BEATLES Penny Lane promo single Capitol P-5810
$
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You are bidding on a promotional copy of The Beatles' 1967 single, "Penny Lane" b/w "Strawberry Fields Forever". What is unique about this is the version of Penny Lane has a 3-second trumpet solo at the end that was cut off of subsequent pressings and album versions.
This record is in VG+ condition with a few light surface markings and some small writing on both sides of the label. Please email with any questions.
Here is some more info on the single by Bruce Spritzer:
"Capitol Records was the first company to prepare promotional singles for disc jockeys. When they began doing this in the forties, other record companies were trying to minimize airplay of their records because they thought airplay would hurt sales! Their thinking was why would someone pay for a record when they could hear it for free on the radio? Capitol correctly thought people would want to buy a record if they kept hearing it on the radio."
"That being the case, it is somewhat ironic that Capitol did not issue promo records for its first 15 Beatles singles. Perhaps it was a case of not having the time to prepare separate promo labels. From 1964 through 1966, it was always a case of rushing the next Beatles single out. Capitol just sent stock copies of the records to disc jockeys. At the time, all promo discs were pressed by Capitol's LA factory. Perhaps Capitol wanted to keep it simple for the plant so that it could press as many copies of Beatles singles as possible, without changing labels to press some promo discs. The key thing to remember is that even though most Capitol Beatles records were not given special promo labels, Capitol still sent out thousands of records to radio stations for promotional purposes."
"It is also ironic that the first time Capitol put out a promo Beatles single, it unknowingly created a near instant collectible. The version of Penny Lane on the promo 45 is different than the stock copy because Capitol received a different mix prior to manufacturing the stock copies of the record."
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