CAPITOL RECORDS
1968 "SUBSIDIARY" 45 SINGLE RELEASES

IN 1968, AS PART OF A CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING OF CAPITOL AND EMI, CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. BECAME A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF A NEW ENTITY KNOWN AS CAPITOL INDUSTRIES, INC. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE NEW ARRANGEMENT ON SUBSEQUENT CAPITOL RELEASES. THIS REQUIRED THE REPRINTING OF 45 SINGLES AND LP ALBUM LABELS TO REFLECT THE NEW OWNERSHIP.

FOR SINGLE RELEASES, THE PERIMETER PRINT WAS CHANGED TO "MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC, A SUBSIDIARY OF CAPITOL INDUSTRIES, INC. U.S.A."

THE PERIMETER PRINT WAS NOT THE ONLY CHANGE TO TAKE PLACE IN 1968. THAT SUMMER, CAPITOL RETOOLED ITS 45 PRESSING MACHINES TO PRODUCE "NON-SLIP" DISCS. THE NEW SINGLES, WHICH MADE THEIR DEBUT ON AUGUST 1, HAD A RING OF 360 NOTCHES AROUND THE LABEL. THE PURPOSE OF THE NOTCHES WAS TO HAVE THE RECORD INTERLOCK TO OTHER RECORDS WHEN STACKED. BECAUSE THE NOTCHES WERE RAISED, THEY COULD ALSO GRIP THE SMOOTH SURFACE ON RECORDS THAT DID NOT HAVE THE SERRATIONS. THE LABELS FOR THE NEW DISCS WERE REDUCED FROM 3 5/8" TO 3 5/16" TO ACCOMMODATE THE NOTCHED RING.

This "SUBSIDIARY" label variation was made for ONLY approximately TEN months, from THE Fall of 1968 to Summer of 1969 - and is actually significantly rarer than the labels without the "subsidiary" verbiage. ALTHOUGH THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRLS ARE NOT FIRST ISSUES, THEY ARE MUCH RARER THAN THE FIRST ISSUES - AND ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
 
    AND I LOVE HER B/W IF I FELL
CAPITOL 5235 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

THIS RARER SCRANTON PRESSING HAS MICRO-FONTS WITH "THE BEATLES" LOOSELY SPACED AND "MACLEN MUSIC" ON THE TOP LINE TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER HOLE. IT ALSO HAS THE '7-204' RELEASE DATE CODE BELOW THE MASTER NUMBER.

A VERY SWEET VG++ EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE LABEL VARIATION.

CONDITION: VG+++
ITEM#: S523
PRICE: $325


 
   
    HELP! B/W I'M DOWN
CAPITOL 5476 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, THIN FONTS.

IN GORGEOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S441
PRICE: $375


 
   
 

  WE CAN WORK IT OUT B/W DAY TRIPPER
CAPITOL 5555 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68

ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING

This "SUBSIDIARY" label variation was made for ONLY approximately TEN months, from THE Fall of 1968 to Summer of 1969 - and is actually significantly rarer than the labels without the "subsidiary" verbiage. ALTHOUGH THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRLS ARE NOT FIRST ISSUES, THEY ARE MUCH RARER THAN THE FIRST ISSUES - AND ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

HERE IS THE OBSCURE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS "SUBSIDIARY" PRESSING OF "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" - THE ONLY TITLE TO BE PRESSED IN JACKSONVILLE FOR THE "SUBSIDIARY" SERIES.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S755
PRICE: $1,250



 
   
 

 

  WE CAN WORK IT OUT B/W DAY TRIPPER
CAPITOL 5555 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68

ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING

This "SUBSIDIARY" label variation was made for ONLY approximately TEN months, from THE Fall of 1968 to Summer of 1969 - and is actually significantly rarer than the labels without the "subsidiary" verbiage. ALTHOUGH THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRLS ARE NOT FIRST ISSUES, THEY ARE MUCH RARER THAN THE FIRST ISSUES - AND ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

HERE IS THE OBSCURE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS "SUBSIDIARY" PRESSING OF "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" - THE ONLY TITLE TO BE PRESSED IN JACKSONVILLE FOR THE "SUBSIDIARY" SERIES.

GORGEOUS NEAR MINT EXAMPLE.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S840
PRICE: $1,000


 
   
    NOWHERE MAN B/W WHAT GOES ON
CAPITOL 5587 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST,  SCRANTON PRESSING

"LENNON - MCCARTNEY - STARKEY" CREDITS ON B-SIDE.

VERY NICE, BRILLIANT EXAMPLE OF A SCRANTON PRESSING WITH KEYSTONE LABELS.

CONDITION: VG+++
ITEM#: S682
PRICE: $350


 
   
    YELLOW SUBMARINE B/W ELEANOR RIGBY
CAPITOL 5715 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

STELLAR NEAR MINT CONDITION.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S393
PRICE: $350


 
   
 

  LADY MADONNA B/W THE INNER LIGHT
CAPITOL 2138 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

BEING THE FINAL "SWIRL LABEL" IN THE "SUBSIDIARY" CATALOG AND ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN THE SAME YEAR, THIS TITLE (RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" SUBSIDIARY ISSUE), IS ONE OF THE RAREST TITLES TO ACQUIRE FOR NOT MANY WERE PRESSED.

STORE STOCK, MINT MINUS UNPLAYED "AS NEW".

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S674
PRICE: $950


 
   
 

PREVIOUSLY SOLD "SUBSIDIARY" 45 SINGLES

 
   
    CAN'T BUY ME LOVE B/W YOU CAN'T DO THAT
CAPITOL 5150 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST SINGLE IN THE 1968 "SUBSIDIARY" CATALOG, FOR THE BEATLES' FIRST SINGLE ISSUED ON CAPITOL IN 1964  "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" HAS NEVER SURFACED TO DATE AS A 1968 "SUBSIDIARY".

THIS KEYSTONE LABEL VARIATION IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE.

A MINT MINUS, UNPLAYED, "AS NEW" GEM.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S669
PRICE: ------


 
   
    CAN'T BUY ME LOVE B/W YOU CAN'T DO THAT
CAPITOL 5150 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

THIN FONTS LABEL VARIATION.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S452
PRICE: ------


 
   
    A HARD DAY'S NIGHT B/W I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
CAPITOL 5222 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION ON BOTH THE VINYL AND LABELS

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S529
PRICE: ------


 
   
    A HARD DAY'S NIGHT B/W I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
CAPITOL 5222 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

VERY SOLID VG++ EXAMPLE WITH LIGHT SUPERFICIAL WEAR TO THE VINYL. GROOVES RETAIN HIGH, DEEP SHEEN. CLEAN, GLOSSY NEAR MINT LABELS.

CONDITION: VG++
ITEM#: S450
PRICE: $300


 
   
    A HARD DAY'S NIGHT B/W I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
CAPITOL 5222 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

GORGEOUS NEAR MINT EXAMPLE.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S731
PRICE: ------


 
   
    A HARD DAY'S NIGHT B/W I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
CAPITOL 5222 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S919
PRICE: -----


 
   
    I'LL CRY INSTEAD B/W I'M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU
CAPITOL 5234 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

ONE OF THE RARER TITLES OF THE 'SUBSIDIARY" SERIES, FOR NOT MANY WERE PRESSED FOR THIS TITLE.  IT IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT, UNPLAYED CONDITION, WITH LABELS THAT ARE JUST AS BRILLIANT.

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S745
PRICE: ------


 
   
    AND I LOVE HER B/W IF I FELL
CAPITOL 5235 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

THIS EXAMPLE IS UNPLAYED, STORE STOCK ! LABELS ARE STUNNING. VERY SMALL AND LIGHT GLUE RESIDUE FROM REMOVED STICKER IS ON A-SIDE. DOES NOT DETRACT FROM BEAUTY !!

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S719
PRICE: ------


 
   
    AND I LOVE HER B/W IF I FELL
CAPITOL 5235 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

THIS RARER SCRANTON PRESSING HAS MICRO-FONTS WITH "THE BEATLES" LOOSELY SPACED AND "MACLEN MUSIC" ON THE TOP LINE TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER HOLE. IT ALSO HAS THE '7-204' RELEASE DATE CODE BELOW THE MASTER NUMBER.

GLORIOUS AND SHIMMERING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S528
PRICE: ------


 
   
    MATCHBOX B/W SLOW DOWN
CAPITOL 5255 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S517
PRICE: ------


 
   
    I FEEL FINE B/W SHE'S A WOMAN
CAPITOL 5327 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S426
PRICE: ------


 
   
 

  EIGHT DAYS A WEEK B/W I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY
CAPITOL 5371 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

(ACTUAL SCANS)

WITH SMALL 'DRILL HOLE' ON PERIMETER NON-SLIP NOTCH.

When RECORD STORES RETURNED UNSOLD 45 SINGLES TO THE RECORD COMPANIES OR DISTRIBUTORS, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD physically DRILL a SMALL hole THROUGH THE PERIMETER AREA OF THE LABEL of unsold records returned from retailers. these "DRILL-OUTS" might then be re-sold to record retailers or other sales outlets for sale at a discounted price. A special section of a record store devoted to such items was known as the bargain bin.

"EIGHT DAYS A WEEK" REMAINS ONE OF THE RARER 'SUBSIDIARY' TITLES TO ACQUIRE.

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S582
PRICE: ------


 
   
 

  EIGHT DAYS A WEEK B/W I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY
CAPITOL 5371 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

(ACTUAL SCANS)

VERY BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS EXAMPLE, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL MARKS PREVENTING NEAR MINT STATUS.

"EIGHT DAYS A WEEK" REMAINS ONE OF THE RARER 'SUBSIDIARY' TITLES TO ACQUIRE.

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S681
PRICE: ------


 
   
    TICKET TO RIDE B/W YES IT IS
CAPITOL 5407 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS.

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE "TICKET TO RIDE" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S483
PRICE: ------


 
   
    TICKET TO RIDE B/W YES IT IS
CAPITOL 5407 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

CONDITION: VG++
ITEM#: S431
PRICE: ------


 
   
    HELP! B/W I'M DOWN
CAPITOL 5476 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, THIN FONTS.

BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT EXAMPLE.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S526
PRICE: ------


 
   
    HELP! B/W I'M DOWN
CAPITOL 5476 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

THE THICK TYPESETTING ON THESE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS ARE RARER IN STYLE THAN THEIR OTHER LABELS.

THIS EXAMPLE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS, DISPLAYING HIGH SHEEN AND DEEP SHIMMER TO GROOVES. HAS SEEN VERY MINIMAL PLAY TIME.

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S597
PRICE: ------


 
   
    HELP! B/W I'M DOWN
CAPITOL 5476 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE "HELP!" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

VERY NICE VG+ EXAMPLE WITH LIGHT SUPERFICIAL WEAR TO THE VINYL. GROOVES RETAIN HIGH, DEEP SHEEN. MINIMAL WEAR TO THE LABELS.

CONDITION: VG+
ITEM#: S447
PRICE: ------


 
   
    YESTERDAY B/W ACT NATURALLY
CAPITOL 5498 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE "YESTERDAY" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

STUNNING, GLORIOUS MINT "LIKE NEW" STORE STORE UNPLAYED CONDITION.

CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S632
PRICE: ------


 
   
    YESTERDAY B/W ACT NATURALLY
CAPITOL 5498 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S913
PRICE: ------


 
   
    YESTERDAY B/W ACT NATURALLY
CAPITOL 5498 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S446
PRICE: ------


 
   
    WE CAN WORK IT OUT B/W DAY TRIPPER
CAPITOL 5555 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE DOUBLE A-SIDE "WE CAN WORK IT OUT / "DAY TRIPPER"" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

VERY BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS VINYL WITH LIGHT SUPERFICIAL "WISPS". SHOWS VERY LITTLE PLAY TIME. GROOVES RETAIN HIGH, DEEP SHEEN. "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" LABEL (VG++) HAS A LIGHT TOUCH OF STACKING RING WEAR. FLIP SIDE LABEL IS NEAR MINT.

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S570
PRICE: ------


 
   
    WE CAN WORK IT OUT B/W DAY TRIPPER
CAPITOL 5555 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

CONDITION: NM-
ITEM#: S430
PRICE: ------


 
   
    WE CAN WORK IT OUT B/W DAY TRIPPER
CAPITOL 5555 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S162
PRICE: ------


 
   
    NOWHERE MAN B/W WHAT GOES ON
CAPITOL 5587 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING

WITH RARE UN-DOCUMENTED (SMALL THICK) FONTS WITH
LOOSELY-SPACED "T H E   B E A T L E S".
"LENNON - MCCARTNEY - STARKEY" CREDITS ON B-SIDE.

CONDITION: VG++
ITEM#: S463
PRICE: ------


 
   
    NOWHERE MAN B/W WHAT GOES ON
CAPITOL 5587 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES (BERT-CO) PRESSING

"LENNON - MCCARTNEY - STARKEY" CREDITS ON B-SIDE.

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S427
PRICE: ------


 
   
    PAPERBACK WRITER B/W RAIN
CAPITOL 5651 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING, THIN FONTS

STORE STOCK ! NEAR MINT ! UNPLAYED ! "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S520
PRICE: ------


 
   
    PAPERBACK WRITER B/W RAIN
CAPITOL 5651 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

WITH RARER "BLACK" PERIMETER PRINT

TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUBSIDIARY SWIRL RUN, CAPITOL SWITCHED TO BLACK PERIMETER PRINT. THE KEYSTONE BLACK PERIMETER PRINT LABELS HAVE THE SAME FONT AND TYPESETTING AS THE KEYSTONE WHITE PERIMETER LABELS. THE "PAPERBACK WRITER" SUBSIDIARY BLACK PRINT LABEL IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN THAT HAD THE BLACK PRINT.

CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED) "AS NEW"
ITEM#: S621
PRICE: ------


 
   
    PAPERBACK WRITER B/W RAIN
CAPITOL 5651 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, KEYSTONE LABELS

STUNNING EXAMPLE. MINT MINUS, UNPLAYED  "AS NEW" GEM.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S683
PRICE: ------


 
   
    YELLOW SUBMARINE B/W ELEANOR RIGBY
CAPITOL 5715 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S391
PRICE: ------


 
   
 

 

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER B/W PENNY LANE
CAPITOL 5810 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

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.

THIS LOS ANGELES PRESSING AND ITS WEST COAST LABELS ARE QUITE UNIQUE FOR THE "MICRO" FONTS USED HERE DIFFER ENTIRELY FROM THOSE USED FOR THE ORIGINAL STANDARD 1967 ISSUE, AND ALSO DIFFER FROM THE LABEL COPY USED FOR THE OTHER "SUBSIDIARY" RELEASES.

THIS EXAMPLE IS GRADED AS A MAGNIFICENT, SHIMMERING MINT UNPLAYED "AS NEW" JEWEL, WITH STUNNING GLOSSY, FLAWLESS STUNNING NEAR MINT LABELS. THE MEGA-RARE DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS NEAR MINT AND CORRECT 1967-68 CAPITOL RECORDS GENERIC SLEEVE.

CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED, "AS NEW")
ITEM#: S847
PRICE: $3,000


 
   
 

 
  STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER B/W PENNY LANE
CAPITOL 5810 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

FOR YEARS THIS BEATLES "DOUBLE A-SIDE" CLASSIC WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED AND ORIGINALLY BELIEVED NOT TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN THE ORANGE & YELLOW SWIRL 1968 "SUBSIDIARY" CATALOG. ONLY RECENTLY HAS IT BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE PERRY COX 2007 PRICE GUIDE 6TH EDITION, AND IS ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN FIVE HAVE NOW SURFACED. THIS EXAMPLE IS THE FINEST KNOWN TO EXIST.

THESE WEST COAST LABELS ARE QUITE UNIQUE FOR THE "MICRO" FONTS USED HERE DIFFER ENTIRELY FROM THOSE USED FOR THE ORIGINAL STANDARD 1967 ISSUE, AND ALSO DIFFER FROM THE LABEL COPY USED FOR THE OTHER "SUBSIDIARY" RELEASES.

THE RECORD AND LABELS ARE IN SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT CONDITION.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S432
PRICE: $2,775


 
   
 

  STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER B/W PENNY LANE
CAPITOL 5810 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

MEGA-RARE PRESSING WITHOUT THE "NON-SLIP" NOTCHES

THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE HAS AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR OF RARITY.  THE CAPITOL "SUBSIDIARY" SINGLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A RING OF 360 NOTCHES AROUND THE LABEL. THE PURPOSE OF THE "NON-SLIP"  NOTCHES WAS TO HAVE THE RECORD INTERLOCK TO OTHER RECORDS WHEN STACKED. THIS RECORD BEING OFFERED HERE HAD LEFT THE FACTORY WITHOUT THE "NON-SLIP" NOTCHES - BUT HAS THE STANDARD, SMOOTH SURFACE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE LABELS. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE FIRST TO HAVE EVER SURFACED FOR THIS TITLE.

THE RECORD AND LABELS ARE IN GLORIOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: S514
PRICE: $3,275


 
   
    ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE B/W BABY, YOU'RE A RICH MAN
CAPITOL 5964 OSC
RELEASED: 8/1/68
WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

ONE OF THE RARER "SUBSIDIARY" TITLES TO ACQUIRE, AND THIS EXAMPLE IS OLD STORE STOCK, NEAR MINT, UNPLAYED, "AS NEW"

CONDITION: NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S697
PRICE: ------


 
   
  RARE MAY 1969 "SUBSIDIARY" JACKSONVILLE "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" 45 SINGLE  
   
 

  "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 PRESSING

AFTER 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.

CONDITION: M- "AS NEW" (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: S555
PRICE: ------


 

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