ORIGINAL 1st US CAPITOL RECORDS ST-2047 STEREO PRESSING PROMOTIONAL COPY
THE BEATLES MEET THE BEATLES 1964
JANUARY 20, 1964 1st DAY PRESSING WITH THE A1 MATRIX STAMPER
ORIGINAL 1st PRINT LABELS WITHOUT THE BMI / ASCAP PUBLISHING CREDITS
RARE 1st PRINT COVER WITH THE DARK BROWN THE BEATLES TITLE BANNER AND WITHOUT THE PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN CREDIT ON THE BACK
ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS EARLY 1960s STYLE PROMOTIONAL STICKER
Very 1st version promotional copy of Capitol Records Meet the Beatles album with a FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY Not For Sale sticker. You know about the fact that the true 1st pressing of Meet the Beatles , which occurred on January 20, 1964, doesn t have the BMI / ASCAP publishing credits on the labels. The majority of these copies with the 1st print labels are Mono copies and only a small portion are Stereo. If the information found online can be trusted then their number constituted 15 with only a few hundred examples surviving to this day. The original 1st cardboard cover has a very rare promo sticker on the front which Capitol Records didn t use after 1964 reading: FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY Not For Sale . The cover doesn t have the producer credit on the back, Produced by George Martin , which appeared on the covers of later pressing. This copy was pressed at Capitol Records pressing plant in Scranton, PA and has the RIAA 3 number at the bottom right corner on the back cover. Original 1st print black multi-color band 1.5 pressing ring Stereo labels with the ST-2047 catalog number don t contain the BMI / ASCAP publishing credits. Very early 1st pressing with the 1st matrix numbers containing the -A1 stamper in the trail-off vinyl: Side 1 ST-1-2047-A1 2 IAM in a Triangle Side 2 ST-2-2047-B2 2 IAM in a Triangle . The ampersand symbol etched in the trail-off vinyl on both sides indicates that the stamper was created from a Stereo-cut lacquer at the Scranton, PA pressing plant. This promotional copy comes with the original Capitol Records Royal Blue inner sleeve.
The cover is graded as Excellent Plus. It s very clean and doesn t have any splits, wear, ring wear, soiling, writing or residue, only some very light age discoloration in a couple of small spots as well as some light and barely noticeable dings to the corners. The top of the back cover has a large blank banner sticker, most likely affixed at the radio station where this promotional copy was delivered to and was meant for the DJ s notes. We grade the 1st pressing vinyl as Very Good Plus for Side 1 and Excellent Minus for Side 2. It has a beautiful glossy factory lacquer only having a few very light hairlines as well as scuffs from the original inner sleeve which is in Near Mint Minus condition and doesn t have any splits or tears. The very clean labels are in Near Mint Minus condition with just a couple of very light spindle marks that can be seen under a strong light.
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