WHEN WORD SPREAD TO NORTH AMERICA OF THE BEATLES PHENOMENAL SUCCESS OVERSEAS, CAPITOL OF CANADA DECIDED TO RELEASE THE BEATLES SECOND PARLOPHONE BRITISH LP "WITH THE BEATLES". THE RECORD COMPANY ALTERED THE FRONT COVER OF THE ALBUM BY ADDING FAVORABLE QUOTES AND RE-TITLING THE RECORD "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES".

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". THE BACK COVER OF THE CANADIAN RELEASE IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE BRITISH LP, WITH BOTH FEATURING THE SAME LINER NOTES BY TONY BARROW. THE FRONT COVER HAS THE PRINT "LITHO IN CANADA" PLACED VERTICALLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT LOWER CORNER.

"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. UNLIKE VEE-JAY AND CAPITOL IN THE U.S., CAPITOL OF CANADA DID NOT DELETE ANY SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ALBUM. THUS, CANADIAN PURCHASERS WERE TREATED TO ALL FOURTEEN SONGS.

OFFERED HERE IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 issue BLACK LABEL MONO CANADIAN "BEATLEMANIA! WITH THE BEATLES" . THIS IS THE VERY RARE FIRST PRESSING "LOUD CUT"  (Capitol Of Canada T-6061). INDEED, 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. THE LABELS HAVE THE "MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS OF CANADA, ETC.." PERIMETER PRINT. ON THE LATER 1966 BLACK LABEL RELEASE, THE PERIMETER PRINT READ "MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS (CANADA)..." With "(CANADA)" IN PARENTHESIS. THIS EXTREMELY INSIGHTFUL INFORMATION EMANATES FROM NOTED CANADIAN RECORDS EXPERT, PIERS HEMMINGSEN, AUTHOR OF THE WONDERFUL "CANADIAN RECORDS" SERIES OF BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.

THE ALBUM COVER IS AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE, GRADING AT A NEAR MINT. THERE IS NO RINGWEAR, CHIPS OR WEAR ANYWHERE. THE BLACK BACKGROUND RETAINS A DEEP, RICH, DARK TONE, AND THE WHITE BACK COVER REMAINS BRIGHT AND CLEAN. THERE IS A SMALL PUSH EVIDENT ON THE BACK COVER ONLY ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE SPINE IS IMPECCABLE AND COMPLETELY LEGIBLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

THE RECORD IS A SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT WITH DEEP GROOVES, AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE THEN STORED. THERE IS SIMPLY ONE LIGHT SURFACE MARK ON SIDE TWO.. THE LABELS ARE STUNNING WITH A RADIATING SHINY GLOSS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISC'S ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD CAPITOL OF CANADA "PATHE'" INNER DUST SLEEVE, IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, AND IS BEST EXAMPLE OF THE "PATHE" INNER SLEEVE WE'VE EVER SEEN.