BEATLES Meet the Beatles BLACK CAPITOL RECORD CLUB LP w/RARE Record Club Insert

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BEATLES Meet the Beatles BLACK CAPITOL RECORD CLUB LP w/RARE Record Club Insert!

Cover---Far better than most Record Club covers, as they tended to be constructed of cheap, over-recycled cardboard that was susceptible to splitting if you breathed at them.  All of the seams are still nicely intact, however, the slicks on all the seams are showing signs of fraying and cracking.  Take good care of this cover.  Front cover is very clean, with the exception of a light line between John and George.  You’ll see it when you get it.  Back cover has light to moderate dirtwear, very slight ringwear and outdent at the top.

Top front left has the Record Club’s three horizontal black bars.  Top right back cover and spine have the Record Club catalogue number with the 8 inserted, “ST-8-2047.”  RIAA number is the correct 16 for Record Club covers.  Bottom back cover disclaimer doesn’t mention the various pressing plants as regular issues did, but gives the Hollywood and Vine Streets location.  Also specific to Record Club issues.

Record Club Insert---Desperately rare insert, which is the one that featured “Meet the Beatles” for that one month only by the Record Club.  The inside left panel erroneously confuses John for George, and vice versa.

This appears to be an early insert from 1964 for that reason, but also because the headline on that same page refers to Beatlemania as having taken hold during their previous year.

The insert is in good condition, not great.  The insert has quadrant creases from having been folded and stored inside this copy for probably decades.  The inside spread has small pieces of masking tape at the top and bottom.  However, there are no splits, tears, fraying, writing, dirt or any other obstructions to the condition of this insert.  Regardless, this is a very difficult piece of Beatlemania that was long-forgotten about, and most likely trashed upon their initial arrivals to their recipients.  SPECIFIC ONLY TO THE RECORD CLUB FOR ONE MONTH IN 1964.

Vinyl---Both sides have dulled a little from the decades.  There are a few light scratches to each side, but there is still plenty of virgin gloss.  There is a small chip taken out of the lead-in lip on side 1.  The surrounding lip did not sustain any cracks because of it.  The chip does NOT intrude into the playing surface (see photo), but it does traverse the lead-in groove for one rotation.  The chip does not transfer to the side 2 lip at all.  Manually place your stylus on the lead-in lip after the chip, or your stylus will throw you SUCH a dirty look.  A good cleaning of the vinyl may be in order.

Labels---Both sides feature the Record Club catalogue numbers, as well as the Hollywood and Vine Streets disclaimer at the bottom of the labels, where we are used to seeing the small white Capitol logo at the 6 o’clock position.

If you plan to bid, please read this first…

For the second time in two weeks, I’ve had a very high bid cancelled on my auctions. A third buyer who won her auction told me she was going to withhold payment for two days while she decided whether she wanted the LP.  All of these LP’s were in the triple digits. Please don’t bid unless you’re willing to honor your amount, okay?

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(Please note that due to time constraints, I have had to stop play-testing my vinyl.  However, I am happy to by request.  As these records have been in storage for many years, they will play back with crackling and tics, however; a good moisturizing and cleaning with either D4 Discwasher or a VPI machine always clears them up.  Thanks!)

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