BEATLES Meet The Beatles Capitol ST-2047 Stereo,1/20/64
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Meet The Beatles
Capitol (S) T-2047
Being the first CAPITOL LP release, it is important to focus on this
historical and most recognized album and list the
FOUR basic label variations that can be distinguished by the
performing rights organization ( BMI or ASCAP ) that appears
in parentheses after each song title.
The significance of the varying performing rights information
is that it will enable you to identify the order
in which the labels were printed. This generally coincides with the
order in which the records were manufactured,
and help the "Complete-ist" fill in their Collection.
FIRST LABEL VARIATION
Printed without BMI or ASCAP. Only a small number of these
first-run labels were printed, and the only confirmed First Label pressings
were printed by Keystone on the East Coast.
The accompanying Cover should have the Factory #3 Scranton designation.
Records without the BMI or ASCAP designations are relatively scarce and are
worth significantly more than the other subsequent variations.
During a time (1964 to late 1967) when Mono was the dominant album format,
STEREO copies of Meet The Beatles without BMI or ASCAP
are very rare and highly collectible !
SECOND LABEL VARIATION
The second labels prepared for the album lists ASCAP as the performing rights
organization for all songs on the second side and all songs on side one except
I Want To Hold Your Hand, which is credited to BMI.
THIRD LABEL VARIATION
The third labels prepared for the album credits all songs on side two as ASCAP,
except for I Wanna Be Your Man, which is credited to BMI.
Side one credits the first two tracks to BMI, with the remaining four songs to ASCAP.
FOURTH LABEL VARIATION
The fourth and final variation credits only the first and third songs of the
second side to ASCAP, with the other four songs on side two and all songs on
side one credited to BMI. Capitol documents indicate this
final change was approved on 3/7/66.
MONO VS. STEREO
Stereo copies of Beatles albums manufactured prior to 1966
are significantly RARER than their Mono counterparts.
It's estimated that only FIFTEEN percent of
Capitol's Beatles albums manufactured prior to 1966 were Stereo.
Sophisticated Dealers and Collectors are beginning to
realize that Stereo pressings with the FIRST THREE LABEL VARIATIONS
are much less common than the much preferred
and touted Mono copies of "Meet The Beatles".
I LISTED THIS INFORMATION "ABOVE"
WE WILL BE LISTING IN APRIL OVER 40! ORIGINAL "MEET THE BEATLES"
MONO AND STEREO
THE "MEET THE BEATLES" BELOW IS GREAT VG+
CONDITION
THIS IS THE SECOND RAREST "MEET THE BEATLES" I OWN
THE RECORD
Meet The Beatles
Capitol ST-2047 Stereo, 1/20/64
SECOND LABEL VARIATION (TWO "BMI")
ULTRA-RARE EAST COAST FIRST PRESSING !!
Capitol ST-2047 Stereo, East Coast # 3, 1/20/64
SECOND LABEL VARIATION
Cover is solid VG++. Vinyl and Labels are gorgeous & strong VG+
THE GROOVES ARE SPECTACULAR, AND THE LABELS STELLAR !
SLIGHT WEAR VG
THE ORIGINAL COVER IS THE VERY RARE STEREO EAST COAST #3
HERE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW MEGA-RARE COPIES
TO TURN UP. THIS(SCRANTON) PRESSING IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !
VG+
WITH ONE SMALL STAIN ON BACK
THE VINYL HAS SMALL SLIGHT ONLY UNDER LIGHT SCUFFS.
SOUND IS SUPER CLEAR
STEREO
PLAYS GREAT THOUGH OUT
With Original 1st issue Royal Blue inner sleeve.
PLEASE LISTEN TO SCREEN ABOVE
If for any reason, you are not fully satisfied, please let us know and we will take every step possible to ensure your total satisfaction.
THANK YOU
I’m not a record/cd grading professional,"I BUY AND SELL,---VINYL PICKERS" but I examined each album / CD and or play all the tracks to try and provide a reasonable assessment of the playing and physical condition.
I used the grading scale described below to rate each album./ CD
Please also refer to the album photos for further condition information
GRADING.
Mint. Is New!
Never Played. you are the first to open or touch. MINT.
Near Mint is scaled in ten variation NM -1 though NM-10
IF I CAN SPOT MORE THEN 10
.
A (VG +) WILL BE GIVEN
VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye.MORE THE 10 If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it. The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.
VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting. There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.
GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape.May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.
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