THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM RARE US ORIG’64 CAPITOL MONO OFFICE COPY “MERCO” STAMP

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*THE BEATLES~SECOND ALBUM~RARE US ORIG’64 CAPITOL MONO OFFICE COPY “MERCO” STAMP STICKER*

THIS PARTICULAR COPY WAS A PROPERTY OF THE OFFICE OF MERCO ENTERPRISES, A LEADING RECORD RETAIL SERVICE  MERCHANDISER LOCATED IN LONG ISLAND, BEFORE IT WAS ACQUIRED BY CAPITOL RECORDS IN 1968

***ORIGINAL Monaural 1ST WEST COAST RELEASE CAPITOL RECORDS, LEGENDARY SCRANTON, PA, PRESSING PLANT***

***INCREDIBLY RARE “MERCO ENTERPRISES” OFFICE COPY WITH THE “MERCO” RUBBER ‘BLACK INK STAMP’ ***

***ORIGINAL PURPLE INK RUBBER STAMP "FILE COPY" STICKERS***

***VERY EARLY MONAURAL RELEASE WITH THE MISSING SONG TIMES ON SIDE 2 AND A RARE MISPRINT, INDICATING 2:23 INSTEAD OF 2:33 AS THE TIME FOR "YOU CAN'T DO THAT", THE LAST SONG ON SIDE ONE***

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

THE BEATLES~SECOND ALBUM~RARE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING, ORIGINAL 1964 CAPITOL RECORDS T-2080 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 COVER HAS “MERCO ENTERPRISES” “MERCO” RUBBER ‘BLACK INK STAMP’***

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

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

FIRST US STEREO THICK HEAVY WEIGHT GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE HAND WRITTEN FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE 1: T1-2080 T1 I /// SIDE 2: T2-2080 T12 I /// MATRIX ENDINGS

***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.

·    ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS BLUE INNER SLEEVE: 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.