THE SOLD ITEMS DISPLAYED HERE ARE SOME THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS… PERHAPS FOR THEIR UNIQUENESS, SOME THAT STAND OUT ABOVE AND BEYOND OTHERS FOR THEIR EXTREME RARITY, CONDITION OR OTHER HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE ATTRIBUTES - AND THOSE THAT SEASONED COLLECTORS HAVE DECIDED TO ACQUIRE FROM US THAT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A STRONG FUTURE INVESTMENT ....

"FROM ME TO YOU"
b/w  "THANK YOU GIRL"
PARLOPHONE R 5015, RELEASED APRIL 11, 1963

ULTRA-RARE WHITE LABEL 'DEMONSTRATION / 'NOT FOR SALE' A-LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE.
ISSUED JUST PRIOR TO APRIL 11, 1963 RELEASE DATE.

Parlophone issued its third Beatles single "From Me To You" b/w  "Thank You Girl", on April 11, 1963, exactly three months after the release of the prior single "PLEASE PLEASE ME". EMI PREPARED AN EXTREMELY LIMITED AMOUNT OF PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF THE BEATLES THIRD SINGLE FOR PRE-RELEASE DISTRIBUTION TO SELECTED MEDIA AND RADIO STATIONS, SHORTLY PRIOR TO THE APRIL 11TH STREET DATE RELEASE FOR THE COMMERCIAL 'BLACK LABEL' COPY.

THIS ULTRA-RARE DEMONSTRATION' RECORD HAS WHITE LABELS WITH BLACK PRINT AND A LARGE RED  'A' ON THE "FROM ME TO YOU" SIDE. THE SONGWRITERS CREDIT APPEARS AS "McCARTNEY - LENNON". THE PUBLISHER FOR BOTH SONGS WAS THE NEWLY FORMED NORTHERN SONGS LTD.

THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL ON THIS ULTRA-RARITY IS A GLEAMING NEAR MINT (BORDERS NEAR MINT MINUS), RETAINING A DEEP SHIMMER TO THE GROOVES,

ALSO INCLUDED IS ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD PARLOPHONE GREEN CIRCLE DIE-CUT SLEEVE.

CONDITION: NM (-)
ITEM#: PAR349
PRICE: $5,775



          4.25.24

HERE WE OFFER AN ORIGINAL AND VERY HISTORIC EARLY VERSION 1962 UK PARLOPHONE RECORDS "LOVE ME DO" RED LABEL ISSUE OF THIS FIRST TRUE BEATLES DEBUT 45 SINGLE IN FABULOUS NEAR MINT CONDITION. ONE RARELY EVER SEES A TRUE NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS 1962 EARLY ISSUE.

THIS VERY EARLY  OCTOBER 1962 PRESSING, BASED ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE PUBLISHING CREDITS PRINT ON THE LABEL, IS IDENTIFIED AS VARIATION TWO IN THE BRUCE SPIZER AND FRANK DANIELS' FANTASTIC 2011 BOOK "BEATLES FOR SALE ON PARLOPHONE RECORDS".

THE VINYL ON THIS HISTORIC RECORD IS AN ASTONISHING NEAR MINT WITH A SHIMMERING DEEP GLOSS SHEEN AND THE LABELS ARE ALSO A STUPENDOUS NEAR MINT, WITH BRILLIANT AND BRIGHT DEEP RED LABELS.

THE DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PERIOD PARLOPHONE "BEACH STRIPED" EMI GENERIC SLEEVE THAT LOOKS STUNNING WITH THE RECORD.

ULTRA-RARE "BLUE AIRPORT" PICTURE SLEEVE

THIS EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS (BORDERING VG+++). IT DISPLAYS VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR. AND SIMP0LY A HINT OF RECORD IMPRESSION. NICE STRAIGHT EDGES ARE RETAINED, AND LAYS VERY FLAT WITH NO SPLITS, NO WRITING, NO HOLES. THIS BLUE "AIRPORT" SLEEVE IS A WINNER INDEED.

          4.14.24

"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM"
JUKEBOX COMPACT 33
CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER SLEEVE &
COMPACT 33 DISC
CAPITOL, SXA 2080, EAST COAST PRESSING, ISSUED APRIL 1964

INCLUDES THE FIVE SEEBURG BLUE JUKEBOX STRIPS & ONE MINI LP ALBUM COVER JUKEBOX PHOTO

DURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED AT 331/3 RPM. THESE MINI-ALBUMS WERE NORMALLY PROGRAMMED WITH THREE SONGS FROM THE ALBUM ON EACH SIDE OF THE DISC.

CAPITOL PRODUCED THREE BEATLES COMPACT 33'S STARTING WITH "MEET THE BEATLES", THEN "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" AND "SOMETHING NEW" BEING THE FINAL TWO. ALL THREE WERE MANUFACTURED AND PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA FACTORY.

WE OFFER HERE, A MOST SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND BEATLES COMPACT 33, "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM", RELEASED IN APRIL 1964 AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF THE LP ALBUM.

THE SET INCLUDES THE CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER SLEEVE AND THE COMPACT 33 DISC, AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL FIVE SEEBURG JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ONE OF ORIGINAL MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS, BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.

          4.12.24

INCREDIBLY-SUPER RARE 'MONAURAL' PRESSING
 
ISSUED IN THE MONO FORMAT IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITY ONLY FOR VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS IN THE U.S.A.

ALSO INCLUDES DJ RADIO STATION COPY OF THE "STEREO" COVER & DISC

IN MAY OF 1971 It was not then notable OR NOTICEABLE AT ALL when paul McCARTNEY had Apple press a VERY MINIMAL AND small quantity of his second solo album "RAM" in marvelous mono AND DISTRIBUTED SOLELY TO MOSTLY AM RADIO STATIONS IN AMERICA. what is eyebrow-raising is the value attached to copies of these rarities that have surfaced today.

The mono catalog number and MONAURAL legend on the labelS are the only visibly distinguishing factors, for there were no promo markings, nor was there a custom sleeve. Rather, most copies were delivered sharing a jacket with the regular stereo issue, and many were probably passed by without a second glance. Today, of course, it’s a different story.

           4.7.24

ORIGINAL 1964 BEATLES "BOBB'N HEAD" NODDER DOLLS IN ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX

INCLUDES ORIGINAL 8¼" X 3¼" LIGHT GREEN "INSTRUCTION SHEET"

DISTRIBUTED BY CAR MASCOTS INC., 1964,
LOS ANGELES, CA., USA.

HERE ARE THE INFAMOUS - AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER CAR MASCOTS "BOBB'N HEAD" NODDER DOLLS - WHICH REMAIN IN THEIR VERY RARE ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX. UNDOUBTEDLY, THESE ARE ONE OF THE VERY BEST, PRISTINE CONDITION SETS OF ANY OF THE CAR MASCOTS "BOBB'N HEAD" DOLLS SETS WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. OUR LAST SET SOLD IN 2015.

ALSO FOUND IN THE BOX AND IS INCLUDED HERE IS THE FOLDED ORIGINAL 8¼" X 3¼" LIGHT GREEN "INSTRUCTION SHEET", WHICH REMAINS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

         3.22.24

MUCH RARER WEST COAST 'BOWED'
CURVED-BOTTOM FOLDED VARIATION

ACCOMPANIED BY INSERTED ORIGINAL "LADY MADONNA" BEATLES FAN CLUB FLYER

THIS RARER WEST COAST VARIATION HAS A GREENISH TINT (PINK ON THE EAST COAST) THAT IS VISIBLE ON THE FACES OF THE BEATLES - AND IT IS THE ONLY CAPITOL RECORDS WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRODUCED BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE DROP-DOWN "TAB CUT" TOP EDGE, BUT RATHER IT IS A STRAIGHT CUT.

THE MOST DISTINGUISHABLE FACTOR OF THIS WEST COAST VARIATION, IS THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE FOLDED PAPER VISIBLE ON "THE INNER LIGHT" SIDE ARE BOWED (CURVED) OUTWARD AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS, WHICH IS EVIDENT ON ALL LOS ANGELES MANUFACTURED CAPITOL PICTURE SLEEVES.

ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL INSERTED "LADY MADONNA" BEATLES FAN CLUB PROMO FLYER.

         2.18.24

THIS STUNNING FACTORY STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF ""HEY JUDE" ("THE BEATLES AGAIN") ALBUM IS IMPECCABLE FROM CORNER TO CORNER. IT RETAINS THE COMPLETE WRAP AND FOUR SHARP CORNERS. THIS IS INDEED A FINAL UPGRADE FOR YOUR COLLECTION. THE GRAPHICS AND COLORS ON THIS COVER ARE ASTONISHING. THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST STILL SEALED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE SEEN. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND ONE BETTER THAN THIS.

THIS COVER IS THE INITIAL FIRST PRINTED ISSUE WITH THE TONE OF PAUL'S TROUSERS BEING DARK AND MURKY, BLENDING RIGHT INTO THE SURROUNDING IMAGE. DUE TO THIS DETAIL, THE RECORD INSIDE IS VERY LIKELY THE FIRST ISSUE LABEL HAVING THE LP TITLED AS "THE BEATLES AGAIN ". THE SECOND RUN OF COVERS HAD BRIGHTENED UP THE TONE OF PAUL'S TROUSERS AND THE DISCS PACKAGED IN THOSE SECOND COVERS HAVE THE DISC LABELS BEARING THE FINAL TITLE AS "HEY JUDE".

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY LOOSE-STYLE BAGGYWRAP

THIS WAS THE SECOND OF ONLY TWO CAPITOL EP'S EVER PRODUCED, THIS ONE BEING THE EAST COAST (SCRANTON, PA.) PRESSING.

THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE HAS THE COVER REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY LOOSE-style BAGGY WRAP. THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL AND LAYS FLAT. NO CREASES OR SPLITS. THE BAGGY WRAP IS TIGHT AND EXTANT ALL THE WAY AROUND EXCEPT WHERE OPENED AT THE MOUTH WHEN THE RECORD WAS REMOVED.

A MOST BEAUTIFUL AND CRISP EXAMPLE FROM CORNER TO CORNER, GRADING A VERY CLEAN NEAR MINT MINUS.

ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PICTURE SLEEVES TO FIND THIS NICE, ONE THAT IS ALWAYS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEAR.

STILL SEALED

HERE IS AN ULTRA-RARE STILL SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SET THAT INCLUDES THE BEATLES "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" (VJLP1062) RECORD, ALONG WITH THE FOUR SEASON'S "GOLDEN HITS OF THE FOUR SEASONS" (VJLP1065) ALBUM. THIS TITLE IN EITHER MONO (MORE SO THE STEREO ISSUE) IS ONE OF THE RAREST TO FIND IN A STILL SEALED STATE. THIS IS ONLY OUR SECOND OFFERING EVER IN 25 YEARS.

THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL, ESPECIALLY AT THE MOUTH OPENING WHICH IS TIGHT AS A DRUM. BOTH WHITE VEE-JAY INNER SLEEVES, AND THE FOLDED 8" X 15" POSTER ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING. AN ORIGINAL 1½" ROUND 'BEACON' DEPARTMENT STORE SALE $6.59 PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE SHRINK ON THE FRONT COVER.

THIS VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SEALED TITLE IS AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND IN ITS ORIGINAL STILL SEALED STATE, AND THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE WINNER - AN ACCOMPLISHMENT TO A SERIOUS BEATLES LP ALBUM COLLECTION.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP550
PRICE:------

STILL SEALED

VEE-JAY'S 'SONGS PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES" ALBUM IS A FANCY RE-PACKAGING OF THE SECOND VERSION OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES".

THE COVER HAS A GATEFOLD WHOSE FLAP IS TWO-THIRDS OF THE FULL JACKET'S SIZE. THE BACK COVER LEAVES NO DOUBT THAT VEE-JAY WAS MARKETING THIS RECORD FOR YOUNG GIRLS. BELOW RINGO'S COLOR-TINTED PICTURE IS THE PHRASE "RINGO LOVES" AND A BLUE DASH-BORDERED HEART CONTAINING THE PHRASE "PICTURE HERE". SIMILAR PICTURES, LANGUAGE AND HEARTS APPEAR FOR THE OTHER BEATLES.

TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE IS ONLY THE FOURTH SEALED EXAMPLE TO HAVE SURFACED - AND OUR VERY FIRST SEALED COPY TO OFFER IN 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP551
PRICE: ------

STILL SEALED

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING STILL SEALED  AND RARER JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING PRESSING WITH THE ULTRA RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 3" X 1½" YELLOW RECTANGULAR HYPE STICKER ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINKWRAP. THE STICKER READS "HEAR PAUL SING "MICHELLE" AND "ORIGINAL BEATLES' VERSION" IN BLACK PRINT.

THE ADDED BONUS HERE IS THAT THE STICKER IS APPLIED ONTO THE MONAURAL PRESSING OF THE RARER JACKSONVILLE MANUFACTURED COVER, EVIDENT BY THE FACTORY NUMBER "4" PRINTED IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK COVER.

OCCASIONALLY, OPENED COPIES OF THE ALBUM DO SURFACE WITH THE STICKER, BUT FINDING ONE THAT IS STILL SEALED WITH THE STICKER AND EMANATING FROM THE JACKSONVILLE PLANT IS A TRUE WINNER INDEED.

"BEATTLES" WITH TWO T'S

HISTORIC AND ULTRA-RARE WHITE LABEL 'DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE SAMPLE' PROMOTIONAL COPY

THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VEE-JAY 498. VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE BEATLES, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE GROUP'S NAME. THEREFORE ALL INITIAL ISSUES OF THE PROMOTIONAL AND STORE STOCK RECORDS ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE GROUP'S NAME.

BASED ON THE AMAZING CONDITION OF THIS ULTRA-RARITY, THIS ONE IS QUITE AN AWARDING ACQUISITION - ONE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A VITAL CORNERSTONE IN A BEATLES 45 SINGLE COLLECTION. THIS EXAMPLE IS THE VERY BEST WE HAVE OFFERED FOR THIS HISTORIC RELEASE IN OUR 24 YEARS IN BUSINESS.

"BLAST FROM YOUR PAST"
U.K. ISSUED LP ALBUM COVER
APPLE PCS 7170, RELEASED 12/12/75
AUTOGRAPHED 1975 BY RINGO STARR

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS VINTAGE 1975 '"BLAST FROM YOUR PAST" ORIGINAL ISSUE UK LP ALBUM, AUTOGRAPHED BY RINGO STARR. THIS LP CAME FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF KUMAR SHANKAR, RECORD PRODUCER AND NEPHEW TO APPLE ARTIST AND GEORGE HARRISON MENTOR, RAVI SHANKAR.

THE ALBUM COVER IS SIGNED PERFECTLY IN BOLD AND CRISP BLACK BALLPOINT PEN ON THE FRONT SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE ALBUM'S RELEASE IN 1975. VINTAGE FULL SIZE ALBUMS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED DURING THE TIME OF RELEASE ARE AMONG THE RAREST TO EVER FIND - AND TO HAVE AN LP OF RINGO'S BEST HITS MAKES IT ALL THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL.

INCLUDES THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THE CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE.

ACCORDING TO BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT FRANK CAIAZZO "THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A RINGO STARR SIGNED SOLO LP IN EVERY RESPECT, AS IT IS HIS GREATEST HITS ALBUM SIGNED MAGNIFICENTLY BY HIM UPON RELEASE - IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT".

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO AND  PERRY COX.

This version is the Mid-1964 Issue. MEASURING 10¼" X 11¾", These NEW YORK LOOSE LEAF Beatles school binders come with 3 Rings and a TWO Inch thick spine. Featured is a large, less detailed SEPIA-TONED BEATLES IMAGE OF THE INFAMOUS DEZO HOFFMANN PHOTO WITH FACSIMILE SIGNATURES ON THE FRONT COVER.

ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1964 SWAN RECORDS
45 SINGLES MAILER ENVELOPE

INSERTED WITH "SHE LOVES YOU"
RARER BLUE PRINT LABEL 45 SINGLE
SWAN S-4152, ISSUED EARLY SEPTEMBER 1964

THE  7¾" X 7¾" RARE SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE IS ABSOLUTELY Stunning. The flap is fully open, operational and totally functionally. There are NO seam splits anywhere, NO rips OR tears, NO postage, NO stickers, NO writing and NO names addressed. THE ONLY SIGN OF AGE ARE THE DRIED GLUE LINES.

FOUND INSERTED INSIDE THIS VERY SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE IS A SWAN "SHE LOVES YOU"  45 SINGLE WITH THE MUCH RARER BLUE PRINT LABELS. THIS IS INDEED THE RCA Rockaway pressing with labels havING THE thin fontS with "DON'T DROP OUT" in the top left corner AND contains THE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDITS on the right side.

DEALERS AND COLLECTORS ARE BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT NOT ONLY IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 WHITE LABEL WITH RED PRINT PRESSING OF "SHE LOVES YOU" EXTREMELY RARE, BUT THE EARLY 1964 WHITE LABEL WITH BLUE PRINT VARIATION IS ALSO VERY SCARCE - MUCH SOUGHT AFTER DUE TO ITS NOVEL APPEARANCE AND RARITY.

"THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA"

A SMALL NUMBER OF THE PROMO SINGLES WERE TO ACCOMPANY THE ULTRA-RARE BLUE AND WHITE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE JACK PARR SLEEVE') WHICH PROUDLY DESCRIBES THE RELEASE AS "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA".

THE PROMOTIONAL SINGLE  IS ACCOMPANIED BY IT'S ORIGINAL 1964 VEE-JAY "LEFT & RIGHT BRACKETS" RECORD COMPANY SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE IS MUCH LESS COMMON THAN THE ONE COLUMN BRACKETS SLEEVE. THE CONDITION OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT.

"STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" b/w
"PENNY LANE"
CAPITOL 5810
SECOND ISSUE: RELEASED 8/1/68, LOS ANGELES PRESSING

MEGA-RARE 1968 "SUBSIDIARY" LABEL ISSUE

FOR YEARS THIS BEATLES 1967 'DOUBLE A-SIDE' CLASSIC "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER  b/w  "PENNY LANE" WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED AND ORIGINALLY BELIEVED NOT TO HAVE BEEN PRESSED OR ISSUED FOR THE ORANGE AND YELLOW SWIRL 1968 "SUBSIDIARY" CATALOG.

THIS OBSCURE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER MEGA-RARE "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" 'SUBSIDIARY' 45 SINGLE WAS NOT CONFIRMED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2007, NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER THE RECORD WAS ISSUED. IT IS NOW ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN SIX HAVE SURFACED TO THIS DATE. THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE IS THE FINEST KNOWN TO EXIST.

CONDITION: M (UNPLAYED,
"AS NEW")
ITEM#: S847
PRICE: ------

HERE IS THE Original 1964 WORCESTER WARE Beatles Serving Tray, One of the most displayable and colorful of all vintage Beatles items, MANUFACTURED AND ISSUED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

MEASURING 13" x 13", THIS EXAMPLE IS IN STUNNING, NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION AND TRULY ONE OF T HE BEST ONE WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED. NO DENTS, NO BENDS, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SPORADIC TINY PAINT SCRATCHES ON THE BACK.

This is the absolute ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC ISSUE with the print "Made in Great Britain" at the bottom of the front of the tray (COUNTERFEITS read "Made in England"). The ORIGINAL U.K. "Worcester Mark" label sticker REMAINS adhered to the back of the tray.

PRESENTED AND PROUDLY OFFERED HERE IS AN ULTRA-RARE STILL FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE MONO VERSION ONE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ALBUM COVER THAT FEATURES THE ORIGINAL LINE-UP OF THE TRACKS "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU". THIS COVER IS THE VARIATION OF WHICH HAS  THE "TITLES ON COVER" BACK SLICK.

THE CONDITION OF THIS STUNNING AND BRIGHT SEALED LP ALBUM IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT, A MOST TRULY IMMACULATE FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE.

TWO FACTORY "breathe holes" are EVIDENT ON THE FRONT. THE ¼" CONSTRUCTION FLAPS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE INSIDE COVER near the mouth opening ends ARE INDEED PRESENT, CONFIRMING THE CONCRETE LEGITIMACY AND AUTHENTICITY OF THIS VERSION ONE VEE-JAY COVER.

THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE is unprecedented, MAKING IT A WORLD-CLASS ACQUISITION. to our knowledge, this IS THE FIRST FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF A VERSION ONE MONO "TITLES ON BACK" COVER that HAS SURFACED.

ThIS official "Yellow Submarine" Plastic Model Kit was a licensed PRODUCT DURING THE RELEASE OF THE 1968 ANIMATED MOVIE. THE SEALED BAG INSIDE CONTAINS THE YELLOW SUBMARINE MODEL, FOUR 3-D PLASTIC STAND-UP BEATLES, decal SHEET, AND instructions.

THE 9¼" X 6¼" X 3¼"  BOX REMAINS SEALED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP, AND RARELY FOUND IN THIS 'STORE STOCK' CONDITION.

THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VEE-JAY 498, "PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "ASK ME WHY", WHICH WAS RELEASED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 20, 1963.

SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE DOUBLE "T" ERROR IN THE GROUP'S NAME, VEE-JAY REALIZED THE ERROR (AND DUE TO SOARING SALES), CORRECTED THE GROUP'S NAME ON THE LABELS, HENCE THIS NEXT LABEL VARIATION WITH THE CORRECTED SPELLING OF THE "BEATLES" ON THEIR FIRST 45 SINGLE.

THIS RARITY IS IN MAJESTIC MINT MINUS CONDITION, AND APPEARS UNPLAYED. THE APPEARANCE OF THE VINYL IS GLEAMING AND SHIMMERING, RETAINING A DEEP SHEEN TO THE GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES. THE LABELS ARE BOLD AND VIBRANT, GRADING A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THIS RECORD HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF OVER THE YEARS.

ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL VEE-JAY 1963 GENERIC SLEEVE

CONDITION: M-
ITEM#: S841
PRICE: ------

RARER "OVAL LOGO" LABEL VARIATION AND COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM CORNER TO CORNER - TRULY A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE. THE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 1964.

THE NEAR MINT, SHIMMERING RECORD IS THE VERY RARE VARIANT HAVING THE "OVAL" STYLE VEE-JAY LOGO ON THE LABELS, AND THE VIBRANT LABELS ON THIS EXAMPLE ARE SPECTACULAR "AS NEW". THE OVAL LOGO STYLE LABEL VARIATION IS THE RAREST FOR THE VERSION TWO ISSUE OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES", FOR BY THE TIME THE RECONFIGURED ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN FEBRUARY OF 1964, THE MAJORITY OF VEE-JAY'S RECORDS WERE BEING PRESSED WITH THE NEW BLACK LABEL BACKDROPS FEATURING THE OUTER RIM COLORBAND AND THE BRACKETS LOGO - MAKING THE EARLY OVAL STYLE LOGO MUCH RARER AND SOUGHT AFTER.

CONDITION: NM / NM
ITEM#: LP541
PRICE: ------

6¾" X 4½" BEIGE NOTEBOOK PAGE
SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
AND MANAGER BRIAN EPSTEIN

AUTOGRAPHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1964,
PIGMAN RANCH, ALTON, MISSOURI.

Following their concert in Dallas, Texas on September 18, The Beatles were flown to MISSOURI for a rest day AND used the ranch as a hideaway prior to a trip to New York for the final concert of their first U.S. tour.

IT WAS DURING THIS RESTFUL RETREAT AT THE PIGMAN RANCH ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1964, THE BEATLES HAD SIGNED THIS 6¾" X 4½" BEIGE NOTEBOOK PAGE. IT IS ALSO SIGNED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BY THE GROUP'S MANAGER, BRIAN EPSTEIN. ANY BEATLES SIGNED ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE MR. EPSTEIN ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND ARE HIGHLY Desirable.

THE SIGNING WAS INITIATED AND OBTAINED BY THE HOUSEKEEPER OF THE PIGMAN RANCH 'HEADQUARTERS'. THE BEATLES AND MR. EPSTEIN HAVE SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT. THE AUTOGRAPHS ARE very clear, well spaced, extremely bold and Vibrantly BRILLIANT.

ORIGINAL 1964 SWAN RECORDS 45 SINGLES RECORD MAILER
FOUND WITH INSERTED
"SIE LIEBT DICH" b/w "I'LL GET YOU"
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE
SWAN S-4182, ISSUED MAY 21, 1964

RARER THIN PRINT RCA ROCKAWAY PRESSING

FIRST EVER DISCOVERY OF THE SWAN RECORDS MAILER ENVELOPE RECENTLY PROCURED WITH ACCOMPANYING PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE FROM THE ESTATE OF MUSICAL LUMINARY AND SWAN RECORDS EXECUTIVE WALTER GATES.

SWAN recordS 45 SINGLES mailer ENVELOPES MEASURE 7¾" X 7¾" AND haVE never been discovered OR HAD SURFACED until RECENTLY. AN UNUSED AND UNCIRCULATED STOCK HAVE been stored AWAY for OVER 60 YEARS AND JUST UNEARTHED. THIS SWAN MAILER ARCHIVE WAS procured BY A RECORD COLLECTOR IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (HOME OF SWAN RECORDS) WHO HAD VERY FIRST ACCESS TO THE ESTATE SALE OF SWAN RECORDS MUSICAL LUMINARY AND EXECUTIVE, WALTER GATES,

AMAZINGLY, FOUND INSERTED INSIDE THIS VERY SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE WAS AN IMMACULATE AND PRISTINE SWAN MAY 1964 "SIE LIEBT DICH" B/W "I'LL GET YOU" WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE. THIS UNCIRCULATED FACTORY FRESH GEM MINT SINGLE IS A STUNNING TREASURE.

CONDITION:
MAILER (NM) UNCIRCULATED
RECORD (M) "FACTORY FRESH" AS NEW, UNCIRCULATED
ITEM#: PS840
PRICE: ------

ORIGINAL 1964 SWAN RECORDS 45 SINGLES RECORD MAILER
FOUND WITH INSERTED
"SHE LOVES YOU" PICTURE SLEEVE
AND BLACK LABEL 45 SINGLE WITH "GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT
SWAN S-4152, ISSUED MARCH 1, 1964

FIRST EVER DISCOVERY OF THE SWAN RECORDS MAILER ENVELOPE RECENTLY PROCURED WITH ACCOMPANYING PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE FROMTHE ESTATE OF MUSICAL LUMINARY AND SWAN RECORDS EXECUTIVE WALTER GATES.

SWAN recordS 45 SINGLES mailer ENVELOPES MEASURE 7¾" X 7¾" AND haVE never been discovered OR HAD SURFACED until RECENTLY. AN UNUSED AND UNCIRCULATED STOCK HAVE been stored AWAY for OVER 60 YEARS AND JUST UNEARTHED. THIS SWAN MAILER ARCHIVE WAS procured BY A RECORD COLLECTOR IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (HOME OF SWAN RECORDS) WHO HAD VERY FIRST ACCESS TO THE ESTATE SALE OF SWAN RECORDS MUSICAL LUMINARY AND EXECUTIVE, WALTER GATES,

AMAZINGLY, FOUND INSERTED INSIDE THIS VERY SWAN MAILER ENVELOPE WAS A SWAN "SHE LOVES YOU" PICTURE SLEEVE AND THE ACCOMPANYING BLACK LABEL 45 SINGLE (SWAN S-4152, ISSUED MARCH 1, 1964). BOTH ITEMS WERE INSERTED SEPARATELY, WITH THE DISC OUTSIDE THE PICTURE SLEEVE. THE RECORD IS THE RCA Rockaway pressing with thin fontS AND "DON'T DROP OUT" in the top left corner. This Swan S-4152-S variation IS THE RARER LABEL WHICH contains THE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDITS.

PROUDLY OFFERED HERE IS AN 8" X 10" DEZO HOFFMAN QUADRANT PUBLICITY MERCHANDISING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHED ON THE REVERSE SIDE BY THE BEATLES OBTAINED on October 12, 1963 during The Beatles' rehearsals for their debut appearance THE FOLLOWING EVENING on Val Parnell's live television program "Sunday Night At The London Palladium" on October 13, 1963.

THE BEATLES HAVE SIGNED in blue ballpoint pen AND Each signature is EXTREMELY clear, SHARP, well spaced, bold and Vibrantly BRILLIANT. THE IMAGES ON THE QUADRANT PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY FAMED BEATLES PHOTOGRAPHER DEZO HOFFMAN DURING THE PHOTO SESSION AT HIS WARDOUR STREET, LONDON STUDIO ON JUNE 20, 1963.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PAUL WANE OF TRACKS U.K. LTD., RENOWNED BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT AND SPECIALIST.

SHORT-LIVED VERY LIMITED FIRST INITiAL PRESSING WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON BOTH COVER AND LABELS

WE PROUDLY OFFER A SPECTACULAR, IMPECCABLE FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE SHORT-LIVED, VERY LIMITED FIRST INITIAL ISSUE PRESSING OF THE "ABBEY ROAD" LP ALUM (APPLE SO 383) THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS (WRAP-AROUND PRINT-ON POSTERBOARD STYLE) THAT DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER TRACK LISTING OR ON THE RECORD LABELS.

THIS MAGNIFICENT STILL SEALED EXAMPLE IS AT A WORLD-CLASS LEVEL. THERE ARE TWO FACTORY "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER SHRINK. A "WIEBOLDT'S" DEPARTMENT STORE 2½" X 2" YELLOW OVAL $4.99" PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT SHRINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. WIEBOLDT'S OPERATED IT'S STORES IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THERE ARE NO ISSUES AT ALL. FOUR SHARP CORNERS, NO SHRINK TEARS, NO RIPS. THE SPINE IS SOLID THROUGHOUT AS IS THE PRINT. SIMPLY STATED, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM.

STILL SEALED

OFFERED HERE IS A MOST PRISTINE, IMMACULATE "FACTORY FRESH" STILL SEALED FIRST PRESSING, AND ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES WE'VE EVER OFFERED.

THE COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER, ESPECIALLY AT MOUTH OPENING. ALL FOUR CORNER ARE SHARP, AND COLORS REMAIN VIBRANT AND BOLD. THE CAPITOL "DOME" LOGO WITH "SW153" IS PRINTED NEAR BOTTOM RIGHT END OF THE SPINE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS A TRUE, ORIGINAL APPLE FIRST ISSUE PRESSING.

IT IS A MOST GORGEOUS, BOLD AND VIBRANT SLEEVE. THE TONES AND GRAPHICS REMAIN CRISP AND BRIGHT ON BOTH SIDES AND THE "WHITES" ARE EXTREMELY CLEAN. THE CORNER TIPS ARE SHARP.

THIS PICTURE SLEEVE IS ONE THAT IS ALWAYS IN HIGH DEMAND BY COLLECTORS. THIS EXAMPLE  IS A JEWEL - AND A TRUE FIND.

OFFERED HERE IS A MOST SUPERB AND GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE "REVOLVER" RED LABEL MEGA-RARITY. THIS IS THE WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA PRESSING INDICATED BY THE HAND-ETCHED SYMBOL OF A "WINCHESTER RIFLE" IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVE OF BOTH SIDES.

THE ORIGINAL 1971 ACCOMPANYING COVER IS A FABULOUS NEAR MINT AND REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP  THIS COVER IS THE RARER MATCHING #12 WINCHESTER PRINTED VARIATION, AND IS THE CORRECT (1968-71) COVER INDICATED BY THE MISSING "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" DISCLAIMER PRINT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK COVER.

CONDITION: COVER: NM /
RECORD: NM-
ITEM#: LP535
PRICE: ------

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER ONE OF THE ULTRA RARE EXAMPLES OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC "REVOLVER" LP ALBUM COVER SIGNED SOLELY BY THE LATE GREAT BEATLE, GEORGE HARRISON. AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY IN BLUE FELT MARKER, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE GEORGE HARRISON SIGNED U.S. "REVOLVER"  FULL SIZE ALBUM COVER, EXECUTED PERFECTLY IN THE AREA OF HIS IMAGE ON THE FRONT COVER. SIGNED IN 1992 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THE SIGNATURE HAS REMAINED BRILLIANT, BOLD AND  CRISP OVER THE YEARS.

ACCORDING TO BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT FRANK CAIAZZO, SOLO SIGNED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE BY GEORGE HARRISON RATES RIGHT UP THERE AS AMONG THE MOST DESIRABLE AND RAREST OF ALL GEORGE HARRISON SIGNED ITEMS TO ACQUIRE.

INSANELY-RARE VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH
THIN-COMPRESSED FONT LABELS AND CAPITOL "SUBSIDIARY" PERIMETER PRINT

WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" ON BOTH COVER AND LABELS

THIS IS THE LEAST COMMON FIRST ISSUE LABEL VARIATION WITHOUT "HER MAJESTY" WHICH HAS THE AMATEURISH-LOOKING LABELS WITH A THIN COMPRESSED FONT.  THIS LABEL, WHICH HAS A LIGHT GREEN APPLE, WERE PRINTED IN-HOUSE BY CAPITOL'S SCRANTON FACTORY. THIS PARTICULAR COPY WAS PRESSED BY CAPITOL'S WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA FACTORY,

THE FIRST ISSUE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP, AND IS THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS (WRAP-AROUND PRINT-ON POSTERBOARD STYLE) THAT DO NOT LIST "HER MAJESTY" ON THE BACK COVER TRACK LISTING.

IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THESE LABELS WITH THE CAPITOL RECORDS "SUBSIDIARY" PRINT ALONG THE PERIMETER WERE MISTAKENLY PRODUCED AND LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED WERE RELEASED BEFORE PRODUCTION OF THESE LABELS WAS HALTED.

ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE MONAURAL PRESSING

AS MONO WAS BEING PHASED OUT IN AMERICA IN LATE 1967, MONO COPIES OF THIS TITLE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN THEIR STEREO COUNTERPARTS FOR NOT MANY WERE PRESSED BY CAPITOL.

THIS MONAURAL ISSUE IS THE ULTRA-RARE JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING (INDICATED BY THE MACHINE STAMPED "0" IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVES) AND IS QUITE A FIND INDEED. THE FONTS ON THE LABELS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT THAN THE EAST AND WEST COAST ISSUES. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THE JACKSONVILLE ISSUES HAVE SURFACED,

THE COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND THE BOOKLET IS FIRM IN THE GATEFOLD AND HAS NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY.

THIS IS TRULY THE VERY BEST COMPLETE SET WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. A SET OF THIS QUALITY LITERALLY TAKES MANY YEARS TO COMPLETE TO GET THE SET TO THIS STUNNING LEVEL.

THIS RARER STEREO PRESSING OF A WEST COAST "PASTE-OVER" COVER IS A NEAR MINT "AS NEW" GEM. THE FRONT AND BACK COVER IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION WITH NO WEAR. THE TONE OF THE COVER IS A VIVID, BRIGHT WHITE AND EXTREMELY CLEAN THROUGHOUT. THE PASTE-OVER TRUNK SLICK IS SO VERY CLEAR AND CLEAN. RINGO'S HEAD AND THE "V" IMPRESSION OF HIS BLACK SWEATER  IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE "BUTCHER" SLICK BENEATH THE APPLIED "TRUNK" COVER.

THE ORIGINAL, MATCHING WEST COAST LOS ANGLES PRESSING OF THE RECORD ACCOMPANIES THE COVER, AND  IS A GLEAMING MINT MINUS "AS NEW" UNPLAYED JEWEL.

"SHE LOVES YOU" b/w  "I'LL GET YOU"
SWAN S-4152-S
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 1963

ULTRA-RARE VERY FIRST ISSUE WHITE LABEL WITH DARK RED PRINT. MALLARD PRESSING, WITH SONG TITLES IN QUOTATIONS AND WITHOUT "DON'T DROP OUT".

THIS MEGA-RARE "SHE LOVES YOU" VERY FIRST ISSUE SINGLE BEING OFFERED HERE WAS PRESSED AND MANUFACTURED BY MALLARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY BASED IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND HAS THE BOLD, THICK SONG TITLES IN QUOTATION MARKS AND ALL LABEL COPIES ARE IN DARK RED PRINT.

THIS WAS WAS THE VERY FIRST OF THE SWAN BEATLES SINGLES - AND DOES NOT HAVE  "DON'T DROP OUT" PRINTED ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL, SWAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL AND GRADUATE.

THE DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN ORIGINAL SWAN RECORDS DIE-CUT LIGHT BROWN GENERIC SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION.

CONDITION: NM- / VG+++
ITEM#: S832
PRICE: ------

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.TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE "MEET THE BEATLES" FIRST OPEN END INTERVIEW, CAPITOL PREPARED THE SECOND AND FINAL OPEN-END INTERVIEW RECORD TO HELP PROMOTE THE LP "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM". ISSUED IN APRIL 1964, IT IS THE RARER OF THE TWO FOR IT WAS PRODUCED IN FAR LESS NUMBERS THAN THE FIRST.

THE SLEEVE GRADES AT A SOLID, VERY RESPECTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL VG++,, WHILE THE DISC IS AN ABSOLUTE JEWEL - A MINT MINUS UNPLAYED "AS NEW" FACTORY FRESH EXAMPLE.

DURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED AT 331/3 RPM. THE DISCS WERE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD JACKET, WHICH HAD A MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF THE ALBUM COVER ON THE FRONT AND A BLANK WHITE BACK SIDE.

THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL BLACK LABELS, THE OUTER RIM COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM.

ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG 3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 17/8" X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS, BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.

DURING THE SIXTIES, CAPITOL ISSUED STEREO COMPACT 33 DISCS OF SOME OF THE LABEL'S MOST POPULAR ALBUMS FOR JUKEBOX PLAY. THESE 7" RECORDS HAD A SMALL CENTER HOLE AND PLAYED AT 331/3 RPM. THE DISCS WERE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD JACKET, WHICH HAD A MINIATURE REPRODUCTION OF THE ALBUM COVER ON THE FRONT AND A BLANK WHITE BACK SIDE.

THE COMPACT 33'S WERE PRODUCED WITH THE CAPITOL BLACK LABELS, THE OUTER RIM COLOR BAND AND THE CAPITOL LOGO AT THE BOTTOM.

ACCOMPANYING THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE THE ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG 3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 17/8" X 17/8" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS, BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE STAR TITLE STRIP CO.

ULTRA-RARE COVER VARIATION:
LOW-GLOSS 'POWDER COAT' FLAT FINISH BACK COVER SLICK AND ALSO INCLUDES THE MEGA-RARE COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO LABELS

HERE IS THE ULTRA RARE MONO VERSION ONE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ALBUM COVER THAT FEATURES AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER VARIATION OF WHICH THE "TITLES ON COVER" BACK SLICK DOES NOT HAVE THE COMMON GLOSS FINISH, BUT RATHER A FLAT FINISH, KNOWN AS A 'POWDER COAT'. ADDITIONALLY, THE ¼" FLAPS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE INSIDE COVER ARE NOT PRESENT.

ONLY SEVERAL OF THESE RARE COVERS HAVE SURFACED TO DATE, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE MEGA-RARE VERSION ONE VEE-JAY COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO STYLE LABELS.

ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

PRESENTED HERE IS A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL 1966 MONO " PASTE OVER SECOND STATE" BUTCHER COVER ISSUE OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC "YESTERDAY & TODAY" LP IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE Cover is a STUNNING NEAR MINT MINUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION OVERALL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOS ANGELES PRODUCED EXAMPLE OF THE COVER.

THE ACCOMPANYING AND MATCHING WEST COAST RECORD IS REMARKABLE TO SAY THE LEAST, AND IS A SHIMMERING NEAR  MINT WITH NEAR MINT LABELS.  THE "CAPITOL '66" ORANGE INNER DUST SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AS WELL.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE CORRECT RARE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION WITHOUT THE PUBLISHING CREDITS "BMI" OR "ASCAP".

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE EXTRAORDINARILY RARE DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL ISSUE OF THE GROUP'S CLASSIC FIRST CAPITOL LP ALBUM. THE BACK COVER HAS THE PROMOTIONAL RED INK STAMPING THAT HAS THE PRINT "FREE PROMOTIONAL ALBUM NOT TO BE SOLD", AND RECEIVED BY RADIO STATIONS AND THE PRESS - A FULL WEEK PRIOR TO THE ALBUM'S RELEASE, AND THE BEGINNING OF BEATLEMANIA IN AMERICA.

THESE COIN PURSES ARE USUALLY FOUND SEPARATELY WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL DISPLAY EASEL, AND WHEN THE EASEL DOES SURFACE THEIR CONDITION IS HORRENDOUS. UNDOUBTEDLY,

THIS EXAMPLE IS TRULY AN IMPOSSIBLE FIND, AND A PIECE OF BEATLES MEMORABILIA THAT WILL NEVER BE MATCHED.

IN ITS FIRST INCARNATION OF THIS TITLE, THE BACK COVER SERVES AS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR 25 OF VEE-JAY'S "OTHER FINE ALBUMS OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST", THUS BEING TAGGED THE "AD BACK" COVER AMONG THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD. IN ADDITION, THE VERY FIRST FRONT COVER SLICKS USED FOR THE ALBUM ARE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS THEY HAVE "PRINTED IN U.S.A." RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT JACKET ONE TO TWO INCHES FROM THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.

THE CONDITION OF THIS STUNNING AND BOLD "AD BACK COVER IS A SPLENDID NEAR MINT MINUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING STEREO DISC IS A GLEAMING NEAR MINT WITH NEAR MINT LABELS.

THIS STUNNING AND BRIGHT VERSION TWO STEREO COVER IS A MAJESTIC, SUPERLATIVE AND VIBRANT NEAR MINT MINUS. IT TRULY IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE. NO RINGWEAR, NO RECORD IMPRESSION. NO SIGN OF WEAR AT ALL,

THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING VERSION TWO STEREO RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO. THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD IS A STUNNING AND SHIMMERING NEAR MINT. THE LABELS ARE A BEAUTIFUL AND GLOSSY NEAR MINT MINUS. THIS IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A STEREO VERSION TWO DISC,

ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL VEE-JAY "AD BACK" INNER DUST SLEEVE.

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 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.

THE DISC IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL "CAPITOL COMPACT 33" GENERIC BLACK SLEEVE WITH WHITE PRINT, OF WHICH THE MAJORITY OF THE DISCS WERE SENT TO RADIO STATIONS.

A rare 'PTMZ' purchase tax code is visible in the centER of the 'Please, Please Me' label, with 'MPT' stamped in both run-outs. However, thE TAX CODE has been updated by the addition of a 'KT' stamp THAT WAS APPLIED on TO the same A-SIDE label. THESE PHYSICALLY APPLIED TAX STAMPS RARELY EVER SURFACE MAKING THIS EXAMPLE QUITE AN ULTRA-RARITY.

THE LABELS ARE VIVID DEEP RED AND UN-FADED, A beautiful MINT MINUS set with just a trace of wear around the ceNTER hole but no visible spindle trails around either. THE VINYL GRADES A SPECTACULAR MINT, WITH A "AS NEW" FACTORY FRESH APPEARANCE - Immaculate unworn deep-gloss playing surfaces free from any scuffs or scratches, bearing just a few harmless SLEEVE wispy hairlines visible directly beneath halogen light. AN ABSOLUTE JEWEL.

MEGA-RARE U.K. PROTOTYPE LABEL VARIATION WITH "PARLOPHONE" AND  "£"  LOGO.

ALSO INCLUDES THE STANDARD "APPLE" LOGO ISSUED SET.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES proudly OFFERS THE U.K. MEGA-RARE PROTOTYPE FIRST LABEL VARIATION, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE "PARLOPHONE" COMPANY NAME AND THE CLASSIC "TRADE MARK" POUND STERLING LOGO "£". IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THAT ONLY TWO OF THESE PROTOTYPE LABELS HAVE EVER SURFACED, THIS ONE BEING THE SECOND.  THIS parlophone logo LABEL VARIATION WAS SCRAPED IMMEDIATELY AND CHANGED TO THE "APPLE" LOGO FOR THE FINAL RELEASE OF THE BRITISH ISSUE OF THE SINGLE.

THIS ULTRA-RARE LABEL ALSO HAS THE RUNNING TIME OF "(4.23)" ON THE A-SIDE "FREE AS BIRD" BENEATH THE TITLE, PRIOR TO THE COMPOSER CREDITS. THE RUNNING TIME TEXT WAS OMITTED ON THE STANDARD "APPLE" LOGO LABEL ISSUE.

THIS SLEEVE'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA" PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE COMBINED WITH ITS VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION, MAKES THIS A MUST HAVE FOR THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION.

HERE IS A VIRTUALLY PERFECT "AS NEW" CONDITIONED FIRST STATE FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER. THIS PARTICULAR "BUTCHER" IS INDEED QUITE A RARITY BASED ON ITS ORIGIN OF DISTRIBUTION. IT WAS NEVER SHIPPED OR CIRCULATED TO A RECORD OR DEPARTMENT STORE, BUT RATHER EMANATES FROM THE OFFICIAL "BEATLES FAN CLUB U.S.A." AND SHIPPED TO ONE OF ITS FAN CLUB OFFICERS.

THIS FACTORY SEALED MONO BUTCHER COVER IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

THE PHOTOS ARE PRODUCED ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER, WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE REMAINING IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE 20 FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND 15 FROM "HELP!". SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE RARELY SEEN VARIATIONS.

FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ALAN LIVINGSTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL RECORDS, USA FROM 1962 THROUGH 1968, THE MAN WHO SIGNED THE BEATLES TO CAPITOL RECORDS, WE PRESENT ONE OF THE MOST ULTIMATE BEATLES COLLECTIBLE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.  HERE IS A VIRTUALLY PERFECT MINT CONDITIONED FIRST STATE FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" BUTCHER COVER.

THIS PARTICULAR "BUTCHER" IS MR. LIVINGSTON'S VERY LAST PERSONAL "BUTCHER" FROM HIS SUPPLY OF COPIES THAT HE OWNED AND STORED AWAY FROM 1966 UNTIL HE SOLD THIS ONE IN 2002. THIS SPECTACULAR COLLECTIBLE IS ACCOMPANIED WITH MR. LIVINGSTON'S SIGNED NOTARIZED LETTER WHICH STATES THIS WAS FROM HIS ORIGINAL SUPPLY OF "BUTCHER" COVERS, AND WAS HIS LAST.

THE B-SIDE "CRY FOR A SHADOW" WAS THE ONLY ' HARRISON-LENNON ' COMPOSITION.

"THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" JUKEBOX EP
CAPITOL RECORDS, SXA 2080, ISSUED APRIL 1964
HARD COVER SLEEVE & COMPACT 33 DISC

STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL FACTORY BAGGYWRAP
WITH THE FIVE CONNECTED JUKEBOX STRIPS & 3 MINI LP ALBUM COVER PHOTOS VISIBLE THROUGH THE BACK BAGGY.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES MOST PROUDLY OFFERS HERE A MAJESTIC AND MOST MONUMENTAL EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND BEATLES JUKEBOX COMPACT 33, "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM", RELEASED IN APRIL 1964 AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF THE LP ALBUM. IT REMAINS STILL SEALED IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY BAGGYWRAP - AND IS TOTALLY COMPLETE - INCLUDING THE ACCOMPANYING ORIGINAL FIVE CONNECTED SEEBURG 3" X 1" JUKEBOX BLUE TITLE PLASTIC STRIPS AND ITS ORIGINAL THREE 1⅞" X 1⅞" MINI LP COVER PAPER INSERTS WHICH ARE VISIBLE THROUGH THE BACK SIDE OF THE BAGGYWRAP. THE COMPACT 33 DISC IS BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH THE MOUTH OPENING OF THE COVER.

THIS STILL SEALED COPY IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE AND RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" TO IT. IT IS STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST.

HERE WE OFFER THE VERY RARE 4" X 2½" X 2½" LUX BEAUTY SOAP BOX, FEATURING THE BEATLES COLORFUL AD ON THE SIDE FOR THE MAIL-IN "BEATLES OFFER" FOR THE 15" TALL INFLATABLE 'AUTOGRAPHED' CARTOON DOLLS. THE BOX REMAINS IN STILL SEALED CONDITION, WITH THE MAIL-IN COUPON AND THE SOAP BAR STILL ENCLOSED. THIS PROMOTION WAS ALSO OFFERED ON THE NESTLE'S QUIK POWERED MIX CANS IN 1967.

THE UNOPENED SOAP BOX REMAINS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VERY MINIMAL HANDLING WEAR, AND WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING ADDITION TO A BEATLES VINTAGE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION.

ULTRA-RARE SENSATIONAL SET SIGNED IN THE ORDER AS THE WORLD BECAME TO KNOW THEM "JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO".

SIGNED in matching dark blue ballpoint pen, this is An extremely rare set of four Beatles autographs, which were signed in the infamous line-up order of John, Paul, George and Ringo.  A VERY VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF Beatles signature SETS when they have signed in order are known to exist AND ARE HIGHLY Desirable.

obtained by a Portsmouth Journalist when The Beatles were performing the re-scheduled show at the Guildhall, Each signature is very clear, well spaced, extremely bold and VIBRANt. this set is a MOST EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FROM THIS PERIOD.

This IMMACULATE ORIGINAL BRITISH VERY FIRST pressing dates FROM September 1969 WITH the dark green Apple, AND The side 2 label omits the title "Her Majesty" from its track-listing. ALSO HAS THE  "33⅓" DESIGNATION PRINT VARIATION ALIGNED TO THE LEFT ON THE LABELS.

THE COVER IS THE CORRECTED VARIATION WITH THE APPLE LOGO SHIFTED RIGHT DIRECTLY UNDER THE SIDE 1 TRACK-LISTING ON TE REAR PANEL. THE ALTERNATE FIRST COVER HAS Apple LOGO 'LEFT misaligned' beneath the side 1 track-listing on the rear panel.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SCRANTON DARK GREEN APPLE 45 SINGLE WITH THE "MACLEN MUSIC, INC. U.K." CREDIT, AND HAS THE "MFD. BY APPLE" PERIMETER PRINT ON THE A-SIDE.

STILL SEALED

THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS ONLY OUR THIRD EVER - AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM CORNER TO CORNER.

A LEGITIMATELY SEALED "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LP, IS ONE OF THE RAREST TITLES TO FIND STILL SEALED - AND THIS ONE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED 56 YEARS AGO.

AN "E.J. KORVETTE" DEPARTMENT STORE  1" X 1" PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA ON THE FRONT, STATING "RECORDS $1.39  LIST $1.98" IN BLUE PRINT.

THIS MILTON BRADLEY "FLIP YOUR WIG" GAME WOULD BE A MOST REMARKABLE ADDITION TO ANY BEATLES MEMORABILIA COLLECTION. ONE DOES NOT SEE THIS GAME IN "LIKE NEW" CONDITION.

ALSO RETAINS THE ORIGINAL MILTON BRADLEY "GAMELAND" BROCHURE THAT ADVERTISES THEIR OTHER BOARD GAMES.

THE DOLLS HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR BOXES AND EACH REMAINS SHINY AND DISPLAYS A VIBRANT GLOSSY SHEEN. EACH DOLL IS 5" TALL WITH ROOTED HAIR AND APPROPRIATE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRAPPED AROUND THE NECK. THE DOLLS ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CARDBOARD INNER BOX INSERTS THAT HOLD THEM IN PLACE WITH THE ORIGINAL RUBBER BAND.

EACH  BOX MEASURES 2" X 4" X 7" AND ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND - ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. ALL THE ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE WINDOWS ARE STILL INTACT AND TIGHT, EACH PRESERVED PERFECTLY. THE BOXES THEMSELVES ARE CRISP AND CLEAN, WITH THE USUAL MINOR 51-YEAR SHELF WEAR. THERE ARE NO RIPS, NO TEARS, NO SPLITS.

THIS IS TRULY A COMPLETE AND MAGNIFICENT SET OF THE REMCO “HAIR DOLLS” PRESENTED AND REMAINING IN THEIR ORIGINAL WINDOWED BOXES.

THE FIRST SINGLE PULLED FROM THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM WAS (UA745), AND UA PREPARED A TERRIFIC PICTURE SLEEVE FOR THE RECORD. THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT COVER OF THE SOUNDTRACK LP. IT HAS THE SAME FOUR PICTURES OF THE BOYS AND A RED BACKGROUND AREA AT THE TOP OF WITH TEXT AND GRAPHICS IN BLACK AND WHITE. THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE FEATURES NINE OF THE FIFTEEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS FROM THE BACK OF THE ALBUM.

THE FIRST UA PICTURE SLEEVE KNOWN AS THE "RED" SLEEVE, (LIKE IT'S "AIRPORT BLUE" COUNTERPART UA750, IS NOTORIOUSLY KNOWN FOR IT'S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RINGWEAR.

THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT - AND IS MOST DEFINITELY THE BEST EXAMPLE FOR THIS TITLE WE'VE ACQUIRED.

THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VEE-JAY 498. VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE BEATLES, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, VEE-JAY DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE GROUP'S NAME. ALL INITIAL ISSUES OF THE RECORD ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE NAME. IT IS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AS COLLECTORS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE NOVELTY OF THE MISSPELLED NAME, AND TO THE RECORD'S STATUS AS THE FIRST BEATLES RECORD ISSUED IN THE U.S.

PRECISELY STATED, THIS EXAMPLE IS ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN COPIES TO EXIST. GRADED AT A SUPERLATIVE AND MAGNIFICENT MINT 9, THE VINYL EXHIBITS A RICH AND SPARKLING LUSTER, WITH AN UNPLAYED "AS NEW" APPEARANCE. BOTH LABELS GRADE THE SAME DISPLAYING A SHINY GLOSS AND CLEAR RICH, BOLD FONTS. THE COLORBAND PERIMETER REMAINS COLORFULLY VIBRANT.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES MOST PROUDLY OFFERS THIS MAJESTIC STILL FACTORY SEALED SECOND STATE PASTE-OVER MONAURAL BUTCHER COVER. THE REPLACEMENT "TRUNK COVER" SLICK IS SO CLEAR AND APPLIED SO CLEANLY, ONE CAN PLAINLY SEE RINGO'S HEAD, AND DOWN TO THE "V" IMPRESSION OF HIS BLACK SWEATER ON THE ORIGINAL FIRST STATE "BUTCHER" COVER SLICK BENEATH THE PASTE OVER SLICK.

THIS COVER REMAINS STILL SEALED AND AS RELEASED WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED OUT FROM CAPITOL'S SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA FACTORY FOLLOWING THE RECALL PROJECT AND "PASTE-OVER" PROCESS. THIS COVER IS A STELLAR SNOW "WHITE" AND THE GRAPHICS ARE PHENOMENAL.

THIS FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "REVOLVER" IS A TRUE BEAUTY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE FRONT COVER IMAGE IS BRILLIANT. BOLD AND CRISP WITH NO RINGWEAR. THE WHITES ARE BRILLIANT.

THE MOST VITAL FACTOR AND WHICH RAISES THE BAR TREMENDOUSLY ON THIS MAJESTIC SEALED EXAMPLE, IS THE RARE 3" X 2" OVAL YELLOW STICKER - THAT WAS ADHERED TO THE SHRINKWRAP ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE ALBUM. THE STICKER STATES IN BLACK PRINT "INCLUDES THE BEATLES' FABULOUS 'YELLOW SUBMARINE' & 'ELEANOR RIGBY''! ST-2576". THE CONDITION OF THIS STICKER IS A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT WITH GREAT BOLD COLORS AND NO FLAWS.

MUCH RARER STILL SEALED 'STEREO' FIRST PRESSING WITH 4 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK COVER

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER THIS VERY RARE FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF '"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" ALBUM IN STUNNING CONDITION. IT IS INDEED A TRULY INCREDIBLE SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES' CLASSIC NUMBER ONE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL JUNE 1964 FIRST PRESSING SEALED STEREO ISSUE OF THIS LP, INDICATED BY THE "BRIGHT RED" COVER AND THE 4 LINE OF PUBLISHING CREDITS PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER. THIS IS ONLY OUR SECOND EVER  SEALED 1964 STEREO COPY OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE ACQUIRED, THE LAST ONE BEING FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. 

A STEREO FIRST PRESSING HAS BECOME INCREDIBLY RARE TO FIND SEALED AND ONE OF THE MOST DEMANDED AMONG COLLECTORS.

THIS 8½" X 11" EIGHT PAGE PUBLICATION WAS ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE AND REVIEW THE BEATLES' AUGUST 20, 1964 CONCERT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER - AND IS PERHAPS THE RAREST U.S. MAGAZINE THERE IS. THE BEATLES STAYED AT THE SAHARA HOTEL WHILE IN LAS VEGAS.

THE BEATLES ARE PICTURED ON THE FRONT COVER AND THE FEATURE STORY HAS SEVERAL PHOTOS. MEMORABILIA FROM THE GROUP'S VEGAS SHOW ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND THIS MAGAZINE JUST MIGHT BE THE RAREST OF ALL.

WE ONLY KNOW OF ONE OTHER THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE - AND THIS EXAMPLE IS A STUNNING NEAR MINT "AS NEW" FROM CORNER TO CORNER.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE Hardcover Slipcase 'Limited Edition' of the First American Printing of Paul McCartney’s 2001 book release, “Blackbird Singing”.

signed beautifully by Paul on the edition numbering page in blue ballpoint pen, This is the signed edition #216 / 250.

THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE SCARCEST OF ALL 'LIMITED EDITION' SIGNED BOOKS BY ANY OF THE BEATLES.

THIS MAGNIFICENT SLIPCASE EDITION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

INSANELY-RARE PROMOTIONAL STICKERED 'DEMONSTRATION' 45 SINGLE ISSUED JUST PRIOR TO THE RESPECTIVE RELEASE DATE

DISC IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT 'AS NEW' CONDITION

PARLOPHONE DID NOT ISSUE GREEN AND WHITE A-LABEL DEMO DISCS FOR THE LANDMARK 1967 BEATLES RELEASE OF "PENNY LANE" b/w "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" 45 SINGLE, BUT THIS COPY IS THE CLOSEST YOU WILL GET. THIS OUTSTANDING UK FIRST PRESSING DATES FROM JUST PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 17TH  ISSUE ON THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL. THE 'PENNY LANE"' LABEL BEARS A GENUINE RED AND WHITE EMI  "FACTORY SAMPLE - NOT FOR SALE" STICKER, DESIGNATING THIS AS A  promotional / review copY, THAT WAS sent out in the form of Factory Sample stickered copies such as this.

THE STUNNING DISC IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL AND CORRECT 1967 GREEN AND WHITE  PARLOPHONE "MINER'S HIT MAKE-UP" SLEEVE.

THIRD STATE (PEELED) BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.

SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)
BUTCHER COVER
FACTORY #5 - LOS ANGELES, CA.

THIS RARER STEREO PRESSING OF A WEST COAST #5 PASTE-OVER COVER IS IN SENSATIONAL NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION (COVER OVERALL IS VG+++) WITH THE BUTCHER COVER BENEATH THE TOP "TRUNK COVER" SLICK BEING COMPLETELY INTACT. THE TRUNK COVER IS PASTED OVER PERFECTLY SQUARE ON THIS ONE, AND A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EXAMPLE IS THAT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE ACTUAL "BUTCHER COVER" SLICK IS VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT EDGE.

THE ORIGINAL, MATCHING WEST COAST LOS ANGLES PRESSING OF THE RECORD ACCOMPANIES THE COVER, AND GRADES A GLEAMING NEAR MINT MINUS ON THE VINYL WITH GORGEOUS NEAR MINT LABELS.

THIS 3¼" X 3¼" ORANGE COLORED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE WAS AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY BY THE BEATLES CIRCA 1963/64 AT ONE OF THE 1963 SHEFFIELD VENUES, AND ARE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES FROM THIS PERIOD. RINGO STARR AND JOHN LENNON HAVE SIGNED IN A DARKER SHADE OF BLUE BALLPOINT, WHILE PAUL McCARTNEY AND GEORGE HARRISON HAVE AUTOGRAPHED IN A LIGHTER SHADE OF BLUE BALLPOINT. Apart from some very slight smudging towards tHE END OF GEORGE'S SIGNATURE, the signatures are extremely bold and cRISP.

RARER VERY FIRST INITIAL RELEASED COVER
WITH 3 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK

STILL SEALED

HERE IS THE RARER VERY FIRST INITIAL COVER RELEASE VARIATION WITH THE 3 LINE PUBLISHING CREDITS ON BACK COVER. THE PRINT STATES "ALL SONGS PUBLISHED BY MACLEN MUSIC INC. AND UNART MUSIC CORP. (BMI) EXCEPT "THIS BOY" WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY MACLEN MUSIC INC. (BMI)". THIS FIRST COVER VARIATION ONLY LASTED THREE DAYS UPON RELEASE.

THERE ARE 4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 2 ON BACK). IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER WITH COMPLETE WRAP ALL AROUND WITH NO TEARS OR RIPS, AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE GRAPHICS AND RED BACKGROUND ARE BOLD AND CRISP.

"SHE LOVES YOU"  B/W  "I'LL GET YOU"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 5055
ISSUED AUGUST 23, 1963

"CAN'T BUY ME LOVE"  B/W  "YOU CAN'T DO THAT"
PARLOPHONE 45-R 5114
ISSUED MARCH 20, 1964

BOTH DISCS IN 'FACTORY FRESH' UN-PLAYED 'AS NEW' CONDITION

PARLOPHONE DID NOT ISSUE RED AND WHITE A-LABEL DEMO DISCS FOR THESE TWO TITLES, BUT THESE COPIES ARE THE CLOSEST YOU WILL GET TO FINDING THEM. THESE OUTSTANDING UK FIRST PRESSINGS DATE FROM JUST PRIOR TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RELEASE DATES ON THE BLACK AND SILVER PARLOPHONE LABEL.

THIS 'SHE LOVES YOU' LABEL BEARS A GENUINE RED AND WHITE 'A' STICKER, WHILE A 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER IS ADHERED TO THE 'I'LL GET YOU' B-SIDE LABEL. A GENUINE 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER IS ADHERED TO THE 'CAN'T BUY ME LOVE' A-SIDE LABEL.

STILL SEALED

THIS FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S SECOND BEATLES ALBUM IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, AND TRULY SPECTACULAR FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE GRAPHICS AND COLORS ARE VIBRANT AND THE TONE OF THE COVER REMAINS BOLD AND BRIGHT. NO SPLITS, NO TEARS, NO RING WEAR. THE SPINE IS SOLID, FIRM AND THE PRINT LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE BACK COVER IS CLEAN AND A VIBRANT WHITE.

THIS IS THE RARER STEREO WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA PRESSING, INDICATED BY THE #6 FACTORY NUMBER ON THE BACK COVER IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.  THE VERY IMPORTANT "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS ALSO EVIDENT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK COVER.

STILL SEALED

THIS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC FACTORY SEALED MONAURAL PRESSING OF VERSION TWO OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA IS ONLY OUR SECOND EVER - AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT FROM CORNER TO CORNER. A LEGITIMATELY SEALED "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LP, IS ONE OF THE RAREST TITLES TO FIND STILL SEALED - AND THIS ONE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS EVER SURFACED OR IS KNOWN TO EXIST. IT RETAINS A FRESH "NEWNESS" AS IT WAS ISSUED 56 YEARS AGO.

EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IS A WHITE 1" X 1" ROSE DISCOUNT RECORDS PRICE STICKER IN THE UPPER RIGHT AREA, STATING "OUR PRICE $1.88" IN RED PRINT.

STUNNING NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNUSED AND RETAINS THE CENTER KNOCK OUT SPINDLE HOLE PIECE INTACT. ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE EVER OFFERED FOR THIS TITLE.

TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS, IN JULY 1964 THE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB BEGAN AN AGGRESSIVE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN AIMED AT TEENAGERS THAT FEATURED A FLEXI-DISC TRI-FOLDER BROCHURE CONTAINING MUSIC BY THREE OF THE LABEL'S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS: THE BEATLES, THE BEACH BOYS, AND THE KINGSTON TRIO.

THIS BRILLIANT NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNUSED EXAMPLE STILL RETAINS THE CENTER KNOCK OUT SPINDLE HOLE PIECE INTACT. IT IS STUNNING CORNER TO CORNER, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TRI-FOLD BROCHURE HAS A STIFF "LIKE NEW" FEEL TO IT.

ON THURSDAY JUNE 4, 1964 THE BEATLES KICKED OFF THEIR 27-DAY WORLD TOUR, WHICH SPANNED DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. FOR THE FIRST FIVE DATES, COPENHAGEN THROUGH TO ADELAIDE, DRUMMER JIMMY NICOL REPLACED RINGO DUE TO HIS TONSILLITIS SURGERY. RINGO REJOINED THE GROUP ON JUNE 15 IN MELBOURNE.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE TOUR, EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JULY 1ST, THE BEATLES  FLEW OUT OF BRISBANE, CHANGING PLANES AGAIN IN SYDNEY. AFTER REFUELING STOPS IN SINGAPORE AND FRANKFURT, THEIR QANTAS FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN AT LONDON AIRPORT AT 11:10 AM ON JULY 2ND.

● "QANTAS" AIRLINES IN-FLIGHT MENU #1 - SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
     AUTOGRAPHED JULY 1, 1964 ON SECOND LEG OF FLIGHT FROM
     SYDNEY TO SINGAPORE, FOLLOWING TOUR COMPLETION.

● "QANTAS" AIRLINES IN-FLIGHT MENU #2 - SIGNED BY THE BEATLES
     AUTOGRAPHED JULY 1, 1964 ON FINAL LEG OF FLIGHT FROM
     SINGAPORE TO LONDON, FOLLOWING TOUR COMPLETION.

●  ORIGINAL 1964 'OFFICIAL SOUVENIR' AUSTRALIAN TOUR
     PROGRAM.

●  ORIGINAL THE BEATLES CONCERT TICKET STUB -
     SYDNEY STADIUM, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1964.

●  8" X 10" BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH - THE BEATLES BOARDING
     THE STAIRS OF QANTAS AIRLINE PLANE

AUTOGRAPHED MENUS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.

STILL SEALED

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL PRISTINE, "FACTORY FRESH" STILL SEALED FIRST PRESSING OF "JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND".  THIS EXAMPLE FEATURES AN ULTRA-RARE 4½" X 1" RECTANGLE DAY-GLO RED 'WARNING' STICKER WITH BLACK PRINT THAT READS  "FOR ADULTS ONLY NOT FOR AIRPLAY", ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK ALONG THE TOP CENTER. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE STICKERS HAVE SURFACED OVER THE YEARS, WHICH WAS PRINTED AND APPLIED VERY LIKELY AT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL BACK IN 1970.

AS RARE - IF NOT RARER - THAN THE INFAMOUS PREMIERE "BLACK AND GOLD" ISSUE AND HAS BECOME THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM.

BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC CARRIES THE VERY FIRST LABEL VERSION OF THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL, WHICH SHOWS THE LOWER HALF OF THE LABEL WAS EFFECTIVELY A DIRECT TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK AND GOLD LABEL WHICH INCLUDED THE SMALL  "33⅓'"  SPEED INDICATOR IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AND LACKS THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED...'" TEXT  ABOVE THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE LABEL WAS QUICKLY REDESIGNED WITHOUT THE SMALL REDUNDANT  "33⅓'"  PRINT.

DUE TO THESE RAPID CHANGES IT IS, NUMBER-WISE, RARER THAN THE INFAMOUS BLACK AND GOLD LABEL VERSION. THIS TRULY EXCELLENT DISC BEARING THESE RARE LABELS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM.

STILL SEALED

AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING GATEFOLD TITLE OF "LET IT BE".

THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUTH OPENING. THERE ARE TWO FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT ON FRONT COVER WRAP.

THERE IS THE ORIGINAL 1" X 1¾" KORVETTES DEPARTMENT STORE ORANGE PRICE STICKER ADHERED TO THE FRONT SHRINK IN UPPER RIGHT AREA.

THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST WE'VE EVER SEEN OR OFFERED.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP504
PRICE: ------

AMAZINGLY-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION WITH B-SIDE  "I SAW HER STANDING THERE" HEADER TITLE ON DROP DOWN 'TAB-CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE

OFFERED HERE IS THIS ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE OF CAPITOL RECORDS' DEBUT BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE OF "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" B/W "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". THIS VERSION IS THE AMAZINGLY-RARE WEST COAST LOS ANGELES VERSION WITH THE B-SIDE HEADER TITLE  "I SAW HER STANDING THERE" PRINTED ON DROP-DOWN 'TAB CUT' FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE. THE STANDARD WEST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS THE A-SIDE "I WANT TO HOLD HER HAND" HEADER TITLE PRINTED ON THE 'TAB CUT' SIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

THIS VARIATION OF THIS TITLE IS THE RAREST OF ALL ALTERNATE FOLDED CAPITOL RECORDS PICTURE SLEEVE TITLES THAT HAVE SURFACED (10 DIFFERENT TITLES TO DATE). TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS WEST COAST ALTERNATE VERSION OF "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" IS ONLY THE THIRD TO HAVE SURFACED TO DATE. NONE OF THE ALTERNATE FOLDED VARIATION TITLES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE.

RARER WEST COAST (LOS ANGELES) PRESSING

HERE IS A GLORIOUS 1964 FIRST PRESSING STEREO ORIGINAL "THE BEATLES' STORY" DOUBLE ALBUM WITH GATEFOLD COVER. IN ALL CASES, THE MONO COPIES ARE SCARCER, BUT FOR THIS TITLE ON THE ORIGINAL LABEL, IT'S THE STEREO ISSUES THAT GET THE NOD.

THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL ALL THE WAY AROUND FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE DISCS ARE SIMPLY STUNNING AND ARE "AS NEW" NEAR MINT ON ALL FOUR SIDES. THIS IS TRULY A SUPER HIGH-GRADE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCER ORIGINAL BEATLES ALBUM SET. TO RAISE THE BAR, THIS IS THE SCARCER WEST COAST LOS ANGELES PRESSING.

CONDITION: COVER NM / RECORDS NM "AS NEW"
ITEM#: LP502
PRICE: ------

INCREDIBLY-RARE 1968 U.K. EXCLUSIVE EXPORT ALBUM ON THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS.

FEATURING THE EARLIEST FIRST MATRIX STAMPERS. A GORGEOUS COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING EXPORT STEREO SET AND THE RAREST OF ALL EXPORT ISSUES.

HERE IS THE INCREDIBLY-RARE 1968 PARLOPHONE complete FIRST STEREO EXCLUSIVE EXPORT Pressing of "the Beatles" (White Album). THE RECORDS HAVE the FIRST Matrix STAMPERS, and THE "TOP LOADER" OPENING LAMINATED Cover. FEATURING THE ORIGINAL STAMPED NUMBERED FORMAT laminated, flipbacK 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.' MANUFACTURED cover, WITH "THE BEATLES' RAISED EMBOSSED LETTERS.

THIS SET IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL INSERTS INCLUDING THE LARGE 33¾" X 22½" LYRICS / PHOTO COLLAGE POSTER, THE FOUR 8" X 13½" JOHN KELLY HIGH QUALITY GLOSSY PORTRAIT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH BEATLE, THE CREAM COLORED "PHOTO SEPARATOR SHEET" (FOUND ONLY IN EARLY COPIES OF THE ALBUM), AND THE TWO ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER DUST SLEEVES.

ULTRA-RARE ALTERNATE FOLDED DOUBLE
A-SIDE VARIATION WITH "PRINTED IN U.S.A." ON STRAIGHT-CUT HIGHER FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS FIRST ISSUE DOUBLE A-SIDE 1965 CHRISTMAS SEASON SMASH HIT OF "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" B/W "DAY TRIPPER" ULTRA-RARE EAST COAST PICTURE SLEEVE VARIATION WITH "PRINTED IN U.S.A." PRINTED ON THE STRAIGHT-CUT HIGHER FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE. THE STANDARD EAST COAST ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE HAS "PRINTED IN U.S.A." PRINTED ON THE LOWER (OPEN) SIDE OF THE STRAIGHT CUT TOP EDGE OF THE SLEEVE.

ACCOMPANIED BY INSANELY-RARE TRUE STEREO PRINTED LABELS HAVING THE "VJLPS" PREFIX
AND ULTRA-RARE RED RECTANGULAR "STEREO" STICKER ADHERED TO BOTTOM OF FRONT COVER.
COVER REMAINS IN 'SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.'
IN-STORE BAGGY WRAP.

FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY COX.

THE GORGEOUS NEAR MINT COVER OFFERED HERE, WHICH REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL 'SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.' IN-STORE BAGGY WRAP, THIS IS THE ULTRA-RARE STEREO VERSION, WHICH IS THE MONO COVER MODIFIED WITH A 2" X ½" RED RECTANGULAR STICKER CONTAINING THE WORD "STEREO" IN BLACK AFFIXED DIRECTLY ONTO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT GATEFOLD FLAP.

THE ABSOLUTE AND VITAL HIGHLIGHT FACTOR OF THIS PACKAGE IS THE INSANELY-RARE COLORBAND AND BRACKETS VARIATION WITH "STEREO" PRINT AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION, YET FEATURING THE TRUE STEREO PRINTED LABELS EVIDENT BY THE "VJLPS" CATALOG NUMBER PREFIXES AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION PRINTED ON THEM.

ON OCTOBER 24, THE BEATLES' FIRST DUTY IN SWEDEN WAS TO RECORD A RADIO APPEARANCE AT THE KARLAPLANSSTUDION, SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF STOCKHOLM.

PRESENTED HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A RATHER large 
14½" X 9½" foldout center spread of a GREAT BRITAIN magazine publiCATION entitlED “Pop Weekly”, SIGNED BEAUTIFULLY BY THE BEATLES DURING THE TAPING OF THE RADIO PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 24, 1963. The photo depicts The Beatles in a shot wearing their trademark grey collarless suits, taken by LEGENDARY BEATLES photographer Dezo Hoffman.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.

A MAJESTIC FACTORY SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE.
VERY FIRST INITIAL PRESSING WITHOUT "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" EAST COAST #3 COVER AND "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT.

LATE 1963 / EARLY 1964 "ROYAL BLUE" CAPITOL INNER DUST SLEEVE VISIBLE IN SEALED MOUTH.

THIS SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S FIRST LANDMARK BEATLES ALBUM "MEET THE BEATLES!"  IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, AND TRULY SPECTACULAR FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THIS COVER IS THE VERY FIRST INITIAL JANUARY 1964 PRESSING, DICTATED BY THE BACK LINERS WITHOUT THE PHRASE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT PRINT IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.

THIS IMMACULATE STILL SEALED COPY OF CAPITOL'S FIRST AND ICONIC BEATLES ALBUM RELEASE, DISPLAYS AS THOUGH IT JUST EMERGED FROM THE SCRANTON FACTORY.

AS RARE - IF NOT RARER - THAN THE INFAMOUS PREMIERE "BLACK AND GOLD" ISSUE AND HAS BECOME THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM.

BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC CARRIES THE VERY FIRST LABEL VERSION OF THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABEL, WHICH SHOWS THE LOWER HALF OF THE LABEL WAS EFFECTIVELY A DIRECT TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK AND GOLD LABEL WHICH INCLUDED THE SMALL  "33⅓'"  SPEED INDICATOR IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AND LACKS THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED...'" TEXT  ABOVE THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE LABEL WAS QUICKLY REDESIGNED WITHOUT THE SMALL REDUNDANT  "33⅓'"  PRINT. DUE TO THESE RAPID CHANGES IT IS, NUMBER-WISE, RARER THAN THE INFAMOUS BLACK AND GOLD LABEL VERSION. THIS TRULY EXCELLENT DISC BEARING THESE RARE LABELS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM.

OFFERED HERE IS A MOST STUNNING STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE STEREO "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" STANDARD "TRUNK" COVER.. THIS EAST COAST PRESSING IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE NICEST FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE WE HAVE EVER OFFERED.

THE COVER IS A STELLAR SNOW "WHITE" AND THE GRAPHICS ARE SENSATIONAL. THIS IS A SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA PRESSING, AS DICTATED BY THE FACTORY NUMBER "2" DESIGNATION ON THE BACK COVER IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.

ON SUNDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THE BEATLES PERFORMED ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW BEFORE A THEN-RECORD AMERICAN TELEVISION AUDIENCE OF OVER 73 MILLION PEOPLE.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SHOW, THE GROUP ATTENDED A SHORT BACKSTAGE CELEBRATION WHICH INCLUDED MOST OF THE ACTS WHO HAD APPEARED THAT EVENING. IT WAS AT THIS CELEBRATION, WHERE THIS MOST prestigious piece of beatles SIGNED memorabilia emanates - and fab 4 collectibles is most proud to have acquired. the label on this half bottlE (known as a "split" size) which contained a YOUNG 1964 vintage french bordeaux, LaFont 'St. Emilion', "Grand Vin" , was autographed by the beatles for one of the acts, who had also made their television debut on "the ed sullivan show" that night.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.

SUPER-RARE LATE 1965 / EARLY 1966
U.K. EXPORT ALBUM TO U.S. MILITARY BASES
WITH "STEREO" BLACK PRINT DESIGNATION ON FRONT COVER

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

HERE IS THE SUPER-RARE 1965 PARLOPHONE  EXCLUSIVE U.K. EXPORT STEREO PRESSING OF "RUBBER SOUL" -  FEATURING THE ULTRA-RARE front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.' MANUFACTURED cover THAT HAS THE SMALL BLACK PRINT "STEREO" DESIGNATION TOWARDS THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER, WHICH REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP,

This pristiNE RECORD HAS the black & yellow Parlophone label, WITH Both labels carrYING the 'Sold in UK...' text AND 'The Gramophone Co..' worded rims.

ITEM#: PAR338
PRICE: ------

ULTRA-RARE LATE 1968 MONAURAL PRESSING WITHOUT "A DAY IN THE LIFE" TRACK LISTING ON SIDE 2 LABEL

COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE NUANCE DESIGN INNER-SLEEVE AND UNUSED CUT-OUT SHEET.

OFFERED HERE IS THE ULTRA- RARE LATE 1968 SECOND MONAURAL PRESSING OF "sgt. pepper" .  THE DISC HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.", BUT OMITS THE TRACK LISTING OF "A DAY IN THE LIFE" ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL, SO THAT THE FINAL TRACK LISTED IS "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (REPRISE)".

THE NEAR MINT DISC HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K...."  TEXT, AND IS HOUSED IN the EARLY-TYPE FULLY LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE ltd." PRINTED MONO gatefold COVER.  the glorious near mint cover is A WORTHY ACCOMPANIMENT FOR its DISC WITH VIBRANT, HIGH-GLOSS OUTER PANELS.

THIS ORIGINAL AND RARER STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF "HELP!" IS AN ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE. THE BRILLIANT MINT MINUS FRONT-LAMINATED, TRI-FLIP BACK  'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.' COVER IS THE INITIAL FIRST RUN, HAVING THE MEDIUM SIZE OUTLINED "STEREO" DESIGNATION IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT, AND "PCS 3071" IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK.

THE ACCOMPANYING AND SHIMMERING NEAR MINT RECORD HAS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' LABEL AND IS THE FIRST RUN WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE GRAMOPHONE CO." AND THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABELS ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. A 'KT' PURCHASE TAX CODE IS VISIBLE IN THE CENTER NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE OF THE SIDE TWO LABEL. THE DISC HAS THE FIRST EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBERS: "YEX 168-1" AND "YEX 169-1".

ELUSIVELY RARE LATE 1966 SECOND PRESSING
DISTINGUISHED BY REVISED LABEL WITH ASTERISK BEFORE SONG TITLE * I NEED YOU. EXCEPTIONAL AND IMMACULATE SET WITH COVER REMAINING IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND FIRST EARLIEST MATRIX STAMPERS "-1 / -1".

THIS ORIGINAL STEREO SECOND PRESSING OF "HELP!" DATES FROM LATE 1966 AND IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUPENDOUS EXAMPLE. THE STELLAR MINT MINUS FRONT-LAMINATED, TRI-FLIP BACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.' COVER IS THE INITIAL FIRST RUN COVER, AND REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.

THE ACCOMPANYING AND PRISTINE MINT MINUS RECORD HAS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' LABEL AND IS THE FIRST RUN WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE GRAMOPHONE CO." AND THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABELS ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE DISTINGUISHABLE FACTOR OF THE SECOND PRESSING OF "HELP!" IS THE REVISED LABEL FOR GEORGE HARRISON'S COMPOSITION OF "I NEED YOU". THE ASTERISK APPEARS BEFORE THE SONG TITLE, AND THERE IS A PERIOD AT THE END OF THE SONG TITLE. THE FIRST PRESSING LABELS HAS THE ASTERISK FOLLOWING THE SONG TITLE AND WITHOUT A PERIOD.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS MAJESTIC AUTOGRAPH SET, SIGNED CIRCA MID 1963 BY THE BEATLES ON THE FRONT PHOTO SIDE OF THE FINAL AND MUCH RARER OVERSIZED 7⅜" X 4⅞" PARLOPHONE PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD.  THE BEATLES HAVE AUTOGRAPHED NEAR EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE IMAGE. JOHN LENNON, GEORGE HARRISON AND RINGO STARR HAVE EACH AUTOGRAPHED IN DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUE BALLPOINT PEN, WHILE PAUL McCARTNEY SIGNED IN BLUE FOUNTAIN INK PEN.

THIS LARGER FORMAT PARLOPHONE PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD IS AMONG THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. THE FACT THAT IT WAS AUTOGRAPHED ON THE FRONT PHOTO SIDE, AND ITS EXCELLENT CONDITION TRULY RAISES THE BAR AND VALUE ON THIS EXAMPLE.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM
FRANK CAIAZZO AND PERRY COX.

MONUMENTALLY RARE ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE "STEREO" LABELS, VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH ‘1/R’ AND ‘1/G’ STAMPERS AND "DICK JAMES" PUBLISHING CREDITS

ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE MOST RAREST AND DESIRABLE OF ALL BEATLES LPS.  IT IS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONLY 900 COPIES OF THIS STEREO PRESSING WERE MANUFACTURED, BUT WHAT IS TRUE IS THAT VERY FEW SURVIVE TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.  FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS Monumentally Rare VERY FIRST STEREO version of The Beatles FIRST UK Album, considered the 'HOLY GRAIL' AND most collectible UK Beatles album of all time.

This AMAZINGLY PRESERVED example could not disappoint any Serious Collector. RARELY offered in this condition, AND without doubt, THIS RECORD IS the most COLLECTIBLE and SOUGHT AFTER U.K. Beatles album in existence today.

WITH "ASK ME WHY" HIGHLIGHTED SONG TITLE IN LARGER AND BOLDER PRINT ON SIDE 2

ACCOMPANIED BY RARER VEE-JAY "LEFT & RIGHT BRACKETS" RECORD SLEEVE

THE BLUE & WHITE "PROMOTIONAL COPY" LABEL VARIATION LISTS "SIDE 1" AND "SIDE 2" AND HAS "ASK ME WHY" IN LARGER AND BOLDER PRINT THAN THE OTHER TITLES. THIS STYRENE DISC WAS MANUFACTURED BY MONARCH, AND WERE DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT THE SPECIAL CARDBOARD JACKETS (WHICH ONLY ACCOMPANIED THE STOCK COPIES).

THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD IS IN IMMACULATE AND GLISTENING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED "AS NEW" STATUS. IT'S TRULY A GEM.

THIS PROMO COPY IS ACCOMPANIED BY IT'S ORIGINAL 1964 VEE-JAY "LEFT & RIGHT BRACKETS" RECORD SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE IS MUCH LESS COMMON THAN THE ONE COLUMN BRACKETS SLEEVE.

THE SECOND BEATLES ALBUM WITH THE BEATLES, WAS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, AT A TIME WHEN BEATLEMANIA WAS IN FULL FORCE ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO OFFER THIS MONAURAL PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM, AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY ON THE BACK COVER BY THE BEATLES. THE RATHER LARGE, DARK, STRIKINGLY CLEAR SIGNATURES DATE CIRCA MID 1964. ALL FOUR BEATLES have signed BOLDLY IN BLACK BALLPOINT PEN. the signatures are superb, COMPLETE examples FROM this period. THE AUTOGRAPHS WERE SIGNED WITH MUCH INTENT AND ONE CAN SEE THE PRESSURE OF THE PEN ON EACH OF THE FOUR SIGNATURES.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.

REVISED BACK COVER WITH TRACK LISTING IN CORRECT PLAYING ORDER

THIS MOST SPLENDID FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "BEATLES VI" IS A TRUE WINNER, AND HAS THE REVISED BACK COVER SLICK WITH THE TRACK LISTING IN CORRECT ORDER.

THE VERY IMPORTANT "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS EVIDENT IN THE TOP PORTION OF THE BACK COVER, SIGNIFYING THIS AS A TRUE FIRST PRESSING. THE CAPITOL RECORDS OLIVE GREEN INNER DUST SLEEVE (SUMMER TO LATE 1965 ISSUE) IS BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH THE TIGHT MOUTH OPENING. THE ORIGINAL 1¾" X 1¾"  YELLOW "STEREO" 'SEARS ROEBUCK & CO'. PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.

THIS FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "REVOLVER" IS A TRUE BEAUTY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE EVER-VITAL "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS EVIDENT ON THE BACK COVER ALONG THE CENTER BOTTOM EDGE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS A TRUE FIRST PRESSING.  THE CAPITOL RECORDS ORANGE INNER DUST SLEEVE (EARLY 1966 "CAPITOL '66 SOUNDS GREAT!" ISSUE)  IS CLEARLY VISIBLE THROUGH THE MOUTH OPENING.  THE ORIGINAL 2" X 1½"  GOLD FOIL 'G.C. MURPHY CO'. RECORD DEPT. PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.

A STELLAR FACTORY SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE.
RARER WEST COAST PRESSING #6 COVER WITH
"PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN"
AND "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT.

THIS LOS ANGELES COVER IS THE LATE FEBRUARY 1964 ISSUE, WITH THE BACK LINERS WHICH ADDED THE PHRASE "PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN" CREDIT PRINT IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER (CAP2047.SC1B, SPIZER). THE FRONT COVER SLICK IS THE FIRST LOS ANGELES ISSUE THAT HAS "BEATLES!" IN DARK BROWN PRINT. LATER WEST COAST FRONT SLICKS HAS "BEATLES!" IN OLIVE GREEN PRINT LETTERING.

THE VERY IMPORTANT "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS ALSO EVIDENT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK COVER. THERE ARE 4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 2 ON BACK). THE COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL. THE MOUTH OPENING IS SEALED TIGHTLY WITH NO BREAKS AT ALL.

THIS IMMACULATE STILL SEALED COPY OF CAPITOL'S FIRST AND ICONIC BEATLES ALBUM RELEASE, DISPLAYS AS THOUGH IT JUST EMERGED FROM THE LOS ANGELES FACTORY.

RIGINAL STEREO U.K. FIRST PRESSING on the yellow AND black Parlophone label. Both labels have the earliest 'chubby' style WIDE font with the "Sold in UK..." text AND "The Parlophone Co." worded rims. A 'KT' purchase tax code is present in the centER of the side 1 label.

THE RECORD IS Housed in a GORGEOUS  "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD."  MANUFACTURED printed cover.

A STUPENDOUS RARER STEREO FIRST PRESSING AND MOST LIKELY ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES TO HAVE SURFACED.

STILL FACTORY SEALED

 INCLUDES TWO PHOTO COPIES OF ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE BUTCHER CONTROVERSY

THIS IS A MAJESTIC STILL FACTORY SEALED SECOND STATE PASTE-OVER MONAURAL BUTCHER COVER. THE REPLACEMENT "TRUNK COVER" SLICK IS SO CLEAR AND APPLIED SO CLEANLY. THIS COVER REMAINS STILL SEALED AND AS RELEASED WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED OUT FROM  THE CAPITOL FACTORY FOLLOWING THE RECALL PROJECT AND "PASTE-OVER" PROCESS. THIS IS A GEM OF A STILL FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF A MONAURAL SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER) BUTCHER COVER - AND IS OUR ONLY SECOND SEALED EXAMPLE OF A MONO SECOND STATE BUTCHER IN TWENTY YEARS.

"A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" B/W "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"
CAPITOL 5222, RELEASED: 7/13/64, EAST COAST ISSUE
WITH A-SIDE "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" TITLE PRINTED ON THE STRAIGHT-CUT LOWER (OPEN) FOLDED SIDE OF SLEEVE.

"MATCHBOX" B/W "SLOW DOWN"
CAPITOL 5255, RELEASED: 8/24/64, EAST COAST ISSUE
A-SIDE "MATCHBOX" TITLE PRINTED ON HIGHER SIDE AND "SLOW DOWN" TITLE PRINTED ON LOWER (OPEN) FOLDED CUT SIDE.

"PAPERBACK WRITER" B/W "RAIN"
CAPITOL 5651, RELEASED: 5/30/66, WEST COAST TAB-CUT
WITH "PAPERBACK WRITER" A-SIDE TITLE PRINTED ON TAB CUT SIDE..

THREE MOST GORGEOUS EXAMPLES OF THESE ULTRA-RARE ALTERNATE PRINTED VARIATIONS - ALL OF  WHICH ARE NOT YET DOCUMENTED IN ANY PUBLICATION TO DATE. 

CAPITOL PREPARED A STUNNING 25" X 32" IN-STORE POSTER TO PROMOTE "REVOLVER", AND WE'RE PROUD TO OFFER THIS SENSATIONAL EXAMPLE HERE. CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL IN-STORE PROMOTIONAL BEATLES ITEMS, THIS ONE IS IN GORGEOUS "LIKE NEW", FACTORY STOCK, UNUSED CONDITION. THE WHITES ARE CLEAN AND CRISP, AND ALL THE EDGES OF THE POSTER ARE SHARP WITHOUT BENDS OR TEARS. THE GRAPHICS ARE ASTOUNDING, TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS "REVOLVER" PROMOTIONAL POSTER IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN TO EXIST.

WITH MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL 2¼" DIAMETER ROUND
"RINGO'S THEME (THIS BOY) / AND I LOVE HER"
ORANGE HYPE STICKER
ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINKWRAP

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TRULY STUNNING STEREO PRESSING OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT", THAT INCLUDES  THE ADDITION OF THE MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL 2¼" DIAMETER ROUND ORANGE HYPE STICKER STATING "INCLUDES RINGO'S THEME (THIS BOY) / AND I LOVE HER" IN BLACK UPPERCASE LETTERS STILL ADHERED ONTO THE FRONT OF THE ALBUM COVER.

THIS UNITED ARTISTS HYPE STICKER IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES LP ALBUM HYPE STICKERS EVER ISSUED IN THE U.S.  THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE HAS THE STICKER ADHERED ONTO THE SHRINKWRAP, AND REMAINS IN VIBRANT, BOLD NEAR MINT CONDITION.

Capitol prepared AN in-store promotional "INCREDIBLE!" BUTCHER COVER posters for the INITIAL release of the album - and was the only promotional item ever produced to promote this classic album . . . .  WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE RECALLED. This stupendous example offered here EMANATED directly from a noted former Capitol Records employee. It is in stellar FACTORY STOCK, UNCIRCULATED, NEAR MINT Condition.

ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

STILL SEALED

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES OFFERS HERE A MOST SPLENDID FACTORY SEALED MONO PRESSING OF CAPITOL'S THIRD BEATLES RELEASE FROM THE SUMMER OF 1964.

THERE IS NO FACTORY NUMBER ON BACK COVER, YET THE COVER CONSTRUCTION IDENTIFIES THIS EXAMPLE AS AN EAST COAST, SCRANTON, P.A. PRESSING.

STILL SEALED

THIS IS MGM'S REPACKAGE OF THEIR 1964 ISSUE OF "THE BEATLES AND TONY SHERIDAN AND THEIR GUESTS" LP (MGM 4215), AND THIS FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE IS JUST PHENOMENAL. IT REMAINS BRIGHT WITH CRISP VIBRANCY.

ULTRA-RARE 1969 ISSUE LABEL VARIATION
WITH MISSPELLED "NORWEIGIAN WOOD"

HERE IS THE VERY ELUSIVE EARLY 1969 SECOND STEREO PRESSING OF "RUBBER SOUL" - FEATURING THE ULTRA-RARE LABEL VARIATION THAT LISTS THE TRACK "NORWEGIAN WOOD" MISSPELLED AS "NORWEIGIAN WOOD".  This pristiNE RECORD HAS the black & yellow Parlophone label, WITH Both labels carrYING the 'Sold in UK...' text AND 'The Gramophone Co..' worded rims. THE VINYL IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT, DISPLAYING Factory-fresh deep-gloss playing surfaces  THE DISC IS Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.' printed stereo cover, WHICH GRADES A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS. IT'S An outstanding example and a worthY partner to the disc.

THIS MOST AMAZING SET IS Complete with ITS original 1968-69  EMI ADVERTISEMENT INNER DUST SLEEVE.

STILL SEALED

SERIAL NUMBER: " ●2052987 "
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PRESSING

THIS IS A PRISTINE HIGH END, WORLD CLASS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL PRESSING OF  "THE BEATLES" APPLE DOUBLE ALBUM.

TRULY STUNNING SEALED EXAMPLE FOR THIS TITLE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE RARER MONO ORIGINAL ISSUES TO FIND SEALED. JUST ABOUT PERFECT ALL THE WAY AROUND, AND IS THE RARER LOS ANGELES PRESSING, EVIDENT BY THE #6 PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER. THIS COVER HAS QUITE A RARE FACTOR, FOR IT DOES NOT HAVE THE "FILE UNDER: THE BEATLES" OR "T-2576" PRINT AT THE TOP OF THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. IT ONLY HAS THE BLACK DOT.

THE COVER SLICK ON THIS STILL SEALED EXAMPLE IS THE RARER VARIATION WITH THE PRINT  "NEW IMPROVED FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO" BANNER PRINTED IN THE WHITE BAND BORDER OF THE TOP LP EDGE. IT ALSO HAS THE LARGE SPLIT BLACK DOT, RECORD NUMBER, AND THE PRINT "FILE UNDER:THE BEATLES".

THIS SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST ALBUM TO PRESENT A NEW, GROWING BEATLES TO THE WORLD IN DECEMBER 1965 - IS A MOST OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. STILL SEALED "RUBBER SOUL" ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUMS DO NOT SURFACE OFTEN, AND THIS ONE IS A WINNER.

BLUE INNER SLEEVES (EARLY 1964 CAPITOL SLEEVE) VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENINGS, SIGNIFYING TRUE FIRST PRESSING. THIS IS THE EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, INDICATED BY THE LIGHTER COLOR OF THE WRAP-AROUND SLICK (THE WEST COAST IS A DARKER CREAM TONE).

FINDING THIS GATEFOLD MONO RELEASE STILL SEALED, AND IN THIS GORGEOUS CONDITION, IS TRULY A FIND.

ORANGE / RED INNER SLEEVE (LATE 1964 2ND CAPITOL SLEEVE) BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH MOUTH OPENING. 3 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT COVER, 1 ON BACK COVER).  SPINE IS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.

THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT STEREO, RARER WEST COAST SEALED EXAMPLE OF CAPITOL'S CHRISTMAS 1965 RELEASE.

VERY FIRST ISSUED COVER: WITH "SEE LABEL FOR CORRECT PLAYING ORDER" ON BACK COVER. COVER #2 SCRANTON, P.A. PRESSING.

STILL SEALED

STEREO COPIES OF BEATLES ALBUMS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1966 ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN THEIR MONO COUNTERPARTS. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ONLY FIFTEEN PERCENT OF CAPITOL'S BEATLES ALBUMS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 1966 WERE STEREO. A SEALED STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE IS EXTREMELY ELUSIVE, RIGHT BEHIND THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM AND THE EARLY BEATLES.

THIS SEALED STEREO EXAMPLE IS MAGNIFICENT AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT. AN ABSOLUTE GEM.

EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL STEREO PRESSING
WITH 'WIDE SPINE' COVER ISSUE.
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE DESIGN
INNER-SLEEVE AND UNUSED CUT-OUT SHEET.

THE U.K. FIRST ISSUE STEREO PRESSING OF "SGT. PEPPER" IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT to find than the bigger selling mono edition, AND HERE FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL stereo PRESSING OF "sgt. pepper".  HOUSED IN the EARLY-TYPE FULLY LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE ltd." PRINTED stereo gatefold COVER, indicated and featured by the rarer 9MM SQUARE / "WIDE" SPINE. the SENSATIONAL near mint cover is A TRULY A FIRST class example of this rare AND early cover variation. THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL STEREO FIRST  PRESSING DISC IS AN ABSOLUTE JEWEL, THAT HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.".

THIS SET IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL NEAR MINT RED AND WHITE NUANCE DESIGN INNER DUST SLEEVE, AND THE MINT UNUSED "SGT. PEPPER" CUT-OUT SHEET.

INCLUDING ALL RECORDINGS OF TOLLIE RECORDS AND OLDIES 45 SINGLES. INCLUDES MOST ALL OF THE BEATLES VEE-JAY TITLES DURING THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA.

 HERE IS THE ORIGINAL VERY RARE 29-PAGE LATE 1964 VEE-JAY "THE GREAT NEW ALBUM AND SINGLE RECORD CATALOG". MOSTLY DISTRIBUTED TO RECORD SALESMAN AND STORE LEVEL DISTRIBUTION MANAGERS, THIS
10" X 5¾" CATALOG FEATURES THE RECORD LABEL'S ALBUMS AND SINGLES DURING THAT ERA. INCLUDED HERE OF COURSE ARE THE SEVERAL BEATLES' VEE-JAY TITLES THAT WERE AVAILABLE BACK AT THE HEIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA IN 1964.

THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS A WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLE, AND TRULY MAJESTIC FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THIS GRAPHICS AND COLORS ARE VIBRANT AND THE TONE OF THE COVER REMAINS A  STELLAR SNOW "WHITE". NO SPLITS, NO TEARS, NO RING WEAR. THE SPINE IS SOLID, FIRM AND THE PRINT LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP.

THIS IMMACULATE STILL SEALED COPY DISPLAYS AS THOUGH IT JUST EMERGED FROM THE SCRANTON FACTORY.

CONSIDERED RARER THAN THE 1966 YESTERDAY AND TODAY  BUTCHER "INCREDIBLE" PROMOTIONAL POSTER, FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE ULTRA-RARE CAPITOL RECORDS PROMOTIONAL POSTER FOR THEIR JULY 17, 1967 SINGLE RELEASE OF THE BEATLES' CLASSIC "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" B/W "BABY, YOU'RE A RICH MAN".

THIS 15¼" X 11" POSTER FOR THE CAPITOL SINGLE 5964 IS ONE THAT DOES NOT SURFACE VERY OFTEN and is always in high demand from collectors.  this example REMAINS IN UNCIRCULATED "AS NEW" CONDITION.

UNEQUIVOCALLY THE RAREST BEATLES RECORD SLEEVE IN EXISTENCE AND UNDOUBTEDLY A RECORD COLLECTION CENTERPIECE.

TO PROMOTE THEIR NEW AND ONLY BEATLES EXTENDED PLAY (EP)  AND AS PART OF THEIR MARKETING STRATEGY, VEE-JAY ISSUED PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF THE RECORD PLUGGING "ASK ME WHY".  TO FURTHER PLUG "ASK ME WHY", VEE-JAY ISSUED AN EXTREMELY LIMITED NUMBER OF THE PROMOTIONAL RECORDS IN A ONE-SIDED BLACK AND WHITE TITLE SLEEVE, THAT HAS THE OPEN END FOR THE RECORD TO SLIP IN ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND MANUFACTURED ON THIN, LIGHTWEIGHT DELICATE PAPER STOCK.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY PRESENTS ONLY ITS SECOND OFFERING EVER OF THE VEE-JAY "ASK ME WHY" PROMOTIONAL TITLE SLEEVE, WHICH HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE OF ALL BEATLES RECORD SLEEVES AMONG THE COLLECTORS' WORLD. THE CONDITION ON THIS MOST RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE IS A SOLID AND TRUE NEAR MINT MINUS, AND IS TRULY REMARKABLE FOR SUCH A DELICATE SLEEVE.

RAREST LABEL VARIATION FOR THIS EP RELEASE:
ALL BLACK LABEL WITH "VEE JAY" BLOCK LOGO LETTERS AND THIN MICRO-PRINT FONT TITLES

THIS ALL BLACK LABEL WITH "VEE JAY" BLOCK LETTERS LOGO VARIATION FEATURING THE THIN SILVER MICROPRINT FONTS IS CONSIDERED THE RAREST OF ALL THE VEE-JAY EP ISSUES AND IS AT LEAST 75 TO 1 SCARCER THAN ANY OTHER LABEL VERSIONS FOR THIS EP RELEASE. THE NEXT RAREST LABEL IS THE BLACK LABEL WITH COLORBAND AND BRACKETS LOGO WITH THE THIN MICRO-PRINT  FONTS WHICH RATES 50 TO 1 SCARCER.

THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD IS IN GLEAMING AND SHIMMERING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED STATUS. IT'S TRULY A JEWEL. THE LABELS GRADE A SUPERB MINT MINUS AS WELL AND HAVE THE TYPICAL ONE SMALL FACTORY LINE. THE ACCOMPANYING CARDBOARD PICTURE SLEEVE IS INDEED ONE OF THE VERY BEST WE HAVE SEEN AND IS A STELLAR MINT MINUS. IT EQUALS THOSE THAT ARE SEALED OR REMAINING IN THE SHRINKWRAP.

VERY RARE JACKSONVILLE PRESSING
THIRD LABEL WITH COMPOSER CREDITS ON
"THE BITTER END" AND "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" SONG TITLE
COVER REMAINS IN 'SEARS ROEBUCK' BAGGY WRAP

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS VERY RARE JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA STEREO PRESSING OF THE "HELP!" SOUNDTRACK LP ALBUM, THAT INCLUDES THE THIRD AND FINAL LABEL VARIATION THAT HAS ADDED THE KEN THORNE COMPOSER CREDIT ON "THE BITTER END" AND ALSO LISTS THE SONG TITLE "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" BELOW "THE BITTER END" AS PART OF THE FOURTH SELECTION ON SIDE TWO.

AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF BRUCE SPIZER'S "THE BEATLES' STORY ON CAPITOL RECORDS, PART TWO: THE ALBUMS",  IT HAD STATED THAT ONLY EAST COAST AND WEST COAST STEREO VERSIONS WITH THE KEN THORNE CREDITS AND "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" HAD ONLY BEEN CONFIRMED.

ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL CAPITOL OLIVE GREEN INNER DUST ADVERTISEMENT SLEEVE (SUMMER TO LATE 1965 ISSUE), WHICH IS INDEED THE MATCHING JACKSONVILLE FACTORY INNER, DICTATED BY THE PRINTED CODE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
"PE 12-2EJ".

A STELLAR COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING STEREO SET AND ONE OF THE BEST

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 U.K. ISSUE STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES" ("WHITE ALBUM"). THIS EXAMPLE IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL INSERTS INCLUDING THE LARGE POSTER, THE FOUR 8" X 13½" JOHN KELLY HIGH QUALITY GLOSSY PORTRAIT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH BEATLE, THE RARELY SEEN WHITE "PHOTO PROTECTOR SHEET", AND THE TWO ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER DUST SLEEVES.

THIS ORIGINAL NUMBERED COPY (No. 0353052), IS AN EARLY NUMBERED BATCH, FOR THIS IS ACTUALLY STEREO #3052 AS U.K. STEREO MARKED COVERS ONLY BEGAN AT #0350000. THE  FULLY LAMINATED RECORD COVER IS ONE OF THE BEST WE'VE SEEN AND BOTH RECORDS ARE STUNNING AND SHIMMERING THROUGHOUT.

THE MINT MINUS COVER IS BRILLIANT, BOLD AND VIBRANT CORNER TO CORNER. NO SPLITS, NO RINGWEAR, AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE RECORD IS AN UNPLAYED, "FACTORY FRESH, AS NEW" JEWEL, WITH WEST COAST GREEN LABELS THAT ARE BEAUTIFULLY RADIANT.

ACQUIRED FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.  FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TRULY IMMACULATE MONAURAL PRESSING OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT". THIS EXAMPLE IS A COLUMBIA RECORDS VARIATION, PRESSED AT ITS FACTORY IN PITMAN, NEW JERSEY, OR POSSIBLY IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

WE AGREE WITH MR. COX'S ASSESSMENT OF THIS LP: "There's nothing to say..... it's perfect in every way. You have never, and will never see a better one FOR THIS TITLE. THE SLICK'S Paper EXTENDS to the ends and sharp. It is the most perfect copy I've ever seen anywhere at any time. Better really, than any sealed copy I've seen".

VERY RARE JACKSONVILLE PRESSING

RAREST FACTORY PRESSING AND LABEL VARIATION:
JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING WITH JACKSONVILLE "THICK IN-HOUSE PRINT" AND 1ST LABEL WITH INCORRECT TITLE ON LABEL OF “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS". VERY FIRST COVER WITHOUT "NEMS" PRINT REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.

ACQUIRED FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS. PRESENTED HERE IS THE RAREST U.S. PRESSING OF THE LANDMARK RELEASE.

THE COVER IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM, STELLAR AND MAJESTIC. THE VINYL AND LABELS ARE A SPECTACULAR MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.

THE BEATLES 'COLOR PHOTOS' SERIES NUMBERED 1-64, WERE TOPPS' FIRST SET UTILIZING COLOR PHOTOS - AND HERE WE PRESENT THE OBSCURE AND VERY RARE 'RACK PACK' FORMAT THAT WAS ISSUED OTHER THAN THE STANDARD WAX-PACK SET OF FOUR CARDS AND A STICK OF BUBBLE GUM. THESE 'RACK PACKS' WERE ISSUED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND CONTAINED 30 CARDS.

THIS STILL SEALED STORE STOCK EXAMPLE IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, WITH THE HEADER CARD STILL ATTACHED, AND THE HOLE USED FOR HANGING THE ITEM ON THE STORE RACK REMAINS UN-PERFORATED.
  

 EXTREMELY RARE INITIAL VERY FIRST MONO PRESSING WITH
"-3N / 3N" LACQUER CUT VARIATION. HOUSED IN AN IMMACULATE 'SHOP-NEW' GATEFOLD MONO COVER

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF "BEATLES FOR SALE" - THE INITIAL VERY FIRST MONO PRESSING WITH THE  "-3N / 3N" LACQUER CUT VARIATION, HOUSED IN AN IMMACULATE 'SHOP-NEW' GATEFOLD MONO COVER. THIS EXQUISITE AND TRUE FIRST UK MONO PRESSING DATES FROM THE INITIAL DECEMBER 1964 RELEASE

VERY FEW OF THE INITIAL "-3N / -3N" CUTTINGS WERE PRODUCED AND WERE QUICKLY SUPERSEDED BY THE MORE COMMON "-4N / -4N" CUT, OR EVEN BY A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. HOWEVER, IT IS THE  "-3N"  CUTTING OF SIDE 1 WHICH IS OF MOST INTEREST AS IT IS NOTABLE FOR HAVING THE ''CLEAN' VERSION OF "NO REPLY".

THE FIRST AND RAREST OF ALL THREE CAPITOL RECORDS TITLES FOR PARLOPHONE EXPORT

EMI EXPORTED ITS RECORDS TO COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THAT HAD LIMITED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY SENT DISCS TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND A FEW OTHER OUTLETS. DURING 1965 AND 1966, EMI MANUFACTURED THREE OF THE UNIQUE AMERICAN CAPITOL RECORDS ALBUMS FOR SALE AT U.S. BASES.

THE THREE CAPITOL TITLES CHOSEN TO BE ISSUED WERE "SOMETHING NEW" (ISSUED BY EMI IN JULY 1965), "THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM" (LATE 1965), AND FINALLY "BEATLES VI" (EARLY 1966). THESE THREE EXPORT ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED IN LIMITED NUMBERS, issued only in stereo, THEREFORE MAKING THEM QUITE RARE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE, ESPECIALLY IN RESPECTABLE CONDITION.

HERE IS THE very first OF THE THREE ISSUED EXPORT CAPITOL ALBUMS, "something new",  released in july 1965 IN beautiful CONDITION.

ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF THE U.K. EXPORT ALBUMS - ISSUED SIX YEARS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RELEASE IN ENGLAND

emi issued "hey jude !" (with an exclamation pOint) as an export lp in late 1973, assigning it catalog number "cpcs 106". it was available to nearly all emi affiliates throughout the world except for the united kingdom and erie (ireland). some u.k. stores imported the album from foreign countries. large quantities were shipped to scandinavia. amazingly, the "hey jude !" album was finally released in the u.k. as parlophone pcs 7184 - six years later - on may 11, 1979.

THE COVER IS A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT AND THE RECORD A MINT MINUS JEWEL.

THIS SENSATIONAL AUTOGRAPH SET WAS SIGNED BY THE BEATLES ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE FINAL AND MUCH RARER OVERSIZED
7½" X 5" PARLOPHONE PHOTOCARD. AUTOGRAPHED IN VIBRANT BLUE BALLPOINT PEN, EACH SIGNATURE IS SENSATIONAL, EXCEPTIONALLY WELL FORMED AND VERY BOLD.

THE AUTOGRAPHS WERE OBTAINED AT THE WINTER GARDENS, MARGATE, ENGLAND BETWEEN JULY 8TH AND 13TH 1963 WHEN THE BEATLES WERE PLAYING A SERIES OF CONCERTS AT THE VENUE IN THIS SEASIDE TOWN.

THIS AUTOGRAPHED PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD ORIGINALLY SURFACED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE SEPTEMBER 14, 1994 AUCTION WITH SOTHEBY'S, SALE NUMBER LN4541, LOT NUMBER 833. THE OFFERING HERE IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE THAT ORIGINAL SOTHEBY'S AUCTION.

THE BEATLES’ MOST MOMENTOUS LIVE PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE AT SHEA STADIUM, THE HOME OF THE NEW YORK METS BASEBALL TEAM. SEEN BY 55,600 FANS, IT CREATED A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR A POP CONCERT IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND GROSS REVENUE. FROM THIS INFAMOUS VERY FIRST BEATLES' OPEN-AIR STADIUM SOLD-OUT SHOW, WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT MINUS ORIGINAL FULL, UNUSED CONCERT TICKET.

"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL ST-2553 STEREO
RELEASED: SPRING 1971
JACKSONVILLE PRESSING, COVER #16

ULTRA-RARE VERY LIMITED RUN RED LABEL WITH PURPLE 'TARGET' CIRCLE LOGO

UNEQUIVOCALLY THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES CAPITOL LP ALBUMS

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

DURING MAY OF 1971, CAPITOL SWITCHED FROM A LIME GREEN TO A NEWLY DESIGNED "RED" BACKGROUND WITH THE PURPLE "TARGET" CIRCLE LOGO LABEL. The first two Beatles albums Capitol received pressing orders for were "Yesterday And Today" AND "REVOLVER".  The actual pressing numbers for these two albums is still a mystery to this day. What IS known is that in May of 1971, Capitol Records unintentionally created an extreme rarity by halting the pressing of "Yesterday And Today" AND "REVOLVER" in mere double digit numbers.

HERE IS OUR FIRST "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" RED LABEL ALBUM - A MOST SUPERB AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS MEGA-RARITY.

ITEM#: LP477
CONDITION: M / NM- (VG+++)
PRICE: ------

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PLEASED TO OFFER This magnificent, very RARE ORIGINAL "RUBBER SOUL" PROMOTIONAL Poster. measurING 22" X 34", this example is in stupendous NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UnUSED Condition.

FROM THE BEATLES' GOLDEN AGE OF THE SIXTIES, THIS TREMENDOUS IN STORE POSTER WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO A BEATLES COLLECTION ROOM, AND WOULD LOOK MAJESTIC WHEN PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED WITH LINEN BACKING, THEN MATTED AND FRAMED.

ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

"MEET THE BEATLES!"
RECORD PRODUCTION AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS ARCHIVE

INCLUDES A "MEET THE BEATLES!" STEREO LP WITH RARE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION AND TWO "THE BEATLES ARE COMING!" PROMOTIONAL STICKERS ADHERED TO FRONT COVER.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS amazing, astonishing AND ultimate 13 piece ARCHIVE of original CAPITOL RECORDS PRODUCTION AND PROMOTIONAL material pertaining to the pre-release AND actual making of the legendary FIRST ever Capitol Records Beatles album, "MEET THE BEATLES!" that was released on January 20, 1964. This material is completely Authentic AND Original from EARLY January 1964, during the preparation and eminent firestorm that would hit America called "Beatlemania". once owned and filed away by a Capitol Records employee during the beginning of The Beatles in the USA, ALL OF THIS MATERIAL WAS STORED INSIDE THE LP COVER OF THIS STEREO PRESSING OF "MEET THE BEATLES!", WHICH IS INDEED THE VERY RARE FIRST PRESSING HAVING THE FIRST LABEL VARIATION WITHOUT THE PUBLISHING CREDITS "BMI" OR "ASCAP".

This package can only be described as the Ultimate Collectible for Beatles USA collectors, especially those interested in Authentic Capitol Records Artifacts from the very beginning. ALL of this material was Produced AND used BEFORE the actual record ever was released, and again - all truly one of a kind items, ALL entirely original and authentic from late 1963 THROUGH TO EARLY 1966.

STUNNING SET WITH COVER REMAINING IN CLEAR POLY OUTER SLEEVE FROM BRIAN EPSTEIN'S 'NEMS' RECORD SHOP IN LIVERPOOL

UNEQUIVOCALLY THE VERY BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS MONO FIRST PRESSING IN EXISTENCE

THIS INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS EXAMPLE LOOKS LIKE IT LEFT BRIAN EPSTEIN'S STORE YESTERDAY, LET ALONE 55 YEARS AGO. STORED ALL ITS LIFE INSIDE ITS "FREE OF CHARGE"  "NEMS LTD."  POLYTHENE CLEAR BAGGY COVER IN A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT. THE BACK COVER INCORRECTLY LISTS THE THIRD SONG ON SIDE TWO AS "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME".

THE FIRST PRESSING RECORD HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH PARLOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND WITHOUT THE  "SOLD IN THE U.K." DESIGNATION, AND HAS THE SONG TITLE CORRECTLY LISTED AS "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME".  THE LABELS GRADE A STELLAR  MINT MINUS. THE IMMACULATE MINT MINUS  'AS NEW' PLAYING SURFACES  RETAIN ALL OF THEIR DEEP-GLOSS SHINE AND ARE UNMARKED.

EARLIEST VERY FIRST INITIAL PRESSING WITH THE
" -2 / -2 " MATRIX STAMPINGS

UNDOUBTEDLY THE VERY BEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLE OF THE RARER STEREO ISSUE

AN ORIGINAL STEREO VERY FIRST AND RARE EARLIEST PRESSING WITH THE "-2 / -2" MATRIX STAMPINGS. This wonderful sounding FIRST stereo pressing dates from THE initial December 1965 release. It has THE yellow AND black Parlophone labels with the 'Times New Roman' SERIF font face. Both labels include the 'Sold in UK...'  text with 'The Gramophone Co...' worded rims. A 'KT' purchase tax code is present around the side 2 centER hole. the initial tube cutting IDENTIFIED BY THE " -2 / -2 " MATRIX NUMBERS, which was THEN replaced by the " -3 " cut directly after release. THE RECORD IS AN ASTONISHING MINT MINUS.  THE VINYL IS Pristine WITH factory-fresh playing surfaces which appear 'as new'.

THE RECORD IS Housed in a 'Garrod AND Lofthouse' printed stereo cover AND IS S A TREMENDOUS, NEAR MINT EXAMPLE, A clean, glossy and strong example which retains a richly colored, unscratched high-gloss front panel.

VERY RARE VERY FIRST STEREO PRESSING
INITIAL LABEL WITH ABBREVIATED "DR. ROBERT" TITLE

VERY RARE FIRST INITIAL STEREO PRESSING OF REVOLVER WHICH IS INDICATED WITH THE FIRST INITIAL STEREO LABELS THAT FEATURE THE SONG TITLE  DOCTOR ROBERT  MISTAKENLY PRINTED AS THE ABBREVIATED TITLE "DR. ROBERT".  IT IS KNOWN THAT ONLY A FEW THOUSAND COPIES OF THIS FIRST VARIATION LABEL WERE RELEASED PRIOR TO THE CORRECTION TO THE LABELS WITH  DOCTOR ROBERT.

THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL STEREO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.". THE SONG TITLES ARE FOLLOWED BY THE SONGWRITER'S CREDIT AND THE NAME OF THE LEAD SINGER IN THAT ORDER. THE RECORD IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION, AND TRULY APPEARS UNPLAYED. THE VINYL DISPLAYS CLEAN AND UNWORN PLAYING SURFACES.

THE FIRST ISSUED COVER IS MANUFACTURED BY 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.'  WITH THE "STEREO" DESIGNATION PRINT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT, AND ALSO HAS  "PCS 7009" IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE BACK.  THE MONO CODE NUMBER FOR THIS TITLE "PMC 7009" IS ALSO PRINTED ON THE BACK ON THE RIGHT BOTTOM EDGE. THE COVER IS A WONDERFULLY CLEAN AND STRONG NEAR MINT MINUS EXAMPLE.

"AS NEW" MINT EP SET ORIGINATING DIRECTLY FROM 1967 GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FACTORY FRESH BOX OF TWENTY

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MINT "AS NEW" FIRST PRESSING STEREO ISSUE OF THE TWO-DISC EXTENDED PLAY SET OF "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR" - EMANATING DIRECTLY OUT OF AN  ORIGINAL 1967 FACTORY FRESH GARROD & LOFTHOUSE SHIPPING BOX OF TWENTY OF THE EP SETS.

THIS VERY FIRST ISSUE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PRINTED LAMINATED, GATEFOLD COVER IS IN STUNNING "AS NEW" FACTORY FRESH  MINT CONDITION. IT IS FRESH OUT THE BOX.  THE CENTER-FOLD BLUE LYRIC SHEET HAS CLEAN STAPLES WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF OXIDATION. IT IS OBVIOUS THE COVER HAS NOT BEEN FULLY EXTENDED OPEN. THE ORIGINAL WHITE "WAVY" TOP DIE CUT INNER DUST SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION.

when The Beatles released their first single "Love Me Do" In October of 1962, their new record company, Parlophone Records produced a small quantity of promotional photocards in two formats - horizontal and vertical variations, both featuring images of the group in the studio at Abbey Road during their recording session for "Love Me Do".

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS AN EARLY 1963 FULL SET OF SIGNATURES ON THE REVERSE OF THE VERTICAL VARIATION OF THE OCTOBER 1962 FIRST ISSUE PARLOPHONE RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOCARD.

THE BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT SIGNATURES ON THE 5¾" X  3½" PHOTOCARD ARE ABSOLUTELY STRIKING. THEY REMAIN DARK, BOLD AND VERY CRISP. GEORGE AND JOHN HAVE SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN, WHILE PAUL
HAS SIGNED IN BLUE FOUNTAIN INK. FINALLY, RINGO HAS SIGNED IN A DIFFERENT, DARKER SHADE OF BLUE BALLPOINT PEN.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.

ULTRA-RARE GREEN "A" LABEL DEMONSTRATION
"NOT FOR SALE" 45 SINGLE

EMI PREPARED A GREEN "A" LABEL DEMONSTRATION DISC FOR THE
THE BEATLES THIRD 1969 U.K. SINGLE, FEATURING TWO TRACKS PULLED FROM THE GROUP'S FINAL STUDIO ALBUM "ABBEY ROAD", GEORGE'S "SOMETHING" AND JOHN'S "COME TOGETHER". THE RECORD'S RELATIVELY POOR PERFORMANCE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF THE SONGS, BUT RATHER WAS DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BEATLES FANS WHO HAD NO REASON TO BUY THE DISC BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY PURCHASED THE "ABBEY ROAD" ALBUM. THE "SOMETHING" SINGLE WAS THE ONLY APPLE RECORD ISSUED AS A PARLOPHONE "A" LABEL DEMO 45.

THE RECORD IS IN GLORIOUS NEAR MINT UNPLAYED CONDITION DISPLAYING A HIGH GLOSS SHEEN AND DEEP BEAUTIFUL GROOVES. THE LABELS ARE A TRUE NEAR MINT.

THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL 1969, AND FINAL PARLOPHONE COMPANY 45RPM SLEEVE, THAT HAS A GREEN BACKGROUND WITH A PAIR OF CONCENTRIC WHITE CIRCLES. THE BACK FEATURES THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF SEVEN PARLOPHONE ALBUM COVERS INCLUDING "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

A MOST STUNNING SET OF THESE RARITIES

A COMPLETE RUN OF THE ORIGINAL FIRST TWELVE (OF 13) LEGENDARY PARLOPHONE UK FIRST PRESSINGS OF THE BEATLES' FOUR TRACK  EXTENDED PLAY (EP) 45RPM PICTURE COVERS AND RECORDS. THE ONLY TITLE WHICH IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS COLLECTION IS THE LAST AND FINAL EXTENDED PLAY "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR".

THIS PHENOMENAL COLLECTION COMPRISES OF THE CLASSIC PARLOPHONE YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS, EACH DISC HOUSED IN THEIR PARLOPHONE ACCOMPANYING PICTURE COVERS: TWIST AND SHOUT (RELEASED 7/12/63), THE BEATLES' HITS (RELEASED 9/6/63), THE BEATLES (NO. 1) (RELEASED 11/1/63), ALL MY LOVING (RELEASED 2/7/64), LONG TALL SALLY (6/19/64), FILM EXTRACTS FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" (RELEASED 11/6/64), ALBUM EXTRACTS FROM "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" (12/64), BEATLES FOR SALE (RELEASED 4/6/65), BEATLES FOR SALE (NO. 2) (RELEASED 6/4/65), MILLION SELLERS (RELEASED 12/6/65), YESTERDAY (RELEASED 3/4/66), NOWHERE MAN (RELEASED 7/7/66). each and every of the twelve discs are accompanied by their own original parlophone polythene inner bag. these bags are very seldom found in these sets.

THIS CHERISHED, ONE-OWNER COLLECTION COMPRISES OF STUNNING PICTURE COVERS - WITH GREAT SOUNDING, CLEAN AND UNWORN DISCS, WHERE EACH COULD EASILY BE A STAND-ALONE PIECE.

CONDITION: RANGES FROM: 
M- / NM / NM-
ITEM#: PAR323
PRICE: ------

AS ONLY 725 STEREO COPIES WERE SHIPPED TO DISTRIBUTORS, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE STEREO VERSION OF THIS ALBUM IS QUITE A RARITY.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS MOST OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE MUCH RARER STEREO PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES VS. THE FOUR SEASONS " WHICH IS AMONG THE VERY BEST OPENED EXAMPLES WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. IT IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT WITH VIBRANT COLORS AND SOLID, FIRM SEAMS.

BOTH RECORDS ARE ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR AND GRADE MINT MINUS AND ARE UNPLAYED JEWELS. THE DISCS ARE A MATCHING PAIR OF THOSE PRESSED BY ALLENTOWN RECORD COMPANY (ARC) FOR VEE-JAY RECORDS. THE TWO ORIGINAL NEAR MINT VEE-JAY "AD BACK" INNER DUST SLEEVES ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE ORIGINAL FOLDED 11½" X 23" POSTER IS INCLUDED, AND REMAINS IN AMAZING MINT "AS NEW" CONDITION, WITH FOUR SHARP CORNERS, AND APPEARS IT'S BEEN INSIDE THE COVER SINCE ITS INSERTION.

CONDITION: COVER NM- /
RECORDS M- (UNPLAYED) X2 /
POSTER M "AS NEW"
ITEM#: LP476
PRICE: ------

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE ULTRA-RARE PARLOPHONE DEMONSTRATION RECORD OF "WE CAN WORK IT OUT" B/W "DAY TRIPPER". THE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL DISC ISSUED AS A DOUBLE A-SIDED SINGLE, HAS THE LARGE OVERSIZED RED "A" ON BOTH SIDES - THE ONE AND ONLY DOUBLE A-SIDED DEMONSTRATION RECORD IN THE BEATLES PARLOPHONE CATALOG. THE LABELS ALSO HAVE THE DISC'S RELEASE DATE "3.12.65" PRINTED DIRECTLY BELOW THE CENTER SPINDLE HOLE.

THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL ON THIS ULTRA-RARITY IS A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT, WITH CLEAN, GLOSSY AND UNWORN PLAYING SURFACES BEARING NO NOTICEABLE MARKS.

THE DEMONSTRATION DISC IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL GREEN AND WHITE PARLOPHONE COMPANY SLEEVE.

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PAR321
PRICE: ------

VEE-JAY PREPARED A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF THIS RECORD OF BEATLES INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY JIM STECK AND DAVE HULL DURING THE GROUP'S 1964 AMERICAN TOUR. IN ITS RUSH TO MARKET THE RECORD, VEE-JAY MISTAKENLY REVERSED THE ROLES OF DAVE HULL AND JIM STECK. THE LABELS ON THE PROMOTIONAL RECORD INCORRECTLY STATE  "JIM STECK INTERVIEWS JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO" ON ONE SIDE AND "DAVE HULL INTERVIEWS JOHN LENNON" ON THE OTHER. UPON REALIZING THE ERROR, VEE-JAY REQUESTED THAT ALL COPIES OF THE RECORDS BE RETURNED. PRESENTLY, THERE ARE ONLY TEN CONFIRMED COPIES OF THIS MEGA-RARE PROMOTIONAL RECORD THAT HAVE SURFACED.

Since vee-jay never issued white label promoTIONAL LP ALBUMS for any versions of "Introducing The Beatles" or "The Beatles And Frank Ifield" ALBUMS, "HEAR THE BEATLES TELL ALL" remains the sole Vee-Jay Records white label promoTIONAL Beatles LP ALBUM - MAKING IT by far one of the rarest U.S. Beatles ALBUMS. this MOST STUNNING EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE is certainly one of the better conditionED copies THAT DO EXIST.

CONDITION: VG+++ / NM-
ITEM#: PR475
PRICE: $22,775

VERY RARE YELLOW LABEL 'SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL 45, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY PRESSING.

SHORTLY AFTER BEATLEMANIA EXPLODED IN THE UNITED STATES, MGM RECORDS ENTERED INTO A FIVE-YEAR LEASING AGREEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GIVING MGM THE AMERICAN RIGHTS TO FOUR TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEATLES SONGS, INCLUDING THE TWO ISSUED BY DECCA NEARLY TWO YEARS EARLIER. WHILE "MY BONNIE" BY 'TONY SHERIDAN AND THE BEAT BROTHERS' WAS IGNORED IN 1962, THE SAME RECORDING OF "MY BONNIE" BY  'THE BEATLES WITHY TONY SHERIDAN' BECAME A HIT IN 1964. IT WAS ALL A MATTER OF TIMING AND MARKETING.

OFFERED HERE IS MGM'S RARER YELLOW LABEL ' SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE, PRESSED BY MGM'S BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY FACTORY. THE VINYL IS IN GLORIOUS MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION, AND SHINES LIKE AN ABSOLUTE GEM. ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL MGM COMPANY SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, WHICH HAS TWO TINY STAPLE HOLES IN UPPER LEFT CORNER.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR743
PRICE: ------

TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING A TOP THIRTY HIT WITH "MY BONNIE", MGM RECORDS ISSUED ANOTHER 45 PAIRING TWO SONGS FROM THE BEATLES HAMBURG SESSIONS. MGM OBTAINED THE RIGHTS TO TONY SHERIDAN'S "WHY" AND THE BEATLES INSTRUMENTAL "CRY FOR A SHADOW" UNDER THE SAME LASING AGREEMENT COVERING "MY BONNIE" AND "THE SAINTS". THE SONGS MADE THEIR AMERICAN DEBUT IN EARLY FEBRUARY 1964, ON THE MGM ALBUM "THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN AND GUESTS".

OFFERED HERE IS MGM'S RARER YELLOW LABEL ' SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY' PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLE, PRESSED BY MGM'S BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY FACTORY. THE VINYL AND LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTE STUNNING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED CONDITION, AND SHIMMERS LIKE A JEWEL. THE RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL MGM COMPANY SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

CONDITION: M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: PR742
PRICE: ------

“LIMITED EDITION” LP ALBUM MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.  STUNNING EXAMPLE WITH COVER REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP.

THE MINT MINUS COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND THE MINT MINUS UNPLAYED RECORD DISPLAYS "AS NEW". IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE SHRINK AT THE MOUTH WAS SLICED OPENED, THE RECORD PULLED OUT TO BE EXAMINED, AND THEN STORED SINCE 1970. JUST A MOST STELLAR, WORLD CLASS EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY.

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC ISSUE AND NOT THE REPRODUCTION, DICTATED BY THE TRAIL-OFF AREAS CONTAINING THE BELL SOUND LOGO, THE INITIALS "SF" AND A HAND DRAWN WINCHESTER LOGO, INDICATING THAT THE RECORD WAS MASTERED BY SAM FELDMAN (HENCE, THE "SF") AT BELL SOUND AND MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL'S NEW 1969 WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA FACTORY. ALSO CONFIRMING IT'S LEGITIMACY IS THE VISIBLE 1½" DIAMETER RING LOCATED 5/8" FROM THE CENTER HOLE.

THE ORIGINAL WHITE GENERIC CAPITOL (APPLE) INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO PRESENT.

CONDITION: M- / M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP408
PRICE: ------

TWO OF THE SONGS ON THE EP "SOUVENIR OF THEIR VISIT TO AMERICA", NAMELY "ANNA" AND "ASK ME WHY", WERE PAIRED ON WHAT HAS UNEQUIVOCALLY BECOME THE RAREST U.S. BEATLES RECORD - THE EXTREMELY RARE AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER PROMOTIONAL SINGLE DESIGNATE "SPEC DJ NO. 8".  THIS STYRENE DISC WAS MANUFACTURED BY MONARCH RECORDS, AND AS ONLY A FEW MONARCH INVOICES TO VEE-JAY HAVE BEEN LOCATED, THE TIMING AND PURPOSE OF THIS SINGLE REMAINS A MYSTERY.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO FINALLY OFFER ITS VERY FIRST EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJESTIC RARITY. THE CONDITION OF THIS PIECE, ONLY THE SIXTH THAT HAS SURFACED, IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING. THE VINYL ON BOTH SIDES GRADE A TRUE NEAR MINT WITH A DEEP 'STYRENE' SHEEN, DISPLAYING A RICH LUSTER AND NO SCRATCHES, THE LABELS EQUALLY GRADE A WONDERFUL, CLEAN "WHITE" NEAR MINT AND RETAIN A SHINY GLOSS WITH CLEAR BOLD FONTS. IT TRULY APPEARS THAT THIS RECORD IS UNPLAYED.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND OF “THE BEATLES' SECOND OPEN-END INTERVIEW” SETS WERE PREPARED, MAKING IT EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

THIS SECOND BEATLES OPEN END INTERVIEW SET, IS THE RARER OF THE TWO ISSUED, AND PRODUCED IN FAR LESS NUMBERS THAN THE FIRST. 

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL AND RARE 13½" X 9½" FULL PAGE VEE-JAY RECORDS ADVERTISEMENT "SON OF A GUN !", FROM THE APRIL 25, 1964 ISSUE (ON PAGE 25) OF CASH BOX MAGAZINE. IT FEATURES THE RECORD LABEL'S SPLASH TOUTING "WHO'D EVER THINK THAT LITTLE VEE JAY RECORDS WOULD HAVE 9 OUT OF THE TOP 100 BEST SELLING SINGLES?" YET, AT THE FINISH OF THE AD THE LABEL COMPANY ASKS " AND WITH ALL THIS WE'RE STILL ONLY #8 IN RECORD SALES?"

THIS ORIGINAL STEREOPHONIC PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' FIRST ALBUM IS TRULY MAJESTIC, WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER BEING one MANUFACTURED BY "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE, LTD.", WITH THE LARGE "STEREO"  INDICATOR ON THE FRONT COVER. IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS STEREO COVER TYPE IN ANYTHING APPROACHING THIS CONDITION.

HE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE PARLOPHONE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' LABEL VARIATION AND IS THE INITIAL RUN OF THESE LABELS WHICH HAS THE PERIMETER PRINT STARTING WITH "THE PARLOPHONE CO." (LATER PRESSINGS HAVE "THE GRAMOPHONE CO."). BOTH LABELS HAVE THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" TEXT ABOVE THE LEFT HAND SIDE NUMBERS, AND OMITS THE "SOLD IN THE U.K....."  STATEMENT. THE VINYL IS A STUPENDOUS MINT, WITH PRISTINE FACTORY-FRESH PLAYING SURFACES. THIS DISC APPEARS AS IT DID THE DAY IT LEFT THE FACTORY.

MEGA-RARE ORIGINAL INITIAL FIRST ISSUE WITH
'BLACK AND GOLD' PARLOPHONE LABELS

VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH "DICK JAMES" PUBLISHING LABEL CREDITS

A MOST MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE SUPER Rare VERY FIRST MONAURAL version of The Beatles FIRST U.K. Album. THESE INITIAL ALBUMS WERE PRESSED WITH PARLOPHONE'S BLACK AND GOLD LABEL, WHICH HAS GOLD TEXT AND GRAPHICS PRINTED OVER A SHINY BLACK BACKGROUND.

THE CONDITION OF THIS SPECTACULAR AND EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE IS MINT "FACTORY-FRESH" - WITH DEEP-GLOSS PLAYING SURFACES WHICH ARE UNMARKED AND "AS NEW".

THE COVER IS THE CORRECT AND ORIGINAL INITIAL FIRST RUN, with "Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London" In the lower right hand corner of the back cover. IT IS INDEED THE VERY FIRST BATCH OF MONO COVERS THAT HAVE THE ANGUS McBEAN PHOTO CREDIT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE FRONT COVER, WITH THE WORD "PHOTO" STARTING UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAST "S" IN "SONGS".

THE ORIGINAL STEREO VERY FIRST EARLY PRESSING OF THE ALBUM, WITH THE FIRST STEREO COVER HAVING THE LARGE "STEREO" DESIGNATION IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, WITH THE BACK COVER INCORRECTLY LISTING THE THIRD SONG ON SIDE TWO AS "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME".  LATER COVERS WOULD CORRECT THE SONG TO "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME".  THIS INITIAL COVER WAS PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE,  WHICH HAS THE DARKER AND GRAINIER IMAGE THAN THE OTHER COVER VARIATION PRINTED BY ERNEST J. DAY LTD.

FIRST PRESSING RECORD HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH PARLOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND WITHOUT THE  "SOLD IN THE U.K." DESIGNATION. THESE FIRST LABELS HAVE THE SONG TITLE INCORRECTLY LISTED AS "YOU REALLY GOTTA HOLD ON ME".  LATER ISSUES WOULD CORRECT THE SONG TO "YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME". THIS SONG TITLE ALSO AS THE MISSPELLED PUBLISHING CREDIT AS "DOMION", LATER CORRECTED TO "DOMINION". ADDITIONALLY, THE SONG "MONEY"  HAS THE INCORRECT PUBLISHING CREDIT AS "JOBETE MUS. NCB", AND LATER CORRECTED TO "DOMINION. BELINDA (LDN.) LTD." .

SUPERB SOUNDING RARER ORIGINAL STEREO FIRST ISSUE WITH THE OUTER LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER GATEFOLD COVER HAS THE "STEREO" DESIGNATION IN MEDIUM OUTLINED LETTERS IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT. ALSO, THIS EXAMPLE IS THE INITIAL COVER THAT HAS THE OUTER EDGE OF THE GROUP ON THE BACK COVER IN SHARP FOCUS (THE LATER COVERS HAVE FEATHERED EDGES TO MAKE THE SUPER IMPOSITION LESS APPARENT).

FIRST STEREO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH PARLOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND THE "SOLD IN THE U.K." PRINT ACROSS THE LABEL ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE VINYL IS AN ASTONISHING MINT MINUS. BOTH PLAYING SURFACES ARE 'AS NEW' .

EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING
"TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS" REMIX 11
INDICATED BY STAMPED TRAIL-OFF ON SIDE TWO AS "XEX-606-1"

EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF REVOLVER WHICH IS INDICATED WITH THE STAMPED TRAIL-OFF MARKING ON SIDE TWO AS "XEX-606-1". THIS STAMPER INDICATES THAT THE RECORD HAS THE ULTRA-RARE MONO "REMIX 11" OF THE LAST TRACK OF THE ALBUM  TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS.

EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING
WITH 'WIDE SPINE' COVER ISSUE. COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE DESIGN INNER-SLEEVE AND UNUSED CUT-OUT SHEET

THE EXTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST INITIAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF "sgt. pepper" HOUSED IN the EARLY-TYPE FULLY LAMINATED, INNER-FLIPOVER 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE ltd." PRINTED MONO gatefold COVER, indicated and featured by the rarer 9MM SQUARE / "WIDE" SPINE. the glorious near mint cover is A WORTHY ACCOMPANIMENT FOR its DISC WITH VIBRANT, HIGH-GLOSS OUTER PANELS.

THIS ORIGINAL INITIAL MONO PRESSING HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH GRAMOPHONE PERIMETER PRINT AND "SOLD IN U.K.". THE VINYL ON THIS EXAMPLE IS A GLORIOUS NEAR MINT SHOWING CLEAN, DEEP-GLOSS PLAYING SURFACES.

AS MONO PRESSINGS WERE SLOWLY BUT SURELY BEING PHASED OUT IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES IN 1967, THIS RARER MONAURAL PRESSING OF "YELLOW SUBMARINE" IS AN EXCELLENT AND SUPERB EXAMPLE AND IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE.

THE RECORD IS AN AMAZING, STELLAR MINT MINUS, APPEARING THAT IT JUST CAME OUT OF ITS COVER JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE NEW. THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE EQUALLY NEAR MINT AND MAGNIFICENT, A CLEAN BRIGHT PAIR.

THE U.K. ISSUE OF THE "CHRISTMAS ALBUM" WAS TITLED "FROM THEN TO YOU", WHICH IS ITSELF BASED ON THE SONG TITLE "FROM ME TO YOU". THE LP WAS PRESSED BY LYNTONE - THE SAME COMPANY WHICH PRESSED THE ORIGINAL FLEXI-DISCS AND IS ON THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABEL.

THIS EXAMPLE IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY, HOUSED IN A FRONT LAMINATED "WEST BROTHERS'" PRINTED COVER, COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL DIE-CUT WHITE INNER-SLEEVE. THE RECORD IS A SUPERB NEAR MINT.

THE "AD BACK" VARIATION OF THE ALBUM, PARTICULARLY THE STEREO COPY, IS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE - YET, THE "BLANK BACK" VARIATION IS RARER THAN THE "AD BACK", BUT IT IS NOT SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE ALBUM AND IS NOT AS COLORFUL AS THE "AD BACK".  BECAUSE ONLY 2,202 STEREO COPIES OF VERSION ONE WERE MANUFACTURED, THE NUMBER OF STEREO "BLANK BACKS" IS OBVIOUSLY VERY LIMITED - AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE "BLANK BACK" WAS OUT THERE AS A SHORT AND TRANSITIONAL RUN - ONE THING IS CERTAIN, THE "BLANK BACK" PARTICULARLY IN STEREO, ARE EXTREMELY RARE.

OFFERED HERE IS THE VERY BEST AND EXEMPLARY EXAMPLE OF THE ULTRA-RARE VERSION ONE STEREOPHONIC "BLANK BACK" WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED, THIS BEING ONLY THE THIRD COPY WE HAVE OFFERED.

THE ORIGINAL NEAR MINT ACCOMPANYING VERSION ONE STEREO RECORD FEATURES THE LABEL VARIATION WITH THE COLORBAND AND OVAL LOGO WITH "STEREO" AT THE 12'OCLOCK POSITION IT HAS CENTERED SONG TITLES AND SONGWRITERS' CREDITS WITH "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" IN MEDIUM PRINT AND  "LONG PLAYING" AND "MICROGROOVE" ON THE LABEL. THIS VARIATION WAS PRESSED BY ARP.

ON MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER 1963, THE BEATLES' PLAYED THEIR FAMOUS ROYAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE QUEEN MOTHER AND PRINCESS MARGARET, WITH LORD SNOWDON. ON THE FOLLOWING EVENING AT THE ADELPHI CINEMA IN SLOUGH, THE BEATLES RESUMED THEIR NATIONWIDE PACKAGE TOUR WITH TWO "HOUSES" - AND IT WAS HERE FOLLOWING THEIR PERFORMANCE THAT THIS MOST MAJESTIC EXAMPLE OF THE GROUP'S VERY FIRST LP (RELEASED ON 22 MARCH 1963) "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS SIGNED.

THE CONDITION OF THIS EXAMPLE IS ASTONISHING TO SAY THE LEAST, WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF STAINING OR FOXING ON THE BACK COVER AT ALL. THE SIGNATURES ARE STRIKINGLY CLEAR  IN PERSON, CRISP AND CLEAN. JOHN HAS SIGNED IN RED BALLPOINT PEN, WHILE PAUL SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT AND ADDING "LOVE" PRIOR TO HIS SIGNATURE. GEORGE AND RINGO HAVE ALSO SIGNED IN BLUE BALLPOINT.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO.

ITEM#: AA167
PRICE: ------

FOLLOWING THEIR TRIUMPHANT DEBUT ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THIS STUB IS FROM THE BEATLES VERY FIRST CONCERT IN AMERICA THAT TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT THE WASHINGTON COLISEUM.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA AND ONE THAT RARELY SURFACES TODAY. HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 'ARENA' LOCATION 'PURPLE' CONCERT TICKET STUB FROM THE GROUP'S INFAMOUS AND HISTORICAL U.S. FIRST VISIT.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS VERY PROUD TO OFFER THIS MOST OUTSTANDING FIRST PRESSING ORIGINAL 1974 APPLE LABEL ISSUE (APPLE SW-3416) OF JOHN LENNON'S CLASSIC, '"WALLS AND BRIDGES" ALBUM SIGNED MAGNIFICENTLY ON THE FRONT COVER IN BOLD BLUE BALLPOINT PEN BY JOHN LENNON. JOHN AUTOGRAPHS THE FRONT COVER AND IN ADDITION, DRAWS HIS FACIAL SELF-CARICATURE AND INSCRIBES THE YEAR DATE "77" BELOW HIS SIGNATURE.

ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM ROGER EPPERSON,
RENOWNED ROCK' N' ROLL AUTOGRAPH EXPERT.

VERY RARE EARLY FIRST PRESSING WITH THE "-1" TRAIL OFF STAMPER VERSION KNOWN AS THE "LOUD CUT".

ORIGINAL MONAURAL VERY FIRST AND RARE EARLY PRESSING WITH THE "-1" TRAIL OFF STAMPER VERSION KNOWN AS THE "LOUD CUT" OR "LOUD MIX".

the albums pressed with stampers generated from the initial lacquers were not destroyed, and can be identified by the
" -1" following the MATRIX NUMBERS "xex 579" (side 1) and "xex580"(side 2). THIS TRUE FIRST PRESSING WAS QUICKLY REPLACED BY THE SOFTER SOUNDING '-4' CUTTING, BUT THIS " -1" CUT WAS THE ONE APPROVED BY THE BEATLES THEMSELVES.

UNDOUBTEDLY, THE VERY BEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY IN EXISTENCE. ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL "EMITEX" PROTECTIVE INNER SLEEVE.

WITH RARE 1" x 2½" WHITE RECTANGULAR "STEREOPHONIC" STICKER ADHERED DIRECTLY TO COVER. COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP.

WHEN PRESSING PLANTS RAN OUT OF STEREO COVERS, VEE-JAY DID NOT WAIT FOR NEW COVERS TO ARRIVE. INSTEAD THEY CONVERTED MONO COVERS INTO STEREO COVERS BY PLACING STICKERS ON THE COVERS. TWO "STICKER" CONVERTED COVER VARIATIONS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, AND THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE IS THE 1" x 2½" WHITE RECTANGULAR STICKER WITH "STEREOPHONIC" IN BLACK AFFIXED TO THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE COVER (VJ 1062(2).SC2, SPIZER).

FURTHERMORE, THIS FABULOUS COVER REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL LOOSE-FITTING BAGGY SHRINKWRAP. THIS BY FAR, IS THE VERY BEST STEREO "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" VERSION TWO WITH THIS RARE STICKER VARIATION WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER. 

PROMOTIONAL 'DEMONSTRATION' A-LABEL 45

EMI PREPARED APPROXIMATELY ONLY 250 PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF THE BEATLES FIRST SINGLE FOR PRE-RELEASE DISTRIBUTION TO SELECTED MEDIA AND RADIO STATIONS, JUST PRIOR TO ITS STREET DATE RELEASE OF OCTOBER 5, 1962.

WITH THIS DEMO'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE,  TOGETHER WITH THE MIS-SPELLING OF PAUL'S LAST NAME AS 'McARTNEY', THIS PROMOTIONAL RECORD WAS DESTINED TO BECOME EXTREMELY DESIRABLE, AND THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE EVER. THIS EXAMPLE IS A BRILLIANT, SHIMMERING NEAR MINT WITH VERY MINIMAL PLAY TIME EVIDENT.

THIS RECORD HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES RECORD IN THE WORLD.

A STUNNING "AS NEW" COMPLETE SET OF THE BRITISH PRODUCED SET OF THE JOSEPH LANG & COMPANY LTD OF LONDON DRINKING GLASSES - STILL IN THE ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX.

STORED METICULOUSLY FOR ALL THESE YEARS, THE COLORS AND THE GRAPHICS REMAIN SO BOLD AND CRISP, AND THE "WHITENESS" OF THE BOX ITSELF IS MAGNIFICENT. THE GLASSES THEMSELVES ARE FLAWLESS - AND REMAIN IN SPARKLING NEAR MINT "AS NEW", NEVER USED CONDITION. THE TWO ORIGINAL FACTORY PACKING SLIPS REMAIN IN THE BOX.

THIS ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF "HELP!" INCLUDES A BRILLIANT NEAR MINT FRONT-LAMINATED, TRI-FLIP BACK COVER AND THE ACCOMPANYING AND SHIMMERING NEAR MINT RECORD IS SPECTACULAR.

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE AND SELDOM SEEN IN THIS CONDITION.

THIS STUPENDOUS, SUPERB STEREO EXAMPLE IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST THAT HAS SURFACED TO DATE. THE FRONT LAMINATED, TRI-FLIPBACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.'  PRINTED STEREO COVER, HAS THE PRINTER'S CREDIT AND PATENT NUMBER ON THE REAR LOWER FLIPBACK.

THE RECORD IS AN AMAZING, STELLAR NEAR MINT, WITH FACTORY-FRESH, DEEP-GLOSS PLAYING SURFACES WHICH ARE UNMARKED AND 'AS NEW' IN STRONG DAYLIGHT.

RARER LABEL VARIATION WITH MISSPELLED "McCARTHY" COMPOSER CREDIT ON "THANK YOU GIRL".

THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE ISSUED EXPORT CAPITOL ALBUMS, WITH THE COVER IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED A BRIGHT WHITE TONE THROUGHOUT.

THE RECORD IS AMAZING AS WELL WITH A GORGEOUS PAIR OF NEAR MINT LABELS AND the VINYL IS A SHIMMERING, SPARKLING NEAR MINT.

STILL SEALED

THE CAPITOL "DOME" LOGO WITH "SW153" IS PRINTED NEAR BOTTOM RIGHT END OF THE SPINE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE. 3 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 1 ON BACK).

EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD IMPRESSION ANYWHERE ON THIS COVER.

STILL SEALED

THIS SEALED EXAMPLE IS A GEM, VIRTUALLY PERFECT, AND IS STELLAR CORNER TO CORNER. SIMPLY STATED, THIS IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT SEALED MONAURAL EXAMPLE AND IS ONE OF THE FINEST CONDITIONED STILL SEALED EXAMPLES OF THIS TITLE KNOWN TO EXIST. THIS IS A LOS ANGLES PRESSING, DICTATED BY THE NUMBER "6" ON THE BACK COVER LOWER RIGHT CORNER.

ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, PROMINENT BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.

ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF THE BEATLES'  FIRST ALBUM WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER BEING one of RARER AND INITIAL RUNS, with "Printed and Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London" In the lower right hand corner of the back cover (ONLY 10% OF BEATLES ALBUM COVERS IN BRITAIN WERE MANUFACTURED BY ERNEST J. DAY & CO. LTD.). 

THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE 'YELLOW AND BLACK' FIRST LABEL VARIATION WITH "THE PARLOPHONE CO." PERIMETER PRINT.

AN IMMACULATE AND SPECTACULAR TIME CAPSULE EXAMPLE.

ORIGINAL MONAURAL PRESSING OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER BEING THE RARER INITIAL FIRST RUN VARIATION, PRINTED BY 'ERNEST J. DAY & CO. LTD."

THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IS THE FIRST pressing datING from THE July 1964 release on the yellow AND black Parlophone label. Both labels have the earliest 'chubby' style WIDE font with the "Sold in UK..." text AND "The Parlophone Co." worded rims.

AN IMMACULATE AND SPECTACULAR FIRST PRESSING AND MOST LIKELY THE BEST EXAMPLE IN EXISTENCE.