Beatles SUPER RARE 1963 FLEXI COMPLETE + MAILER WOW
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Description
FOR SALE IS A SERIOUSLY RARE GENUINE BEATLE SINGLE
The Beatles Fist Christmas Record
Sincere Good Wishes For Christmas And The New Year From The Beatles (1963)
FULLY COMPLETE WITH INSERT AND MAILER--WOW
Very Rare in this Condition..
Gatefold type.
These special records were never available for sale in stores.
At the end of 1963, the Fan Club was unprepared for the tons of extra subscriptions it received, so in addition to the multiple thousands of Christmas disks it mailed out in December, they also made a complete extra run of the flexi-disks without the sleeves (to save time), mailing them out early February 1964 with a letter of apology and an explanation from the Club. The total of 1963 Christmas disks made, both with and without sleeves, was just over 30,000 copies.
The flexi comes in a plain yellow card sleeve that opens out with the record tucked into a stapled area. No newsletter came with this first edition. It was printed in the inner sleeve.
The back cover has a picture of the Beatles at the Fan-club headquarters with Bettina Rose and Anne Collingham, with below, a picture of the fab four being presented to the Queen Mother at the Royal Variety Performance.
Amongst christmas greetings and other things other things a comical rendition of "Good King Wenceslas" and towards the end the chorus from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Lyntone is not a record label, but a manufacturer. Lyntone was the European licensee of the flexi-disc procossed that was developed and patented Eva-Tone Soundsheets. All flexidiscs record were made by Eva-Tone or one of their licencees (such as Lyntone). Due to low demand, Eva-Tone stopped making flexidiscs several years ago. However, Erika Records in Southern California has obtained the rights to manufacturer this format now.
CONDITION
Labels: MINT-
An outstanding completely unblemished & unworn
Visual: MINT-
Both playing surfaces of this immaculate and cherished copy retain all of their deep-gloss shine and appear 'as new' in strong daylight.
Play: MINT-
From visual inspection alone it can be safely assumed that this wonderful example has received just a handful of careful plays and has been carefully & correctly stored.
PLAYS STUNNING -- SUPER ITEM
SLEEVE
Near MINT
Mailer -- Excellent
Pictures to follow
More Beatles flexi to follow with inserts and mailers -- Email for list
The Box will be sent in a very sturdy box with lots of padding..
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