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"

(ACTUAL SCAN)

 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.

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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, September 1963

WHITE LABEL BLACK PRINT
PROMOTION COPY "NOT FOR SALE" 45 SINGLE
(4152.DJ1A, 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 the
original 1963 White Label pressings of She Loves You are EXTREMELY RARE.

This Promo 45 was pressed by a company that Swan contracted
that to this day remains unknown (Spizer, Beatlology Magazine Vol. 2 No.5).
The correct trail-off areas of this record
has the Reco-Art in Philadelphia stamped markings in the trail-off wax :
"MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA" on both sides and
"S-4152-S"on the A-Side, and "S-4152-I" on the B-Side.

This 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

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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, February 1964
COMPACT 33 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 hundreds of 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.

This most superb example of the first Open-End Interview set is an absolute
winner indeed, and was acquired from a prestigious, sterling
Collection that we have recently found.

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.

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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

The sleeve grades at a sterling Mint Minus, with slightest and most
faint record impression (not ring-wear) that is hardly detectable and close to invisible,
but mentioned here to be completely concise. It is a gem, to say the least
and just short of being perfect !

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.

The record is a brilliant VG+++ with
a glorious sheen that remains throughout, and some very minimal superficial
lines that are extremely light. The shiny glossy labels grade
a beautiful and colorful Near Mint.

It is believed that less than a thousand of the first Open-End Interview discs 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

(ACTUAL SCAN)

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 !!!

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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 !

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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).

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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).

(ACTUAL SCANS)

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

Although there are NO confirmed promotional copies of the first
Beatles single on Tollie "Twist and Shout", there is indeed a promotional copy for this,
the second and final Beatles single on the Tollie label.
"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.

(ACTUAL SCANS)

Vinyl is STUNNING NM 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.
The trail off area marking indicates that this record was pressed by Monarch Records.

One can easily see the WONDERFUL condition of this rarity
as evident in the tHREE actual scans shown here.

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

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

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.

(ACTUAL SCANS & PHOTO)

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 EP
ISSUED TO CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF
THEIR THIRD PRESSING PLANT IN JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS,
AT THE NEW  '1 CAPITOL WAY'  ADDRESS.

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"


 

"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