINE IS
NICELY SQUARED AND PRINT IS CLEAR.
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"BEATLES (U.S.A.) LTD." ORIGINAL 1966
THIRD & FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PROGRAM
AUGUST 12 - 29, 1966
THIS ORIGINAL BEATLES 1966 U.S. TOUR PROGRAM IS TRULY A GREAT ITEM AND IT IS
INDEED, THE RAREST ONE OF THE THREE YEARS THESE WERE MADE FOR THE BEATLES U.S.
TOURS OF 1964, 1965, AND 1966.
RETAINS A MOST TREMENDOUS SHEEN TO COVER AND THE COLORS ARE VIBRANT AND BOLD. NO
TEARS, NO WRITING.THIS IS A REALLY STRONG NEAR MINT EXAMPLE AND IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE VERY BEST OF
THE 1966 PROGRAMS WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED. |
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"MUSIC CITY KFWBEATLES - THE BEATLES TALKING"
B/W
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT"
CAPITOL RB-2637/38, WEST COAST ISSUED
LIMITED PRESSING ISSUED JUNE 1964
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES HAS THE HONOR TO OFFER FOR YOUR
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION - WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE RAREST OF ALL ORIGINAL U.S.
BEATLES SEALED RECORDED PRODUCTS.... A STILL SEALED, UNOPENED 'WALLICHS MUSIC CITY' MAILER ENVELOPE
- AND INSIDE IS THE UNTOUCHED, UNPLAYED, MINT "KFWBEATLES MUCIC CITY - THE
BEATLES TALKING" PROMOTIONAL 45 IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY STATE. THIS PACKAGE
REMAINS IN THE SAME STUNNING CONDITION AS WAS DISTRIBUTED THAT DAY ON JUNE 5,
1964 TO THE LUCKY ATTENDEES OF THE CANOGA PARK WALLICHS MUSIC CITY STORE
OPENING.
TO OUR KNOWLEDGE AND BASED ON OTHER INFORMATION
ACQUIRED, THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS THE VERY FIRST TO HAVE SURFACED TO DATE, MAKING
THIS PIECE A VITAL, WORLD CLASS BEATLES SEALED COLLECTIBLE. AN UNPARALLELED
STATUS OF RARITY THAT IS AN UNDENIABLE.
THIS MAGNIFICENT SEALED BEATLES PROMOTIONAL
PIECE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE
GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS. MR. COX'S LETTERS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD
OF THE COLLECTING COMMUNITY. |
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1964 "BEATLES LTD" FIRST NORTH AMERICAN
"SUMMER" TOUR PROGRAM (8-19-64 TO 9-20-64)
ULTRA-RARE
12" X 9" ALTERNATE VERSION
THIS
12" X 9" BOOKLET WAS SOLD AT ALL VENUES DURING THE TOUR AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE FAN CLUB.
THIS 26 PAGE PROGRAM WAS ISSUED BY CRESWELL PUBLICATIONS OF NEW YORK,
AND PRODUCED IN FAR LESS QUANTITIES, YET IS IDENTICAL IN PAGE AND PHOTO LAYOUTS
OF THE STANDARD BEATLES (U.S.A.) 12" X 12" PROGRAM ISSUE.
THE STANDARD PROGRAM WAS PRODUCED BY SOUVENIR PUBLISHING, NEW YORK. |
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THE RECORD THAT STARTED "BEATLEMANIA"
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "FROM ME TO YOU"
VEE-JAY 581, SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE
ISSUED EARLY 1964
THIS BLUE AND WHITE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE JACK PARR
SLEEVE') THAT ACCOMPANIED A SMALL NUMBER OF THE "NOT FOR SALE" SINGLES,
PROUDLY DESCRIBES THE RELEASE AS "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA". IT
REFERS TO THE GROUP'S JANUARY 3, 1964 FILM CLIP ON "THE JACK PAAR SHOW " AND
THEIR UPCOMING APPEARANCES ON THE FEBRUARY 9 AND FEBRUARY 16 EDITIONS OF "THE ED
SULLIVAN SHOW ". IN ADDITION, THE GROUP WILL BE FEATURED IN TIME, LIFE AND
NEWSWEEK MAGAZINES.
THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA" PROMOTIONAL
SLEEVE COMBINED WITH ITS VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION, MAKES THIS EXAMPLE BEING
OFFERED HERE ONE OF THE FINEST IN CONDITION THAT HAS EVER SURFACED.
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"4 BY 4 : 4 BY THE BEATLES"
EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 2/1/65
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVE WITH EP RECORD
WEST COAST ISSUETHIS WAS THE SECOND OF ONLY TWO CAPITOL EP'S EVER PRODUCED,
WHICH Included four songs from the
CHRISTMAS 1964 RELEASE OF THE "Beatles' 65" LP ALBUM: "Honey Don't", "I'm a
Loser", "Mr. Moonlight", and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".
THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE REMAINS
FACTORY SEALED AND IS The best copy we have ever seen. |
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CARNEGIE HALL
FEBRUARY 12,1964
57TH STREET & 7TH AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA
ULTRA-RARE
ORIGINAL CONCERT PROGRAMFAB 4
COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS (OUR FIRST EVER) THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES CONCERT
PROGRAMS. THIS
STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE 28
PAGE 11¼" X
8½"
CARNEGIE HALL
PROGRAM WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ATTENDEES WHERE THE BEATLES PERFORMED TWO SHOWS AT
THIS PRESTIGIOUS
NEW YORK CITY VENUE ON FEBRUARY 12TH DURING THE GROUP'S HISTORICAL FIRST
U.S. VISIT.
THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES CONCERT
PROGRAMS.
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS HERE THIS MOST STUNNING MONAURAL FIRST
STATE BUTCHER COVER - THE ALBUM AS ORIGINALLY RELEASED AND PRIOR TO THE RECALL.IT IS TRULY A
GORGEOUS SURVIVING LOS ANGELES PRESSING OF A FIRST STATE BUTCHER. IN PERSON, THIS COVER IS A
REAL BEAUTY.
ACCOMPANIED BY IT'S MATCHING WEST COAST NEAR MINT RECORD.
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"THE BEATLES" (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
SCRANTON PRESSING
WITH INSANELY RARE 6" X 5" ORANGE STICKER. TRACK LISTING DESIGN AS IT APPEARS
ON THE INSIDE GATEFOLD, BUT HAS TEXT AT TOP
"THE BEATLES NEW ALBUM - FEATURING".
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP.
SERIAL NUMBER: "●944282"
WITH DOT PREFIX. THIS COVER IS FROM THE SECOND MAJOR BLOCK OF NUMBERS PRODUCED
BY GUGLER LITHO. THE RECORDS ARE THE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION,
APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO
PERIMETER PRINT, WHICH HAVE THE
RARE 1ST LABELS WITH ALL FIVE INCORRECT SONG TITLES:
- "OBLADI OBLADA" (LATER CORRECTED TO "OB-LA-DI. OB-LA-DA").
- "BUNGALOW BILL" (LATER CORRECTED TO "THE CONTINUING STORY
OF BUNGALOW
BILL").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 1" (LATER CORRECTED "REVOLUTION 1").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 9" (LATER CORRECTED TO "REVOLUTION 9").
- "GOODNIGHT" (LATER CORRECTED TO "GOOD NIGHT").
WITH ORIGINAL POSTER AND 4 PHOTOS.
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(RECORDS) NM / (STICKER) NM /
(INSERTS) NM
ITEM#: LP447
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"MEET THE BEATLES"
CAPITOL T-2047 MONAURAL
RELEASED: 1/20/64
EAST COAST, NO. 2 COVER
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
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP.
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.
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ITEM#: LP449
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"SOUVENIR OF THEIR VISIT TO AMERICA"
VEE-JAY EP-1-903, EXTENDED PLAY
RELEASED: 3/23/64
CARDBOARD PICTURE SLEEVE & RECORD
STILL SEALED OF ALL ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE FACTORY SEALED RECORDS (LP ALBUMS INCLUDED), THE
VEE-JAY EXTENDED PLAY IS AMONG THE RAREST TO OBTAIN, AND THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST
THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED AND OFFERED. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE STILL SEALED EPS
HAVE EVER SURFACED.
THIS ONE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE AND STILL RETAINS A
FRESH "NEWNESS" TO IT. IT IS STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST, LAYING BEAUTIFULLY FLAT
WITH ALL FOUR CORNERS BEING SHARP, WITH NO CREASES OR PUSHES. NO SPLITS AT ALL.
ONE FACTORY SHRINKWRAP "BREATHE HOLE" IS VISIBLE ON THE FRONT SIDE.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT, AUTHOR OF
"THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.
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"MEET THE BEATLES!"
CAPITOL T-2047 MONO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
STILL SEALED
A BEAUTIFUL STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S FIRST AND ICONIC BEATLES
ALBUM RELEASE.
THIS LP IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST-ISSUE MONO,
INDICATED BY "BEATLES! " IN BROWN LETTERING, AND THE BACK COVER DOES
NOT HAVE THE LISTING PRINT "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN". THIS IS A FACTORY
#3, SCRANTON PRESSING.
FRONT COVER GRAPHICS ARE BRIGHT, BOLD AND VERY CRISP. AN AREA OF SLIGHT ARC
SHAPED NATURAL RECORD IMPRESSION IS EVIDENT ON FRONT COVER NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE
FRONT COVER BENEATH THE CAPITOL LOGO AND A TOUCH ON RINGO'S HEAD.
BACK COVER REMAINS A BRILLIANT SNOW WHITE. ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS.
THE SPINE IS STUNNING, AND PRINT IS ABSOLUTELY CENTERED.
ALL FOUR CORNERS SHARP.
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CANDLESTICK PARK
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
AUGUST 29, 1966
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED CONCERT TICKET
ALL WHITE "BLEACHERS ADMISSION"
PRESENTED HERE IS A FULL, UNUSED, NEAR MINT TICKET TO THE BEATLES FINAL CONCERT.
THIS VARIATION IS TRULY ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SEATING LOCATIONS
TO ACQUIRE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS NEAR MINT, FULL UNUSED STATE.
THIS ULTRA-SCARCE VARIATION
"ALL WHITE"
BLEACHERS ADMISSION
HAS NOT SURFACED IN MANY YEARS AND IS OUR VERY FIRST TO OFFER.
THIS PARTICULAR TICKET HAS SEAT "969" STAMPED IN RED.
IN EVERY ASPECT, IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE NEAR MINT CONDITION.
THE SMALL BLACK SPOTS EVIDENT ON THE BACK OF THE TICKET
ARE SIMPLY THE DEEP INK IMPRESSIONS FROM THE PRINTED SIDE.
THE HUGE TICKET MEASURES 5¾" X 2½" AND IS THE ULTIMATE TICKET FOR
THIS TRULY HISTORICAL FINAL VENUE. |
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ITEM#: CA075
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"SHE LOVES YOU" B/W "I’LL GET YOU"
SWAN S-4152-S
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1963
WHITE LABEL "NOT FOR SALE" PROMOTIONAL COPY 45
SINGLE
BECAUSE SHE LOVES YOU DID NOT SELL WELL UPON ITS INITIAL RELEASE,
THE ORIGINAL WHITE LABEL SWAN PROMOTIONAL PRESSINGS OF THE DISC
FROM SEPTEMBER 1963 ARE VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE -
AS IS IT'S RELEASED STORE STOCK RED PRINT VARIATION.
DEALERS AND COLLECTORS ARE BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT THESE
WHITE LABEL PRESSINGS OF "SHE LOVES YOU" ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
THIS CONDITION OF THIS PROMOTIONAL COPY IS
AN ABSOLUTE GEM AND GRADES AT A SPARKLING UNPLAYED "AS NEW" MINT.
THE LABELS ARE A BLINDING IMPECCABLE "WHITE" AND THE VINYL HAS THAT "FRESHLY
PRESSED" SHIMMERING APPEARANCE. |
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ITEM#: PR712
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"SHE LOVES YOU" B/W "I’LL GET YOU"
SWAN S-4152-S
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1963
WHITE LABEL "NOT FOR SALE" PROMOTIONAL COPY 45
SINGLE
THIS PROMOTIONAL DISC PRESSED BY MALLARD, HAS WHITE LABELS WITH BLACK PRINT.
THE WORDS "PROMOTION COPY" APPEAR ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE AND "NOT FOR SALE"
APPEARS ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE. THE A-SIDE HAS AN "X" BELOW "PROMOTION COPY"
AND ANOTHER "X" BELOW "NOT FOR SALE".
THE CONDITION OF THIS PROMOTIONAL COPY IS A JEWEL AND GRADES AT A
SPARKLING UNPLAYED MINT MINUS. IT IS OBVIOUS IT HAS BEEN WELL PRESERVED
AND HAS NEVER SEEN RADIO STATION PLAY. THE LABELS ARE STUNNING AS WELL,
RETAINING A WHITE SHEEN. |
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ITEM#: PR727
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
'SPECIAL BEATLES HALF HOUR OPEN END INTERVIEW'
PROMOTIONAL RADIO STATION LP ALBUM
COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL 12-PAGE SCRIPT
(UA SP-2359/2360), ISSUED JULY 1964FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES MOST PROUDLY OFFERS THE VINTAGE AND
ULTRA RARE UNITED ARTISTS BEATLES ' OPEN-END '
INTERVIEW ALBUM, COMPLETE WITH THE ACCOMPANYING
AND ORIGINAL 12-PAGE SCRIPT (NOT A COPY). THIS
EXAMPLE IS THE BEST THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE,
AND MOST OF THOSE THAT ARE OUT THERE HAVE
PHOTOCOPIES OF THE SCRIPT, AND NOT the ORIGINAL
ISSUED EXAMPLE.
THESE RECORDS ARE EXTREMELY RARE FOR
TWO REASONS. FIRST, THEY WERE PRESSED IN VERY LIMITED NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTED
ONLY TO SELECT RADIO STATIONS AND MOVIE THEATRES. SECOND, BECAUSE THE RECORDS
WERE SOLELY INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE MOTION PICTURE, MOST DISC JOCKEYS AND
THEATRE MANAGERS DID NOT SAVE THESE UNIQUE RECORDS AFTER THE FILM HAD RUN ITS
COURSE.
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ITEM#: PR335
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"A HARD DAY’S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: JUNE 26, 1964
ULTRA-RARE
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL
"NOT FOR SALE"
SOUNDTRACK LP ALBUM
EXTREMELY RARE H.V.
WADDELL PRESSING,
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA.FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST BEATLES MOVIE AND
THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM, UNITED ARTISTS PRESSED A LIMITED
NUMBER OF MONO PROMOTIONAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS.
IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE RELEASED VERSION OF THE BLACK LABEL
BACKDROPS WHICH FEATURED WHITE PRINT AND THE UNITED ARTISTS
LOGO CONTAINING A SERIES OF OVERLAPPING CIRCLES IN VARIOUS COLORS,
THE PROMOTIONAL PRESSINGS UTILIZED BLACK PRINT ON STARK WHITE LABELS.
THE PHRASE "NOT FOR SALE" APPEARS BELOW THE RECORD NUMBER
TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER HOLE.
THIS WADDELL PRESSING IS RARELY FOUND, FOR IT IS APPROXIMATELY
3 TO 1 SCARCER THAN THE PROMOTIONAL COLUMBIA PRESSING, WITH ABOUT 150 COPIES IN
EXISTENCE.
ACCOMPANIED BY ITS NEAR MINT AND CORRECT "3 LINE" PUBLISHING COVER.
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"A HARD DAY’S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS UAL 3366 MONO
RELEASED: JUNE 26, 1964
ULTRA-RARE
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL
"NOT FOR SALE"
SOUNDTRACK LP ALBUM
RARE COLUMBIA RECORDS EAST COAST PRESSINGFOR THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST BEATLES MOVIE AND
THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM, UNITED ARTISTS PRESSED A LIMITED
NUMBER OF MONO PROMOTIONAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS.
IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE RELEASED VERSION OF THE BLACK LABEL
BACKDROPS WHICH FEATURED WHITE PRINT AND THE UNITED ARTISTS
LOGO CONTAINING A SERIES OF OVERLAPPING CIRCLES IN VARIOUS COLORS,
THE PROMOTIONAL PRESSINGS UTILIZED BLACK PRINT ON STARK WHITE LABELS.
THE PHRASE "NOT FOR SALE" APPEARS BELOW THE RECORD NUMBER
TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER HOLE.
THIS PRESSING OFFERED HERE IS THE
COLUMBIA RECORDS VARIATION, PRESSED AT ITS FACTORY IN
PITMAN, NEW JERSEY - AND/OR POSSIBLY IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.
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"DIALOGUE FROM THE BEATLES MOTION PICTURE
LET IT BE"
APPLE
RECORDS
ISSUED: MAY 1970
ORIGINAL 1970 ONE SIDED PROMOTIONAL ONLY 45 ISSUED BY APPLE RECORDS TO PROMOTE
THE FILM, 'LET IT BE'. THE ACTUAL TITLE IS 'DIALOGUE FROM THE BEATLES MOTION
PICTURE LET IT BE' (BEATLES PROMO - 1970). THE REVERSE SIDE HAS A SILENT PLAY
GROOVE WITH A BLANK WHITE LABEL.
ACCORDING TO BEATLES EXPERT AND AUTHOR BRUCE SPIZER, AND PUBLISHED IN HIS BOOK
"THE BEATLES ON APPLE RECORDS" (PAGE 200), MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN BEATLES FAN
CLUB WERE SENT THIS PROMOTIONAL RECORD.
THE CONDITION IS "LIKE NEW" UNPLAYED NEAR MINT ON BOTH THE LABELS AND VINYL.
ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ACCOMPANYING WEST COAST CURVE CUT "APPLE" SLEEVE. |
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"THE BEATLES ON APPLE"
45 RECORD SINGLE TITLE SLEEVE, STRAIGHT CUT, EAST COAST ISSUE
RELEASED: 8/68
EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 1968 U.S. ISSUE OF "THE
BEATLES ON APPLE" 45 RECORD SLEEVE
WITHOUT THE DIE CUT CENTER HOLE ON BOTH SIDES AND ACCOMPANIED BY "HEY JUDE" 45 SINGLE WITH VERY
1ST ISSUED LABEL.THIS EXAMPLE IS A BRILLIANT AND VIBRANT "AS NEW"
STORE STOCK MINT MINUS, RETAINING IT'S ORIGINAL HIGH SHEEN GLOSS. NO SEAM
SPLITS, NO WRITING, NO STAPLE HOLES, AND MOST IMPORTANT, NO RINGWEAR AT ALL.
JUST A VERY LIGHT, IMPERCEPTIBLE HINT OF 'RECORD NOTCHES' IMPRESSION. THE EDGES
ARE EXTREMELY SHARP AND CLEAN.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE MATCHING EAST
COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING OF THE VERY SCARCE FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL ISSUE, FEATURING THE FIRST LABEL VARIATION
WITHOUT THE GEORGE MARTIN PRODUCTION CREDIT, THE MATRIX NUMBERS, OR THE
"RECORDED IN ENGLAND" STATEMENT. |
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(RECORD)
ITEM#: PS623
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"MY BONNIE" B/W "THE SAINTS"
TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEAT BROTHERS
DECCA RECORDS 31382
RELEASED: APRIL 1962PROMOTIONAL
PINK LABEL 45 SINGLE
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS
HERE THE VERY RARE APRIL 1962 PROMOTIONAL ISSUE OF THE BEATLES FIRST EVER
U.S. RECORD. THIS IS INDEED A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS HISTORIC "PINK LABEL" 45 SINGLE OF THE
VERY FIRST RECORD THE BEATLES APPEARED ON IN THE UNITED STATES FROM APRIL 1962.
THESE LABELS HAVE THE CLASSIC DECCA DESIGN FROM
THE 1950'S. THE PINK PROMO COPIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE, BUT NOT AS SCARCE AS THE
STOCK COPIES.
THE CONDITION OF THIS HISTORIC PROMOTIONAL RECORD IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT
MINUS, WITH A RADIANT HIGH GLOSS SHEEN EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE GROOVES. THE LABELS ARE EQUALLY GORGEOUS AND GRADE A VIBRANT NEAR
MINT.
A TRULY COMPLETE PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES THE ACCOMPANYING DECCA 45 PRINTED
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FOUR BY THE BEATLES
CAPITOL EAP 1-2121, EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 5/11/64
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVE WITH EP RECORD
GREEN LABEL, WEST COAST PRESSINGAN EXTRAORDINARY FIND. THIS
FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST CAPITOL EXTENDED PLAY DISPLAYS A SALES
SHIPPING SLIP FORM FROM A LOS ANGELES RECORD DISTRIBUTOR SEALED WITHIN THE EP,
LAYING ON TOP OF THE FRONT COVER.
THE FACT THAT THIS RECORD EMANATES FROM A LOS ANGELES RECORD DISTRIBUTOR, AND
THE EP COVER HAS THE BACK SIDE DISPLAYING THE PASTE-ON SLICK STYLE FOR THAT SIDE
(THE EAST COAST COVER HAS THE PASTE-ON SLICK ON THE FRONT) , DEFINES THIS AS A
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"GREEN LABEL" PROMOTIONAL SINGLES 1967 - 1968
COMPLETE SET OF ALL FOUR
CAPITOL P-5810, P-5964, P-2056, P-2138
RELEASED: 1967 & 1968
OFFERED HERE AS A COMPLETE SET, ARE ALL FOUR
OF THE CAPITOL RECORDS "GREEN LABEL" PROMOTIONAL SINGLES.
RELEASED IN 1967 AND 1968, THESE "NOT FOR SALE" 45S
WERE PRESSED ONLY ON THE WEST COAST. ALL FOUR WERE ACQUIRED FROM THE SAME
SOURCE AND VERY RARELY OFFERED TOGETHER AS A FULL SET:
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"PENNY LANE" B/W "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
(CAPITOL P-5810, RELEASED FEBRUARY 1967). THE "PENNY LANE"
SIDE FEATURES THE RARE 7 SECOND HORN CODA AT THE END OF
THE SONG NOT FOUND ON THE COMMERCIAL ISSUE 45.
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"ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN"
(CAPITOL P-5964, RELEASED JULY 1967)
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"HELLO GOODBYE" B/W "I AM THE WALRUS"
(CAPITOL P-2056, RELEASED OCTOBER 1967)
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLP 1062 MONAURAL
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1"BLANK BACK"
RARER VARIATION WITH AD BACK "PRINTED IN USA" FRONT SLICK
AND RECORD WITH 45 SIZE LABEL WITH OVAL LOGO
THE SECOND VARIATION OF THE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" BACK COVER IS A GLOSSY BLANK
WHITE SLICK AND KNOWN AMONG COLLECTORS AS THE "BLANK BACK" COVER.
SOME BELIEVE THAT THESE COVERS MAY BE THE RESULT OF A PRODUCTION ERROR, OR
PERHAPS THAT VEE-JAY USED THESE COVERS FOR PROMOTIONAL ISSUES OF THE LP. THE
CORRECT HISTORICAL FACT IS THAT THE BLANK BACK WAS A LIMITED AND SHORT
TRANSITIONAL RUN THAT WAS A SUBSTITUTION AFTER ALL AD BACK SLICKS HAD BEEN USED,
BUT JUST PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF THE THIRD BACK COVER THAT LISTED THE SONG
TITLES.OFFERED HERE IS THE RARER VARIATION OF THE VERSION ONE MONO "BLANK
BACK", THIS BEING THE FIRST COPY WE HAVE OFFERED. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST OF THE
MONO "AD BACK" FRONT COVER SLICKS UTILIZED, DICTATED BY THE "PRINTED IN USA"
SMALL PRINT, RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE JACKET ONE TO TWO
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"MY BONNIE" B/W "THE SAINTS"
TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEAT BROTHERS
DECCA RECORDS 31382
RELEASED: APRIL 1962
RARER PICKNEYVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST RECORD WITH PERFORMANCES BY
THE BEATLES RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES - BUT IDENTIFIED
ON THE LABEL AS "THE BEAT BROTHERS".
DUE TO NEAR NON-EXISTENT AIRPLAY AND SALES, DECCA MANUFACTURED
A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF STOCK COPIES AND IS NOW THE SCARCEST
AMERICAN "BEATLES" RECORD. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT MOST COPIES
WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED. TODAY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY
20 COPIES OF THE COMMERCIAL ISSUE OF "MY BONNIE" ON DECCA STILL EXIST. MOST OF
THOSE THAT HAVE SURFACED, ARE FOUND IN HORRENDOUS CONDITION.
THIS "MY BONNIE" SINGLE IS THE MUCH RARER PICKNEYVILLE PRESSING
WHICH HAVE LABELS WITH THE RECORD NUMBER, FILE NUMBER AND RUNNING TIME
OVERPRINTED IN SILVER IN THE COLOR BAR AREA. ANOTHER IDENTIFYING FACTOR OF THE PICKNEYVILLE LABELS HAS "AND THE BEAT BROTHERS" IN SMALLER PRINT BENEATH "TONY
SHERIDAN" IN LARGER PRINT. THE PICKNEYVILLE RECORDS WERE PRESSED IN FAR FEWER
NUMBERS THAN THE GLOVERSVILLE ISSUES.
THE CONDITION OF THIS MEGA-RARE PIECE GRADES A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT MINUS
WITH JUST TWO MINOR AND SUPERFICIAL "HAIRLINE" BLEMISHES THAT APPEAR TO BE
SIMPLY SLEEVE PULLS THAT SHOW ONE ON EACH SIDE.
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"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" JUKEBOX EP
SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL, SXA
2080
ISSUED APRIL 1964
COVER REMAINS
IN ORIGINAL FACTORY BAGGYWRAP.
COMPLETE SET WITH CONNECTED 5 JUKEBOX STRIPS AND
3 MINI LP ALBUM COVER PHOTOS.
DURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST
POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED
AT 331/3 RPM. THESE MINI-ALBUMS WERE NORMALLY PROGRAMMED WITH THREE SONGS FROM THE
ALBUM ON EACH SIDE OF THE DISC. THE SONGS FEATURED ON THE COMPACT 33 RECORDS WERE
OFTEN UNAVAILABLE IN THE 45 SINGLES FORMAT. THE DISCS WERE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD JACKET,
WHICH HAD A MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF THE ALBUM COVER ON THE
FRONT AND A BLANK WHITE BACK SIDE.
THE CONDITION OF THE COVER IS AN AMAZING MINT "AS NEW" AND REMAINS IN THE
FACTORY BAGGYWRAP, WITH THE BACK SIDE REMAINING
FREE OF DIRT AND AGING STAINS, WHICH ARE OFTEN EVIDENT WITH THESE COVERS.
THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL BLACK LABELS,
THE OUTER RIM COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM.
THE CONDITION OF THE DISC IS STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST, GRADED AT A MINT "AS
NEW" UNPLAYED. THE LABELS ARE STELLAR.
ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE
ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG
3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 17/8"
X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS,
BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.
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M UNPLAYED "AS NEW" (RECORD)
ITEM#: PS724
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"SOMETHING NEW" JUKEBOX EP
SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL, SXA
2108
ISSUED OCTOBER 1964
COVER REMAINS
IN ORIGINAL FACTORY BAGGYWRAP.
COMPLETE SET WITH CONNECTED 5 JUKEBOX STRIPS AND
3 MINI LP ALBUM COVER PHOTOS.
THE CONDITION OF THE COVER IS AN AMAZING MINT "AS NEW" AND REMAINS IN THE
FACTORY BAGGYWRAP, WITH THE BACK SIDE REMAINING
FREE OF DIRT AND AGING STAINS, WHICH ARE OFTEN EVIDENT WITH THESE COVERS.
THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL BLACK LABELS, THE OUTER RIM
COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM. THE CONDITION OF THE DISC IS
MAJESTIC TO SAY THE LEAST, GRADED AT A MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED. THE LABELS ARE
STELLAR.
ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE
ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG
3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 17/8"
X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS,
BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.
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ITEM#: PS723
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"SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES
OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES"
VEE-JAY S-1092, STEREO,
RELEASED: 10/12/64WITH RARE 'CONCERT BANNER' STICKER ADHERED TO THE
BOTTOM OF FRONT COVER.
THIS VEE-JAY ALBUM IS A FANCY RE-PACKAGING OF THE SECOND VERSION OF "INTRODUCING
THE BEATLES", AND AS EXPECTED WITH ALL VEE-JAY RECORDS, A STEREO PRESSING OF
THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION IS A GREAT FIND. THE SCARCITY OF THE STEREO VERSION OF
THIS RECORD IS NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THAT LESS THAN 2% OF THE ALBUMS SOLD
(7,375) WERE STEREO.THE COVER OFFERED HERE IS THE FIRST
VARIATION STANDARD STEREO COVER ISSUED FOR
THIS RELEASE, WITH THE WORD "STEREO" IN BLUEPRINT AT THE TOP OF THE COVER.
AN ADDED BONUS ON THIS EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE VARIOUS RARE 'CONCERT BANNER'
STICKERS IS ADHERED TO THE BOTTOM OF FRONT COVER. |
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ITEM#: LP439
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"BEATLES VI"
CAPITOL ST-2358 STEREO,
RELEASED 6/14/65
SIGNED ON THE FRONT COVER BY THE
BEATLES
AUTOGRAPHED AUGUST 29, 1965
CAPITOL RECORDS TOWER, VINE STREET, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
FOLLOWING PRESS CONFERENCE AND GOLD RECORD AWARD CEREMONY FOR "HELP!" LP.
Signed boldly in thick, black felt tip marker, the cover
was autographed on August 29, 1965 during the Beatles’ press conference at the
Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California. The signatures are tremendous in
quality, quite large and excellent examples from this period.
Signed U.S. issued Capitol Records Beatles LP covers are extremely rare, and
this, being the only signed “Beatles VI” to have ever surfaced, makes this most
likely the rarest U.S. signed album in existence.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO AND FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES.
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PRICE: $143,000
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'THE BEATLES
AND ROY ORBISON'
ORIGINAL 16 PAGE TOUR PROGRAMME
AUTOGRAPHED ON PHOTO SPREAD BIO PAGE BY
THE BEATLES.
SIGNED DURING THE DURATION OF THE TOUR
MAY 18 TO JUNE 9, 1963SATURDAY MAY 18, 1963 WAS THE OPENING
NIGHT OF THE BEATLES' THIRD NATIONWIDE PACKAGE TOUR IN AS MANY MONTHS. THIS TIME
IT WAS WITH AMERICAN SENSATION ROY ORBISON, WHOM THE BEATLES MUCH ADMIRED. ROY
INITIALLY BEGAN AS THE BILL-TOPPER, BUT THE BEATLES VERY QUICKLY, BY AUDIENCE
DEMAND, ASSUMED THAT POSITION THROUGHOUT THE TOUR WHICH CONCLUDED ON JUNE 9.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS SPECTACULAR AND COMPLETE 7¾" X 10¼"
PROGRAMME FROM THIS TOUR, AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
QUALITY CONDITIONED EXAMPLES OF THIS PARTICULAR TOUR PROGRAMME, WITH MAJESTIC
AND CRISP SIGNATURES, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED DURING THE DURATION OF THE TOUR.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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"MY BONNIE" B/W "THE SAINTS"
TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEAT BROTHERS
DECCA RECORDS 31382
RELEASED: APRIL 1962
GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK PRESSING
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST RECORD WITH PERFORMANCES BY
THE BEATLES RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES - BUT IDENTIFIED
ON THE LABEL AS "THE BEAT BROTHERS".
DUE TO NEAR NON-EXISTENT AIRPLAY AND SALES, DECCA MANUFACTURED
A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF STOCK COPIES AND IS NOW THE SCARCEST
AMERICAN "BEATLES" RECORD. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT MOST COPIES
WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED. TODAY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY
20 COPIES OF THE COMMERCIAL ISSUE OF "MY BONNIE" ON DECCA STILL EXIST. MOST OF
THOSE THAT HAVE SURFACED, ARE FOUND IN HORRENDOUS CONDITION.
THE CONDITION OF THIS MEGA-RARE PIECE GRADES A STUPENDOUS WORLD CLASS MINT
MINUS UNPLAYED STATUS WITH A GLORIOUS SHIMMERING LUSTER THAT REMAINS THROUGHOUT
THE VINYL. THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN
AND ORIGINAL DECCA GENERIC SLEEVE.
THIS RECORD IS A MOST SERIOUS, SUBSTANTIAL AND VITAL CORNERSTONE ADDITION TO A
BEATLES COLLECTION. AN HISTORIC AND INCREDIBLE BEATLES RECORD RARITY.
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY SR 1062 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION TWO FIRST VARIATION 'STANDARD' STEREO COVER
"STEREOPHONIC"
IN GRAY LETTERING IN WHITE BANNERPROUDLY OFFERED HERE IS A
MOST MAGNIFICENT FIRST VARIATION (STANDARD OR COMMON) VERSION TWO STEREO COVER,
WHICH HAS A WHITE BANNER AT THE THE TOP OF THE FRONT COVER WITH "STEREOPHONIC"
CENTERED IN GREY AND THE NUMBER "SR1062" IN BLACK IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND
CORNER.
THE CONDITION OF THIS STUNNING AND BRIGHT COVER IS A MAJESTIC, SUPERLATIVE AND
VIBRANT MINT MINUS. IT TRULY APPEARS IT EMERGED FROM THE FACTORY YESTERDAY.
THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING VERSION TWO STEREO RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND
AND BRACKETS
LOGO, PRESSED BY MONARCH RECORDS. THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD IS A STUNNING AND
SHIMMERING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED JEWEL.
UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS IS THE VERY BEST EXAMPLE THAT WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED
FOR THIS STANDARD STEREO VERSION TWO COVER VARIATION, AND WOULD BE A MOST
RESPECTABLE ADDITION TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION.
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ITEM#: LP438
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"APPLE'S FIRST FOUR"
APPLE RECORDS PREMIERE PROMOTIONAL PRESS KIT
UNITED STATES ISSUE
APPLE RECORDS,
AUGUST 22, 1968INSANELY ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE DISTRIBUTED BY
CAPITOL RECORDS IN LIMITED NUMBERS TO RADIO STATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE LUCKY RECIPIENTS OF THESE RARE FOLDERS WOULD BE
AMONG THE FIRST PEOPLE IN AMERICA TO READ ABOUT AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, HEAR THE
INITIAL FOUR OFFERINGS OF THE BEATLES' NEW VENTURE, APPLE RECORDS - INCLUDING
THEIR NEW SMASH SINGLE "HEY JUDE".
THIS PACKAGE IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL FOUR RECORDS, FOUR WEST
COAST "APPLE" BLACK 45 SLEEVES, PHOTOGRAPHS, BIOGRAPHIES, AND THE
CUSTOM HIGH-GLOSS 9" X 12" APPLE FOLDER.
THROUGH AND THROUGH, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLES THAT EXISTS.
ALSO INCLUDES THE VERY ELUSIVE 13" X 10" OUTER ENVELOPE WHICH IS RARELY SEEN AND
MAKES THIS SET TRULY COMPLETE. ONLY FIVE U.S. COMPLETE APPLE RECORDS PRESS KITS
ARE KNOWN TO HAVE SURVIVED - AND ONLY A HANDFUL MORE THAT ARE PARTIAL SETS.
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ITEM#: PR720
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"WE CAN WORK IT OUT" B/W "DAY TRIPPER"
CAPITOL RECORDS 5555,
RELEASED: MAY 1969
RED AND WHITE CIRCLE STARLINE LABEL
MEGA-RARE
JACKSONVILLE LIMITED PRESSINGAFTER CAPITOL PHASED OUT IT'S
SWIRL LABELS, IN MAY 1969 THE FACTORY MISTAKENLY PRESSED A VERY LIMITED RUN OF
THE "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" SINGLE WITH THE NEW RED AND WHITE CIRCLE STARLINE LABEL. BEING THAT THIS LABEL WAS PHASED
OUT IMMEDIATELY, THIS RECORD IS THE ONLY BEATLES 45 SINGLE PRESSED ON THE RED
AND WHITE CIRCLE STARLINE LABEL AND IS
EXTREMELY RARE, AND CONSIDERED ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE OF THE
CAPITOL BEATLES SINGLES.
TO DATE, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN TEN HAVE SURFACED, AND THE MAJORITY
OF THOSE DISCOVERED ARE IN POOR CONDITION. THE EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED
HERE IS IN SPECTACULAR MINT MINUS "AS NEW" UNPLAYED CONDITION AND SHIMMERS LIKE A JEWEL.
THE LABELS GRADE A VIBRANT MINT MINUS AS WELL.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE CIRCLE STARLINE "SUPER OLDIES" TITLE SLEEVE.
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ITEM#: S555
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"MEET THE BEATLES"
CAPITOL T-2047 MONO
RELEASED: 1/20/64,
EAST COAST, #3 COVER
SIGNED ON THE BACK COVER BY
THE BEATLES
AUTOGRAPHED
FEBRUARY 9, 1964
"THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW",
CBS
TELEVISION STUDIO NO. 50,
1697 BROADWAY AT 53RD STREET, NEW YORK CITY
ON SUNDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THE
BEATLES PERFORMED ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW BEFORE A THEN-RECORD AMERICAN TELEVISION
AUDIENCE OF OVER 73 MILLION PEOPLE. THE SOUND AND IMAGES OF THE GROUP'S
PERFORMANCE WAS FOREVER EMBEDDED IN THEIR MINDS,
ALONG WITH MEMORIES OF WHERE THEY WERE WHEN PRESIDENT KENNEDY
WAS ASSASSINATED AND WHEN MAN FIRST WALKED ON THE MOON.
THIS MONAURAL ISSUE OF THE GROUP'S
CAPITOL DEBUT
ALBUM "MEET THE BEATLES" WAS AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY IN BLUE BALLPOINT ON THE
BACK COVER FOR THE LIGHTING TECHNICIAN OF "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW" ON THE DAY OF
THE INFAMOUS PROGRAM, SUNDAY, THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY, 1964.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO AND PERRY COX.
ALSO INCLUDES LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CBS LIGHTING
TECHNICIAN WHO HAD ACQUIRED THE SIGNATURES.
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PRICE: $110,000
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLP 1062 MONO
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2THE RAREST OF ALL VEE-JAY LABEL
VARIATIONS:
ALL BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT & SMALL BRACKETS LOGO
BY FAR, THE RAREST LABEL VARIATION OF ANY "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" MONO
RECORD IS THE ALL BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT FEATURING THE SMALL BRACKETS
LOGO. ALL OTHER BASIC VEE-JAY LABEL STYLES FALL BELOW THIS VARIATION IN TERMS OF
RARITY. IT EVEN RIVALS MOST OF THE STEREO LABEL RARITIES AS WELL.
THE COVER IS EQUALLY IN STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION, WITH A BEAUTIFUL SHEEN FROM
CORNER TO CORNER.
ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE"
SERIES OF BOOKS.
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ITEM#: LP436
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A SURPRISE GIFT FROM THE BEATLES,
THE BEACH BOYS & THE KINGSTON TRIO !
FLEXI-RECORD
CAPITOL RECORDS RECORD CLUB, JULY
1964
Capitol /
Evatone Records 8464
MUCH RARER 5¾" VARIATION AND PRODUCED IN FAR LESS NUMBERS THAN THE 'TRI-FOLD' SOUNDCARD ISSUE
THIS SHIMMERING NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNUSED EXAMPLE IS THE VERY FIRST
WE'VE OFFERED OF THIS MUCH RARER RECORD CLUB VARIATION.
ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX,
BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE"
SERIES OF BOOKS.
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ITEM#: RC715
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLP 1062 MONO
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2WITH RARE 4" X 2¼"
"TWIST AND SHOUT & PLEASE, PLEASE ME"
SONG STICKER
ADHERED TO FRONT COVER.
OFFERED HERE IS A MOST WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF A VERSION TWO COVER
WITH THE RARE 4" X 2¼" SONG STICKER AFFIXED DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT COVER SLICK.
VJ1062(2).MC1E, SPIZER.
THE STICKER HAS A CRIMSON BORDER WITH THE WORD "FEATURING" IN CRIMSON AND "TWIST
AND SHOUT" AND "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" IN PURPLE.
THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE
COLORBAND AND BRACKETS VARIATION WITHOUT THE "LONG PLAYING" AND "MICROGROOVE"
PRINT. THE CONDITION IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT MINUS, DISPLAYING VERY LITTLE
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ITEM#: LP176
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLP 1062 MONAURAL
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1MONO "AD BACK"
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER THE "HOLY GRAIL" OF BEATLE RECORDS . . . .
THE MONO "AD BACK". REMAINING ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL AMERICAN BEATLE LP RECORD
ALBUMS, THIS IS THE FIRST VERSION OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA.
THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM, EASILY THE VERY BEST WE HAVE EVER
ACQUIRED INDEED - AND THE STUNNING COVER REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL 'SEARS ROEBUCK
AND CO' IN-STORE BAGGY WRAP.
THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING VERSION ONE RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND
AND OVAL LOGO (VJ1062(1).MR1B, SPIZER).
THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD IS AN ASTONISHING
MINT UNPLAYED JEWEL.
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ITEM#: LP433
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY VJLP 1062 MONAURAL
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1"BLANK BACK"
THE SECOND VARIATION OF THE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" BACK COVER IS A GLOSSY BLANK
WHITE SLICK AND KNOWN AMONG COLLECTORS AS THE "BLANK BACK" COVER.
SOME BELIEVE THAT THESE COVERS MAY BE THE RESULT OF A PRODUCTION ERROR, OR
PERHAPS THAT VEE-JAY USED THESE COVERS FOR PROMOTIONAL ISSUES OF THE LP. THE
CORRECT HISTORICAL FACT IS THAT THE BLANK BACK WAS A LIMITED AND SHORT
TRANSITIONAL RUN THAT WAS A SUBSTITUTION AFTER ALL AD BACK SLICKS HAD BEEN USED,
BUT JUST PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF THE THIRD BACK COVER THAT LISTED THE SONG
TITLES.OFFERED HERE IS THE VERY BEST AND EXEMPLARY EXAMPLE OF THE ULTRA-RARE VERSION
ONE MONO "BLANK BACK" WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED, THIS BEING ONLY THE SECOND COPY WE
HAVE OFFERED.
THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING VERSION ONE RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND
AND OVAL LOGO (VJ1062(1).MR1A, SPIZER).
THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD IS A MAGNIFICENT
AND STELLAR
MINT UNPLAYED JEWEL.
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ITEM#: LP434
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY SR 1062 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2ULTRA-RARE STAMPED EMBOSSED
"STEREOPHONIC SR1062" ON FRONT COVER
FAB COLLECTIBLES IS PLEASED TO FINALLY OFFER THE MOST INTERESTING, RAREST AND
MOST SOUGHT AFTER VARIATION TO THE STEREO ISSUE OF THE VERSION TWO COVER. IT IS
THE EMBOSSED VERSION (VJ1062(2).SC4, SPIZER) WITH "STEREOPHONIC" AND "SR 1062"
MACHINE STAMPED IN BLACK PRINT AT THE TOP OF THE COVER.
THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING VERSION ONE RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND
AND BRACKETS
LOGO
(VJ1062(2).SR2B(ii)(b), SPIZER). THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD IS AN ASTONISHING
AND REMARKABLE
MINT UNPLAYED JEWEL.
HERE IS ONE OF THE TRULY RARE VEE-JAY COVER VARIATIONS IN STUPENDOUS
CONDITION - AND THE VERY FIRST
OF THIS STEREO COVER WE HAVE EVER OFFERED OVER THE YEARS.
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ITEM#: LP435
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY
VJLP 1062 MONO,
RELEASED: 2/10/64
VERSION 2
"PASTE OVER" BACK COVER ALSO WITH
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITHOUT COMMAAFTER THE
DECISION WAS MADE TO REISSUE THE ALBUM WITH THE TWO DIFFERENT SONGS, VEE-JAY
STILL HAD A SUPPLY OF MONO VERSION ONE COVERS LEFT OVER. RATHER THAN DESTROY
THESE COVERS, VEE-JAY HAD VERSION TWO "PLEASE PLEASE ME" BACK COVER SLICKS
PASTED OVER THE VERSION ONE BACK COVER SLICKS.
ONE CAN CLEARLY SEE THE
VERSION ONE SONG TITLES BENEATH THE PASTED OVER REVISED SLICK, IN PARTICULAR
"LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU" BLEEDING THROUGH THE TWO REPLACEMENT TITLES
"ASK ME WHY" AND "PLEASE PLEASE ME". INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, CAPITOL RECORDS USED THIS SAME TECHNIQUE TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER WHEN
IT HAD THE REPLACEMENT YESTERDAY AND TODAY TRUNK COVER SLICK PASTED OVER
THE INFAMOUS BUTCHER COVER. THIS EXAMPLE HAS YET ANOTHER RARE HIGHLIGHT. THE SLICK THAT HAS
BEEN PASTED OVER IS INDEED THE VERY FIRST SLICK PRINTED THAT FEATURES THE
REPLACEMENT SONG "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITHOUT THE COMMA FOLLOWING
THE FIRST "PLEASE".
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CONDITION: VG+++ / NM
ITEM#: LP282
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CARNEGIE HALL
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1964
57TH STREET & 7TH AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY, NY
ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL
CONCERT TICKET STUB
9:30PM PERFORMANCE, BROWN COLOR, BALCONY
SEAT, B51
ONE OF THE RAREST TICKET
STUBS OF BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA. A MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS
PRESTIGIOUS
VENUE WHERE THE BEATLES PERFORMED TWO SHOWS DURING THE GROUP'S HISTORICAL FIRST
U.S. VISIT.
A LETTER FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TICKET STUB
IS INCLUDED.
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CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: CA095
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THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE
"PORTRAIT" COVER
VEE-JAY VJ 1085, MONO
RELEASED: 9/18/64THE RAREST OF THE VEE-JAY BEATLES ALBUMS IS THE SECOND
AND "VERY LIMITED" PRESSING OF
"THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE".
BECAUSE OF POOR SALES ON THE ORIGINAL RELEASE "JOLLY WHAT!", THE SOLUTION WAS
TO REPACKAGE THE ALBUM IN SUCH A WAY AS TO FOCUS ON THE ALBUM'S STRENGTHS AND
DOWNPLAY ITS WEAKNESSES. THE REISSUE COVER FEATURES THE STRIKING PORTRAIT OF THE
BEATLES PREVIOUSLY USED ON VEE-JAY'S SUBSIDIARY TOLLIE LABEL, THE "LOVE ME DO" PICTURE SLEEVE.
THIS MONAURAL "PORTRAIT" COVER GRADES AN EXCELLENT NEAR MINT MINUS, BORDERING
SLIGHTLY ON A SUPERB VG+++, AND IS
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL "THE BEATLES AND FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE" MONO RECORD.
THIS LABEL VARIATION HAS THE COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO. THE ORIGINAL
VEE-JAY "AD BACK" INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED.THIS ALBUM IS
EXTREMELY RARE. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MONO AND A FEW HUNDRED
STEREO COPIES WERE SOLD. DUE TO THE ALBUMS POOR SALES PERFORMANCE, EVEN THE MONO
VERSION OF THE PORTRAIT COVER IS DIFFICULT TO FIND AND COMMANDS A HIGH PRICE
AMONG COLLECTORS.
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ITEM#: LP431
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO, RELEASED: 6/15/66,
FACTORY #5 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)
BUTCHER COVERCOVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP
THIS GORGEOUS SECOND-STATE PASTE-OVER IS A BEAUTY. THE
"TRUNK COVER" SLICK IS SO CLEAR AND CLEAN, ONE CAN PLAINLY SEE RINGO'S HEAD TO
THE "V" IMPRESSION OF HIS BLACK SWEATER ON THE ORIGINAL "BUTCHER" COVER BENEATH
THE 'TRUNK' SLICK. THIS COVER IS A STELLAR SNOW "WHITE" AND THE GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING.
THE ACCOMPANYING WEST COAST RECORD IS NEAR MINT AS WELL, AND THE LOS ANGELES CAPITOL '66 ORANGE INNER DUST
SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AS WELL. |
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ITEM#: BC429
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"BEATLES VI"
PARLOPHONE CPCS 104
RELEASED EARLY 1966
ULTRA-RARE U.K. CAPITOL RECORDS EXPORT LP
EMI EXPORTED ITS RECORDS TO COUNTRIES
AND TERRITORIES THAT HAD LIMITED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE
COMPANY SENT DISCS TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
AND A FEW OTHER OUTLETS. DURING 1965 AND 1966, EMI MANUFACTURED THREE OF THE
UNIQUE AMERICAN CAPITOL RECORDS ALBUMS FOR SALE AT U.S. BASES: "SOMETHING NEW" (ISSUED BY EMI IN JULY 1965), "THE BEATLES' SECOND
ALBUM" (LATE 1965), AND FINALLY "BEATLES VI" (EARLY 1966).
OFFERED HERE IS THE THIRD AND FINAL
EXPORT CAPITOL ALBUM OFFERED, "BEATLES VI". THESE THREE EXPORT ALBUMS WERE
PRODUCED IN LIMITED NUMBERS, issued only in stereo, THEREFORE MAKING THEM QUITE
RARE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE, ESPECIALLY IN RESPECTABLE NEAR MINT
CONDITION. |
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ITEM#: PAR300
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"HEY JUDE"
APPLE SW-385 STEREO
RELEASED: 2/26/70
WITH ULTRA-RARE 10" X 2" "HEY JUDE" TITLE BANNER LP STICKER
THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE OF THE RARE STICKER IS BRILLIANT. THE WHITE BACKGROUND REMAINS BRIGHT AND THE RED PRINT IS VIBRANT AND CRISP.
EACH CORNER OF THE STICKER IS SHARP. THERE IS A SLIGHT "HINT" OF AN AGING STAIN
TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STICKER, AND A TOUCH TO THE RIGHT UPPER CORNER.
THAT IS THE EXTENT OF ANY AGING.FINDING A SEALED EXAMPLE OF THIS TITLE WITH
THIS WONDERFUL HUGE WHITE STICKER WITH "HEY JUDE" IN BRIGHT RED PRINT IS
QUITE AN ACQUISITION, AND THIS ONE IS A BEAUTY
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP427
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"MEET THE BEATLES!"
CAPITOL T-2047 MONO
RELEASED: 1/20/64
STILL SEALED
TRULY ONE OF THE BEST SEALED EXAMPLES WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED OF CAPITOL'S FIRST BEATLES LP RELEASE.
THIS LP IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST-ISSUE MONAURAL PRESSING, INDICATED BY "BEATLES! "IN BROWN LETTERING, AND THE BACK COVER DOES
NOT HAVE THE LISTING PRINT "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN".
FACTORY # 3 ON BACK COVER, SCRANTON, PA., WITH AN
EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CORNER TO
CORNER.
MOUTH OPENING IS SEALED TIGHTLY WITH NO BREAKS AT ALL.
BLUE INNER SLEEVE (EARLY 1964 CAPITOL SLEEVE) BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH
OPENING. 3 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ( 2 ON FRONT, 1 ON BACK).
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ITEM#: PR375
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"THE BEATLES INTRODUCE NEW SONGS"
ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL 45 RPM EXTENDED
PLAY (EP)
CAPITOL PRO 2720 / 2721, BLACK PRINT ON DARK MAROON LABEL,
ISSUED AUGUST 1964IN BRUCE SPIZER'S WIDELY ACCLAIMED
BOOK THE BEATLES' STORY ON CAPITOL RECORDS PART ONE, HE DECLARES THIS
PROMOTIONAL EP AS "ONE OF THE RAREST CAPITOL DISCS RELATED TO THE BEATLES".
SIDE ONE CONSISTS OF JOHN LENNON INTRODUCING
CILLA BLACK'S PERFORMANCE OF THE LENNON & MCCARTNEY
TUNE "IT'S FOR YOU", FOLLOWED BY PAUL MCCARTNEY INTRODUCING PETER AND GORDON'S
"I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN", ANOTHER LENNON & MCCARTNEY
GIVEAWAY. SIDE TWO CONTAINS BOTH SONGS WITHOUT THE WRAP-AROUND INTROS AND
SIGN-OFFS.
SENT TO RADIO STATIONS IN AUGUST OF 1964, ONLY
A HANDFUL OF AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL EXAMPLES FOR THIS RECORD EXIST AT ALL TODAY!
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CONDITION:
VINYL NM- TO VG+++ / LABELS NM
ITEM#: PR547
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COMPLETE SET OF SEVEN U.K. FAN CLUB
7" CHRISTMAS FLEXI RECORDS
WITH ALL COVERS AND FLYERS 1963-69BEGINNING
IN 1963, THE BEATLES STARTED A HOLIDAY TRADITION OF RECORDING CHRISTMAS MESSAGES
FOR THEIR FANS. THE RECORDINGS WERE EDITED AND ISSUED ON FLEXI-DISCS THROUGH THE
OFFICIAL BEATLES FAN CLUB IN ENGLAND. THE RECORDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE,
BUT WERE DISTRIBUTED FREE TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS.
OFFERED HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST STUPENDOUS SETS OF THE BEATLES ORIGINAL U.K.
FLEXI-DISCS AND COVERS SEEN OR OFFERED ANYWHERE ! EACH OF THE THE COVERS, DISCS
AND INSERTS ARE STUNNING.
THIS SET IS COMPLETE - 7 TITLES IN ALL - INCLUDING THE COVETED 1963 EXCLUSIVE
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ITEM#: OM195
CONDITION: NEAR MINT
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THE COMPLETE APPLE COLLECTION OF THE 19 SINGLES
FROM THE CAPITOL 45 CATALOG
EACH ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR BLACK "APPLE" TITLE SLEEVE.
THIS COMPLETE APPLE SINGLES COLLECTION OF THE CAPITOL 45 CATALOG, ARE ALL IN "AS
NEW", MINT UNPLAYED, STORE STOCK CONDITION.
ALL OF THE BLACK "APPLE" SLEEVES ARE IN GORGEOUS
MINT "AS NEW" TO NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, AND ARE THE VERY
BEST EXAMPLES WE HAVE HAD WHEN OFFERING THESE SETS.
THE APPLE LABEL ISSUES HAVE THE SAME
CATALOG RECORD NUMBERS
AS THEY APPEARED ON THE ORIGINAL COMPLETE CAPITOL
CATALOG OF THE ORANGE & WHITE SWIRL PRESSINGS OF
"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" THROUGH TO "LADY MADONNA". |
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ITEM#: S298
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THE RECORD THAT STARTED "BEATLEMANIA"
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "FROM ME TO YOU"
VEE-JAY 581, SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE
ISSUED EARLY 1964
THIS BLUE AND WHITE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE JACK PARR
SLEEVE') THAT ACCOMPANIED A SMALL NUMBER OF THE "NOT FOR SALE" SINGLES,
PROUDLY DESCRIBES THE RELEASE AS "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA". IT
REFERS TO THE GROUP'S JANUARY 3, 1964 FILM CLIP ON "THE JACK PAAR SHOW " AND
THEIR UPCOMING APPEARANCES ON THE FEBRUARY 9 AND FEBRUARY 16 EDITIONS OF "THE ED
SULLIVAN SHOW ". IN ADDITION, THE GROUP WILL BE FEATURED IN TIME, LIFE AND
NEWSWEEK MAGAZINES.
THIS SLEEVE'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE COMBINED WITH ITS LIMITED PRODUCTION,
MAKES THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE, UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE FINEST AND
CLEANEST FOUND IN RECENT YEARS.
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CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PR552
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SET OF BOTH CAPITOL EXTENDED PLAY
RELEASES
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVES WITH EP RECORDS
"FOUR BY THE BEATLES",
CAPITOL EAP 1-2121, EAST COAST ISSUE,
RELEASED: 5/11/64
"4 BY 4 : 4 BY THE BEATLES",
CAPITOL R-5365, WEST COAST ISSUE,
RELEASED: 2/1/65BOTH COVERS REMAIN IN
ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP
NONE BETTER OUT THERE THAN THESE TWO CAPITOL EXTENDED PLAY EXAMPLES AND THE
ONLY UPGRADE WOULD BE SEALED COPIES! SO VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THESE WITH THE
SHRINKWRAP STILL RETAINED. THE RECORDS ARE UNPLAYED "AS NEW" GLISTENING BEAUTIES.
MOST MAGNIFICENT EAST AND WEST COAST SET OF THE TWO CAPITOL EXTENDED PLAYS.
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CONDITION: M- / M- (UNPLAYED) X2
ITEM#: EP676
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" b/w
"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"
GEORGE MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
UNITED ARTISTS UA-750
RELEASED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1964
PICTURE SLEEVE & ACCOMPANYING ULTRA-RARE 45 SINGLE
ACCOMPANYING DISC IS THE UNCONFIRMED STORE STOCK COPY, WITH "GEORGE MARTIN &
HIS ORCHESTRA" ON ONE LINE IN SMALL PRINT WITH "ORCHESTRA" SPELLED OUT IN FULL.
THE SECOND GEORGE MARTIN SINGLE (UA-750) IS ONE OF THE RARER BEATLES SLEEVES
AVAILABLE, FOR IT'S LOW NUMBERS ARE DUE TO UNITED ARTIST'S VERY LIMITED PRESS RUN,
AND VERY FEW OF THE 45'S WERE ISSUED IN THIS VERY ATTRACTIVE PICTURE SLEEVE.
DUE TO THE COLORS UTILIZED OF THE UA750 SLEEVE, THESE ARE NOTORIOUS FOR WEAR,
AND USUALLY FOUND IN HORRENDOUS CONDITION. YET THIS ONE BEING OFFERED (NEAR MINT
MINUS) IS THE
VERY BEST EXAMPLE THAT WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED AND OFFERED OF THE "AIRPORT SLEEVE"
(AS IT IS KNOWN AMONG COLLECTORS).THE STOCK COPY DISC IS AN ABSOLUTE AND
VITAL COUP -
AND UNTIL NOW HAD BEEN DEEMED UNCONFIRMED AS EVER BEING PRODUCED. IT IS THE COLUMBIA
RECORDS
PRESSING SMALL PRINT VARIATION, THAT WAS ONLY ISSUED AS THE WHITE LABEL
PROMOTIONAL COPY (ALSO AVAILABLE FROM FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES). THIS IS THE VERY FIRST STOCK COPY WE HAVE KNOWN TO SURFACE. |
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VG+++ (RECORD)
ITEM#: PS631
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"MUSIC CITY KFWBEATLES - THE BEATLES TALKING"
B/W
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT"
CAPITOL RB-2637/38, WEST COAST ISSUED
LIMITED PRESSING ISSUED JUNE 1964
INCLUDES THE VERY ELUSIVE EVER-SO MEGA-RARE
'WALLICHS MUSIC CITY SOUVENIR RECORD' MAILER
MANUFACTURED FOR WALLICHS MUSIC CITY TO
CELEBRATE THE JUNE 5, 1964 OPENING OF ITS NEW STORE IN CANOGA PARK, CALIFORNIA
(GLEN WALLICHS WAS A FOUNDER OF CAPITOL RECORDS WHO WAS THEN SERVING AS THE
LABEL'S CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD). THESE SOUVENIR RECORDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO LUCKY
ATTENDEES OF THE STORE OPENING IN A TAN 7¼"
SQUARE MAILER ENVELOPE.
THE DISCS SURFACE OCCASIONALLY, BUT HERE -
FINALLY - IS THE COMPLETE SET, INCLUDING THE SCARCE, HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE
ULTRA-RARE MAILER WHICH IS IN STUPENDOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE "PROMOTIONAL
NOT FOR SALE" 45 SINGLE IS A BRILLIANT, UNPLAYED MINT MINUS GEM.
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CONDITION:
MAILER NM / RECORD M - (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR549
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "ASK ME WHY"
VEE-JAY 498
RELEASED: 2/20/63
"BEATTLES" (TWO-T), RAREST VERSION: "#498"
THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VJ
498, WHICH WAS RELEASED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 20, 1963.
VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE BEATLES, AND INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, VEE-JAY DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE GROUP'S NAME. ALL INITIAL
ISSUES OF THE RECORD ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE NAME. IT IS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER
AS COLLECTORS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE NOVELTY OF THE MISSPELLED NAME, AND TO THE
RECORD'S STATUS AS THE FIRST BEATLES RECORD ISSUED IN THE U.S.
OF THE THREE MISSPELLED LABEL VARIATIONS, THIS ONE WHICH HAS THE "#" SIGN
PRECEDING THE RECORD NUMBER IS THE RAREST OF ALL.
ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL VEE-JAY 1963 GENERIC SLEEVE. |
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ITEM#: PR554
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "ASK ME WHY"
VEE-JAY 498
RELEASED: 2/20/63
"BEATLES" CORRECTED (ONE-T), RAREST
VERSION: " #498 "
COLORBAND WITH OVAL LOGO.
THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VJ
498, WHICH WAS RELEASED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 20, 1963.
VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE BEATLES, AND INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, VEE-JAY DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE GROUP'S NAME. ALL INITIAL
ISSUES OF THE RECORD ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE NAME.
VEE-JAY EVENTUALLY REALIZED ITS MISTAKE OF MISSPELLING THE GROUP'S NAME, SO
THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE RECORD CORRECTED THE ERROR. THIS LABEL VARIATION IS THE
RAREST OF ALL VEE-JAY 498 CORRECTED LABELS, WHICH HAS THE "#" SIGN PRECEDING THE
RECORD NUMBER, AND A CRUDE ATTEMPT TO FIX THE MISSPELLED NAME.
ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL VEE-JAY 1963 GENERIC SLEEVE. |
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ITEM#: PR553
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THE BEATLES &
FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE
"PORTRAIT" COVER
VEE-JAY VJS 1085, STEREO,
RELEASED 9/18/64
Because of
poor sales on the original release "JOLLY WHAT !", The reissue cover features the striking portrait of the
Beatles Previously used on the VEE-JAY 45 SINGLE "Love Me Do" picture sleeve. The Beatles songs are
prominently listed on the cover. There are both Mono and STEREO versions of this
cover, which AGAIN, is known among Collectors as the "PORTRAIT COVER".
This STEREO version of this album is one of the RAREST and MOST COLLECTIBLE of
all Beatles records, AND FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS QUITE HONORED TO NOW OFFER THIS
UNBELIEVABLE STILL SEALED WORLD-CLASS MAJESTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS ULTRA-RARE VEE-JAY RELEASE.
A
STILL SEALED
COPY OF THE STEREO "PORTRAIT" COVER BRINGS THE RARITY OF IT TO ANOTHER STRATOSPHERE -
BEING ONLY THE SECOND SEALED COPY TO HAVE EVER SURFACED. WITHOUT
RESERVATION, IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE RAREST STILL
SEALED ORIGINAL BEATLES ALBUM IN EXISTENCE. |
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ITEM#: LP370
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THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS
VEE-JAY DXS-30, STEREO,
RELEASED: 10/1/64
GATEFOLD COVER WITH POSTERTHIS CLASSIC VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SET THAT INCLUDES
THE BEATLES "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" (VJLP SR 1062) RECORD, ALONG WITH THE FOUR
SEASONS' "GOLDEN HITS OF THE FOUR SEASONS" (VJLP SR 1065) ALBUM, WAS VEE-JAY'S
CONCEPT TO REPACKAGE THESE "ALREADY RELEASED" ALBUMS. BUT
COLLECTORS TODAY COULDN'T BE HAPPIER AS THEY NOW HAVE ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL
AND ELABORATE BEATLES HISTORIC ALBUM COLLECTIBLES OF ALL TIME.
VEE-JAY DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT ONLY 725
COPIES OF THE STEREO PRESSING WERE MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC IN
1964, SO IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE STEREO VERSION OF THIS ALBUM IS QUITE A
HERALDED RARITY.
THIS ULTRA RARE STILL SEALED STEREO
PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SET IS A WORLD CLASS EXAMPLE, AND
TO OUR KNOWLEDGE IS THE FIRST SEALED COPY THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE.
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ITEM#: LP371
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP SR1062 STEREO,
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1 - WITH "LOVE ME DO" & "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
STEREOPHONIC "AD BACK"
IN ITS FIRST INCARNATION OF THIS TITLE, THE BACK COVER SERVES
AS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR 25 OF VEE-JAY'S
"OTHER FINE ALBUMS OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST", THUS BEING TAGGED THE "AD BACK" COVER
AMONG THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD.
IN ADDITION, THE VERY FIRST FRONT COVER SLICKS
USED FOR THE ALBUM ARE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS THEY HAVE
"PRINTED IN U.S.A." RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG THE
LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT JACKET ONE TO TWO
INCHES FROM THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, NO MORE THAN
5,000 AD BACK COVERS WERE MADE. BECAUSE ONLY
2,202 STEREO COPIES OF VERSION ONE
WERE MANUFACTURED, THE NUMBER OF
STEREO AD BACKS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY LIMITED,
AND ONE THING IS CERTAIN:
THE STEREO "AD BACK" IS EXTREMELY RARE. IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN ONE
THOUSAND STEREO COPIES WERE MANUFACTURED, WITH LESS THAN A HANDFUL SURVIVING TO
THIS DAY.THE CONDITION OF THIS STUNNING, STELLAR AND BOLD "AD BACK COVER IS A
SPLENDID NEAR MINT AND REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL 'SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.' IN-STORE
BAGGY WRAP.
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CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: LP369
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #2 COVER - SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIAFAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER
THIS MOST STUNNING STEREO FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER, WHICH REMAINS IN ITS
ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP. WITHOUT A DOUBT, IT IS ONE OF THE
FINEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES KNOWN TO EXIST
AND RIVALS SEALED EXAMPLES THAT HAVE AN ISSUE OR TWO. THIS ONE IS A
GEM.
THIS FIRST STATE STEREO SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA #2 COVER IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS
MATCHING EAST COAST RECORD, GRADED IN SPARKLING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION,
ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL CAPITOL '66 ORANGE INNER SLEEVE.
AS AN ADDED ATTRACTION, A COPY OF
THE CAPITOL RECORDS ORIGINAL "RECALL LETTER"
THAT WENT OUT TO ALL DISTRIBUTORS & PROMOTERS
ON JUNE 14, 1966 - IS ALSO INCLUDED.
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CONDITION:
COVER NM / RECORD M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: BC399
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP SR1062 STEREO,
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1 - WITH "LOVE ME DO" & "P.S. I LOVE YOU"
MEGA-RARE STEREOPHONIC "TITLES ON BACK"
WITHOUT QUESTION, THIS IS THE LP THAT IS AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL COMMERCIALLY
ISSUED U.S. BEATLES ALBUMS - THE FIRST NEAR MINT EXAMPLE TO HAVE SURFACED -
MAKING IT ONE OF, IF NOT, THE VERY BEST CONDITION EXAMPLE KNOWN TO EXIST.OF
ALL THE BEATLES VEE-JAY ALBUMS AND ANY OTHER U.S. COMMERCIAL ISSUED ALBUM, THIS
PARTICULAR VERSION OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" IS THE RAREST VARIATION. IT IS
THE EARLY 1964 VERSION ONE STEREOPHONIC PRESSING FEATURING THE "TITLES ON BACK"
COVER.
WITH APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN TO TWENTY OF THIS COVER VARIATION HAVING BEEN
VERIFIED TO EXIST AT ALL - IT MAKES IT MUCH RARER AND SCARCER THAN BOTH THE
VEE-JAY "AD BACK" STEREO ALBUM, AND "THE BEATLES AND FRANK IFIELD" STEREO
"PORTRAIT COVER" ALBUM.
THIS IS INDEED A WORLD CLASS EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE ALL TIME RAREST BEATLES
ALBUMS IN THE WORLD. THIS IS OUR FIRST OFFERING OF THIS MEGA-RARITY, AND UNLESS
SEALED PERFECT, IT CANNOT BE UPGRADED.
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CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: LP412
PRICE: $20,000
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VJLP 1062 MONO,
RELEASED: 1/10/64
VERSION 1
ULTRA-RARE LOW-GLOSS 'POWDER COAT' FLAT FINISH
ON
'TITLES ON BACK' COVER
PRESENTED AND OFFERED HERE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IS THE ULTRA RARE MONO VERSION ONE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ALBUM COVER
THAT FEATURES AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER VARIATION OF WHICH THE "TITLES ON COVER"
BACK SLICK DOES NOT HAVE THE COMMON GLOSS FINISH, BUT RATHER A FLAT FINISH,
KNOWN AS A 'POWDER COAT'. ADDITIONALLY, THE ¼" FLAPS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF
THE INSIDE COVER ARE NOT PRESENT. ONLY SEVERAL OF THESE RARE COVERS HAVE
SURFACED TO DATE.
THIS IS INDEED A 100% AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL JANUARY 1964 VEE-JAY PRODUCT OF THE
VERSION ONE RELEASE OF THE CLASSIC “INTRODUCING THE BEATLES” LP ALBUM, WITH THE
TRACKS "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU".
ACCOMPANIED BY DUAL
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM BEATLES U.S. RECORD EXPERTS AND AUTHORS BRUCE SPIZER
AND PERRY COX. |
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CONDITION:
COVER VG+++ / RECORD VG+++
ITEM#: LP404
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THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM
APPLE SBC-100,
RELEASED: 12/1/70STILL SEALED
FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF LEGENDARY
BEATLES' APPLE RECORDS PROMOTION MANAGER,
PETE BENNETT
ON
APRIL 19, 2005, MR. BENNETT HAD VISITED THE Fab 4 Collectibles OFFICE. FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES haD acquired a full box of TEN STILL SEALED, PRISTINE examples
of "THE BEATLES CHRISTMAS ALBUM. FOLLOWING THE SALE OF NINE OF THESE
ALBUMS OVER THE YEARS, WE NOW MAKE AVAILABLE THE VERY LAST COPY OF THE PETE
BENNETT SEALED COLLECTION.
“LIMITED EDITION” LP MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY ! THE
BEATLES CHRISTMAS MESSAGES 1963-1969. THIS RELEASE WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED TO STORES
FOR SALE.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY MINT FACTORY SEALED FLAWLESS
EXAMPLE AND is one of the finest
condition surviving examples known.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP421
PRICE: ------
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS HERE A GORGEOUS MONAURAL FIRST
STATE BUTCHER COVER - THE ALBUM AS ORIGINALLY RELEASED AND PRIOR TO THE RECALL.
THIS SURVIVING LOS ANGELES PRESSING OF A FIRST STATE BUTCHER IS TRULY STUNNING.
ACCOMPANIED BY IT'S MATCHING WEST COAST NEAR MINT RECORD.
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CONDITION:
COVER NM- / RECORD NM
ITEM#: BC340
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"REVOLVER"
CAPITOL T-2576 MONO,
RELEASED: 8/8/66STILL SEALED
WITH RARE OVAL YELLOW STICKER WITH BLACK PRINT:
"INCLUDES THE BEATLES' FABULOUS 'YELLOW SUBMARINE' & 'ELEANOR RIGBY'! ST-2576".
THESE HYPE STICKERS WERE ALL PRINTED WITH THE STEREO DESIGNATION
"ST-2576", YET, THIS ONE WAS APPLIED TO A MONAURAL PRESSING.
MOST PURCHASERS OF REVOLVER STICKERED ALBUMS
THREW AWAY THE SHRINKWRAP WITH THE STICKER.
FINDING AN ORIGINAL SEALED EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT WORK WITH THE STICKER IS ALSO A
GROUNDBREAKING ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTOR. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP352
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"ABBEY ROAD"
APPLE SO 383 STEREO,
RELEASED: 10/1/69STILL SEALED
COVER # 1: THE VERY FIRST ISSUE WHICH HAS THE FIRST BATCH COVER
(PRINT ON POSTERBOARD CONSTRUCTION FOLDED COVERS) WHICH DOES NOT LIST THE SONG TITLE
"HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER TRACK LISTING.
THIS ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE FIRST BATCH COVER IS THE MOST ELUSIVE AND HAVE BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE SEALED. A SENSATIONAL EXAMPLE FROM CORNER TO CORNER. |
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP006
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WASHINGTON COLISEUM
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1964
3RD & M STS, N.E.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL
TWO CONCERT TICKET STUBS
IN CONSECUTIVE SEATING NUMBERS
FOLLOWING THEIR TRIUMPHANT DEBUT ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON FEBRUARY 9, 1964,
THESE PAIR OF STUBS ARE FROM THE BEATLES VERY FIRST CONCERT IN AMERICA
THAT TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH AT THE WASHINGTON COLISEUM. THESE
STUBS ARE AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA IN EXISTENCE. THEY'LL
RATE AS A VITAL AND IMPORTANT COLLECTIBLE AND CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND
AMONG COLLECTORS - AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE KNOWN TWO TICKET
STUBS WITH CONSECUTIVE SEATING NUMBERS TO HAVE EVER SURFACED AS A PAIR.
ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAILED LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM THE ORIGINAL TICKET
HOLDER AND ATTENDEE OF THIS MONUMENTAL CONCERT. |
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CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: CA100
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"APPLE'S FIRST FOUR"
APPLE RECORDS PREMIERE PROMOTIONAL PRESS KIT
UNITED STATES ISSUE
APPLE RECORDS,
AUGUST 22, 1968INSANELY ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE DISTRIBUTED BY
CAPITOL RECORDS IN LIMITED NUMBERS TO RADIO STATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE LUCKY RECIPIENTS OF THESE RARE FOLDERS WOULD BE
AMONG THE FIRST PEOPLE IN AMERICA TO READ ABOUT AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, HEAR THE
INITIAL FOUR OFFERINGS OF THE BEATLES' NEW VENTURE, APPLE RECORDS - INCLUDING
THEIR NEW SMASH SINGLE "HEY JUDE".
THIS PACKAGE IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL FOUR RECORDS, FOUR WEST
COAST "APPLE" BLACK 45 SLEEVES, PHOTOGRAPHS, BIOGRAPHIES, AND THE
CUSTOM HIGH-GLOSS 9" X 12" APPLE FOLDER.
THROUGH AND THROUGH, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLES THAT EXISTS.
ALSO INCLUDES THE VERY ELUSIVE 13" X 10" OUTER ENVELOPE WHICH IS RARELY SEEN AND
MAKES THIS SET TRULY COMPLETE. ONLY FIVE U.S. COMPLETE APPLE RECORDS
PRESS KITS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE SURVIVED - AND ONLY A HANDFUL MORE THAT ARE PARTIAL
SETS.
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CONDITION: NM TO VG++
ITEM#: PR546
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RINGO
APPLE SWAL-3413
ISSUED: 10/31/73GATEFOLD COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP WITH VERY
RARE
2" ROUND 3 SONG HYPE STICKER ADHERED TO FRONT SHRINK.
THIS EXAMPLE OF RINGO STARR'S MUCH-ACCLAIMED 1973 "RINGO" ALBUM IS
IN SPECTACULAR CONDITION AND IS "AS NEW" AND COMPLETE WITH THE 20-PAGE ILLUSTRATED
LYRIC BOOK (NM) INSIDE.
THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SHRINKWRAP ON THE FRONT HAS THE EXTREMELY RARE
2" ROUND 3 SONG HYPE STICKER, ADVERTISING THE HIT SINGLES "OH MY MY", "YOU'RE
SIXTEEN" AND "PHOTOGRAPH". THIS COVER IS THE VERSION OF THE LP WITH "HAVE YOU
SEEN MY BABY" PRINTED ON THE BACK AS ONE OF THE SONG TRACKS. THE BOOKLET PRINTS
THE SONG AS "HOLD ON".
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE OUT THERE - WITH THE RARE SONG
STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK. |
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CONDITION: NM (COVER)
M- UNPLAYED (RECORD)
NM (STICKER) / NM (BOOK)
ITEM#: RS019
PRICE: ------
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5½"
X 4" 'BERNIE INNS' RESTAURANT TABLE TENT CARD
SIGNED ON THE INSIDE BY THE
BEATLES
AUTOGRAPHED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1967
GRAND HOTEL,
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND
DURING FILMING OF "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"
DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THEIR WAY TO
WIDECOMBE, THE 'MMT' COACH REJOINED A TRUNK ROAD AND HEADED FOR THE ENGLISH
COASTAL CITY OF PLYMOUTH. THE BEATLES AND THEIR ENTOURAGE DESCENDED ON THE GRAND
HOTEL FOR LUNCH, SITUATED ON THE SCENIC PLYMOUTH HOE.
FROM THIS DAY IN PLYMOUTH AT THE GRAND HOTEL, COMES THIS
MOST SUPERB
5½" X 4" 'BERNIE INNS' RESTAURANT TABLE TENT CARD,
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE INSIDE BY THE BEATLES.
ALL FOUR BEATLES HAVE SIGNED
BEAUTIFULLY IN HEAVY DARK PENCIL ACROSS THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE FOLDED TABLE
TENT CARD. THESE 'BERNIE INNS' TABLE TENT CARDS WERE LAMINATED ON THE OUTSIDE
PRESENTATION TO MAINTAIN ITS FIRM FOLD FOR THE TABLE, WHILE THE INSIDE IS A FLAT
FINISH, UPON WHICH THE BEATLES HAD SIGNED.
The autographs come with a FULLY
DETAILED letter from the nEPHEW of the recipient OF THE AUTOGRAPHS.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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ITEM#: AA161
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SHEA STADIUM
QUEENS, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, USA
AUGUST 15, 1965
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED
CONCERT TICKET
ULTRA-RARE LOCATION TICKET - "BLUE MEZZANINE RESERVED"
SECTIONTHE BEATLES’ MOST MOMENTOUS LIVE PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE AT
SHEA STADIUM.
FROM THIS INFAMOUS VERY FIRST BEATLES' OPEN-AIR
STADIUM SOLD-OUT SHOW, WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER
A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL FULL, UNUSED CONCERT TICKET.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY rare VARIANT OF THE
TICKET BEING THE MEZZANINE RESERVED VERSION. As of this date, there are less
than 20 known (18 to be exact) full unused tickets from the 1965 Shea concert.
Of those that exist, there are ONLY 5 known blue full Mezzanine tickets.
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CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: CA104
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HUGE 4' X 5' BACKDROP POSTER OF
1965 RINGO STARR BLACK
& WHITE PHOTOGRAPH
AUTOGRAPHED BY RINGO STARR
USED ON THE SET OF HBO INTERVIEW PROGRAM
"RINGO STARR: OFF THE RECORD" HOSTED BY DAVE STEWART,
SIGNED DECEMBER 12, 2006, FOLLOWING THE SHOW'S
TAPING
OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM ONE OF THE
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THIS program, FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS
THIS TREMENDOUSLY HUGE 4' X 5' BLACK AND WHITE 1965 HEAD SHOT POSTER OF RINGO STARR, USED AS
A BACK-DROP SET DESIGN IMAGE FOR THE SHOW'S STAGE.
THE BACK-DROP POSTER WAS SIGNED BY RINGO
FOR THE CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOLLOWING THE TAPING OF
THE SHOW. RINGO SIGNS IN BLACK FELT MARKER " WOW " RINGO O6
+ ACROSS THE AREA OF HIS HAND.
THE AUTOGRAPH MEASURES A WHOPPING 8½"
ACROSS AND 5" HIGH.
PREMIERING ON MAY 2,
2008, YET TAPED ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 12, 2006 FOLLOWING A LONG POST-PRODUCTION PROCESS, hbo's "RINGO STARR: OFF
THE RECORD" IS an intimate
conversation hosted by fellow musician Dave Stewart. The 51 minutes passes much too quickly, FOR Ringo on view in "Off the Record" is
the drummer at his warm, charming best.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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ITEM#: SOA032
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PLEASE PLEASE ME B/W ASK ME WHY
VEE-JAY 498
RELEASED: 2/20/63
VJ 498.01, SPIZER
"BEATTLES" (TWO-T) VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION ISSUED
WITH OVAL LOGO AND COLORBAND, THIN FONTS
THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR
THE BEATLES NAME WAS VJ 498,
WHICH WAS RELEASED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 20, 1963.THERE WERE THREE LABEL VARIATIONS OF
THE "DOUBLE T" VEE-JAY 498, AND THIS PARTICULAR VARIATION WAS THE VERY FIRST
ISSUED.
ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL VEE-JAY 1963 GENERIC SLEEVE.
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CONDITION: VG+++
ITEM#: S580
PRICE: ------
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WASHINGTON COLISEUM
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1964
3RD & M STS, N.E.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
ULTRA-RARE
ORIGINAL
FULL UNUSED CONCERT TICKETFOLLOWING
THEIR TRIUMPHANT DEBUT ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THIS
INCREDIBLE FULL TICKET IS FROM THE BEATLES VERY FIRST CONCERT IN AMERICA THAT
TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH AT THE WASHINGTON COLISEUM.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS HONORED AND
MOST PROUD TO OFFER ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA. WITH
ONLY ONE SHOW PERFORMED BY THE BEATLES, AND 8,092 SCREAMING FANS IN ATTENDANCE,
This was the Beatles first-ever concert in North America, and unused, FULL
tickets for this show are among the most sought after of all Beatles tickets. |
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CONDITION: NM- (VG+)
ITEM#: CA102
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MUNICIPAL STADIUM
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, USA
SEPTEMBER 17, 1964
FOUR (4)
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED
CONCERT TICKETS
TWO WHITE "PLAYING FIELD" SEATS
TWO YELLOW "LOWER DECK BOX" SEATSIf it wasn't for the
persistence of legendary eccentric baseball owner and promoter Charles O.
Finley, The Beatles would have never played Kansas City. THE
KANSAS CITY SHOW WASN'T ON THE ORIGINAL ITINERARY AND WAS NEVER A CONSIDERATION
IN THE 1964 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PLANNING STAGES.
FROM THIS INFAMOUS "ADDED" SHOW, WE ARE
PROUD TO OFFER A SET OF FOUR 1964 KANSAS CITY CONCERT TICKETS, WHICH REMAIN IN
FULL, UNUSED AND BRILLIANT NEAR MINT CONDITION.
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CONDITION OF ALL 4: NM "AS NEW"
FULL, UNUSED
ITEM#: CA096
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HOLLYWOOD BOWL
AUGUST 29, 1965 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED CONCERT TICKET
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF
THIS HISTORICAL VENUE
ACCOMPANIED BY THE
ORIGINAL "UNION 76"
TICKET ENVELOPE &
HOLLYWOOD BOWL
PARKING LOT TICKET STUB ! |
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CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: CA085
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JOHN F. KENNEDY STADIUM
AUGUST 16, 1966
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED CONCERT TICKETOFFERED HERE IS A STUNNING AND CRISP "LIKE NEW" NEAR MINT,
FULL COMPLETE, UNUSED TICKET FROM THIS VENUE IN THE NATION'S
"CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE" DURING THEIR 1966 TOUR.
THE 5 1/2" X 2" FULL TICKET IS THE "WHITE" GENERAL ADMISSION
$5.00 SEAT LOCATION VARIATION: SECTION WK, ROW F, SEAT 7,
ENTER GATE 4 BROAD STREET. |
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CONDITION : NM
FULL, UNUSED
ITEM#: CA084
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COMPLETE SET OF SIX
CAPITOL RECORDS 1965 "STARLINE" GREEN SWIRL SERIES
CAPITOL 6061, 6062, 6063, 6064, 6065, 6066 / ISSUED
10/11/65
DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL "D.J. COPY" 45 SINGLES
FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS HERE AN INCREDIBLY RARE COMPLETE SET OF VINTAGE
OCTOBER 1965 U.S. CAPITOL RECORDS DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL GREEN SWIRL STARLINE 45
SINGLES. THIS IS INDEED A MATCHING SET OF ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL ISSUED 45s AS
MANUFACTURED AT THE CAPITOL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FACTORY.
THE PROMO MARKED LABELS HAVE THE BLACK INK STAMPING "D.J. COPY" ON EACH SINGLE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST PROMOTIONAL BEATLES ITEMS THERE IS - AND IT IS THE
FIRST WE HAVE SEEN OR DOCUMENTED THIS SET AS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC. NO OTHERS
HAVE EVER SURFACED! |
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CONDITION: NM- TO VG+++
ITEM#: PR558
PRICE: $3,750
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ORIGINAL 1964 "THE ONLY AUTHENTIC"
BEATLES "PIPED COLLAR" SHIRT
MFD. BY PURITAN FASHIONS CORP., NEW YORK, NY
WITH TAG PHOTO CARD STILL ATTACHED.
OFFICIALLY LICENSED BY NEMS ENTERPRISES (1964)WITH ITS HANDSOME BLACK PIPING ALONG THE COLLAR,
IT REMAINS SNOW WHITE WITH NO AGE DISCOLORATION.
STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL LARGE HANG TAG CARD THAT HAS
THE PERFORATED 'COLLECTOR PHOTO WALLET CARD' STILL INTACT.
STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL PINS AND THE ORIGINAL TISSUE PAPER
REMAINS WITHIN THE FOLDED SHIRT. |
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CONDITION: STORE STOCK "AS NEW"
ITEM#: OM110
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7½"
X 6"
DEZO HOFFMANN
1963 'star pics' Publicity
PHOTOGRAPH,
AUTOGRAPHED ON REVERSE BY THE BEATLES
SIGNED circa late 1963
ISsued in mid 1963, this ORIGINAL Black & White
7½" X 6" UK GLOSSY of the Group is the CLASSIC collarless suit "STANDING POSE" FROM
THAT INFAMOUS JULY 1963 PHOTO SESSION AND WAS produced on HIGH QUALITY GLOSSY
PHOTO stock.
ALL FOUR BEATLES HAVE SIGNED IN VARIOUS
SHADES OF BLUE BALLPOINT PEN ON THE REVERSE SIDE, WITH JOHN LENNON WRITING "LOVE FROM
THE BEATLES" ABOVE HIS SIGNATURE, FOLLOWED BY GEORGE HARRISON, PAUL MCCARTNEY
AND RINGO STARR. JOHN, PAUL AND RINGO ALSO ADD "XXX" FOLLOWING THEIR RESPECTIVE
SIGNATURES.
THIS 'STAR PICS' Photograph FEATURING
THE CLASSIC 'STANDING COLLARLESS' POSE, IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE IMAGES
OF THE BEATLES. Fully-signed Dezo Hoffmann photos are among the rarest and,
consequently, the most in-demand of all Beatles autographed pieces.
ACCOMPANIED BY
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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ITEM#: AA162
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BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO B/W OLD BROWN SHOE
APPLE 2531, PICTURE SLEEVE
RELEASED: 6/5/69
SET OF BOTH WEST AND EAST COAST PICTURE SLEEVES
THIS PAIR OF "BALLAD" SLEEVES ARE EXTREMELY HIGH-END, FACTORY FRESH, AND IN
ORIGINALLY PRODUCED CONDITION. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE AMONG THE VERY BEST EXAMPLES
OF THIS TITLE THAT EXIST.
THE INCLUSION OF THESE TWO PICTURE SLEEVES WOULD BE A VALUABLE ENHANCEMENT IN
ANY COLLECTION.ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY
& LETTER OF APPRAISAL FROM
BEATLES RENOWNED AUTHOR AND EXPERT
PERRY COX. |
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CONDITION: FACTORY FRESH "AS NEW"
ITEM#: PS-2-417
PRICE: ------
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BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES
CAPITOL OF CANADA T-6051 MONO
RELEASED: 12/2/63THIS 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".
"BEATLEMANIA !" 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!
COLLECTORS OF CAPITOL RELEASES, ESPECIALLY THAT OF THE "MEET THE BEATLES" LP
WOULD COMPLETE THE SERIES WITH THIS GREAT AND UNIQUE CAPITOL OF CANADA RELEASE.
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CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: LP205
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1965 ALADDIN BEATLES
LUNCHBOX & THERMOS "SCHOOL KIT"
LICENSED BY NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD;
MANUFACTURED BY ALADDIN INDUSTRIES, NASHVILLE, TN; U.S.A., 1965
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CONDITIONED AND COMPLETE SET OF THE ORIGINAL AND
INFAMOUS BEATLES LUNCHBOX AND THERMOS KIT THAT HAS SURFACED.THIS HIGH-GRADE,
NEARLY PERFECT NEAR MINT SET APPEARS THAT IT HAS NEVER SEEN A SCHOOL ROOM BACK
IN 1965. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DISPLAYABLE OF ALL BEATLES MEMORABILIA - AND THIS SET IS
MAGNIFICENT, COMPLETE, AND ONE OF THE VERY BEST TO STILL EXIST. |
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CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: OM223
PRICE: ------
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"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"
VEE-JAY,
VJLP 1062 MONO, VERSION 2
RELEASED: 2/10/64
NO. "2" DESIGNATION ON BACK COVER
STILL SEALED
THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF THE FIRST
BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS OUR VERY FIRST EVER - AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM
CORNER TO CORNER.
A LEGITIMATELY SEALED "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LP, IS ONE OF THE RAREST
TITLES TO FIND STILL SEALED - AND THIS ONE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER
SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED
51 YEARS AGO.
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CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP397
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"PLEASE PLEASE ME" LP ALBUM
PARLOPHONE PMC 1202, RELEASED MARCH 22, 1963
VERY FIRST INITIAL MONO PRESSING WITH 'BLACK & GOLD' LABELS
AUTOGRAPHED ON BACK COVER BY THE BEATLES
WITH "BEST WISHES FROM THE BEATLES"
WRITTEN BY JOHN
SIGNED NINE DAYS FOLLOWING THE LP'S
RELEASE
SUNDAY 31 MARCH 1963, DE MONTFORT HALL, LEICESTER, ENGLANDA
MERE FIVE DAYS AFTER CONCLUDING THE HELEN SHAPIRO TOUR, THE BEATLES SET OFF
GALLIVANTING AROUND A SNOW-BOUND BRITAIN ON A SECOND THEATRE PACKAGE TOUR. TOP
BILLING THIS TIME WAS SHARED BY TWO AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS, TOMMY ROE AND CHRIS
MONTEZ, ALTHOUGH BOTH WERE VERY QUICKLY SUPERSEDED BY THE INCREASINGLY
ALL-CONQUERING BEATLES.
THE FINAL NIGHT OF THIS TOUR OCCURRED ON SUNDAY 31 MARCH AT THE DE MONTFORT HALL
IN LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE. IT WAS HERE FOLLOWING THEIR PERFORMANCE THAT THIS
MOST MAJESTIC AUTOGRAPHED EXAMPLE OF THE GROUP'S VERY FIRST LP WAS SIGNED. VITAL
ASPECT IS JOHN'S SENTIMENTS "BEST WISHES FROM THE BEATLES" WRITTEN ABOVE HIS
SIGNATURE.
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"THE BEATLES SHOW"
1965 U.K. WINTER TOUR PROGRAMME
AUTOGRAPHED ON PERFORMANCE PHOTO SPREAD PAGE BY
THE BEATLESWEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 1965
GAUMONT CINEMA, SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE.
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SET OF STUNNING SIGNATURES IN THIS
10¾"
X
7" PROGRAMME
OBTAINED DURING THE BEATLES’
FINAL HOMELAND TOUR AND THEIR ONLY ONE IN 1965. SIGNED BACKSTAGE PRIOR TO
THE SHOW IN VIBRANT BLUE FOUNTAIN PEN UPON THE PERFORMANCE PHOTO OF PAGE ONE.
A LETTER FROM THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT IS INCLUDED.
ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.
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GEORGE HARRISON 1974 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA
SET OF 2 FULL, UNUSED NEAR MINT CONCERT TICKETS
WITH CONSECUTIVE SEAT NUMBERS ALSO INCLUDES ORIGINAL CONCERT PROGRAM.HERE WE PRESENT TWO, FULL UNUSED 5½" X 1¾" NEAR MINT TICKETS
FROM THE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
PERFORMANCE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
THE SET HAS SEAT NUMBERS THAT ARE CONSECUTIVE.
THEY REMAIN CLEAN, CRISP AND BOLD, WITH
VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR ON THE CORNER TIPS ONLY.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE IS THE STUNNING 21 PAGE
ORIGINAL1974 PROGRAM (11¼" X 9"). IT'S A GREAT LOOKING PROGRAM
WITH BAND LINE-UP PHOTOS AND INDIAN INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTIONS.
CONDITION IS UNUSED NEAR MINT "AS NEW". |
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"RUBBER SOUL"
PARLOPHONE PCS 3075 STEREO, RELEASED: 12/3/65
AUTOGRAPHED ON BACK COVER BY
THE BEATLESWEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 1965
GAUMONT CINEMA, SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO PRESENT THE MOST IMPORTANT AND VITAL
PIECE OF SIGNED BEATLES MATERIAL SINCE THE INCEPTION OF OUR BUSINESS. THIS IS
INDEED ONLY THE SECOND AUTHENTICALLY SIGNED "RUBBER SOUL" LP COVER TO HAVE EVER
SURFACED, THE OTHER BEING AUTOGRAPHED IN 1968 DURING THE GROUP'S 'MAD DAY OUT'
PHOTO SESSION. THIS MAGNIFICENT, STELLAR NEAR MINT EXAMPLE (AND IS THE RARER STEREO
PRESSING) IS THE ONLY "RUBBER SOUL" TO DATE THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED DURING THE TIME
OF THE ALBUM'S RELEASE - AUTOGRAPHED A MERE FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING ITS ISSUE.
THIS PIECE CAN BE CONSIDERED
TO BE ONE OF THE MOST MAJOR AND IMPORTANT PIECES OF SIGNED BEATLES' RECORDED MATERIAL TO
HAVE SURFACED IN A VERY LONG TIME
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SEPTEMBER 1963 UK Official Beatles Fan Club Promotional Photo CARD
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE PHOTO
SIDE BY THE BEATLES
measuring 5½" X 4¼", IT features THE
fabulous black and white Dezo Hoffmann shot from that infamous JULY 1963 photo session,
SIGNED BEAUTIFULLY BY ALL FOUR BEATLES IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN CIRCA LATE 1963. |
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"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONAURAL
RELEASED: 6/15/66
FIRST STATE BUTCHER COVER
RAREST PRODUCED BUTCHER COVER: FACTORY #4,
JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA
WITH CAPITOL RECORDS BUTCHER DOCUMENTS ARCHIVE
FROM THE ESTATE OF FORMER CAPITOL RECORDS DISTRIBUTION MANAGERTHIS ULTRA-RARE
RARE JACKSONVILLE FACTORY # 4 COVER HAS SURVIVED THE RECALL "BUTCHER"
DESTRUCTION AND ARE THE RAREST OF THE THREE FACTORIES, AND ONLY A FEW KNOWN
COPIES HAVE SURFACED. WITHOUT A DOUBT, ONE OF THE FINEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES
KNOWN TO EXIST. |
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(IN THE SHRINKWRAP) / RECORD NM-
ITEM#: LP354
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THE BEATLES &
FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE
"PORTRAIT" COVER
VEE-JAY VJ 1085, MONO
RELEASED: 9/18/64
COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP!
A MOST GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS VEE-JAY RARITY!
WITH ACCOMPANYING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED RECORD -
COLORBAND WITH OVAL LOGO & ORIGINAL "AD BACK" SLEEVE! |
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"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
UNITED ARTISTS, NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1964
ORIGINAL
ONE-SHEET (27" X 42") MOVIE POSTER. |
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CONDITION: FACTORY STOCK, UNUSED
ITEM#: POS194
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"HELP!" UNITED ARTISTS,
NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1965
ORIGINAL ONE-SHEET (27" X 42") MOVIE POSTER. |
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CONDITION: FACTORY STOCK, UNUSED
ITEM#: POS190
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"RUBBER SOUL" LP ALBUM
CAPITOL RECORDS, CHRISTMAS 1965
ORIGINAL
(22" X 34¼")
IN-STORE PROMOTIONAL POSTER. |
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CONDITION: FACTORY STOCK,
"AS NEW" UNCIRCULATED
ITEM#: POS193
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"YELLOW SUBMARINE"
UNITED ARTISTS, NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1968
THREE-SHEET (81" X 41") MOVIE POSTER.
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SEPTEMBER 1963 UK Official Beatles Fan Club Promotional Photo CARD
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE PHOTO
SIDE BY THE BEATLESWITH
OUTSTANDING AND HISTORICAL PROVENANCE
AUTOGRAPHED ON MONDAY AUGUST 24, 1964
for charles
hillinger, the roving feature writer and columnist for the los angeles times -
THE ONLY REPORTER WHO HAD SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE BEATLES DURING
THEIR VISIT TO LOS ANGELES IN AUGUST 1964, WHEN
THE GROUP PERFORMED AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL ON SUNDAY THE 23RD.
INCLUDED WITH the autographed fan
club card, is an array of fascinating and pertinent items that correlate
AND SUBSTANTIATE mr. hillinger's time spent with the beatles.
measuring 5½" X 4¼",
THE SIGNED PHOTO CARD features THE fabulous black and white Dezo Hoffmann shot
from that infamous JULY 1963 photo session, SIGNED MAGNIFICENTLY BY ALL FOUR
BEATLES IN BLACK BALLPOINT. |
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CAPITOL RECORDS
MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL EARLY JANUARY 1964
MEET THE BEATLES! / I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
RECORD STORE PROMOTIONAL DISPLAY
CAPITOL
PREPARED THIS 20½"
X 14½" EASEL-BACKED CARDBOARD STANDEE PROMOTING "MEET THE BEATLES!" FOR
PLACEMENT IN RECORD STORES. THE PROMOTIONAL STORE DISPLAY HAS REFERENCES TO THE
'JACK PAAR SHOW' AND 'ED SULLIVAN' SHOW TELEVISION APPEARANCES AND THE MEDIA'S
COVERAGE OF BEATLEMANIA.
THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST
PROMOTIONAL TOOLS ISSUED BY CAPITOL DURING THE BEATLES ARRIVAL IN AMERICA, AND
ONE OF THE VERY FEW THAT STILL EXIST. THIS SURVIVING EXAMPLE IS IN SUPERB
CONDITION!
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ULTRA-RARE LARGER FORMAT 7½" X 5"
PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTO CARD
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE PHOTO
SIDE BY THE BEATLES.
THIS MARCH 1963 AND FINAL PROMO
CARD TO BE ISSUED WAS AUTOGRAPHED AT THE WINTER GARDENS, MARGATE, ENGLAND
BETWEEN JULY 8TH AND 13TH 1963 WHEN THE BEATLES WERE PLAYING A SERIES OF
CONCERTS AT THE VENUE IN THIS SEASIDE TOWN. |
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ORIGINAL BEATLES
U.S. SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION
1964-1980
ALSO INCLUDES
SOLO BEATLES & 'BEATLES RELATED' SHEETS
THIS MOST IMPRESSIVE AND
EXTENSIVE BEATLES U.S. SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION
CONSISTS A TOTAL OF 356 SHEETS AND IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE ONLY IN ITS
ENTIRETY.THERE ARE 208 SHEETS FOR THE BEATLES AS A GROUP AND 126 SOLO BEATLES SHEETS,
CONSISTING OF
19 JOHN LENNON, 52 PAUL McCARTNEY, 37 GEORGE HARRISON AND 18 RINGO STARR SHEETS.
FOR THE 'BEATLES RELATED' CATEGORY THERE ARE 22 SHEETS FROM ARTISTS SUCH AS
PETER AND GORDON, BADFINGER, BILLY PRESTON, MARY HOPKIN, DORIS TROY, AND BILLY
J. KRAMER. AMONG THIS VAST COLLECTION ARE SOME OF THE MOST ULTRA-RARE,
NOTABLE AND ELUSIVE TITLES OF ORIGINAL U.S. SHEET MUSIC EVER MADE AVAILABLE. |
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ITEM#: OM221
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George Harrison "Live In Japan"
with eric clapton and band
(Genesis Publications, Ltd.), 1993
AUTOGRAPHED By GEORGE Harrison
limited numbered edition, large
format 274-page hardback book printed in full color and bound in TEXTURED black
leather with gold and red tooling and gilt edged pages.
AUTOGRAPHED by George Harrison, IT
featurES almost 500 previously unpublished photographs. Limited to 3,500 SIGNED
AND numbered copies worldwide,
This copy is NUMBER 2,867.
includes a double CD with 19 live tracks. A souvenir pack (STILL SEALED)
containing a laminated 'After Show' pass' , Eric's and George's guitar picks
ALSO accompanies this volume.
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6½"
X 8½"
DEZO HOFFMANN
NEMPIX PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPH,
AUTOGRAPHED ON REVERSE BY THE BEATLES.
ALSO INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL
6½"
X 8½"
DEZO HOFFMANN
NEMPIX PAUL McCARTNEY
HEAD SHOT PHOTOGRAPH,
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE PHOTO SIDE BY PAUL McCARTNEY.
BOTH SIGNED
JANUARY 20, 1964, PARIS, FRANCE, FOLLOWING THE GROUP'S INTERVIEW FOR 'EUROPE NO.
1' RADIO BROADCAST.
ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE AUTOGRAPHS, SIGNED
SHORTLY before the beatles' visit to new york to appear on
nationwide televisIon via the ed sullivan show. the coincidence -
for it was nothing more - was truly fantastic. ON FEBRUARY 3RD, SHORTLY BEFORE
THE END OF AN UNEVENTFUL THREE WEEKS IN PARIS, THE BEATLES VISITED THE AMERICAN
EMBASSY IN PARIS AND OBTAINED VISAS AND PERMITS NECESSARY TO VISIT AND WORK IN
THE UNITED STATES.
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ORIGINAL 1964 "WING DINGS" BEATLES SNEAKERS
MFD. BY HOAGUE-SPRAGUE CORP, USA (1964)
SLIP-ON HIGH TOPS WHITE CANVAS VARIATION,
IN ORIGINAL BOX & INTERIOR TISSUE PAPER |
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"THE BEATLES SHOW"
1965 U.K. WINTER TOUR PROGRAMME
ORIGINAL 13½"
x 20½" INSERT PORTRAIT POSTER
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 1965
GAUMONT CINEMA, SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE THIS SET OF AUTOGRAPHS ARE TRULY
MAGNIFICENT IN EVERY ASPECT. THIS LARGE BLACK AND WHITE GLOSSY INSERT POSTER
CAME FOLDED IN QUADRANTS AND ACCOMPANIED THE AUTOGRAPHED PROGRAMME LISTED ABOVE
(ITEM AA151).THE AUTOGRAPHS WERE OBTAINED
BACKSTAGE BY THE SAME INDIVIDUAL AND SIGNED BY EACH MEMBER NEAR THEIR RESPECTIVE
IMAGE IN CRISP, BOLD BLUE FOUNTAIN PEN, THEREFORE MAKING THIS SPECIFIC
AUTOGRAPHED 1965 WINTER TOUR PROGRAMME PACKAGE COMPLETE.
A LETTER FROM THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT IS INCLUDED.
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ORIGINAL 1964 "THE BEATLES RECORD PLAYER"
MANUFACTURED BY NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD., LONDON
considered by collectors to be one
of the ultimate pieces to own of all commercial Beatles memorabilia - AND THIS
ONE IS A BEAUTY! The 4-speed, BLUE-CASED 17½"
x 10" x 6" NEMS PHONOGRAPH record player, was manufactured in 1964 and only 5000
were PRODUCED, with very few surviving - ESPECIALLY IN THE CONDITION BEING
OFFERED HERE.
THIS EXAMPLE IS COMPLETE ... STILL
retaining THE VERY RARE SERIAL NUMBER
CARDBOARD TAG on the inside lid, THE 45 ADAPTER, the original turntable foam AND BOTH COLOR PHOTOS OF THE GROUP ON THE TOP AND INSIDE LID ARE
STILL
INTACT .... AND THE PHONOGRAPH IS IN WORKING ORDER! IT PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY, AND THAT
CLASSIC "MONAURAL" SOUND IS PRICELESS! |
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ITEM#: OM214
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"LONG TALL SALLY",
(PARLOPHONE GEP 8913),
7" EXTENDED PLAY (EP) 45
RELEASED LATE JUNE 1964
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE BACK SLEEVE BY THE BEATLES
A MOST STUNNING SET OF BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS ON THE SLEEVE OF THE GROUP'S FIFTH
U.K. EXTENDED
PLAY. SIGNED SHORTLY AFTER IT'S RELEASE
at the ABC theatre, Blackpool ON SUNDAY JULY 19, 1964, WHERE THE BEATLES
APPEARED ON THE LIVE VARIETY TELEVISION PROGRAMME "BLACKPOOL NIGHT OUT". a
letter from the original owner IS INCLUDED.
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4½" X 3¾" BLUE COLORED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
PAGE
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES
WITH "THE BEATLES" ADDED BY GEORGE AT TOP OF PAGE
SIGNED MONDAY AUGUST 5, 1963, URMSTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND AND INCLUDES TWO
UNPUBLISHED PHOTOS TAKEN ON THIS DAY AT THIS VERY VENUE.PRESENTED
PROFESSIONALLY MATTED AND FRAMED.
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4¼" X
7¾"
LINED NOTEBOOK PAGE SECTION
AUTOGRAPHED IN 1967 BY THE BEATLES
SIGNED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 19-24, WEST MALLING AIR STATION, MAIDSTONE KENT,
DURING FILMING OF "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR".The autographs ARE ACCOMPANIED with
three REPRODUCTIONS prints which were taken PERSONALLY AND CANDIDLY during the
filming at thIS WEST MALLING LOCATION: The Beatles dressed as magicians, one of
Ringo Starr and one of John Lennon’s psychedelic Rolls Royce.
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SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CAPITOL SMAS-2653 STEREO
RELEASED: 6/2/67
VERY 1ST ISSUED PRESSING WITHOUT THE MICRO-PRINT
"© NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD. 1967"
UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS IS THE FINEST CONDITIONED, WORLD CLASS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE VERY FIRST ISSUE U.S. STEREO PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' MOST TRULY HISTORIC, CLASSIC ALBUM MASTERWORK WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED OR OFFERED. |
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5¼" X
4"
GREEN COLORED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM PAGE
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES
signed BEAUTIFULLY BY THE BEATLES in
blue ballpoint pen shortly after The Beatles return from their 1964 American
tour. From the style of the
autographs this would date them to late September / early October 1964.
a detailed letter from the original
recipient OF THE SIGNED PAGE IS INCLUDED.
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3¼" X 4¾" WHITE
SHEET OF PAPER
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES.
SIGNED BEAUTIFULLY by The Beatles
CIRCA MID 1963.
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LUDWIG 'ROCKERS' 12½" DRUMHEAD
SIGNED BY RINGO STARR, 1992
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING ORIGINAL RINGO STARR 'FULL NAME' SIGNED LUDWIG
DRUMHEAD. AN AMAZING AUTOGRAPH MEASURING A FULL 10" ACROSS AND SIGNED IN RED
MARKER.RINGO AUTOGRAPHED IN HIS CLASSIC FULL NAME STYLE WITH A PERFECT STAR GRAPHIC
BELOW AND THE DATE OF "92". IT WAS IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1992
THAT RINGO COMPLETELY STOPPED SIGNING HIS FULL NAME FOR FANS.
THIS SIGNATURE IS NOT ONLY ONE OF HIS ALL TIME BEST, IT'S ALSO ONE OF HIS
VERY LAST FULL NAME EXAMPLES, WHICH CAN BE SEEN BRILLIANTLY FROM ACROSS THE ROOM
AND WOULD SURELY MAKE A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
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"OUR FIRST FOUR."
APPLE RECORDS PREMIERE PROMOTIONAL PRESS KIT
UNITED KINGDOM ISSUE
APPLE RECORDS,
AUGUST 1968
INSANELY ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE DISTRIBUTED IN LIMITED NUMBERS TO
BRITISH RADIO STATIONS AND MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. THE LUCKY RECIPIENTS OF THESE
RARE FOLDERS WOULD BE AMONG THE FIRST PEOPLE IN ENGLAND TO READ ABOUT AND, MORE
IMPORTANTLY, HEAR THE INITIAL FOUR OFFERINGS OF THE BEATLES' NEW VENTURE, APPLE
RECORDS.Their very first releases
were marked by the issuing of THIS limited edition press kit of the first four
45rpm vinyl singles RELEASED ON THEIR NEW LABEL "Apple "– which they called “Our
First Four”: The Beatles “Hey Jude/Revolution” (R 5722); Mary Hopkin
“Those Were the Days” (APPLE 2); Jackie Lomax “Sour Milk Sea” (APPLE 3);
and The Black Dyke Mills Band “Thingumybob” (APPLE 4).
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RECORDS) NM
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ORIGINAL 1965 BUCKINGHAM PALACE LETTERHEAD
SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
AUTOGRAPHED
OCTOBER 26, 1965 - THE DAY THE BEATLES HAD RECEIVED THEIR MBE MEDALS FROM THE
QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
A 7½"
X 3½" EXCISED TOP SECTION OF an
OFFICIAL INVITATION LETTER TO THE CEREMONY HONORING THE BEATLES, AND SIGNED
BEAUTIFULLY BY THE GROUP IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN. |
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LARGE 7" X 5" BLUE AUTOGRAPH
ALBUM PAGE
SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
JUNE 25, 1964, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT SET OF
AUTOGRAPHS STILL REMAINING INTACT IN THE ALBUM BOOK. obtained on June 25,1964,
in Auckland, New Zealand, BY THE secretary to the Mayor OF AUCKLAND. THE MAYOR,
Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, held a civic WELCOMING reception for The Beatles in his
chambers during afternoon tea. |
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HELP!
CAPITOL MAS-2386 MONO
RELEASED: 8/13/65
THIS LP RELEASE DID NOT DICTATE FACTORY NUMBERS ON BACK COVER.
OLIVE GREEN SLEEVE (SUMMER TO LATE 1965 CAPITOL SLEEVE) VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING.
4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ( 2 ON FRONT COVER, 2 ON BACK COVER).
EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER.
FINDING THIS MONO GATEFOLD SOUNDTRACK RELEASE FROM THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN THIS STILL SEALED STATE - AND IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION IS TRULY AMAZING INDEED ! |
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original May
14, 1968
NBC "The Tonight Show"
Program Production SCHEDULE Sheet
AUTOGRAPHED BY
JOHN LENNON AND PAUL McCARTNEY
SIGNED DURING THEIR "Apple CORP Promotion ANNOUNCEMENT" visit to New York City .
Presented here is the only autographed
item to have ever surfaced from the Lennon and McCartney
May 1968 "Apple Promotion" visit to New York City - AND THIS ITEM BEING
ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR APPEARANCE ON "THE TONIGHT SHOW", AN EPISODE THAT HAS BEEN
LOST SINCE ITS INITIAL AIRING.
Measuring 8½"
X 7", John and Paul have signed boldly in graphite pencil, ON THE BLANK "NOTES"
LEFT SIDE PAGE, DIRECTLY ADJACENT FROM THEIR NAMES BEING LISTED ON THE SHOW
LIST.
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ORIEL HOTEL & RESTAURANT STATIONARY LETTERHEAD
AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BEATLES
SIGNED
NOVEMBER 17, 1963,
BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND
THIS 6¾"
x 8" letterhead WAS autographed WHEN THE GROUP HAD
STAYED here FOR THE NIGHT, IN BETWEEN SHOWS AT BOURNEMOUTH THE PREVIOUS NIGHT,
AND COVENTRY, WHERE THEY PLAYED LATER THAT EVENING.
these LARGE, BOLD SIGNATURES are
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT IN EVERY ASPECT. the quality is unsurpassable.
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"THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW"
AUGUST 14,1965,
TELEVISION STUDIO NO. 50,
1697 BROADWAY AT 53RD STREET, NEW YORK CITY, USA
2 ORIGINAL
COMPLETE FULL UNUSED TICKETS
WITH ACCOMPANYING ORIGINAL CBS TELEVISION
'ED SULLIVAN AND BEATLES' TICKET LETTERONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FINDS IN BEATLES' TICKET EPHEMERA. TWO COMPLETE
FULL TICKETS (IN CONSECUTIVE SEATING) TO THE SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 1965 BEATLES' ED SULLIVAN SHOW 7:00PM PERFORMANCE
TAPING. Tickets for either the dress
rehearsal or performance HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE impossible to find -
AND REMAIN
AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES TICKETS IN EXISTENCE.
MAKING THIS REMARKABLE ACQUISITION TRULY SPECIAL IS THE INCLUSION OF THE
EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL 8½" X 11" CBS
TELEVISION LETTER explaining rules about
the age limit requirements, THAT WAS ENCLOSED WITH THE TICKETS AND MAILED
OUT TO THOSE VERY LUCKY RECIPIENTS. |
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FULL, UNUSED
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PARAMOUNT THEATRE
SEPTEMBER 20, 1964,
TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY, USA
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY SPECIAL CHARITY
CONCERT
"AN EVENING WITH THE BEATLES"
ONE OF THE RAREST ARCHIVES IN BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA!
● TWO INSANELY-RARE BLUE "V.I.P." MEZZANINE TICKET STUBS
● THE
ORIGINAL CUSTOM CONCERT PROGRAM ... AND ...
● THE FIRST EVER SEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE
BEATLES
ON STAGE AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE
THIS RATES RIGHT UP THERE WITH
ONE OF OUR FINEST ACQUISITIONS!
ONLY ONE OTHER BLUE "V.I.P." TICKET HAS EVER SURFACED AND THESE PHOTOS OF
THE BEATLES ARE THE VERY FIRST EVER SEEN FROM THIS PARAMOUNT THEATRE CHARITY
CONCERT. THE FOUR 4½"
X 3¼"
PHOTOS WERE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THESE MEZZANINE SEATS. LESS THAN TEN OF
THESE CUSTOM PROGRAMS HAVE SURFACED.
THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ARCHIVE
FROM THE FINAL PERFORMANCE DURING THE BEATLES FIRST FULL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF
1964.
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ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER
AUGUST 30, 1964
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, USA
2
CONCERT TICKET STUBS IN CONSECUTIVE SEATING
WITH
ORIGINAL STEEL PIER ADVANCE SALE TICKET LETTERS
AND ENVELOPEON SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, THE BEATLES PERFORMED ONE SHOW AT
8:30 PM AT THE CONVENTION HALL, MISSISSIPPI AVENUE AND THE BOARDWALK IN ATLANTIC
CITY, NEW JERSEY - WHERE 18,000 TEENAGERS PACKED THE HALL. IT WAS THE ONLY TIME
THEY EVER PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY. TWO GORGEOUS LIME GREEN 3¾" X 2½"
CONCERT TICKET STUBS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL STEEL PIER 9½"
X 4" ENVELOPE, AND TWO 8½" X 11" ADVANCE TICKET SALES
LETTERS. THESE ADDITIONAL ITEMS RARELY SURFACE, WHICH TRULY MAKES THIS PACKAGE
SUPER SPECIAL.
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CONDITION : NM / NM
ITEM#: CA089
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BLACK AND WHITE 1963 PROMOTIONAL PHOTO OF
DENNY LAINE AND THE DIPLOMATS
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE REVERSE BY THE BEATLES.
WITH
"THE BEATLES" ADDED BY GEORGE HARRISON AT THE TOP.
SIGNED JULY 5, 1963. PLAZA BALLROOM, OLD HILL, STAFFORDSHIRE.
THE OPENING ACT WAS A LOCAL COMBO FROM BIRMINGHAM CALLED DENNY AND THE
DIPLOMATS, LED BY DENNY LAINE,
FUTURE MEMBER OF THE MOODY BLUES AND, EVENTUALLY,
PAUL MCCARTNEY'S POST-BEATLES GROUP, WINGS. IT WAS THE ONLY TIME DENNY'S
BAND OPENED FOR THE BEATLES.
THIS IN INDEED A FASCINATING AND BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BEATLES
AUTOGRAPH SET, ONE THAT HAS A BIT OF HISTORY TO IT ON BOTH SIDES. |
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ITEM#: AA122
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ORIGINAL 1970 U.S. APPLE FIRST PRESSING
"ALL THINGS MUST PASS" COMPLETE LP ALBUM BOX SET
AUTOGRAPHED CIRCA 1994 BY GEORGE HARRISON.
SIGNED AT THE L'AUBERGE DEL MAR SPA RESORT IN DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA SOMETIME IN 1994, when
world renowned mind and body spiritual healer dr. deepak chopra hosted a
conference at the resort. supervised by the sharp hospital group, many FAMED
celebrities attended, including george harrison.
AUTOGRAPHED BOLDLY ON THE BOX COVER IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN, GEORGE ALSO ADDS
"BEST WISHES" ABOVE HIS SIGNATURE, A CROSS TO THE LEFT OF HIS SIGNATURE, AND TO
THE RIGHT HE SCRIBES IN
Sanskrit, The universal SYMBOL FOR "Om".
INCLUDES ALL THREE LP RECORDS, THE ORIGINAL CUSTOM INNER SLEEVES AND THE ORIGINAL
POSTER THAT WAS ENCLOSED. A SIGNED ORIGINAL "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" LP BOX SET
RATES RIGHT UP THERE AS AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL GEORGE HARRISON SIGNED ITEMS TO
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ORIGINAL 1964 THE BEATLES "RINGO STARR"
NEW BEAT DRUM SET
MFD. BY SELCOL (ESSEX, ENGLAND), 1964
COMPLETE IN MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL BOX.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL DRUMSTICKS,
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET, TIGHTENING KEY & SUPPORT LEGS.
RARELY FOUND IN SUCH
MAGNIFICENT AND
COMPLETE CONDITION !
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CONDITION : NM (AS NEW, UNUSED) / ORIGINAL BOX : VG+++
ITEM#: OM194
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