The Beatles - Four By The Beatles 1964 Capitol 45rpm 7" EP Jukebox EAP 1-2121 OG

$

114

Welcome to our fall 2025 Rare Country, Hillbilly / Bluegrass Gospel, Folk, Classic Rock, Psych, Prog, Electronic (60's-early 80's) vinyl lp sale! WE COMBINE SHIPPING! :)
This week features a small batch selection of rare originals, one 45 The Beatles 1964 Jukebox EP with Sleeve on Capitol, the rest lp's, (except for the limited edition Steve Young "Rock Salt & Nails" green splatter vinyl, all original pressings!) from the rare ambient-electronic folk Iverson and Walters "First Collection", Guy Clark - Old No.1 on RCA tan labels 1975 NM, about a dozen rare exceptional country/hillbilly gospel lp's including J.D. Jarvis, also some brilliant unknown ones, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Pete Drake, some private press Country rarities, the 1st US press of "The Flame" on Brother Records Psych lp, rare moog experimental lp's, Lee Hazlewood, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Queen, among others, take a look at our curated selection, no reserve, every item is guaranteed :)



Approximately 40 items, all originals, many have soundclips from the actual record!

* After this week's auction, we'll need about 1-2 weeks to begin our next two major auctions, our highest end sales with an even greater quantity of listings, lots of grail pieces:  Gospel /Modern Soul / Boogie, Jazz-Funk / Spiritual Jazz / Soul Jazz / Fusion, Rare Groove, Deep Funk, we'd be honored if you saved us as a favorite seller, we a couple thousand items coming down the pipeline in total!* (Next sale will hopefully begin a week from now, just as this one winds down, one that is filled with extremely rare pieces, message us for more info!)
All soundclips used are unedited directly from the item up for sale :). See below for detailed grading!
All records are vintage, originals, in extraordinary exceptions, it will be noted if it is a reissue multiple times. Feel free to message any questions!
**For 7" / 12" singles, we don't grade generic sleeves, or company generic sleeves, but we will grade any picture sleeve, sleeve specific to the exact release :)


Soundclip info: A2 "All My Loving"  
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Media Grade:  VG+ (light sleeve scuffs under bright light, listen to soundclip!)
Sleeve Grade:  VG (tough one, the top and bottom seams are split about 2/3rd of the way from improper handling, light "slice" style splits that definitely could be repaired, overall it's very sharp, light corner bumping, see photos!)
Year / Label / Catalogue #:    1964  /  Capitol Records  /  EAP 1-2121
Brief Comments: Rare original 1964 "East Coast" (Dark Teal to my eyes, Blue Capitol Labels, no "records" under Capitol logo on labels) 45rpm EP with beautiful picture Cardboard Sleeve (Meant For Jukeboxes, if I have that correct), I grew up with parents who loved the Beatles, and I love the Beatles (also Beach Boys, Motown, Chicago, Steely Dan, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Chuck Berry, wonderfully eclectic tastes of theirs!), in February of 1964, the Fab Four made a series of appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, including the famous Feb. 9th that had a viewership of 73 Million that night.... Perhaps it was the aftermath of the JFK assassination, the clear abhorrent brutality of segregation & white violence seen in Selma, Birmingham, Medgar Evers assassination (1963, and ongoing), a beginning fatigue of Elvis amongst the fickle popular record audience, a vacuum of Charisma, cultural anomie, the increased widespread prevalence of the TV in homes, an appreciation for the UK as an important close ally, the mop top haircuts, a certain light-heartedness that was somehow also dignified, compassionate, welcoming....All these factors and more contributed to the phenomenon of "Beatlemania", it amazes me in a profound way to hold/play this EP released May 11th, 1964 during the spring into summer "British Invasion", an important cultural artifact, the picture of the four, the text layout, the way the photo almost seems intentionally black and white to reflect the way they had appeared on TV....That Feb.9th appearance began with "All My Loving"(!)
If anyone is interested in a take on a McLuhan(ish) psychology of the track title selection, "Roll Over Beethoven" winks at growing young American baby boomer audience (as a Chuck Berry song, a wagging finger against American segregation, Racism) as if to say, the Rock is the new classic while being too cool to say something outright like that, "This Boy" an almost interesting prism (Parents relating as if to say "oh this boy!", the girls "awwww, this boyyyy!", to the guys "I can be this Boy", even a subtle inversion where African-Americans could possibly see, "look what these guys did, they made boy cool for white folks, it's going to be harder for them to use that as an insult, when I can flip it, and say sure buddy just like Paul or John"), "All My Loving" = the bottom line, these 4 light-hearted Charismatic thoughtful British lads, giving all their loving to a grieving wounded American heart, individually and collectively, it's literally on the "bottom line" of text, and then "Please, Mr. Postman", the final word is actually leaving you wanting more, awaiting new word, like one would await a letter, and likely not lost subconsciously on the many young female admirers, "Please Mr. Postman" right under "This Boy", right after "All My Loving", the message formed under the surface could read "I want this boy to write to me, deliver me his love, please Mr. Postman, I hope his letter i.e. romance comes soon!", it also is a Motown song they are covering, beginning with the African-American composition "Roll Over Beethoven", ending the title track listing to "Please Mr. Postman", a subtle nod against discrimination, segregation perhaps?  Fascinatingly also works well on white suburbia, the manners shown in "Please" "Mr.", and although I could continue on and on, sharing my subjective analysis (I'd love to know from the Design, Marketing Team at Capitol, if there's anything to it or not, it's possible I know to just read into it too much hahaha!), I do think it's extremely iconic regardless, it seems to encapsulate the time, a specific cultural, socio-political time in 1964 America, that also transcends time, culture, language....

Extremely rare (if you go to the Discogs page, it takes until the 2nd page to get to ones that even come with the actual sleeve, and it begins at severely damaged into the low 100's, it's deceptive at first, I wish I could buy one for $15!). This one is in "decent, sufficient keeper" shape, a satisfying copy of both the actual 45, and Picture Sleeve, one that as a collector, I personally felt gratified by, that should be quite pleasing to a majority of fellow collectors (I'd say please, if you're trying for a "perfect" as if it were brand new copy, then this is not it, it's relatively well preserved, cared for, gently used, but not Mint!), thank you, and all my loving to you all :)




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For our record grading, we stand by the merits outlined in the scale below, anything VG or below will have a detailed explanation in brackets next to the grade.
For sleeves, we will mention anytime there is split, or defect not visible in the photos in brackets next to the grade, otherwise we refer to the photos for the merit of the grade. Of course any questions, concerns, are always welcome :) 
Our media grading scale is as follows: [*Quick note, our VPI is still in storage on the other side of the US, we do brush clean many  items carefully, but we have to prioritize, we won't leave anyone stranded with a filthy record, only "filthy" good! We don't factor dust particles into the grading]
NM = Essentially a pristine album, like new, rarely used.
EX = Under bright light if there is any scuffs or mark, which will be inaudible, most collectors and sellers would tend to consider it closer to NM, EX is also the grade others might call VG++ under the same level of conservative scrutiny.
VG+ = More then a small handful of scuffs, light marks, nothing feelable, will have high-gloss, a thoroughly enjoyable copy that may only have tiny moments of barely perceptible surface noise overpowered by the music. Our VG+ will satisfy the vast majority of collectors as a nice keeper copy, as collector's ourselves for nearly two decades, this grade is aimed to be a great keeper. Note if say the record has a light DNAP warp, but otherwise is NM, we will automatically put it to VG+ and detail that. Another scenario is if a copy plays at a solid EX, but visually is VG, the composite grade will be VG+, and detailed as such.
VG = More hairlines, more marks, maybe a few visible scratches, no more then two feelable scratches (which automatically lowers to VG-), there likely will be surface noise, but will play through, still being an enjoyable copy, the audio quality will satisfy most collector's (the golden rule: if it doesn't satisfy us, it won't be VG), if a record is otherwise EX, but has a slight momentary skip, where 99% of the record is EX, we will note that, and put it at VG. Usually will retain a nice gloss.
VG- = More Scratches than VG, surface noise will jump out more, it be overpowered for longer stretches, or compete with the music in places, it will likely play all the way through on most turntables, a copy that you can still get a decent play enjoyment from.
G+ = Lots of scratches, deeper ones, surface noise now mostly overpowers or competes with the music. It may skip in some places. We don't tend to sell G+ copies, unless the rarity is so great, and that will be precisely detailed.
Thrashed = Pretty much a "Theoretical Grade" for us, it be for all intents & purposes virtually unplayable, it would be for display purposes, or perhaps if you needed the cover but not the record. It's "theoretical" because so far we haven't sold or identified anything intended to sell at this bottom level.
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