BEATLES SOMETHING NEW JUKE BOX COMPACT 33 SLEEVE..
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BEATLES "SOMETHING NEW" COMPACT 33 SLEEVE
Original 1964 compact 33 sleeve
This is an ultra rare "Jukebox Compact 33" of THE BEATLES: SOMETHING NEW. This is the sleeve only, no vinyl but still incredibly rare and sough after
The compact 33 was an experimental and short-lived disc format of the early 1960s. The disc measured seven inches in diameter has a small center hole, and plays at 33-1/3 RPM. The format was used primarily for mono and stereo singles.
Capitol (and other companies) manufactured compact 33 records for special jukeboxes but gave up when the 45 single took over the market.
Capitol produced three Beatles Compact 33s starting with Meet The Beatles, then The Beatles' Second Album and Something New being the final two. All three were manufactured by Capitol's Scranton factory. Sleeves for the three Beatles jukebox records were a smaller version of the 12-inch sleeve except the back was blank. The record came complete with a song list to display inside the jukebox. Each disc contained six songs — those Capitol probably considered the album's best.
As these records were intended for jukebox play, neither the sleeves or the records are seldom found.
This is the ORIGINAL "Something New" sleeve issued in october 1964.
This rare and unique sleeve is in excellent condition given its age. It has some minor corner and edge wear but really nothing serious. The plain white rear does show some handling marks and does suffer from some writing and a small "stain", but im sure anyone could forgive this true rarity these minor imperfections!!!!.... The sleeve is intact and the all important front picture is still vivid with no rubbing e.t.c.
Overall still a very respectable example of this extremley rare and highly sought after compact 33 sleeve.
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