INSANELY-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION
WITH B-SIDE  "SLOW DOWN" HEADER TITLE
PRINTED ON DROP DOWN 'TAB-CUT ' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE

INCLUDES ACCOMPANYING WEST COAST 45 SINGLE

CONDITION: VG+++ / NM-
ITEM#: PS766
PRICE: ------

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER THIS ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE OF CAPITOL RECORDS' AUGUST 1964 RELEASE OF THE BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE "MATCHBOX" B/W "SLOW DOWN". THIS VERSION IS THE AMAZINGLY-RARE WEST COAST LOS ANGELES VERSION WITH THE B-SIDE HEADER TITLE  "SLOW DOWN" PRINTED ON THE DROP-DOWN 'TAB CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE. THE STANDARD WEST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS THE A-SIDE "MATCHBOX" HEADER TITLE PRINTED ON 'TAB CUT' SIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

THESE ALTERNATE FOLDED CAPITOL RECORDS PICTURE SLEEVE TITLES (10 DIFFERENT TITLES TO DATE) HAVE NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE.

THE GRADING OF THIS RARITY IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL VG+++. THE B-SIDE "SLOW DOWN" 'TAB CUT' SIDE HAS SOME PAPER LOSS ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AND BY GEORGE'S AND JOHN'S LEGS.  ON THE STRAIGHT CUT "MATCHBOX" SIDE, THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE PAPER LOSS IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. YET, THE HANDLING WEAR AND RECORD IMPRESSION IS EXTREMELY MINIMAL. THE SLEEVE LAYS NICE AND FLAT, THERE ARE NO WRINKLES,, NO SPLITS OR ANY OTHER TEARS. THE GRAPHICS AND COLOR TONES REMAIN VIBRANT, RICH AND BOLD.

THE ACCOMPANYING ORIGINAL WEST COAST FIRST  PRESSING OF THE 45 SINGLE IS INCLUDED AND GRADES A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT MINUS ON THE VINYL AND BRILLIANT NEAR MINT LABELS.

IMAGE OF STANDARD ISSUE WITH A-SIDE HEADER TITLE "MATCHBOX" ON 'TAB CUT' SIDE OF SLEEVE:

OFFERED HERE IS THIS ULTRA-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED ISSUE
WITH B-SIDE HEADER TITLE "SLOW DOWN" ON 'TAB CUT' SIDE OF SLEEVE: