ITEMS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF RELEASE DATE.

RADIO STATION WMCA IN NEW YORK CITY ADDED "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" TO ITS PLAY LIST ON DECEMBER 26, 1963, THE DAY THE SINGLE WAS RELEASED. IN APPRECIATION, CAPITOL RECORDS PREPARED A CUSTOM SLEEVE WITH A PICTURE OF THE WMCA GOOD GUYS DISC JOCKEYS ON ONE SIDE AND THE STANDARD "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" PICTURE AND INFORMATION ON THE OTHER. THE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVES WERE PAIRED WITH COPIES OF THE CAPITOL SINGLE AND GIVEN TO LISTENERS AS PRIZES IN THE STATION'S BEATLES WIG CONTEST. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE "GOOD GUYS" DJ'S PICTURED ON THE SLEEVE, HE STATED THAT THE STATION RECEIVED ONLY 200 COPIES OF THE SLEEVE FROM CAPITOL RECORDS.

TODAY, THERE ARE LESS THAN TWENTY COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE THAT ARE KNOWN TO STILL EXIST.  ALONG SIDE VEE-JAY'S "ASK ME WHY" PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE, THE WMCA GOOD GUYS CUSTOM SLEEVE HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE OF ALL BEATLES RECORD SLEEVES AMONG THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD. THERE ARE NO VARIATIONS OF THIS SLEEVE, FOR IT WAS PRODUCED ONLY ON THE EAST COAST.

ACCOMPANYING THIS ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE IS ITS ORIGINAL AND MATCHING EAST COAST VERY FIRST ISSUE "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" 45 SINGLE INDICATED BY THE 'WALTER HOFER" PUBLISHING CREDIT ON THE B-SIDE.

CONDITION: (SLEEVE) VG+ / (RECORD) VG+++
ITEM#: PR835
PRICE: $10,775

ULTRA-RARE 14½" X 8½" UNTRIMMED AND UNFOLDED VERSION
FACTORY RELEASED UNCIRCULATED "AS NEW"

CAPITOL RECORDS WAS INVOLVED IN A BEATLES TIE-IN WITH THE POPULAR MOTEL CHAIN HOLIDAY INN, AND PREPARED PROMOTIONAL FLYERS, PROMOTING HOLIDAY INN AND THE BEATLES. APPARENTLY, THE FLYERS WERE FOLDED AT THE CENTER AND DISTRIBUTED TO GUESTS OF THE MOTEL WITH A REGULAR BEATLES 45 SINGLE PLACED INSIDE. THE FLYERS WERE STAPLED TO HOLD THE RECORD IN PLACE.

ONLY A HANDFUL HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ITS ORIGINAL 14½" X 8½" FACTORY RELEASED UNTRIMMED, UNFOLDED STATE. THIS EXAMPLE IS ONE OF THEM - STORED AWAY FOR THE LAST 50+ YEARS. THIS EXAMPLE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND REMAINS IN NEAR MINT 'FACTORY FRESH', UNCIRCULATED CONDITION. THE PIECE APPEARS THAT IT JUST rolled off the LOS ANGELES FACTORY production line YESTERDAY.

PREPARED BY CAPITOL IN JULY 1964 SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE "SOMETHING NEW" ALBUM.

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.

CONDITION: NM (FACTORY FRESH "AS NEW", UNCIRCULATED)
ITEM#: PR834
PRICE: $1,775

TRIMMED AND FOLDED VERSION
UNCIRCULATED "AS NEW"

CAPITOL RECORDS WAS INVOLVED IN A BEATLES TIE-IN WITH THE POPULAR MOTEL CHAIN HOLIDAY INN, AND PREPARED PROMOTIONAL FLYERS, PROMOTING HOLIDAY INN AND THE BEATLES. APPARENTLY, THE FLYERS WERE FOLDED AT THE CENTER AND DISTRIBUTED TO GUESTS OF THE MOTEL WITH A REGULAR BEATLES 45 SINGLE PLACED INSIDE. THE FLYERS WERE STAPLED TO HOLD THE RECORD IN PLACE.

THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 125 EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE FLYER KNOWN TO EXIST. OF THOSE 125, ONLY A VERY FEW HAVE BEEN FOUND IN ITS 14½" X 8½" ORIGINAL UNFOLDED STATE. THIS EXAMPLE IS CAPITOL'S TRIMMED 7" X 7" EXAMPLE AND HAS BEEN FOLDED AND STORED FOR THE LAST 50+ YEARS. IT IS IN UNCIRCULATED, UN-STAPLED, NEAR MINT  "AS NEW" CONDITION.

PREPARED BY CAPITOL IN JULY 1964 SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE "SOMETHING NEW" ALBUM.

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.

CONDITION: NM ("AS NEW", UNCIRCULATED)
ITEM#: PR843
PRICE: $1,500



 

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● "PENNY LANE" B/W "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
      (CAPITOL P-5810, RELEASED FEBRUARY 1967)
● "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN"
      (CAPITOL P-5964, RELEASED JULY 1967)
●  "HELLO GOODBYE" B/W "I AM THE WALRUS"
      (CAPITOL P-2056, RELEASED OCTOBER 1967)
●  "LADY MADONNA" B/W "THE INNER LIGHT"
      (CAPITOL P-2138, RELEASED MARCH 1968).

THIS TITLE IS THE FIRST OF THOSE FOUR GREEN LABEL PROMOTIONAL SINGLES AND ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN NEAR MINT ORIGINAL 1967-68 CAPITOL RECORDS GENERIC SLEEVE.

CAPITOL PREPARED THE PROMOTIONAL COPY OF THE SINGLE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NEW 2:57 MIX (REMIX 14) THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE SEVEN NOTE TRUMPET SOLO ENDING. THUS, THE PROMOTION RECORD, LISTS "PENNY LANE" AT 3:00 AND CONTAINS REMIX 11 WITH ITS UNIQUE TRUMPET SOLO CODA ENDING.

THE PROMO SINGLE WAS ONLY PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S  LOS ANGELES FACTORY, AND EVIDENT BY THE MACHINE STAMPED ASTERISK IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVE.

THIS EXAMPLE IS A STUNNING NEAR MINT SHIMMERING BEAUTY, WITH JUST THREE HAIRLINE SLEEVE 'WHISPS" EVIDENT. APPEARS IT WAS PLAYED ONCE THEN STORED. THERE ARE NO RADIO STATION "X" MARKINGS, OR OTHER WRITINGS ANYWHERE ON THE LABELS. TRULY GORGEOUS.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PR799
PRICE: ------

● "PENNY LANE" B/W "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
      (CAPITOL P-5810, RELEASED FEBRUARY 1967)
● "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN"
      (CAPITOL P-5964, RELEASED JULY 1967)
●  "HELLO GOODBYE" B/W "I AM THE WALRUS"
      (CAPITOL P-2056, RELEASED OCTOBER 1967)
●  "LADY MADONNA" B/W "THE INNER LIGHT"
      (CAPITOL P-2138, RELEASED MARCH 1968).

THIS TITLE IS THE SECOND OF THOSE FOUR GREEN LABEL PROMOTIONAL SINGLES AND ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS GENERIC SLEEVE.

THIS EXAMPLE GRADES AS AN UNPLAYED MINT MINUS "AS NEW" JEWEL. THERE ARE NO RADIO STATION "X" MARKINGS, OR OTHER WRITINGS ANYWHERE ON THE LABELS.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR721
PRICE: ------

THIS TITLE IS THE SECOND OF THOSE FOUR GREEN LABEL PROMOTIONAL SINGLES AND ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS GENERIC SLEEVE.

THIS EXAMPLE IS A NEAR MINT BEAUTY AND APPEARS UNPLAYED. THERE IS A LIGHT SUPERFICIAL "WHISP" LINE ACROSS THE A-SIDE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY. THERE ARE NO RADIO STATION "X" MARKINGS, OR OTHER WRITINGS ANYWHERE ON THE LABELS.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PR673
PRICE: $950

● "PENNY LANE" B/W "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
      (CAPITOL P-5810, RELEASED FEBRUARY 1967)
● "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN"
      (CAPITOL P-5964, RELEASED JULY 1967)
●  "HELLO GOODBYE" B/W "I AM THE WALRUS"
      (CAPITOL P-2056, RELEASED OCTOBER 1967)
●  "LADY MADONNA" B/W "THE INNER LIGHT"
      (CAPITOL P-2138, RELEASED MARCH 1968).

THIS TITLE IS THE THIRD OF THOSE FOUR GREEN LABEL PROMOTIONAL SINGLES AND ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS GENERIC SLEEVE.

THIS EXAMPLE IS A UNPLAYED "AS NEW"  MINT MINUS GLIMMERING GEM. THERE ARE NO RADIO STATION "X" MARKINGS, OR OTHER WRITINGS ANYWHERE ON THE LABELS. TRULY PRISTINE.

CONDITION: M- "AS NEW" (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR626
PRICE: $1,250

● "PENNY LANE" B/W "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER"
      (CAPITOL P-5810, RELEASED FEBRUARY 1967)
● "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN"
      (CAPITOL P-5964, RELEASED JULY 1967)
●  "HELLO GOODBYE" B/W "I AM THE WALRUS"
      (CAPITOL P-2056, RELEASED OCTOBER 1967)
●  "LADY MADONNA" B/W "THE INNER LIGHT"
      (CAPITOL P-2138, RELEASED MARCH 1968).

THIS TITLE IS THE FOURTH AND FINAL OF THOSE FOUR GREEN LABEL PROMOTIONAL SINGLES AND ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS GENERIC SLEEVE.

THIS EXAMPLE IS A UNPLAYED "AS NEW"  MINT MINUS SHIMMERING JEWEL. THERE ARE NO RADIO STATION "X" MARKINGS, OR OTHER WRITINGS ANYWHERE ON THE LABELS. TRULY STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST.

CONDITION: M- "AS NEW" (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR627
PRICE: ------

PREVIOUSLY SOLD CAPITOL PROMOTIONAL RECORDS

THE DAY FOLLOWING THEIR TRIUMPHANT APPEARANCE ON "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW", THE BEATLES HELD A SERIES OF PRESS CONFERENCES AT NEW YORK'S PRESTIGIOUS PLAZA HOTEL ON FEBRUARY 10, 1964.

THE BEATLES WERE ALREADY STAYING THERE, SO THE GROUP MADE THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE TERRACE  ROOM AT 11AM, WHERE REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS RECEIVED A PACKET OF SPECIALLY PRODUCED PROMOTIONAL ITEMS THAT INTRODUCED THE BEATLES TO THE PRESS CORPS OF AMERICA, INCLUDING TWO GLOSSY 8" X 10" PHOTOS, THE NATIONAL RECORD NEWS TABLOID, BIOGRAPHIES, AND 'NEWS BRIEF' SHEETS. LASTLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, CAPITOL RECORDS DISTRIBUTED SPECIALLY STICKERED COPIES OF "MEET THE BEATLES!" LP ALBUM COVERS. CAPITOL DID NOT INCLUDE THE RECORDS IN THE COVERS, JUST THE PRESS KITS.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER THIS HISTORICAL PLAZA HOTEL PRESS CONFERENCE ARCHIVE - ONE THAT IS TRULY COMPLETE, AND IN ITS ENTIRETY.

CONDITION : NM TO VG
ITEM#: OM222
PRICE: -------

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.

AS AN ADDED BONUS, AND FOUND SLIPPED INSIDE THE ALBUM COVER IS THIS 14¾" X 11½" TABLOID NEWSPAPER, "NATIONAL RECORD NEWS : SPECIAL BEATLES ISSUE". THESE WERE DISTRIBUTED IN MASS QUANTITIES TO CAPITOL'S SALES FORCE, THE PRESS, AND RADIO STATIONS ALONG WITH COPIES OF "MEET THE BEATLES!". THIS PUBLICATION DATES TO JANUARY 1964. AND IS A FOUR PAGE FOLD OPEN NEWSPAPER TYPE PROMO SHEET AND ACTUALLY PRINTED ON NEWSPAPER STOCK PAPER.

CONDITION: NM- / NM-
ITEM#: PR451
PRICE: ------

THE VERY FIRST PROMOTIONAL ALBUM ISSUED WITH BEATLES MATERIAL IN THE U.S.A.

THE BEATLES WERE FEATURED ON THIS EXTREMELY RARE PROMOTIONAL LP ALBUM DISC, WHICH WAS ISSUED TO RADIO STATIONS IN EARLY 1964. BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK LINER EXPLAIN THAT THE DISC IS "BALANCED FOR BROADCAST". ACCORDING TO THE BACK LINER, "THE SELECTIONS IN THIS SPECIALLY-PREPARED LP HAVE BEEN ARRANGED IN A SEQUENCE WHICH WILL ENABLE YOU TO PRESENT AN ENTIRE SIDE AT A TIME. IN OTHER WORDS, 'INSTANT PROGRAMMING', FROM THE FIRST THROUGH THE LAST TRACK".

THIS VERY RARE EARLY 1964 PROMOTIONAL ONLY LP IS THE VERY FIRST PROMOTIONAL ALBUM ISSUED WITH BEATLES MATERIAL IN THE U.S.A..- AND IS ONE OF THE TRUE EARLY BEATLES RARE RECORDS. IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES. THE BACK COVER ALSO HAS AN IMAGE OF THE "MEET THE BEATLES" ALBUM ALONG WITH THE SONG TRACK LISTINGS OF THIS LP INCLUDING OF COURSE, THE TWO BEATLES SONGS.

CONDITION: NM- / NM
ITEM#: PR271
PRICE: ------

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. 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".

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.

CONDITION: NM- (VG+++)
ITEM#: PR817
PRICE: ------

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.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 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 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.

CONDITION: VG++ (SLEEVE) / M- UNPLAYED "AS NEW" (RECORD)
ITEM#: PR818
PRICE: ------

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.

CONDITION: VG+++ / M- UNPLAYED "AS NEW" (RECORD)
ITEM#: PR719
PRICE: ------

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.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: PR738
PRICE: -------

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.

CONDITION: MAILER NM /  RECORD M - (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR549
PRICE: ------

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STUNNING 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.

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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 RARE COLORFUL THREE-PANEL BROCHURE DESCRIBED AS A RECORD FOLDER, MEASURES SLIGHTLY UNDER 7" X 7" WHEN FOLDED SHUT. THE INSIDE OF THE BROCHURE DEPICTS MINIATURE COVERS OF SELECTED ALBUMS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE RECORD CLUB INCLUDING "MEET THE BEATLES!" AND "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM", WHICH IS ONE OF FOUR ENLARGED COVERS. THE RIGHT HALF OF THE INSIDE RIGHT PANEL SERVES AS A DETACHABLE CARD TO BE FILLED IN BY NEW MEMBERS AND MAILED TO THE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

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.

CONDITION: NM "AS NEW" UNUSED
ITEM#: RC710
PRICE: ------

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MUCH RARER 5¾" VARIATION AND PRODUCED IN FAR LESS NUMBERS THAN THE 'TRI-FOLD' SOUNDCARD ISSUE

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TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS, IN JULY 1964 THE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB BEGAN AN AGGRESSIVE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN AIMED AT TEENAGERS THAT FEATURED A FLEXI-DISC CONTAINING MUSIC BY THREE OF THE LABEL'S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS: THE BEATLES, THE BEACH BOYS, AND THE KINGSTON TRIO. IT Contains '"Roll Over BeethoveN" by the Beatles, "Little Deuce Coupe" by the Beach Boys, and "The Saints" by the Kingston Trio.

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.

CONDITION: NM "AS NEW" UNUSED
ITEM#: RC715
PRICE: -------

IN 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 - AND OF THE EXAMPLES KNOWN TO EXIST, THIS ONE IS IN THE TOP THREE IN TERMS OF CONDITION. THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY THAT WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED AND OFFERED!

CONDITION: VINYL NM- TO VG+++ / LABELS NM
ITEM#: PR547
PRICE: ------

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.

IT IS AN INCREDIBLE MATCHING SET ALL MADE AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME PURPOSE - AND SENT TO RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS ASSURED AND MOST POSITIVE THAT WE WON'T SEE ANOTHER STARLINE DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL "D.J. COPY" SET LIKE THIS ANYTIME SOON!

CONDITION: NM- TO VG+++
ITEM#: PR558
PRICE: -------

TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING, CAPITOL ISSUED A 'SOUVENIR' EXTENDED PLAY RECORD PACKAGED IN A PICTURE SLEEVE, THE FRONT OF WHICH DISPLAYS A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW FACTORY. THE BACK HAS STATEMENTS FROM TOP CAPITOL EXECUTIVES. THE DISC CONTAINS EXCERPTS FROM SONGS BY SOME OF CAPITOL'S BIGGEST STARS, INCLUDING THE BEATLES' CONTRIBUTION I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND.

CONDITION OF THE SLEEVE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS, WITH VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR. NO RINGWEAR OR OTHER DISTRACTIONS.

THE RECORD IS A STUNNING NEAR MINT AND APPEARS UNPLAYED.

CONDITION: NM- / NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR407
PRICE: ------