NOTABLE FINDS


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"BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES"
CAPITOL OF CANADA T-6061 MONO
RELEASED: 12/2/63


ULTRA-RARE VERY FIRST AND EARLIEST
"LOUD CUT" PRESSING

"BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES"  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.

THIS LP HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA (DECEMBER 2, 1963), PRECEDING VEE-JAY'S "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" AND CAPITOL'S "MEET THE BEATLES".

OFFERED HERE IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 issue BLACK LABEL MONO CANADIAN "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES". THIS IS THE VERY FIRST DECEMBER 1963 ISSUE OF THE ALBUM FEATURING THE DEEP GROOVE "LOUD CUT" VERSION OF THE RECORD. THIS IS VERIFIED BY HAVING ONLY THE HAND-ETCHED NUMBERED "XEX-447" ON SIDE ONE AND "XEX-448" ON SIDE TWO IN THE TRAIL OFF AREAS OF THE DISC. THERE ARE NO other markings IN THE RUN-OUT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISC'S ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD CAPITOL OF CANADA "PATHE'" INNER DUST SLEEVE.

 

CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: LP562
PRICE: $950

 
   
 

 

"LONG TALL SALLY"
CAPITOL OF CANADA T-6063 MONO
RELEASED: 4/27/64


VERY FIRST PRESSING

THE THIRD BEATLES ALBUM RELEASED BY CAPITOL OF CANADA WAS "LONG TALL SALLY", ISSUED ON APRIL 27, 1964 AND ASSIGNED NUMBER T-6063, AND ISSUED ONLY IN MONO.

OFFERED HERE IS THE ORIGINAL VERY FIRST PRESSING OF "LONG TALL SALLY" (Capitol Of Canada T-6063). THE HAND-ETCHED NUMBERS ARE "XEX-471-2" ON SIDE ONE AND "XEX-472" ON SIDE TWO IN THE TRAIL OFF AREAS OF THE DISC. THERE ARE NO other markings IN THE RUN-OUT.

THE ALBUM COVER IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST WE'VE EVER SEEN, .AN ABSOLUTELY EXEMPLARY EXAMPLE, GRADING AT A NEAR MINT.

THE RECORD IS A SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT MINUS WITH DEEP GROOVES, AND APPEARS TO HAVE JUST TWO SUPERFICIAL SURFACE LINES DUE TO INNER SLEEVE PULLS. THE NEAR MINT LABELS ARE BEAUTIFUL WITH A RADIATING SHINY GLOSS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISC'S ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD CAPITOL OF CANADA "PATHE'" INNER DUST SLEEVE.

  CONDITION: NM / NM-
ITEM#: LP563
PRICE: $700

 
   
 

 

  "NOW AND THEN"
THE LAST BEATLES SONG
b/w "LOVE ME DO"

Apple Corps Ltd. / Capitol / UNIVERSAL MG
RELEASED 11/2/2023

THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
VINYL / CASSETTE TAPE / CD DISC FORMATS

WITH ALL SEVEN 12" 10" & 7" VINYL ISSUES INCLUDING THE RARE SPOTIFY 10" BLACK VINYL & TARGET 12" RED VINYL LIMITED EDITION PRESSINGS

WITH BONUS INCLUSION OF THE LIMITED EDITION STILL SEALED SLIP CASE CD BOX SET OF "The Beatles 1962-1966" (Red Album’) and "THE BEATLES 1967-1970" (Blue Album) 2023 collection

"Now And Then” is the last Beatles song, written and demoed by John Lennon in the mid/late 1970s. With John’s voice now pristine in the mix, “Now And Then” features elements from the 1995 sessions including George Harrison’s guitar parts, and vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022, along with a new arrangement for strings. Produced by Paul and Giles Martin, “Now And Then” is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, a powerful and fitting finale for the band’s timeless recordings.

INCLUDED AS A BONUS IS  THE LIMITED EDITION STILL SEALED SLIP CASE CD BOX SET OF "The Beatles 1962-1966" (Red Album’) and "THE BEATLES 1967-1970" (Blue Album) 2023 EDITION collection. the newly-expanded and remixed albums includE the last Beatles song "Now And Then".  RELEASED On November 10, 2023,

  CONDITION: ALL 10 ITEMS STILL SEALED ('AS NEW' FACTORY FRESH)
ITEM#: NATCOLL001
PRICE: $1,750

 
   
 

  "McCARTNEY"
APPLE STAO-3363
ISSUED: 4/20/70


PAUL'S FIRST SOLO EFFORT, AND RELEASED DURING THE BEATLES BREAKUP. A VERY DIFFICULT LP TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.

HAS THE "NEW YORK" ADDRESS PRINT ON BACK COVER.

THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS A TRUE JEWEL AND CANNOT BE UPGRADED. TIGHT AND CLEAN SEAL, ESPECIALLY AT GATEFOLD MOUTH OPENING. ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS CLASSIC WE'VE EVER OFFERED.

THIS TITLE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST DEMAND BEATLES 'SOLO' SEALED ALBUMS THERE IS..

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: PM091
PRICE: $1,250


 
   
    "THE BEATLES U.S.A."
"COLLECTOR'S EDITION - BEATLEMANIA"
JAMIE PUBLICATIONS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A., FEBRUARY 1964

THE FAN MAGAZINE THAT KICK-STARTED THE BEATLES U.S.A. LTD. FAN CLUB

THE ORIGINAL VERY RARE FAN MAGAZINE "THE BEATLES U.S.A. - COLLECTOR'S EDITION BEATLEMANIA" WHICH CONCENTRATES SOLELY ON THE BEATLES' FIRST U.S.A. VISIT TO NEW YORK AND THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING THEIR APPEARANCE ON "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW" AND MEETING THE WMCA "GOOD GUYS" DISC JOCKEYS.

THIS OVERSIZED MAGAZINE MEASURES 11" X 14" AND IS KNOWN TO BE THE FAN PUBLICATION THAT HAD INITIATED, KICK-STARTED AND INSPIRED THE INCEPTION OF "THE BEATLES U.S.A. LIMITED FAN CLUB".

  CONDITION : VG++
ITEM#: BK253
PRICE: $325


 
   
    "1"
APPLE / EMI 72435/29324/1/1
RELEASED: 11/15/2000

FIRST PRESSING “LIMITED EDITION” DOUBLE LP GATEFOLD SET. COMPLETE WITH 4 PHOTOS AND POSTER PRESSED ONLY IN THE U.K. .

THIS DOUBLE LP "LIMITED EDITION" PACKAGING IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND HAS BEEN OUT OF PRINT SHORTLY FOLLOWING ITS DEBUT IN NOVEMBER 2000.

THIS HEAVY WEIGHT PACKAGE IS THE ORIGINAL VERY FIRST PRESSING. ITS HIGHLIGHTS ARE A GATEFOLD COVER, HEAVY-WEIGHT ALBUMS, THICK CARDBOARD INNER SLEEVES THAT FEATURES SOME OF THE WORLD'S 45 RPM PICTURE SLEEVES (WITH A BLURB FROM PRODUCER GEORGE MARTIN), FOUR A-4 SIZED PSYCHEDELIC RICHARD AVEDON 1967 PHOTOS, AND FINALLY, A HEAVY-DUTY FOLDED LARGE POSTER THAT FEATURES THE REMAINDER OF THE WORLD'S PICTURE SLEEVES. THE LATER ISSUE OMITTED THE FOUR PHOTOS AND POSTER.

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP500
PRICE: $650


 
   
    ORIGINAL 1964 BEATLES 'TEXTURED MESH'
SEAMFREE NYLON STOCKINGS

MANUFACTURED BY BALLITO MILLS
for Scott-Centenaire Ltd.,
UNITED KINGDOM, 1964


THREE PAIRS IN ORIGINAL 'BALLITO' BOX.

INCREDIBLY RARE VINTAGE BOX OF THREE SEALED BEATLES PACKAGES OF NYLON STOCKINGS  IN THE ORIGINAL BALLITO "BEATLES" MARKED BOX.

  CONDITION : STOCKINGS STILL SEALED (M) / BOX VG++
ITEM#: OM216
PRICE: $600


 
   
 

  "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
CAPITOL MAS-2653 MONO
RELEASED: 6/2/67

VERY RARE JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA FACTORY PRESSING WITH
JACKSONVILLE "THICK IN-HOUSE PRINT" 1ST LABEL WITH INCORRECT TITLE ON LABEL OF “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS"

RARER THICKER JACKSONVILLE PRINTED COVER WITH "MATTE" FINISH AND VERY FIRST COVER WITHOUT "NEMS" PRINT

PRESENTED HERE IS THE RAREST U.S. PRESSING OF THE LANDMARK RELEASE OF "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. THIS MONAURAL ISSUE IS THE JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING THAT HAS THE RARE JACKSONVILLE IN-HOUSE THICK PRINT VERY FIRST LABEL.

THE COVER IS THE RARER JACKSONVILLE MANUFACTURED ISSUE WHICH IS THICKER IN CONSTRUCTION. THE TEXTURE HAS A "MATTE" FINISH THAT PRESENTS THE GRAPHICS LESS GLOSSY AND COLORS THAT ARE LESS IN BRIGHTNESS.

  CONDITION: VG+++ / NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP516
PRICE: $975


 
 
   
    ORIGINAL 1964 "AUTHORIZED EDITION"
THE BEATLES OFFICIAL COLORING BOOK

PUBLISHED BY PEERLESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, USA,
DISTRIBUTED BY SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY, USA.


ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE ITEMS OF ORIGINAL BEATLES MEMORABILIA ISSUED IN THE FALL OF 1964.

FINEST EXAMPLE WE HAVE EVER OFFERED!  

  CONDITION: NEAR MINT, UNUSED,
"AS NEW"
ITEM#: OM240
PRICE: $500


 
   
 

  "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" / "DAY TRIPPER"
CAPITOL 5555
SECOND ISSUE: RELEASED 8/1/68


1968 "SUBSIDIARY" LABEL ISSUE
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


 
   
 

  "I'LL CRY INSTEAD"  B/W
"I 'M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU"

CAPITOL 5234, RELEASED: 7/20/64
LOS ANGELES WEST COAST TAB CUT

INCREDIBLY-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION WITH A-SIDE  "I'LL CRY INSTEAD" HEADER TITLE ON DROP DOWN 'TAB-CUT ' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE.

ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE OF CAPITOL RECORDS BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE OF "I'LL CRY INSTEAD" B/W "I'M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU". THIS VERSION IS THE INCREDIBLY-RARE WEST COAST LOS ANGELES VERSION WITH THE A-SIDE HEADER TITLE  "'LL CRY INSTEAD" PRINTED ON THE 'TAB CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE. THE STANDARD WEST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS THE A-SIDE HEADER TITLE PRINTED ON STRAIGHT CUT SIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

THIS WEST COAST VARIATION OF THIS TITLE EQUALS THE RARITY OF THE WEST COAST ALTERNATE FOLDED SLEEVE OF "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND"NONE OF THE 10 TITLES WITH THE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION TITLES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE.

  CONDITION: VG+
ITEM#: PS769
PRICE: $875

 
   
 

  "THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY 2"
PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE" 7 TRACK
SAMPLER LP ALBUM

APPLE / CAPITOL SPRO-11206 / 7, RELEASED: 3/14/96.  
ISSUED TO PRESS OUTLETS: MARCH 1996


THE MUSIC COMPONENT OF "ANTHOLOGY" CONSISTS OF THREE SEPARATELY ISSUED ALBUMS TITLED "ANTHOLOGY 1", "ANTHOLOGY 2", AND "ANTHOLOGY 3". ANTHOLOGY 2 STARTS WITH A "NEW" BEATLES SONG "REAL LOVE", BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THE BAND'S REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT AS RECORDING ARTISTS. THE PHASE BEGINS IN FEBRUARY, 1965, AND ENDS THREE YEARS LATER WITH A PAIR OF SONGS RECORDED DAYS BEFORE THE BEATLES JOURNEY TO RISHIKESH, INDIA, IN FEBRUARY, 1968.

THIS 7 SONG SAMPLER TO PROMOTE "THE BEATLES" ANTHOLOGY 2" RELEASE HAS CUSTOM APPLE LABELS, AND HAS THE HANDSOME SILVER AND BLACK PROMOTION ONLY 12" LP CUSTOM COVER. THIS WAS THE ONLY PROMOTIONAL LP ALBUM FORMAT TO BE PRODUCED FOR ALL THREE ANTHOLOGY RELEASES.

  CONDITION: NM / M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: AN011
PRICE: $575


 
   
    "THE BEATLES IN MONO"
REMASTERED CD BOX SET
EMI / APPLE, RELEASED SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC 09.09.09 U.S. ISSUE

THE BEATLES STEREO REMASTERS MAY BE EMI AND APPLE'S OFFICIAL CANON, BUT WHAT COLLECTORS HAVE TRULY CRAVED WAS THE 09.09.09 RELEASE OF "THE BEATLES IN MONO" REMASTERED BOX SET.

THIS LIMITED-EDITION BOX (NOW OUT OF PRODUCTION) IS LADEN WITH NEW-TO-CD MIXES, CONTAINING 10 OF THE ALBUMS WITH THEIR ORIGINAL MONO MIXES, PLUS TWO FURTHER DISCS CALLED MONO MASTERS WHICH COVERS SIMILAR GROUND TO THE STEREO TRACKS ON PAST MASTERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE GENUINE RARITIES OF THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MONO MIXES OF THE FOUR NEW SONGS FROM "YELLOW SUBMARINE".

  CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: BM001
PRICE: $550


 
   
    THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
ORIGINAL AUGUST 8-15,1964 ISSUE
BEATLES COVER AND FEATURE STORY
"SUMMER MADNESS: THE BEATLES ARE BACK"

THIS ORIGINAL 10˝" X 13˝" AUGUST 1964 U.S. "SATURDAY EVENING POST" MAGAZINE FEATURES THE COVER STORY "AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND FLIPPED, THEIR NATIVE LIVERPOOL RIOTED; NOW THE U.S. BRACES FOR THE RETURN OF THE BEATLES".

THE ARTICLE COVERS THE GROUP'S 1964 SUMMER RETURN TO AMERICA WHEN "ON AUGUST 19 THE BEATLES WILL STORM THE U.S. FOR THE SECOND TIME, BEGINNING A FIVE-WEEK TOUR OF 25 CITIES".

THIS 88-PAGE COMPLETE EDITION IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION FROM COVER TO COVER.

  CONDITION: NM- / NM
ITEM#: BK145
PRICE: $475

 

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