BEATLES STORY RARE ORIG'65 CAPITOL PROMO LP RAINBOW LBL

$ 91

$ 91 Sold For

Jul 26, 2010 Sold Date

Jul 23, 2010 Start Date

$ 15 Start price

12 Number Of Bids

USA Country Of Seller

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· THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES STORY - ORIGINAL 1965 CAPITOL RECORDS STEREO DOUBLE ALBUM STBO-2222

· ORIGINAL US PRESSING

· ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (“RAINBOW) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE

· BELIEVED TO BE THE PROMOTIONAL PRESSING (BASED ON THE CUTOUT PROMO HOLE); NAMELY, ON CAPITOL AND AFFILIATED LABELS, A NEAT CUTOUT HOLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER SIGNIFIES PROMO PRESSINGS, NOT, REPEAT, NOT A CUTOUT ITEM.

· THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

· ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

· CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

· THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

· As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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Well, good luck finding this one in a record store near you. You won't find it on an import, you wont't find it on CD, there are no reissues of this beauty…no DVDs, no Cassettes, no 8-tracks, no Mini-Discs or MP3's…it simply does not exist anymore. And, being that Capitol Records (USA) is reissuing American albums only with great reluctance and at a snail’s pace, it will probably never be issued in any way, manner or form. The album - two record set - comprises of selections from Beatles' hit records, interviews with the Fab Four, many photos heretofore not released, and much, much more. Essential item in any serious Beatles collection.

Track listing: On stage with the Beatles - How beatlemania began - Beatlemania in action - Man behind the Beatles (George Martin) - John Lennon - Who's a millionaire? - Beatles will be Beatles - Man behind the Beatles (George Martin) - George Harrison - A hard day's night (their 1st movie) - Paul McCartney - Sneaky Haircuts and More about Paul - The Beatles look at life - Victims of Beatlemania - Beatle Medley - Ringo Starr - Liverpool and all the world.

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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· CONDITION:

· RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a) WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs - are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b) The records are pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

· COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD- / very good minus / (VG-).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

- Cover has some visible ring wear; On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 6 (front side) and 4 (back side).

- Cover has a neat, circular promo cutout hole in one of the corners

- The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 3 out of 4 "legs" of the cover (about 2, 4 and 6 inches / 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters).

- Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on all three seams

- Cover has three corners slightly worn / dinged / bent (nothing significant)

- Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

- Cover shows some yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging. Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

- The cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution. The same type of tarnish marks can also be found on the inside gatefold

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

- No cut-out corners

- No saw-marks or indents

- No writing

- No stamps

- No peel-off marks

- No stains

- No mold or mildew spots

- No stickers or labels

- No water damage

- No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

- No warping

- No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

- No glue traces or wax residue.

- No bar codes

- No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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