"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
 
CONDITION: NM (SLEEVE) / NM (RECORD)
ITEM#: PS851
PRICE: ------

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.

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 BY CAPITOL'S SCRANTON 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 CONDITION OF THE CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER SLEEVE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT (WITH JUST A TOUCH OF RUB WEAR SPECKLING ON JOHN'S PHOTO AREA). THE BLANK BACK SIDE OF THE SLEEVE REMAINS FREE OF DIRT AND AGING STAINS, WHICH ARE OFTEN EVIDENT WITH THESE SLEEVES. THERE ARE NO SPLITS, RIPS OR TEARS AT ALL. THE SEAMS ARE SOLID AND FIRM. THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL GLOSSY LABEL BLACK BACKDROPS, WITH THE OUTER RIM COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM. THE CONDITION OF THE DISC IS A SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT AND APPEARS IT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONCE. . THE LABELS ARE A STELLAR NEAR MINT AS WELL.

ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE ORIGINAL THE FIVE SEEBURG 3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS (ONE OF WHICH IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE OTHER FOUR) AND ONE OF ORIGINAL 17/8" X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS, BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO. THESE ITEMS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.