THE BEATLES LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE Picture Sleeve Only 1985 B-5439 RARE
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34
$ 34
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Jul 3, 2023
Sold Date
Jun 26, 2023
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Description
Vintage 1985 U.S. Original Picture Sleeve (Unreleashed Single) RARE BEATLES PICTURE SLEEVE
- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY - NO RECORD
The Beatles "Leave My Kitten Alone / OB-LA-Di, OB-LA-DA"
Capitol Records - Catalog # B-5439
Leave My Kitten Alone (Produced in limited quantities, this was to be the first single from the aborted Sessions album which was shelved due to legalities. This sleeve was the only finished product from the project
Here is the Capitol B-5439 unreleased picture sleeve for Leave My Kitten Alone, which first appeared in January 1985 in very limited quantities (collectors were originally told that only 10 of 85 total existing copies would be available). It was to be the first single from the aborted Sessions album. The sleeves were originally sold for prices above $600.00, until 1994 when 1500+ copies were "found", forcing the price below $100.00. Some suspect that the entire quantity of thousands existed initially, and the sleeves were slowly dispersed in order to keep the price and value/demand high, a not-uncommon practice in the bootleg & collectors world (similar to the Girl sleeve and the pirate Tollie EP). These limited sales went on with the Kitten sleeve for nine years before a large quantity was unleashed on the market.
Last year, a major collection was sold that included released, unreleased, and alternate artwork from several Beatle albums and singles. The original Capitol and EMI slicks, proofs and artwork for the aborted Sessions album project were in the collection. The materials were obtained directly from Capitol Records in 1985 after the project was cancelled, and included was a U.K. picture sleeve example of Leave My Kitten Alone, very similar to the U.S. intended release.
This picture sleeve is in NM to NM- condition. It has no rips or tears. It is authentic.
The record was never released.
This is from my personal Beatles record collection. I am not a record buyer/re-seller.
All vintage Beatles records and memorabilia are constantly rising in value.
Sleeve will be placed in a protective clear vinyl record protector and mailed with cardboard protection squares inside the record package box for safe handling of picture sleeve/vinyl.
Shipped via USPS Media Mail.
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