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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

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

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

CAPITOL CUSTOM SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES PREPARED A VERY LIMITED PRESSING OF A PROMOTIONAL 45 RPM SINGLE CONTAINING A BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH THE BEATLES ON ONE SIDE AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON THE OTHER. THE DISC WAS MANUFACTURED FOR WALLICHS MUSIC CITY TO CELEBRATE THE JUNE 5, 1964 OPENING OF ITS NEW STORE IN CANOGA PARK, CALIFORNIA. RADIO STATION KFWB JOINED IN THE PROMOTION, RENAMING ITSELF "KFWBEATLES" FOR THE OCCASION. CAPITOL WAS INVOLVED WITH WALLICHS MUSIC CITY BECAUSE THE STORE'S CO-OWNER WAS GLEN WALLICHS, A FOUNDER OF CAPITOL RECORDS, AND WHO WAS THEN SERVING AS THE LABEL'S CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

THE SOUVENIR RECORD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO LUCKY ATTENDEES OF THE STORE OPENING IN A TAN 7¼" SQUARE MAILER ENVELOPE (CAPPRO2637.PS1, SPIZER). INFORMATION REGARDING THE CUSTOM-MADE DISC IS PRINTED IN RED ON THE FRONT OF THE MAILER, OPENING WITH THE PHRASE "THE BEATLES TALK AND SING!". THE BACK SIDE IS BLANK. THE LABEL FOR THE RECORD (CAPPRO2637.01, SPIZER) IS RED WITH BLACK PRINT. AS STATED, THESE PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLES WERE ONLY PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S LOS ANGELES FACTORY.

THESE DISCS SURFACE OCCASIONALLY AND MOST ALWAYS WITHOUT THE RARE ENVELOPE MAILER. IN APRIL 2017, FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SOLD A COMPLETE SET INCLUDING THE SCARCE, HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE ULTRA-RARE 'WALLICHS MUSIC CITY' MAILER ENVELOPE IN STUPENDOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION ALONG WITH THE PROMOTIONAL 45 IN UNPLAYED CONDITION (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS ITEM).

AND NOW..... WE HAVE 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 STORE OPENING. THE MEASUREMENT OF THE MAILER GLUED FLAP IS 2 1/16", WHICH FURTHER CONFIRMS ITS AUTHENTICITY.

WHEN HELD UP TO A REASONABLY STRONG LIGHT SOURCE, ONE CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE PROMOTIONAL RECORD WHICH IS SLIPPED INSIDE THE CAPITOL RECORDS EARLY 1964 WEST COAST BLACK AND WHITE CIRCULAR STYLE COMPANY SLEEVE. TO DEPICT THE CONTENTS WITHIN THE SEALED 'WALLICHS' MAILER ENVELOPE, WE HAVE PROVIDED IMAGES BELOW OF THE PROMOTIONAL RECORD AND CAPITOL SLEEVE DERIVED FROM A PREVIOUS FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES SALE.

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.