THE BEATLES “BEATLES VI”, T 2358, MONO, GLOVERSVILLE 1st PRESS, EX., ORIG. OWNER

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Offering is original owner’s Capital Records, The Beatles “Beatles VI”, T-2358, Mono, 1st Gloversville Pressing, “High Fidelity Recording”, 33-1/3 RPM LP, black vinyl record. Release Date: June 14, 1965. Beatles VI is the seventh Capitol Records studio album released in the United States and Canada. It was the ninth album released in those markets in less than 18 months. It was released in both mono and stereo versions. See below “Specific Identifiers” section for greater detail. Specific descriptions are as follows:

·        Album Cover / Sleeve – CONDITION: EXCELLENT. The front cover has retained its original, rich colors and glossy finish. The full color photo of the Beatles shows no fading, age toning or discoloration. Neither the front nor back covers have any markings or stain spots. The back cover shows minimal age toning at its very top and bottom perimeters. There are no seam splits or tears along the spine or the other three (3) edges.

·        Paper Inner Sleeve – CONDITION: EXCELLENT. The original Capitol Records B&W / olive green inner paper sleeve has retained its clear, rich and clean lettering, as well as its B&W/olive green colors. There are no creases, owner markings, stains, fading, yellowing or discoloration. There are no tears, seam openings or splits.

·        Vinyl Record – CONDITION: EXCELLENT. Seldom played, the vinyl record’s playing surfaces are very clean and bright, showing little to no surface wear. The vinyl has retained much of its rich, bright attractive gloss. There are no feelable scratches or scruff marks and only a few, non-feelable surface scruffs’ lines. The classic black and rainbow-colored “Capital Records” logo labels are in EX condition with no spindle wear, no stains, scratches, markings or discolorations.

·        Specific Identifiers (research from discogs.com):

Manufactured By: Capitol Records, Inc. – A first pressing, the album has the black rainbow-rim Capitol labels without “subsidiary” rim text.

Pressed By: Decca Records Pressing Plant, Gloversville. Gloversville pressings are denoted by a stick “1” stamped/etched into the runout. Runouts are etched, except for the Gloversville “I” which is stamped.

The track A6 “Words of Love” is credited to ASCAP. (See photo no. 16 )

The back cover listing the songs and the note: “(See label for correct playing order)” (see photo no. 10). The album was released at the same time other plants’ pressings had back covers showing the correct playing order.

“3” printed at lower right corner of back cover. (See photo no. 11 )

T 2358 on jacket, T-2358 on labels, Made in U.S.A.

Matrix / Runout (Label Side 1): T-2358 (T-X-1-2358)

Matrix / Runout (Label Side 2): T-2358 (T-X-2-2358)

Matrix / Runout (Runout etching A-side, Variant 1): T1-2358-P1 G

Matrix / Runout (Runout etching B-side): T2-2358-T4 G1

Purchased June 1965 at The House of Music, New Rochelle, NY. Always stored upright, kept in dry, non-smoking homes. Please review the twenty-four (24) photographs to assist in your assessment of the items’ condition. The photographs are an integral part of the descriptions used for the sleeve/jacket, inner paper sleeve and the 33 1/3rd rpm vinyl record.

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