ITEM #

TITLE        RECORD CAT.#        RELEASE DATE         COMMENTS

My Bonnie
b/w
The Saints (When The Saints Go Marching In)
Decca 31382
Released April 1962
PROMOTIONAL PINK LABEL

THE CONDITION OF THIS HISTORIC PROMOTIONAL RECORD IS A
BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS VINYL, WITH VERY LITTLE PLAY TIME EVIDENT.
USUALLY FOUND WITH RADIO STATION DISC JOCKEY "X'S" ON THE B-SIDE,
THIS EXAMPLE IS WITHOUT THE "X'S" - ABSOLUTELY
GORGEOUS AND VIBRANT NEAR MINT LABELS !

Please Please Me  b/w   Ask Me Why
Vee-Jay 498, 2/20/63,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,  White Label with Black Print
"BEATTLES" WITH "TT"

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 The first record released in the United States to bear the Beatles name
was VJ 498. The single contained the group's second British 45RPM single,
PLEASE PLEASE ME backed with ASK ME WHY.
THIS "DISC JOCKEY" PROMO ISSUE IS A TRUE gem !

FOR COMPLETE DETAILS :

From Me To You  b/w Thank You Girl
Vee-Jay 522, 5/6/63,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY, White Label with Black Print
 

THE PROMOTIONAL 45 PRESSING FOR VEE-JAY'S SECOND BEATLES' RELEASE
IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO THE PROMO COPY OF THE FIRST SINGLE, VJ498.
ITS TRAIL-OFF MARKINGS ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF THE 522 STOCK COPY.

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THE ARP LOGO SIGNIFIES THAT THE PROMO RECORD LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR
WAS MANUFACTURED IN OWOSSO, MICHIGAN.

THE CONDITION OF THIS PROMO COPY IS STUNNING, WITH A CLEAN, GLOSSY VINYL,
AND APPEARS TO HAD MINIMAL PLAY TIME - AND GRADED AT
STRONG NEAR MINT MINUS ON THE A-SIDE
(HAS 3 VERY LIGHT SUPERFICIAL MARKS), AND A TERRIFIC NEAR MINT
ON THE B-SIDE. THE VINYL SHEEN ON THIS IS ASTONISHING !
THE LABELS ARE A BRIGHT SNOW WHITE WITHOUT AGE OR DIRT.

MOST NOTABLY, THE LABELS ARE CLEAN OF WRITINGS AND COMPLETELY FREE OF
ANY RADIO STATION A-SIDE "X" DESIGNATIONS, WHICH WAS VERY COMMON WITH
THESE PROMO COPIES. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE !!

Accompanied by its own Original Vee-Jay 1963 Generic Sleeve :

She Loves You
b/w 
I’ll Get You
Swan S-4152-S,
Issued September 1963

BLACK PRINT ON WHITE LABELS
PROMOTIONAL COPY "NOT FOR SALE" 45 SINGLE
(4152.DJ1B, Spizer)

Because She Loves You did not sell well upon its initial release,
the original White Label Swan PROMOTIONAL pressings of the disc
from September 1963 are VERY RARE and highly collectible -
as is it's released store stock Red Print variation.
Dealers and Collectors are beginning to realize that these
White Label pressings of She Loves You are EXTREMELY RARE.

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This Promo 45 was pressed by MONARCH RECORDS IN LOS ANGELES
and have the song titles and the group's name
loosely SPACED IN BLACK PRINT. The discs have a MACHINE STAMPED
circled "MR", WITH hand etched job numbers IN THE TRAIL OFF AREAS :
"r49544" ON THE A-SIDE, AND "r49545" ON THE B-SIDE
THESE DISCS are styrene pressings RATHER THAN VINYL.

This Condition of this Promotional Copy is
a GEM and grades at a sparkling Unplayed Near Mint.
THE LABELS ARE A BLINDING IMPECCABLE 'WHITE" AND THE
VINYL HAS THAT "NEWLY PRESSED" SHIMMERING LOOK.

She Loves You
b/w 
I’ll Get You
Swan S-4152-S,
Issued September 1963

BLACK PRINT ON WHITE LABELS
PROMOTION COPY "NOT FOR SALE" 45 SINGLE
(4152.DJ1A, Spizer)

 This variation of the swan she loves you
Promotional 45 was pressed by the
MALLARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
IN PHILADELPHIA, AND HAS THE
"MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA" stamped markings
in the trail-off wax on both sides and
"S-4152-S" on the A-Side, and "S-4152-I" on the B-Side.

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ThE Condition of this Promotional Copy is a jewel and grades at a
sparkling Unplayed Near Mint. It is obvious it has been well preserved
and has never seen radio station play ! The Labels are stunning as well,
retaining it's glossy white sheen !

"WMCA GOOD GUYS"
I Want To Hold Your Hand
CUSTOM PICTURE SLEEVE
PRODUCED BY CAPITOL RECORDS
Issued to WMCA Radio, New York City, January 1964

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PRODUCTION RUN ON THE WMCA SLEEVE WAS ONLY 1,000 COPIES !!

ALONG SIDE VEE-JAY'S "ASK ME WHY" TITLE SLEEVE,
THIS CUSTOM SLEEVE, HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME
ONE THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE OF ALL
BEATLES RECORD SLEEVES AMONG THE COLLECTORS' WORLD !

"The Beatles Open End Interview"
PRO 2548, Issued February 1964
COMPACT 33 SLEEVE & DISC
PROMOTION COPY "NOT FOR SALE"
(CAPPRO 2548.01, Spizer)

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. The illusion
was created by combining a script of statements and questions to ask the group
with a record containing gaps of silence for the DJ to read the script between
the prerecorded responses of the boys.

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 interview record was produced by
Jack Wagner, who apparently prepared the script and edited comments of the
group to form a brief interview leading up to the playing of the
hit single I Want To Hold Your Hand. The second and final open-end was
The Beatles' Second Album, released in April 1964.

The Beatles' Open-End Interview disc was sent with a black & white
picture sleeve (CAPPRO 2548.PS1, Spizer). The straight cut side contains the text of
the interview printed below the title of the disc. The DJ lines are in bold print and
the Beatles responses are in italics.

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The open tab side of the sleeve has "SIDE TWO" and "PRO 2549" centered at the top :

This most superb example of the first Open-End Interview set is an absolute
winner indeed. The Sleeve grades at a brilliant Near Mint
displaying a bright, clean "white" backround and bold crisp
graphics, with simply a very slight, hardly perceivable "hint"
of record impression in the center area of Side Two only.
All edges and corners are sharp. No splits, No tears.

The Record is a gem and has never seen a turntable, grading as a
shimmering, glistening Mint Unplayed status.

"The Beatles' SECOND Open End Interview"
PRO 2598-99, Issued April 1964
COMPACT 33 SLEEVE & DISC
PROMOTION COPY "NOT FOR SALE"
(CAPPRO 2598.01, Spizer)

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. The illusion
was created by combining a script of statements and questions to ask the group
with a record containing gaps of silence for the DJ to read the script between
the prerecorded responses of the boys.
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 (see that item above).

Capitol then prepared the second and final open-end interview record
to help promote The Beatles' Second Album, released in April 1964.

When these do surface they are found in horrendous condition.
Yet, this is a most superb example of the Second Open-End Interview
set, and is an absolute winner indeed.

The straight cut side of The Beatles' Second Open-End Interview
picture sleeve (CAPPRO 2598.PS1, Spizer) contains the text of the
interview printed below the title of the disc. The title has the same
graphics and color scheme of the title printed on the album's front cover.
The DJ lines are in bold black print and the Beatles
responses are in red italic letters. The Capitol logo and the production
credit appear in black in the lower right corner :

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The open tab side of the picture sleeve has "SIDE TWO" in the
upper left corner and "PRO 2599" in the upper right corner.
The Capitol logo appears top center above a 4" X 4" illustration of the
front cover to The Beatles' Second Album. The titles to the songs on Side 2,
namely Please Mr. Postman and Thank You Girl, appear below the cover
along with the phrase "Open-end interview with the BEATLES and
"ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN" on Side One. On the album cover,
"THE BEATLES" is in red. The rest of the print is in black :

The sleeve grades at a solid and beautiful VG++,
(bordering NM -) displaying some record impression near the bottom
edge and very minimal sporadic ringwear that is slightly
evident only around the top of the center area of this shiny, glossy sleeve.
The sleeve remains flat and there are no tears, rips or splits anywhere.

Like its predecessor, the record contains an open-end interview
leading up to a featured song on Side 1 (PRO 2598) and two songs from
the album on Side 2 (PRO 2599). This interview was also produced by Jack Wagner,
who apparently used the same basic interview he had used for the first record.
In fact, one of George's answers on this second interview disc is
merely an edit of a response that appeared on the first record.

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. This would be true for the sleeve as well,
due to the tab cut style that the west coast sleeves are known for.

Simply put, the Record is a jewel, grading a Mint Unplayed status.
Just glorious, as are the Labels.

It is believed that less than a thousand of the
The Beatles' Second Open-End Interview sets were prepared,
making it extremely rare and highly collectible -
especially in this marvelous condition !!

"ASK ME WHY"
VEE-JAY, EI-903
Issued March 29, 1964
One-Sided
PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE

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ALONG SIDE CAPITOL'S "WMCA GOOD GUYS" CUSTOM SLEEVE,
THIS TITLE SLEEVE, HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME
ONE THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE OF ALL
BEATLES RECORD SLEEVES AMONG THE COLLECTORS' WORLD !

I'll Get You
Swan S-4152-I, Early 1964

ONE-SIDED
ULTRA-RARE "PROMOTION COPY" 45 SINGLE
WHITE LABEL BLACK PRINT
(4152.DJ2F, Spizer)

Swan's initial release of She Loves You on its white label with red print in 1963
failed miserably and sales were horrible. By the time Swan reissued She Loves You
on its black label with silver print in January 1964, Beatlemania had finally reached America.
On its second go-round, the single was an instant hit. After spending four weeks at
number two behind Capitol's  I Want To Hold Your Hand, Swan's entry into the Beatles'
sweepstakes topped the charts for two weeks and went on to sell
over two and a half million copies.

When She Loves You began dropping off the charts, Swan attempted to get additional
mileage out of the single by promoting its B-Side. To prompt disc jockeys to play
I'll Get You, Swan issued this VERY RARE White Label Promotional single
with I'll Get You  on one side and a blank side and label on the other.
This Promotional one-sided 45 is very scarce, for not many were pressed !!!

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This particular variation is the East Coast issue of the Promo 45 and was
pressed by RCA's Rockaway factory. (Spizer, Beatlology Magazine Vol. 2 No.5).
The correct trail-off areas of this record
has the VIRTUE STUDIO markings in the trail-off wax,
and wide spaced grooves on the non-music blank side.

This Condition of this Promotional Copy is an absolute gem and grades at a
sparkling Unplayed Near Mint. It is obvious it has been well preserved and has never
seen radio station play ! The Labels are stunning as well, retaining it's glossy white sheen !

"THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA"
"Please Please Me / From Me To You"
Vee-Jay 581, Promotional Special Title Sleeve
Released January 30,1964

ThIS sleeve's historical significance combined with its
limited production, MAKES this EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE
one of the FINEST FOUND IN RECENT YEARS !

Please Please Me  b/w  From Me To You
Vee-Jay 581, 1/30/64,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
Blue & White Label reads : "Promotional Copy"

An absolutely STUNNING example of this VERY RARE Promo 45.
Vinyl is a solid and GORGEOUS NEAR MINT !

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A glossy sheen remains to the grooves, and truly appears that this record has seen
very limited turntable time. It has been well preserved and carefully stored over the years !

Labels are equally as beautiful. BRILLIANT and a high-shine white with
NO writing and NO handwritten "X" that designated the air-play song.

The CLEANEST example of this rarity we've acquired in quite a while !!

Please Please Me  b/w  From Me To You
Vee-Jay 581, 1/30/64,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
Blue & White Label reads : "Promotional Copy"

(See images from previous Item for reference)

Another beautiful example of this VERY RARE Promo 45.
Vinyl is GORGEOUS Near Mint Minus,
with just a couple of light superficial lines on the A-Side.
A glossy sheen remains to the grooves, with minimal play time evident.
Labels are equally as beautiful - STUNNING and shiny white with
NO writing and NO handwritten "X" that designated the air-play song.

My Bonnie  b/w  When The Saints,
MGM K-13213, 1/64, Yellow Label

"Special Disc Jockey Record :Not For Sale",
accompanied by MGM Yellow Promo Sleeve

Souvenir Of Their Visit To America
Vee-Jay EP 1-903, Released 3/64,
Blue & White Label
 "PROMOTIONAL COPY"

These Promotional copies were issued primarily to radio stations for airplay,
and most surviving copies of these special issued discs have been treated to a
wealth of play. This example is a stellar UNPLAYED AS NEW MINT,
simply glorious and obvious this record has never been on a turntable.

This Label variation is the VERY FIRST ISSUE of the Promo EP
where all four songs are in the same size print.
 (VJEP903.DJ1, Spizer).
This disc was manufactured by Monarch Records, and were distributed
without the special cardboard jackets (which only accompanied the stock copies).

This promo Copy is accompanied by it's original
1964 VEE-JAY "RIGHT BRACKETS" GENERIC RED & BLACK SLEEVE
(VJ RS.02, Spizer).

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Souvenir Of Their Visit To America
Vee-Jay EP 1-903,  3/64,
Blue & White Label
 "PROMOTIONAL COPY"

These Promotional copies were issued primarily to radio stations for airplay,
and most surviving copies of these special issued discs have been treated to a
wealth of play. This example is a stunning NEAR MINT MINUS with a shiny
gleam still evident, and one superficial line. It is obvious this record has had
very limited play time - and well preserved over the years.

This Label variation uses the roman numeral style listing
"Side I" and "Side II" .
"ASK ME WHY" is in larger and TALLER bolder print than the other titles.
 (VJEP903.DJ2A, Spizer).
This disc was manufactured by ARP, and were distributed
without the special cardboard jackets (which only accompanied the stock copies).

This promo Copy is accompanied by it's original
1964 VEE-JAY "RIGHT BRACKETS" GENERIC RED & BLACK SLEEVE
(VJ RS.02, Spizer).

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Souvenir Of Their Visit To America
Vee-Jay EP 1-903, 3/64,
Blue & White Label
 "PROMOTIONAL COPY"

These Promotional copies were issued primarily to radio stations for airplay,
and most surviving copies of these special issued discs have been treated to a
wealth of play. Displaying little play time, it is absolutely in a most respectable
NEAR MINT MINUS condition, on both the Vinyl and Labels.
It still retains a beautiful sheen to the grooves.

This Label variation lists "Side 1" and "Side 2" and
has "ASK ME WHY" in larger and bolder print than the other titles.
 (VJEP903.DJ2B, Spizer).
This styrene disc was manufactured by Monarch, and were distributed
without the special cardboard jackets (which only accompanied the stock copies).

This promo Copy is accompanied by it's original
1964 VEE-JAY "RIGHT BRACKETS" GENERIC RED & BLACK SLEEVE
(VJ RS.02, Spizer).

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Do You Want To Know A Secret
b/w
Thank You Girl
Vee-Jay 587, 3/23/64,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
Blue & White Label reads : "Promotional Copy"

A really beautiful example of this ULTRA RARE Promo 45.
Vinyl is a great and gleaming NEAR MINT MINUS
with very minimal play time evident.
 

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A brilliant sheen remains to the grooves, and truly appears that it has been
well preserved and carefully stored over the years !

The Near Mint Minus Labels are equally as beautiful, with a nice white tone.
NO writing and NO handwritten "X" that designated the air-play song.

We have not had this rarity in inventory in quite a while and this
one is just a wonderful high-end example.

Love Me Do  b/w  P.S. I Love You
Tollie (T-9008), 4/27/64,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
"Promotional Copy" & "Not For Sale"
(TOL 9008.DJ1, Spizer)

"Love Me Do" has the distinction of not only being both the first
Beatles Parlophone UK single and the last regular Beatles single
issued by Vee-Jay, but the ONLY Tollie single to release a Promotional Copy.

Although there are NO confirmed promotional copies of the first
Beatles single on Tollie "Twist and Shout", there are
two distinct Promotional copy label variations for this release.
This first one utilizes the thin block letters
"TOLLIE" logo in black print on a white label.
The trail off area "MR" marking indicates that this first label variation
of this record was pressed by Monarch Records.

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Vinyl is STUNNING Near Mint and displays so very limited play time.
The grooves retain their deep, glorious sheen.

Labels are equally as CLEAN and shiny white with
NO writing and NO handwritten "X" that designated the air-play song.

Love Me Do  b/w  P.S. I Love You
Tollie (T-9008), 4/27/64,
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
"Disc Jockey Advance Copy" & "Not For Sale"
(TOL 9008.DJ2, Spizer)
 

Although there are NO confirmed promotional copies of the first
Beatles single on Tollie "Twist and Shout", there are
two distinct Promotional copy label variations for this release.
This second and final one utilizes the
"tollie RECORDS" in the clockwise box logo,
with black print on a white label.
The trail off areas contain hand etched initials "RA"
and master numbers, along with Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos,
indicating that this second promotional copy was pressed by ARP.

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Vinyl is a GLORIOUS Near Mint and appears that this record
has not seen play time. The grooves retain a remarkable sheen.

Labels are equally as pristine and snow white with
NO writing and NO handwritten "X" that designated the air-play song.

Sie Liebt Dich
(She Loves You)
b/w
I’ll Get You
Swan 4182, 5/21/64
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
"Promotional Copy" & "Not For Sale"
(SWAN 4182.DJ1B, Spizer)

The German-lyric recording of Sie Liebt Dich was recorded
by the Beatles on January 29, 1964 and was issued in Germany
on the Odeon label in mid March 1964.
On or about May 21, 1964, Swan released a single pairing
Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You) with the same master recording
of I'll Get You that served as the B-side to She Loves You.
The record lists the group as "DIE BEATLES" on its A-side label.

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Swan was hoping that the novelty of hearing the Beatles sing in German
would be enough to obtain radio air play and sales. It wasn't, for it dipped to
number 97 before disappearing from the Billboard charts.
Furthermore, Swan had the rights to the specific master recordings,
but not the songs themselves and were sued by Capitol Records.
Swan settled the lawsuit, and the settlement killed any chance
of Sie Liebt Dich becoming a hit in the U.S.
This explains the record's relative scarcity.

This stellar Monarch pressing of the Promotional disc
is pressed in styrene and has Virtue Studio hand etched markings
including the job numbers hand etched in their trail off areas.
The A-side has "PROMOTIONAL COPY" in the lower left
and a printed "X" in the lower right.
The "DON'T DROP OUT" print is also there in the upper left,
as it is on all of the white label copies of this release.

The B-side has "PROMOTIONAL COPY" in the lower left
and "NOT FOR SALE" in the lower right.

The condition of the Vinyl is an UNPLAYED PRISTINE Mint Minus
with grooves that display a gleaming, brilliant and shiny high-gloss sheen.
The Labels are mere perfection, snow white Near Mint
with deep, dark black fonts.

Because this single sold poorly and had limited distribution,
all stock copy variations are relatively rare.
Yet more important, the Promotional singles are even scarcer,
and we are proud to offer such a MAGNIFICENT example here.

Sie Liebt Dich
(She Loves You)
b/w
I’ll Get You
Swan 4182, 5/21/64, OSC
DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE COPY,
"Promotional Copy" & "Not For Sale"
(SWAN 4182.DJ1B, Spizer)

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The condition of the Vinyl is a lovely Near Mint Minus
with very limited play evident, and high-gloss sheen remains
with deep shiny grooves, and just a few hairline "whisps".
The Labels are a clean, white Near Mint with bold black fonts.

A Hard Day’s Night
United Artists UAL 3366 Mono, 6/26/64

RARE
PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE"
SOUNDTRACK LP ALBUM

COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING
PITMAN, NEW JERSEY OR
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

A Hard Day’s Night
United Artists UAL 3366 Mono, 6/26/64

ULTRA-RARE
PROMOTIONAL "NOT FOR SALE"
SOUNDTRACK LP ALBUM

WADDELL PRESSING
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

WITH RARE "D.J. PROMO" STICKER

Sweet Georgia Brown
b/w
Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby
Atco 6302, 6/64

WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 ISSUE

(Without "B-Side Credits)

The Beatles
"A GIFT from your HOLIDAY INNKEEPER"
Promotional 45 Flyer
Capitol Records, Issued July 1964

CAPITOL RECORDS WAS INVOLVED IN A BEATLES TIE-IN WITH
THE POPULAR MOTEL CHAIN HOLIDAY INN, AND
PREPARED 14½" X 8½" PROMOTIONAL FLYERS, (cappro.hi.ps1, SPIZER)
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
ARE KNOWN TO EXIST. OF THOSE 125, ONLY A FEW HAVE BEEN FOUND
IN ITS 'AS ISSUED' TRIMMED & FOLDED STATE !
MOST KNOWN EXAMPLES ARE UNUSED AND HAVE NOT BEEN
FOLDED OR TRIMMED TO BE ISSUED WITH THE RECORD !

THIS EXAMPLE IS 'AS ISSUED' AND HAS BEEN FOLDED
AND STORED FOR THE LAST 43 YEARS ! IT IS IN UN-CIRCULATED,
UN-STAPLED, FACTORY RELEASED NEAR MINT "AS NEW" CONDITION.

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THE SIZE WHEN IN IT'S UNFOLDED, OPEN POSITION IS 7" X 14".

PREPARED BY CAPITOL IN JULY 1964 SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF
THE SOMETHING NEW ALBUM, THIS UNIQUE PROMOTIONAL ITEM BRINGS BACK
MEMORIES OF THE BEATLES EARLY MUSIC AND SUMMER CAR TRIPS
SPENT AT VARIOUS HOLIDAY INNS ACROSS AMERICA.
IT IS INDEED A RARE PIECE, AND IS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
THESE ARE SURFACING LESS AND LESS THESE DAYS AND THIS
IS THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE SEEN IN THE 'AS ISSUED' STATE !!

 

And I Love Her
b/w
This Boy (Ringo's Theme)
United Artists UA-745

GEORGE MARTIN & HIS ORCHESTRA

WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 ISSUE
(With "NOT FOR SALE" on Label)

This is the RARER Promotional Copy for the
UA "Red Sleeve" Release for "A Hard Day's Night"

Condition is un Unplayed Mint Minus beauty with MINT snow white labels.

Accompanied by generic United Artists orange & white sleeve.

TOM CLAY INTERVIEW SET
"REMEMBER, WE DON'T LIKE THEM, WE LOVE THEM"
( IBBB-ZTSC-97436/7 )
Issued Late 1964

The Tom Clay (a Detroit disc jockey) interviews with the Beatles
were conducted in England during late April of 1964,
following his first "Beatle Booster Ball."
 This contest had two winners who went along on the trip
with Tom Clay (he left his position at CKlW in June of 1964
and was not present for their Detroit concert).

These interviews was manufactured into a
Promotional 45 Release package for mail-in orders only :

This Near Mint UNUSED package includes
the PHOTO-INFO 4 page FLYER with Beatles photos
(during the interview) and info. The FLYER is folded and opens up
in the center, as seen above. Below, is the back page :

 The OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP CARD
(Unused, with NO writing) is also included :

 The 45 INTERVIEW single is in UNPLAYED MINT condition,
with beautiful light blue labels with dark blue print :

 Also included here is the ORIGINAL 7"
SQUARE MANILA MAILER that these sets were shipped in :



Many thanks to David Carson, author of
"Rockin' Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"
for the history of this release.
 

CAPITOL SOUVENIR
COMPACT 33 EP
(Capitol SPRO-2905/2906)
Issued 1965

VERY RARE 1965 CAPITOL RECORDS
PROMOTIONAL EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
ISSUED TO CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF
THEIR THIRD PRESSING PLANT IN JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS,
AT THE NEW  '1 CAPITOL WAY'  ADDRESS.

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.

COMPLETE SET OF ALL FOUR

"GREEN LABEL" PROMOTIONAL SINGLES
1967 - 1968

Offered here for the very first time as a COMPLETE SET,
 are all FOUR Capitol Records "Green Label" Promotional Singles.
Released in 1967 and 1968, these "Not For Sale" 45s
were pressed on the West Coast only.

Acquired form a former Radio Station Manager from the
New York Metropolitan area, the set includes the double-A-sided
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), and
Lady Madonna b/w The Inner Light (Capitol P-2138, Released March 1968).

Accompanied by their own original Capitol Records Generic Sleeves,
the Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever single is the only one
of the four that has been played. The Penny Lane side is graded at a
Near Mint Minus displaying two superficial hairline marks, while the
Strawberry Fields Forever side is a VG++, showing more play time and
handling wear with several hairline marks. None of these marks described from
both sides are deep, and both sides retain a gorgeous and shiny sheen.
The other three singles are UNPLAYED AS NEW exemplary examples !

There are no Radio Station "X" markings, or other
writings anywhere on the Labels of all four. The Labels are stunning indeed !

Penny Lane b/w Strawberry Fields Forever

Capitol P-5810, Released February 1967, Double A-Side
PROMOTIONAL ISSUE,
"Promotion Record Not For Sale"

SOLD

All You Need Is Love
b/w
Baby You're A Rich Man

Capitol P-5964, Released July 1967,
PROMOTIONAL ISSUE,
"Promotion Record Not For Sale"

Hello Goodbye
b/w
I Am The Walrus,
Capitol P-2056, Released October 1967,
PROMOTIONAL ISSUE,
"Promotion Record Not For Sale"


 

Lady Madonna
b/w
The Inner Light
Capitol P-2138, Released March 1968, 
PROMOTIONAL ISSUE,
"Promotion Record Not For Sale"

Accompanied by its own original Capitol Records Generic Sleeve,
this final of the four "Green Label" Promotional singles
Lady Madonna b/w The Inner Light (Capitol P-2138, Released March 1968),
is an UNPLAYED "AS NEW" exemplary example !

There is no Radio Station "X" markings, or other
writings anywhere on the Labels. Pristine !
 

"Dialogue From The Beatles Motion Picture
LET IT BE"

Apple 1970 PROMOTIONAL ISSUE 45
Promotion Record Not For Sale

Rare, White Label one-sided record issued to
Fan Club Members only.

UNPLAYED, LIKE NEW EXAMPLE !!

ITEM#

TITLE        RECORD CAT.#        RELEASE DATE        COMMENTS

$225

$750

$425
SOLD

$475

A Surprise Gift from
The Beatles, The Beach Boys & The Kingston Trio
1964, Tri-Fold Flexi-Record

Capitol Record Club promotion aimed at teenagers which was mailed out
to attract new Members in 1964. Measures 7”X 7” when fold shut.
The flexi-record contains edits of songs by The Beatles, the Beach Boys,
and the Kingston Trio. Inside of brochure depicts miniature covers of selected LPs,
& detachable card to be filled in & mailed to join.

(ACTUAL 3 IMAGES OF THIS ITEM) :

This example is LIKE NEW, still stiff when opening it !! Although the spindle hole has
been punched out, the record appears UNPLAYED.  JUST STUNNING !!

$1000