*THE BEATLES~MEET THE BEATLES!~US ORIG’64 CAPITOL RECORDS MEDIA PRESS COPY MONAURAL 1ST PRESS RED INK STAMP WITH A NEWSPAPER  TABLOID ”NATIONAL RECORD NEWS : SPECIAL BEATLES ISSUE”*

THESE EARLY PROMOTIONAL COPIES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND, AND ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE HAVE SURFACED OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS. NO DOUBT, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES TO EXIST

PLEASE NOTE: THE FOUR PAGE NEAR MINT SPECIAL BEATLES ISSUE OF THE NATIONAL RECORD NEWS WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRESS JUNKET. THIS TABLOID "NATIONAL RECORD NEWS : SPECIAL BEATLES ISSUE" WAS SENT IN MASS QUANTITIES TO CAPITOL'S SALES FORCE. THIS ISSUE PUBLICATION DATES TO JANUARY 1964. IT IS A FOUR PAGE FOLD OPEN NEWSPAPER TYPE PROMO SHEET AND ACTUALLY PRINTED ON NEWSPAPER STOCK PAPER. THE 14¾" X  11½" TABLOID HAS PICTURES AND STORIES ON THE GROUP, AND CONTAINS TALES OF BEATLEMANIA AND FASHION NEWS REGARDING THE BEATLE HAIRDO, BIOGRAPHIES, INCLUDING THAT OF MANAGER BRIAN EPSTEIN, WHO IS CALLED THE "FIFTH BEATLE". THERE ARE ERRORS ON THE HEAD SHOTS WHERE PAUL IS IDENTIFIED AS JOHN, GEORGE AS PAUL AND JOHN AS GEORGE. ONLY RINGO IS CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED. THE CONDITION IS WONDERFUL NEAR MINT MINUS WITH SOME AGING AND MINOR HANDLING WEAR:

***ORIGINAL Monaural WEST COAST MEDIA PRESS RELEASE CAPITOL RECORDS, LEGENDARY SCRANTON, PA, PRESSING PLANT***

***INSANELY RARE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION WITHOUT THE PUBLISHING BMI & ASCAP CREDITS FOR ANY OF THE SONGS***

***EXTRAORDINARILY RARE DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL CAPITOL RECORDS MEDIA COPY "FREE PROMOTIONAL ALBUM NOT TO BE SOLD" MONAURAL RELEASE***

***INCREDIBLY AND INSANELY RARE DESIGNATE PROMOTIONAL ISSUE WITH CAPITOL RECORDS’ ‘RED INK STAMP’***

***ORIGINAL FIRST VERSION OF THE COVER WITHOUT “GEORGE MARTIN, PRODUCER” CREDIT***

***1ST ISSUE DARK BROWN “BEATLES” DISPLAYED ON TITLE COVER***

***ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE ROYAL BLUE INNER SLEEVE***

***FACTORY DESIGNATOR RIAA 3 SCRANTON PRESSING***

THE BEATLES~MEET THE BEATLES!~MEGA RARE FIRST CAPITOL RECORDS ISSUE SCRANTON PRESSING PLANT, GLOVERSVILLE BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL 1964 CAPITOL RECORDS T 2047 MONO ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL LABEL WITH THE MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (”RAINBOW”) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE.

FIRST ISSUE MATTE THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) PASTE OVER COVER. THE BACK COVER HAS AN IMPRINT OF A CAPITOL RECORD RUBBER STAMP “FREE PROMOTIONAL ALBUM NOT TO BE SOLD” WITH RED INK

ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ROYAL BLUE PRINTED INNER SLEEVE WITH ADVERTS FOR OTHER CAPITOL RECORDS RELEASES.

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

FIRST US MONO ISSUE THICK HEAVY WEIGHT GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE HANDWRITTEN FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE ONE: T1-2047-F1 / T1-2047-G4 MATRIX ENDINGS (DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, US ORIGINAL PRESSING). THE VINYL HAS “IAM” STAMP IN TRIANGLE CAPITOL RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, SCRANTON.

***THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE THE "DIMAGRAPHY" WATERMARK IN THE CENTER TO PROTECT THE PHOTOS FROM BEING COPIED. THE WATERMARK MIGHT BLEND WITH THE IMAGE TONES SOMETIMES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION***

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THE ORIGINAL EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA - THE STYLIZATION OF THE LISTING’S DESIGN AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH WERE THE SWEAT OF THE BROW AND TRUE EFFORT OF THE AUTHOR, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT LAW, WHOSE KEY WORDS ARE EXPRESSION AND ORIGINALITY.

·    "NATIONAL RECORD NEWS : SPECIAL BEATLES ISSUE" NEWSPAPER: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·    WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·    WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·    IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·    WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·    WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·    WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.