BEATLES Rare Jukebox Sgt. Pepper A Day In The Life Clear Vinyl UNPLAYED 45
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Description
Previously unreleased 45! 10 of the 30 colored vinyl 1994-1996 CEMA Special Markets Beatles singles had never been issued as U.S. 45s. These singles are the most highly sought-after in the series. A Day In The Life /Sgt Pepper's on clear vinyl is one of the rare ten. These 45s are in high demand, both by collectors putting together a complete colored vinyl set, and by Beatles-lovers and jukeboxers who want the songs on 45s: they aren't available as singles anywhere else!
2 George Harrison songs from the Yellow Submarine "songtrack". The Beatles actually had very little to do with the animated film, and contributed only 4 new songs to it (these two, John's Hey Bulldog, and Paul's All Together Now). They considered these tunes to be throw-aways, but their trash was better than most bands' treasure. The speaking voices used for the animated feature film were provided by soundalikes, and Our Heroes were distinctly unenthusiastic about the project...until they attended the premiere. When they actually saw the finished film, they loved it.
This 45 is notable for another reason:
Here's an UNPLAYED MINT GEM 45 on brilliant Clear vinyl. All the CEMA Special Markets "FOR JUKEBOXES ONLY!" singles are escalating in value:
The Capitol colored vinyl 45s are the rarest stock-copy Beatles singles ever released in the U.S.; there were between 10,000 and 22,000 copies pressed of each "FOR JUKEBOXES ONLY!" 45. This was a sign of the times; by the mid-nineties the era of the 45RPM record seemed to be over. Juke-jobbers, for whom the series was created, had already moved to CD jukeboxes. They didn't want the records, so Capitol sold them to chain stores and mail-order companies just to get rid of them. The rarity of the 30 colored vinyl Beatles 45s is impressive compared to the countless millions of '60s orange-and-yellow swirls and the immense flood of orange, blue, and purple-label reissues of the '70s and '80s. This is one of the second 15 records Capitol released in 1996, by far the scarcest of the colored vinyl series. The entire run includes ten singles that had never before appeared as U.S. 45s (like this one) and two others with alternate flip sides. It's been over 20 years since Capitol released this beautiful record; its rapidly-increasing value reflects its rarity. See my other listings for more Beatles group and solo items
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